I just generally love 02x08 Raving so damn much though.
Not just because of the Spark Stiles moment that's stored in it.
It's also because that episode was, and still is, what unlocked Pack Mom Stiles for me.
Stiles alone with Erica and Isaac, who so far have been snarky and cocky and pushing around. But left alone with Stiles in this episode, they both defer to him. He takes the lead, they take the backseat. They follow his orders and commands. They agree to what he tells them to do.
And it clicks all the better considering last episode, Scott officially, verbally agreed to join Derek's pack. Kind of meaning that Stiles also joined the pack.
So, the moment Stiles joins the pack, the betas start following him and his orders.
And it goes even beyond that. This is the episode that first really features Stiles bringing his dad food, healthy food. Watching out for him. Showing his love with food. Which is one of my favorite things to see reflected in fandom by Stiles taking care of the pack by making them eat good/healthy/at all.
This is the episode that really kickstarted Pack Mom Stiles.















