Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Desert Cantos
We're picking up the pace again with the second episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' return. This week, both humans and Terminators explore death, lies and identities begin to unfold, and Sarah gets to give John the "I told you so" look. You know the one.
The Sarah Connor crew travel to Charm Acres, home to the Desert Heat and Air factory that Sarah believes is an undercover company connected to Skynet. They attend the funeral for those lost during the explosion that Catherine Weaver caused when she was trying to cover up evidence.
Everyone does a bit of their own deceiving. Sarah buddies up with the wife of Ed Winston, who was responsible for Sarah's leg wound. She acquires a storage key from her and discovers a blood at the location, but doesn't tell Ed's wife. Derek gives a ride to Walsh, who is secretly on the lookout for a survivor for Catherine Weaver. Both skirt around their suspicions, and neither come up with anything. John befriends Zoe, whose father's photo is among those of the dead from the factory explosion. She helps him discover a strange pool of murky water surrounded by dead cows.
The Sarah Connor crew travel to Charm Acres, home to the Desert Heat and Air factory that Sarah believes is an undercover company connected to Skynet. They attend the funeral for those lost during the explosion that Catherine Weaver caused when she was trying to cover up evidence.Everyone does a bit of their own deceiving. Sarah buddies up with the wife of Ed Winston, who was responsible for Sarah's leg wound. She acquires a storage key from her and discovers a blood at the location, but doesn't tell Ed's wife. Derek gives a ride to Walsh, who is secretly on the lookout for a survivor for Catherine Weaver. Both skirt around their suspicions, and neither come up with anything. John befriends Zoe, whose father's photo is among those of the dead from the factory explosion. She helps him discover a strange pool of murky water surrounded by dead cows.
Tipped off by Derek, Sarah follows Walsh, and discovers a surveillance center that covers the whole town. Does this mean Walsh isn't the bad guy here? Meanwhile, John and Cameron's suspicions of Zoe and her mother's disconnection from the death of a loved one are confirmed -- he's alive! Zoe's mother was willing to turn her back on the situation and take the insurance money from the company to run and start a new life for her family and now hidden husband.
Sarah, Cameron, John, Derek, Zoe, and Zoe's mother gather and discover a lie worse than any of them have told recently to protect themselves. Cameron digs up archived footage of Ed Winston and Zoe's father killing Mike (once Zoe's boyfriend) and his parents.
All the while, Catherine Weaver has been trying to understand the very human reaction to the anniversary of her "husband" Lachlan Weaver's death. Ellison shows concern for Catherine's daughter Savannah, who he feels should be at the office with her during this time. Something isn't quite right about the way Catherine is responding to the day. Catherine has her daughter brought into the office and tries to comfort her in a strange but endearing way.
Back in town where the Zoe showed John the dead cows, Sarah, John, Derek, and Cameron find Walsh dead. Just as they are trying to puzzle out what the place is for, the water begins to bubble up. Ahhh! A drone comes flying out, and after seeing them, takes off and enters the back of a truck bed, which Zoe's father closes before driving off. See, your mom isn't crazy John!
This week's insight from Terminators: Children are nothing if not resilient.
This week's lesson for Terminators: Don't stand around staring at people intensely at funerals. Okay, you probably shouldn't do that in general, but especially not at funerals.
Turn-ons:
Turn-offs:
Sarah, Cameron, John, Derek, Zoe, and Zoe's mother gather and discover a lie worse than any of them have told recently to protect themselves. Cameron digs up archived footage of Ed Winston and Zoe's father killing Mike (once Zoe's boyfriend) and his parents.
All the while, Catherine Weaver has been trying to understand the very human reaction to the anniversary of her "husband" Lachlan Weaver's death. Ellison shows concern for Catherine's daughter Savannah, who he feels should be at the office with her during this time. Something isn't quite right about the way Catherine is responding to the day. Catherine has her daughter brought into the office and tries to comfort her in a strange but endearing way.
Back in town where the Zoe showed John the dead cows, Sarah, John, Derek, and Cameron find Walsh dead. Just as they are trying to puzzle out what the place is for, the water begins to bubble up. Ahhh! A drone comes flying out, and after seeing them, takes off and enters the back of a truck bed, which Zoe's father closes before driving off. See, your mom isn't crazy John!
This week's insight from Terminators: Children are nothing if not resilient.
This week's lesson for Terminators: Don't stand around staring at people intensely at funerals. Okay, you probably shouldn't do that in general, but especially not at funerals.
Turn-ons:
- Black Garb: Somehow the Sarah Connor crew always manages to look cool no matter what they're disguised as. Sarah's funeral get-up mixes touches of future and modern styles. Where do they get this stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
- Competition: Anything that gets John away from Riley and talking to a different girl is great. Although Zoe is pretty much like a brown-haired and less abrasive version of Riley. We hope she makes another appearance.
- Plaid: Ellison looks pretty darn good with that plaid tie matched with his suit in honor of the anniversary of the passing of the real Catherine Weaver's husband. He's sharpening up, both in appearance and in wits--something isn't quite right about that Catherine Weaver and he's beginning to puzzle it out.
Turn-offs:
- Unflattering Photos: It looks like everyone who died (or didn't) at the "heating and air conditioning company" had their Passport or company ID card photos enlarged to put on display at their funeral. You'd think there'd be something warmer and more personal from each of them, but I suppose that's the point.
- Dead Cows: Nothing quite like a bunch of oddly dead cows. What makes them so bizarre is the way they look.
- "Sleep Walkers": I understand why Sarah gets so frustrated with people who can just shrug uncertainties off, even for a hefty insurance policy. Unfortunately, it's a strong reflection on how a lot of people handle situations--money first, questions never.