The upcoming Twilight animated TV series has the chance to fix some of The Twilight Saga’s mistakes, and if it stays true to one Midnight Sun moment, it will fix a Breaking Dawn mistake. The Twilight Saga ended in 2012 with the release of Breaking 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.
The Twilight books and movies continue to have a solid fanbase, and now, after over a decade since the Twilight Saga ended, the world of Bella and Edward will expand with a TV show – an animated one. The concept for the Twilight animated TV show is to tell the events of the first movie, but with a twist. Instead of adapting the Twilight novel, the animated show will adapt Midnight Sun, the retelling of the first book, but from Edward’s perspective. Thanks to this, if it keeps one key book moment, the Twilight TV show could fix a big Breaking Dawn mistake.
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 relationship has a rough start in Twilight. 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 Sun explores 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, but Twilight never explains where he goes. Midnight Sun reveals that Edward goes into hiding at the Denali National Park in Alaska with the 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 until Breaking 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 the Twilight TV remake adapting Midnight Sun, it should include this moment in Edward and Bella’s story. In the movies, the Denali clan isn’t properly introduced until Breaking Dawn, and their presence is too weird and forgettable. However, being introduced when Edward goes into hiding would 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 the Twilight movie series the Denali coven is officially introduced in Breaking 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 both Breaking Dawn movies 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 that both Breaking Dawn movies were overpacked with characters, and the Denalis’ appearance felt out of the blue. Even their presence in Breaking 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 the Twilight TV show if the Denalis are introduced in the first season, which would make their potential future appearances on the show a lot smoother.
