Illuminated

“	"How are you so okay with this? I showed you a picture that would send anybody else running the other way." "It didn't look that bad to me." "I look like a demon from hell." "I guess I saw something different. It kind of looks like it's protecting you. Kind of like armor. And it doesn't look like a demon to me." "What do you think it looks like?" "It looks like a fox."	”
	— Kira Yukimura and Scott McCall

Illuminated is the sixteenth episode of Season 3 and the fortieth episode of Teen Wolf.

Synopsis[]

Beacon Hills is under curfew from the power outage. The teenagers throw a black-light Halloween party. Scott tries to earn Kira's trust.

Plot[]

Isaac describes the hooded figures that attacked him to Allison and her father. Kira reveals to Scott that her body emanates a glowing aura when a photo is taken of her, and with the help of Stiles, the two break into the Sheriff's office and erase similar photos from Kira's cell phone. Danny Mahealani and Ethan throw a Halloween party in Derek's empty loft. During the party, Scott realizes that Kira's "aura" resembles a fox, and Allison discovers what appears to be a reverse number "5" mark behind Isaac's ear. Ethan and Lydia are also attacked by the hooded figures and marked the same way. Stiles discovers that his handwriting matches the coded message written on the chalk-board, instructing Barrow to kill Kira.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Supporting Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Stacey Danger as Makeup Artist
Ken DuBois as Shirtless Male Model
Rob Mars as Bouncer
Bob Cornelius Rifo as DJ (The Bloody Beetroots)
Sasha Bujnak as Girl with the Dragon (uncredited)

Continuity[]

It is revealed that Chris Argent has a history with the black masked samurais that have arrived in Beacon Hills, though this history will not be explored more until Silverfinger.
- The samurais also make their first official appearance in this episode, after they were first seen forming over the Nemeton in Galvanize.
Like Isaac Lahey in Galvanize, Derek Hale, Ethan, and Aiden are all examined and temporarily incapacitated by what Aiden refers to as "the demonic ninjas," and all have the jiko kanji, which means "self," branded behind their ears. This kanji will play a major role in the rest of the season.
Stiles implies that he knows a dark secret about Rafael McCall while trying to buy Scott and Kira enough time to get out of the evidence lock-up before they're caught. This secret will be hinted at throughout the rest of the season, though it will not be explained until Insatiable.
Caitlin appears in this episode. She was last seen in Fireflies.
- Caitlin's late girlfriend Emily was also mentioned by Stiles and Caitlin in this episode, and she was also last seen in Fireflies.
Stiles, after finding a mysterious new key on his keychain, figures out that the coded message left for William Barrow to go after Kira in Galvanize was actually written in his handwriting. This is yet another hint to something being wrong with Stiles, as he has suffered a variety of unusual side effects since Anchors.
Kira's supernatural identity continues to be hinted in this episode, after she was first show creating electricity/foxfire in Galvanize.
Vernon Boyd was mentioned by Lydia in this episode. He was last seen in Currents.
Adrian Harris was mentioned in this episode. He was last seen in Unleashed.
Natalie Martin appeared in this episode. She was last seen in Alpha Pact.

Trivia[]

The title refers to the blacklight party thrown at Derek's loft, where everyone wore fluorescent face and body paint. It is also a reference to the city-wide blackout caused by Kira's foxfire in Galvanize.
This episode featured live music from the well-known DJ The Bloody Beetroots, who also recorded a remix of the Teen Wolf theme song, which played over the title card and opening credits of the episode in lieu of the original mix.

Body Count[]

None

Locations[]

Beacon Hills Suburbs
Argent Apartment
- Allison's Bedroom
- Chris' Office
Beacon County Sheriff's Station
- Sheriff's Office
- Evidence Lock-up
- Parking Lot
Yukimura House
- Kira's Bedroom
Beacon Hills High School
- Locker Room
- Ms. Martin's Classroom
- Cafeteria
- Chemistry Laboratory
Derek's Loft
- Main Room
- Parking Garage
- Rooftop

Soundtrack[]

"Teen Wolf Theme-- Alpha Remix" by The Bloody Beetroots
- Title card and opening credits
"First Fires" by Bonobo ft. Grey Reverend
- Kira takes a selfie of herself in her candlelit room, and the photo's flash reveals a fiery aura around her
"Afterglow" by The Crookes
- Scott attempts to talk to Kira at school, but Stiles stops him and warns him against it because he's afraid that she may be another supernatural threat to them
"Swimming in '99" by Golden Suits
- Ethan overhears Danny's phone call where the venue for his party cancels due to the blackout
"Into the Unknown" by Blackchords
- Scott approaches Kira at school, and she confesses her secret about her aura and the fact that she needs to delete the photos off of it from her phone
"35 (Radio Edit)" by The Bloody Beetroots
- Ethan and Danny set up the blacklights at the new party venue-- Derek's loft
"Church of Noise" by The Bloody Beetroots ft. Dennis Lyxzen
- Isaac and Allison open up the loft door to find that the party is in full swing
"Minerals" by Congorock & Nom de Strip
- Ethan heads into the supply closet to get more ice and is attacked by the Oni
"Chronicles of a Fallen Love" by The Bloody Beetroots
- Scott, Kira, and Stiles enter the party
"A Prayer" by The Bloody Beetroots ft. Penny Rimbaud
- Lydia watches as Allison dances with Isaac, Stiles dances with Caitlin, and Aiden dances in a sandwich of painted girls
"Damaged (Radio Edit)" by Adrian Lux
- Scott and Kira talk on the roof while Allison and Isaac continue to dance seductively at the party
"Bass Monster" by South Central
- Isaac, Ethan, Lydia, and Derek realize that the have the jiko kanji branded behind their ears
"The Source (Chaos & Confusion)" by The Bloody Beetroots
- Derek arrives and immediately yells at the party guests to leave as the Oni start to appear all over the apartment
"The Hunted" by Snow Ghosts
- Chris returns to the Argents' apartment and is extremely injured. Stiles walks into the chemistry closet at the school and realizes he wrote the code on the blackboard

Gallery[]

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See also[]

Episodes

Season 1

"Wolf Moon" (Transcript) • "Second Chance at First Line" (Transcript) • "Pack Mentality" (Transcript) • "Magic Bullet" (Transcript) • "The Tell" (Transcript) • "Heart Monitor" (Transcript) • "Night School" (Transcript) • "Lunatic" (Transcript) • "Wolf's Bane" (Transcript) • "Co-Captain" (Transcript) • "Formality" (Transcript) • "Code Breaker" (Transcript)

Season 2
"Omega" (Transcript) • "Shape Shifted" (Transcript) • "Ice Pick" (Transcript) • "Abomination" (Transcript) • "Venomous" (Transcript) "Frenemy" (Transcript) • "Restraint" (Transcript) • "Raving" (Transcript) • "Party Guessed" (Transcript) • "Fury" (Transcript) "Battlefield" (Transcript) • "Master Plan" (Transcript)

Part One
Season 3
"Tattoo" (Transcript) • "Chaos Rising" (Transcript) • "Fireflies" (Transcript) • "Unleashed" (Transcript) • "Frayed" (Transcript) "Motel California" (Transcript) • "Currents" (Transcript) • "Visionary" (Transcript) • "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" (Transcript) "The Overlooked" (Transcript) • "Alpha Pact" (Transcript) • "Lunar Ellipse" (Transcript)
Part Two
"Anchors" (Transcript) • "More Bad Than Good" (Transcript) • "Galvanize" (Transcript) • "Illuminated" (Transcript) • "Silverfinger" (Transcript) "Riddled" (Transcript) • "Letharia Vulpina" (Transcript) • "Echo House" (Transcript) • "The Fox and the Wolf" (Transcript) "De-Void" (Transcript) • "Insatiable" (Transcript) • "The Divine Move" (Transcript)

Season 4

"The Dark Moon" (Transcript) • "117" (Transcript) • "Muted" (Transcript) • "The Benefactor" (Transcript) • "I.E.D." (Transcript) • "Orphaned" (Transcript) • "Weaponized" (Transcript) • "Time of Death" (Transcript) • "Perishable" (Transcript) • "Monstrous" (Transcript) • "A Promise to the Dead" (Transcript)
"Smoke and Mirrors" (Transcript)

Part One
Season 5
"Creatures of the Night" (Transcript) • "Parasomnia" (Transcript) • "Dreamcatchers" (Transcript) • "Condition Terminal" (Transcript) "A Novel Approach" (Transcript) • "Required Reading" (Transcript) • "Strange Frequencies" (Transcript) • "Ouroboros" (Transcript) "Lies of Omission" (Transcript) • "Status Asthmaticus" (Transcript)
Part Two
"The Last Chimera" (Transcript) • "Damnatio Memoriae" (Transcript) • "Codominance" (Transcript) • "The Sword and the Spirit" (Transcript) "Amplification" (Transcript) • "Lie Ability" (Transcript) • "A Credible Threat" (Transcript) • "Maid of Gévaudan" (Transcript) • "The Beast of Beacon Hills" (Transcript) • "Apotheosis" (Transcript)

Part One
Season 6
"Memory Lost" (Transcript) • "Superposition" (Transcript) • "Sundowning" (Transcript) • "Relics" (Transcript) • "Radio Silence" (Transcript) • "Ghosted" (Transcript) • "Heartless" (Transcript) • "Blitzkrieg" (Transcript) • "Memory Found" (Transcript) • "Riders on the Storm" (Transcript)
Part Two
"Said the Spider to the Fly" (Transcript) • "Raw Talent" (Transcript) • "After Images" (Transcript) • "Face-to-Faceless" (Transcript) • "Pressure Test" (Transcript) • "Triggers" (Transcript) • "Werewolves of London" (Transcript) • "Genotype" (Transcript) • "Broken Glass" (Transcript) • "The Wolves of War" (Transcript)