WTF?!?!
Nothing in this season has had anything to do with the show. How did the Argents start hunting werewolves, when the Beast was never one in the first place?
Does a person shift into the beast?
No. The Beast appears as a smoky mist and envelops the host.
Does the Beast bite people and turn them into werewolves?
No. It kills every living thing that it finds.
Does the Beast have a pack?
No. It is a solitary entity of supernatural origin.
Even the fact Mason is the Beast is stupid. Why would anybody want to save him? He's a coward; not very intelligent; not athletic. In short, he's been totally worthless to the pack. So why?
Oh yeah. He's gay. That's why.