If you thought Theo's deadly coup would put a kibosh on Scott's Teen Wolf power, you thought wrong.

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The True Alpha's pack is currently in dire straights, but that doesn't mean Scott won't draw on his "bada**" skills to tighten the ranks. Even with Stiles and Scott on the outs, Liam reeling from a received betrayal, and Lydia in a catatonic state, it seems the Beacon Hills teens have reason to hope (see video below).

"I told Tyler [Posey] we're gonna see him as a bada** alpha," series creator Jeff Davis teased at New York Comic Con, according to Vulture. "Tyler kicks a** up and down the sets of Teen Wolf."

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Meanwhile, the series will somehow find a way to bring its humor back. As soon as Davis and the writers realized O'Brien was suited for more than just the comic relief, the comedy that permeated the first two and half seasons quickly dropped to critical levels. Now, however, Davis is potentially promising a return to pre-Void Stiles snark.

"We went pretty dark in 5A," Davis explained. "We're getting our sense of humor back, we like to say, in 5B. It's gonna be much more fun."

Find out more when Teen Wolf returns to MTV on Jan. 5 with its midseason premiere.

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