Daniel Butler
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Shouldn't this show be called "The John Connor Chronicles"? It seems more like an in-depth character study of John Connor than a show about Sarah protecting him. Which is why I like the show.
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quote:Originally posted by Lee: Oh, and the "eight years since the explosion in the bank vault" line was definitely used in this episode. Sloppy.
It could be that he's appeared in the very earliest days of the resistance, and will now go on to make his name as their Messiah - hell, their Kwisatz Haderach, the parallels seem apt. John Connor as Paul Muad'Dib?
If I recall, in the original timeline Conner founded the resistance in the work camps, where he staged a successful revolt and breakout. Which explains how the resistance first got their hands on plasma weapons and the like. In this case it looks like they started without him.
quote:For now. But he could somehow gain more control later. And what would happen if he comes to the conclusion that humans don't value human life which he comes to believe is sacred?
I'm pretty sure the Pentagon is clever enough to keep their nuclear launch systems on physically isolated systems. No matter how clever an AI is it can't magically control electronics without some kind of physical circuit. That was one of the things that really bothered me about T3, when the T-X could remotely control cars. I can accept that it could wirelessly communicate with nanites or a small amount of MPA it injected into the car's onboard electronics, but how the bloody hell is it supposed to be able to change gear, release the hand break and operate the accelerator? Last time I checked those were purely mechanical controls!
There are some electronics involved in Transmissions.
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So ok... the snake thing that came out of the HK and was reabsorbed into Weaver... I don't get it. Was it a different T-1000 or part of her? It seems like they wanted to suggest it was the T-1000 that escaped the sub in the future. But if it came out of the HK... me am confused.
How did Cameron know that she needed to help John Henry? Has this been her mission all along?
John and Cameron's "love scene" was interesting. Actually made me blush. While it was a little over the top (Cameron talking about her body and all that), I thought it was an interesting way to show the intimacy John feels toward her while at the same time reminding him and us how inhuman she is.
Interesting way to bring Derek back. I really, really hope they don't cancel this. Hearing the movie's theme music again at the very end was enough to make me want more.
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I wonder if Weaver, while not exactly petite, being female and therefore of slighter build might not want to seem heavier than she should be; so, she kept 'spare' body mass separate and disguised as the eel.
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OK... I didn't pick that up at all. I was reminded of the T-1000 that escaped the sub as some kind of snake looking thing. Alright... well, that mystery is solved. I still think Weaver is the same T-1000 from the sub though.
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I'm pretty sure that was the point. That's why she asked the same question as from the last two-parter: "Will you join us?"
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quote:Originally posted by Lee: I wonder if Weaver, while not exactly petite, being female and therefore of slighter build might not want to seem heavier than she should be; so, she kept 'spare' body mass separate and disguised as the eel.
If that's really their thinking behind it, then I'm glad they're making an effort to stick to the rules about a T-1000's fixed volume. On the other hand it may just have been a security measure for the office. Mind you if they was the case then she'd have done something similar for Savannah, like a necklace or a bracelet.
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Maybe there has to be a certain amount before it can start mimicking recognisable objects. The amount that was blown off the T-1000 in T2 was about a couple of cupfuls, and that stayed in its liquid form and just oozed over to rejoin the whole, without turning into a rat or a snake or anything to do so. I guess it would have been cool* if Savannah's giraffe had suddenly come to life and sprouted spikes, but how much effect would something that small have against a T-888? Weaver instead just decided to use human bodyguards. That decision is either down to her not assigning as much importance to her as to John Henry, or she had no way of knowing a Terminator would used (hardly a likely opinion given she knows she's up against Skynet) or she knew that however much of 'herself' she was able to disguise and keep near Savannah wouldn't be enough to do any good.
* Cool, literally! T-1000s are cold, we know that, would a little girl choose a cuddle toy that felt cold?
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Another question would be when and where did she have the opportunity to physically sample an eel?
I thought the way she dispatched the triple8 was pretty cool. As was her witty reply when asked "Catherine Weaver?" I guess Uncle Bob was lucky there were no power junctions in the smelting factory...
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