insider interview with Dylan O'brien and Tyler Posey 

Tyler Posey and Dylan O\'Brien of \'Teen Wolf\' on fans, first impressions

has morphed from a guilty pleasure into a bloody thrill ride, making teen-scene royalty out of leads Tyler Posey (as titular teen wolf Scott McCall) and Dylan O’Brien (as his trusted friend Stiles). Offscreen, the 22-year-old actors are real-life pals who display an easy rapport despite some philosophical differences on things like sports and tattoos.

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visited the show’s Los Angeles set recently for scoop on the sexiest, scariest, most bonkers show on MTV. Check out the extended interview below:

This year, you premiered the season while still working on it. Did that throw you off to watch the premiere then come to work?

TYLER POSEY: It caught me completely off guard. We never really had a season start filming as we’re shooting it. It’s hard to be focused on both, but it’s exciting. The next day, I’ll always wake up to a text from Dylan like, ‘The episode was great, you kicked ass.\'”

DYLAN O’BRIEN: I watched it at like 3:30 in the morning.

O’BRIEN: Sometimes that’s how it has to be. We used to do viewing parties all the time. This is something we’re not used to, how the show just comes out while we’re working. But I was stoked to go home and watch the episode. I had adrenaline.

As you near the end of season four, do you ever think back to how much

POSEY: All the time. So much of this show is Dylan and me and our relationship, and the thing that blows my mind is how young I felt when we first started hanging out.

O’BRIEN: And at such a transitional point in our lives, too. We were 18, and it’s only been four years, but I feel like for us that’s a lot longer of a four years than for anyone else.

POSEY: We’ve gone through some really cool stuff with each other.

POSEY: That’s where we first really hit it off.

What was your first impression of each other?

O’BRIEN: Well, the first thing I remember about Tyler… He walked in and asked immediately where the bathroom was. And I remember just thinking, “Wow, he’s really comfortable. That’s so badass.” And then we started talking immediately, because the test was a disaster. It took seven and a half hours.

O’BRIEN: And at one point, they let us go across the street to have lunch because they were still working things out.

POSEY: We never actually auditioned with each other.

O’BRIEN: We never even went in the room together. I didn’t go in the room with anyone.

POSEY: That’s because they knew. They knew, this guy, right here.

Tyler, what was your first impression of Dylan?

POSEY: At this point, I [had been] acting for, like, 12 years, and I never really liked going to auditions because the kids were lame. When I saw Dylan, he had on a DVS shirt, which is a skateboard company, and I grew up skateboarding. I immediately thought, “Okay, this dude seems cool.” And then, I don’t remember how we started talking…

O’BRIEN: Mine was Slow Kids at Play, and we had, like, pop-punk elements but more of the beachy, reggae vibe.

POSEY: And you had some badass hardcore breakdowns. I was just listening to some Slow Kids the other day.

O’BRIEN: Of course. It was one of the most depressing days when I wasn’t in the band anymore. Because I just literally don’t have time.

POSEY: But I think we’re both so musically inclined that it’s going to be in our lives one way or another. We should do something.

O’BRIEN: I miss playing shows. Anonymously playing shows, too.

POSEY: I think we should play a show. It’d be fun.

You both did Funny or Die videos, and I feel like there’s untapped duo power with you. Have you considered producing your own stuff after

O’BRIEN: With the show being on air, though, we would always have to be careful with the content we put out, in a way.

POSEY: We just need to start filming ourselves on set. That would be gold. I think we’re funny. I enjoy us.

that they don’t? It’s been called the new

POSEY: That’s a really good comparison in the tone and the look, but it’s also got a lot more heart. We’re given some crazy scenarios but we do our best to make them real. I think a lot of people can relate to the show. It really does deal with relatable things. Your boyfriend turns into a werewolf…how many times has that happened to me?

O’BRIEN: So many. You always get stuck with that.

O’BRIEN: The show is not what people would expect at all. There has to be such a stigma when you hear the name and what it is and the network it’s on. People don’t immediately give it a chance. They hear

, and it’s like, “Oh, that movie from the ’80s!”

Which is crazy, since the show has basically nothing to do with the movie at this point.

O’BRIEN: We’ve always known there’s something really special about it. It deals with relevant things but also fantastical adventures, and it can be really dark and really funny, but it’s always got heart. I just think that no one would expect any of that just by hearing it.

POSEY: I think people are afraid to like it. If they actually check it out, it’s really entertaining.

O’BRIEN: I sometimes wonder what I would think of it, if I would give it the chance. I get it. And it’s really aware of itself, too. It’s important to have a sense of humor that makes it easier to believe in the world you’re watching. We’re very aware of the fact that we are a teen werewolf show.

Dylan, are you happy that you don’t play a werewolf?

O’BRIEN: Always. I love the character that I play, and I understand my role and I love it, and there are also times where, yeah, I’d love to be a werewolf, but sometimes it’s way more awesome when I see these guys having to put on makeup for an hour and a half.

[At this point, O’Brien accidentally lets slip a spoiler.]

POSEY: Oh my God. I can’t believe you just said that!

POSEY: I sometimes just literally don’t even say anything.

Who is more likely to crack under pressure and spill a secret?

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