Memory Lost

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“	"Those who see the Wild Hunt, beware, for you are already lost."	”
	— Malia Tate and Lydia Martin reading aloud about the Wild Hunt

Memory Lost ^[1] is the first episode and season premiere of Season 6, and the eighty-first episode of the series.

Synopsis

With graduation approaching, a supernatural force rides into Beacon Hills and crosses paths with Scott and his friends, while Liam discovers evidence of a new enemy in the high school.

Plot

TBA

Cast

Main Cast

Tyler Posey as Scott McCall
Dylan O'Brien as Stiles Stilinski
Holland Roden as Lydia Martin
Shelley Hennig as Malia Tate
Dylan Sprayberry as Liam Dunbar
Linden Ashby as Sheriff Stilinski
Melissa Ponzio as Melissa McCall (credit only)
JR Bourne as Chris Argent (credit only)

Supporting Cast

Guest Cast

Rio Mangini as Alex Turner
Jennifer Carta as Mrs. Turner
Mark Bloom as Will Turner
Mike Polli as Cube Truck Driver

Continuity

It is stated that three months have passed between the events of Apotheosis and this episode, putting the current timeline around January 2013.
- This is further confirmed by the start of the new lacrosse season, which always begins in January. The last lacrosse season occurred in Season 4, with A Promise to the Dead marking the last lacrosse game of that season, though an off-season charity lacrosse game was played in Season 5B's A Credible Threat.
Scott performed the memory-manipulation ritual on Alex Turner in this episode. He last used this ritual in Amplification to communicate with Meredith Walker.
Malia is shown to have relearned how to full-shift into a coyote. She was last seen in coyote form in Season 3B's More Bad Than Good.
Mrs. Finch appears in this episode. She was last seen in Season 5B's Codominance.
Valerie Clark appears in this episode. She was last seen in Season 5B's Apotheosis.
Sydney appears in this episode. She was last seen in Season 5B's Maid of Gévaudan.
The Ghost Riders, also known as the Wild Hunt, make their first on-screen appearance in this episode. They were first mentioned in Season 5A's Creatures of the Night.
Garrett Douglas makes his first true appearance in this episode.
Stiles and Lydia reference several key moments in their friendship in this episode, including:
- Stiles' enduring crush on Lydia during freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school.
- Their first dance in Season 1's Formality.
- Lydia saving Stiles (and Scott's) life in Season 3A's Motel California
- Stiles saving Lydia's life in Season 5B's Lie Ability

Trivia

The title is a reference to the fact that everyone who knows Stiles Stilinski has been made to forget that he exists following his capture by the Ghost Riders. It also refers to the fact that the Wild Hunt causes those who know the Hunt's victims to lose their memories of them.
Stiles' capture by the Ghost Riders has caused Natalie Martin, Sheriff Stilinski, Malia Tate, Mason Hewitt, Hayden Romero, Corey Bryant, Scott McCall, and Lydia Martin to all forget that he exists.
Liam is shown to have gotten his driver's license during the time-jump between Season 5 and Season 6, and is now driving a powder blue 1990s-era truck.
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, were visible in Beacon Hills in this episode and were watched by Hayden and Liam.
It is revealed that Scott missed thirty-eight (38) classes during fall semester in Season 5, and if it had not been for Natalie Martin's endorsement, he would not have been allowed to continue to return to Beacon Hills High School for his final semester of high school.
The song "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors is referenced in this episode due to it being a song about the Wild Hunt and the Ghost Riders.
Liam hinted that he is interested in taking Scott's place as Alpha of the McCall Pack after Scott, Lydia, and Malia graduate at the end of the semester.

Body Count

Will Turner - erased from existence by the Ghost Riders
Mrs. Turner - erased from existence by the Ghost Riders
Alex Turner - erased from existence by the Ghost Riders
Stiles Stilinski - erased from existence by the Ghost Riders

Locations

Beacon Hills Backroads
- Cube Truck Crime Scene
Beacon County Sheriff's Station
- Sheriff Stilinski's Office
- Bullpen
- Holding Cells
Sheriff's Department Impound Lot
Beacon Hills High School
- Campus
- History Classroom
- Mr. Douglas' Classroom
- Mrs. Finch's Classroom
- Parking Lot
Turner House
- Kitchen
- Alex's Bedroom

Soundtrack

"Emerald" by LYRA
- Liam and Hayden attempt to fix Liam's flat tire and share a kiss under the Aurora Borealis
"Adventure" by Cheat Codes & Evan Gartner
- Stiles photo-bombs Malia's yearbook photos before they join Scott and Lydia at a picnic table
"Don't Wanna Dance" by Dead Right!
- Liam, Hayden, Corey, and Mason's physics class becomes enamored by their attractive new teacher, Garrett Douglas
"Riders on the Storm (The Doors Cover)" by Washington
- Lydia receives a Banshee premonition of a woman singing the song while she and Stiles search the Bestiary; Lydia realizes that they're dealing with the Ghost Riders of the Wild Hunt
"Anchor (Ed Tullett Remix)" by Novo Amor
- Lydia arrives at school the next day and feels as though she intended to meet someone there, not realizing that the Ghost Riders erased Stiles from her memory (as well as the memories of the rest of Stiles' friends, family, and acquaintances)