The upcomingTwilightanimated TV series has the chance to fix some ofThe Twilight Saga’s mistakes, and if it stays true to oneMidnight Sunmoment, it will fix aBreaking Dawnmistake.The Twilight Sagaended in 2012 with the release ofBreaking Dawn - Part 2, and though the movie series had been in decline for years, it gave fans the ending they had been waiting for. However, it wasn’t safe from criticism from both fans and critics, especially when it came to the character of Renesmee.
TheTwilightbooksand movies continue to have a solid fanbase, and now, after over a decade since theTwilight Sagaended, the world of Bella and Edward will expand with a TV show – an animated one. The concept fortheTwilightanimated TV showis to tell the events of the first movie, but with a twist. Instead of adapting theTwilightnovel,the animated show will adaptMidnight Sun, the retelling of the first book, but from Edward’s perspective. Thanks to this, if it keeps one key book moment, theTwilightTV show could fix a bigBreaking Dawnmistake.
Twilight TV Series Has To Include The Denali Clan Thanks To 1 Key Midnight Sun Moment
Midnight Sun Explains Where Edward Went In Twilight
Edward and Bella’s relationshiphas a rough start inTwilight. On the first day of school, Bella sits next to Edward during biology class, but he’s visibly repulsed by her. The audience later learns that Bella’s scent is too strong and irresistible for Edward, who struggles to maintain his posture as a “vegetarian” vampire around Bella.Midnight Sunexplores what goes through Edward’s mind at those moments, and he goes as far as considering killing Bella and their classmates so he wouldn’t leave any witnesses.
Disturbed by his own thoughts, Edward decides to leave Forks for a week, butTwilightnever explains where he goes.Midnight Sunreveals that Edward goes into hiding at the Denali National Park in Alaska withthe Denali clan. This group is so close to the Cullens that they consider each other cousins, and the bond is such that one of the Denali members, Tanya, has feelings for Edward. Tanya even believes that Edward arrives to return her feelings, but she eventually understands that Edward isn’t for her.
In the movies, the Denali clan isn’t properly introduced untilBreaking Dawn, and their presence is too weird and forgettable.
It’s Tanya who convinces Edward to return to Forks and face his problems, and so he does.With theTwilightTV remake adaptingMidnight Sun, it should include this moment in Edward and Bella’s story. In the movies, the Denali clan isn’t properly introduced untilBreaking Dawn, and their presence is too weird and forgettable. However, being introduced when Edward goes into hidingwould make their future appearances a lot smoother and more believable.
The Denali Clan Were Unfairly Underdeveloped In Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn Awkwardly Introduced The Denali Clan
As mentioned above, in theTwilightmovie series the Denali coven is officially introduced inBreaking Dawn. The Denalis attend Edward and Bella’s wedding, where Irina is disgusted by the presence of werewolves. It’s Irina who brings conflict in bothBreaking Dawnmovies as she returns to visit the Cullens and sees a (now transformed) Bella hunting with Jacob and Renesmee, who Irina mistakes for an immortal child. As such, Irina notifies the Volturi, who later confront the Cullens and their allies about Renesmee.
While this could have been exciting, the truth is thatbothBreaking Dawnmovies were overpacked with characters, and the Denalis’ appearance felt out of the blue. Even their presence inBreaking Dawn - Part 2, when the Cullens are about to face the Volturi, feels strange, as there’s no time to properly develop the characters. This could change in theTwilightTV show if the Denalis are introduced in the first season, which would make their potential future appearances on the show a lot smoother.
