Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Today Is The Day
We have a two-parter this week on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which already leaves us with our heads spinning as we try to sort through threads of reality and time slippage. What exactly is going on in Jesse's future? Is Jesse's future even going to happen anymore?
Riley's body is found in a river, which Sarah discovers when neighbor Kacy makes conversation about her ex's latest case. Sarah is convinced that Cameron is the one responsible and she goes to John with these accusations. John confronts Cameron, who tells him that she didn't do it. He believes her... for now...
Sarah and John have repeated conflicts over what to do about Cameron. She's even more angered by discovering the hidden endoskeleton parts that John was covering up. Sarah is convinced their "tame" terminator is responsible. Cameron has lied before, she points out -- about destroying the endoskeleton remains, and about loving John.
Riley's body is found in a river, which Sarah discovers when neighbor Kacy makes conversation about her ex's latest case. Sarah is convinced that Cameron is the one responsible and she goes to John with these accusations. John confronts Cameron, who tells him that she didn't do it. He believes her... for now...Sarah and John have repeated conflicts over what to do about Cameron. She's even more angered by discovering the hidden endoskeleton parts that John was covering up. Sarah is convinced their "tame" terminator is responsible. Cameron has lied before, she points out -- about destroying the endoskeleton remains, and about loving John.
All the while, John Henry is still in the process of learning ethics
and morals. Weaver's daughter, Savannah, wants to play a game with her
mother, but her mother is too busy (or too cold) to bother. John Henry
must be watching, because as Savannah leaves, he makes patterns with
lights on the hallway that Savannah follows until she finds him. They
play a game of hide-and-go-seek, which unnerves Ellison when he's
called in by Weaver to help her find her daughter. John Henry plays a
game of exchanging guessed words for clues about Savannah's location.
Ellison and Weaver figure it out and find Savannah in the helicopter at
the roof of the building. Although John Henry didn't mean to hurt
Savannah, Ellison teaches John Henry that if she had been hurt, it
would've been his fault. Is this another form of reprogramming?
Cameron and John stage a phone call from Riley's voice to her foster dad to delay any police reports of her missing. Cameron asks for John, and John is disturbed by Cameron using Riley's voice to make the encounter more authentic. "I love you," she says.
Jesse continues to have flashforwards to 2027, of her submarine mission alongside a reprogrammed Terminator driving the boat. After an almost-fatal run-in with another sub, they take station below at dangerous depths for a package pickup for John Connor. When they finally arrive, they're met with more reprogrammed Terminators!
John visits the "Jane Doe" in the morgue -- Riley, whose nails and hands are damaged. Will John figure out that Riley fought with someone? Or will the reality of her death permeate into his decision about Cameron?
Cameron and John stage a phone call from Riley's voice to her foster dad to delay any police reports of her missing. Cameron asks for John, and John is disturbed by Cameron using Riley's voice to make the encounter more authentic. "I love you," she says.
Jesse continues to have flashforwards to 2027, of her submarine mission alongside a reprogrammed Terminator driving the boat. After an almost-fatal run-in with another sub, they take station below at dangerous depths for a package pickup for John Connor. When they finally arrive, they're met with more reprogrammed Terminators!
John visits the "Jane Doe" in the morgue -- Riley, whose nails and hands are damaged. Will John figure out that Riley fought with someone? Or will the reality of her death permeate into his decision about Cameron?
This week's insight from Terminators: It's better if it's more authentic.
This week's lesson for Terminators: You don't play games with lives.