Reed will not reprise her role as the late Allison Argent, but she will appear as an Argent ancestor in flashback scenes.
- Jan 8, 2016
AceShowbiz - Death can't stop "Teen Wolf" from bringing back Crystal Reed whose character Allison Argent was killed off at the end of the third season. The actress is set to return in an upcoming episode of season 5B.
In case you're wondering how's that possible, BuzzFeed has got the answer complete with first look at Reed's return. Instead of reprising her role as Scott's (Tyler Posey) on-/off-girlfriend, she will play Marie-Jeanne Valet, an Argent ancestor, in a flashback-heavy episode.
Reed recalled how executive producer Jeff Davis approached her to take the role. "Basically, Jeff just said, 'France in the 1700s,' and I was in," she said. "He was definitely playing into my emotions. He knows that I have been dying to do a period piece and I love getting my head around different accents and different cultures. He didn't even have much of a character worked out other than it was based on 'The Maid of Gevaudan'. And I knew the legend, so before really knowing anything further, I said yes."
Through the flashback scenes, Scott and friends will learn how to defeat the Beast of Gevaudan, a supernatural creature that's been resurrected in Beacon Hills and the Maid of Gevaudan, Marie-Jeanne Valet, faced in 1765. It's Allison's grandfather, Gerard Argent (Michael Hogan), who recounts Valet's story to Scott's pack.
"She was a peasant girl who had fashioned a bayonet onto a spear and was supposedly one of the first to survive an attack by the beast," Davis described Valet. Reed added, "She shares that basic, intrinsic quality Allison had that was just pure kindness. She's fighting for justice and for what's right, and that's something I think they have in common that people will love. It's the hero and the bravery that gets us at the end of the day."
"Teen Wolf" airs Tuesdays at 9 P.M. ET on MTV. The episode featuring Reed will air February 23.
