With a 'Teen Wolf' Season 6 release date already announced, fans are busy scouring the web for bits and pieces of information about the upcoming season. Latest reports say that when "Teen Wolf" Season 6 episode 1 finally airs, fans may have to tone down their expectations of seeing the lovable Stiles Stilinski a bit, played by hunky actor Dylan O'Brien.
'Teen Wolf' Season 6 Spoilers - Dylan O'Brien Accident Affected Stiles Stilinski Scenes?
As every worried fans know, Dylan O'Brien had a serious accident while filming the "Mazerunner: The Death Cure" movie. In fact, there were even previous speculations that his injuries might have been too severe raising the possibility of him leaving the "Teen Wolf" Season 6 cast.
To the delight of fans, Dylan O'Brien recovered just in time and now he is back in the series. However, those months spent recuperating might have some effect in the filming of some episodes of the sixth season. Thus, fans could expect a minimal appearance for O'Brien's character Stiles Stilinski when "Teen Wolf" Season 4 Episode 1 airs, and this is predicted to hold true for succeeding episodes, at least for the first half of the season.
'Teen Wolf' Season 6 Spoilers - Stiles Stilinski Abduction Introduced To Cover For Dylan O'Brien Absence?
In fact, there are those who speculate that the "Teen Wolf" Season 6 plot was tweaked a bit to account for the absence of Dylan O'Brien during filming for the earlier episodes of season 6. It was already revealed by Entertainment Weekly that Stiles Stilinski will be kidnapped by the evil Ghost Riders in the upcoming season. What's worse, almost everyone will forget Stiles. But if one thinks about it, this is a rather brilliant way to explain the absence of one of the main "Teen Wolf" cast member.
'Teen Wolf' Season 6 Cast - How Dylan O'Brien's Stiles Stilinski Might Still Appear
But there are still ways for the showrunners to feature Dylan O'Brien even if he was absent during the filming of some episodes as pointed out by zap2it. When "Teen Wolf" Season 2 release date comes, Stiles Stilinski could still pop up in flashbacks. While the Ghost Riders wanted to erase the pack's memory of Stiles, it was revealed that Lydia is particularly resistant to the spell. It is also possible that his best friend Scott might experience flashback as well. With four seasons of reel to choose from, showrunners will not have a problem finding a scene that would suit for their flashback needs.
There is also the possibility that Dylan O'Brien might have done some filming for "Teen Wolf" Season 6 before his accident. This is highly likely since the Mazerunner filming only began last March. As such, the series might feature some pre-filmed Stiles Stilinski scenes that were done prior to his accident.
'Teen Wolf' Season 6 Air Date
Fortunately, MTV has already released a definite "Teen Wolf" Season 6 release date. The series will return to the network on November 15, 2016 on the 9 PM ET time slot. Stay tuned to GamenGuide for updates.