Terminator Season Premier-spoiler alert

[JiriHrdina]

I still can't get over what a bad-ass Brian Austin Green is now.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I still can't get over what a bad-ass Brian Austin Green is now.

No kidding, who knew?

[flambers]

Originally Posted by bigtmac19

All I can say about tonight is WOW, starting to tie up those loose ends, just as I was hoping for.

Great great episode.

Yep I agree.... Great episode...

[Mike F]

Best episode of the series so far, IMO.

Some great acting (note to producers of Kings: Don't make your lead actor a wooden pretty-boy), intriguing developments story-wise (is future John trying to make a truce with Sky-Net, or a faction of the machines? I'm suspecting the latter), Jesse dealt with, the beginnings of a change in the Ellison story arc (?), and the best exchange of the series as far as I can remember:

"I want to talk about the future."

"Yours?"

"Yours."

[Regulator75]

First off, I have been watching this series since day 1.

The last two episodes were great, made up for a few doozies this season.

I do however have a question...

Who would have given Jessie the order to bring Riley back to the past?
Wouldn't the order came from a much higher ranking officer?

I assume the fancy time machines aren't everywhere like ATM's...
The higher ranking officers would know who comes and goes (John Conner and a few selected few personal, I assume?)

Will this be explained, or is it possible I missed something along the way?

[Cliche]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

First off, I have been watching this series since day 1.

The last two episodes were great, made up for a few doozies this season.

I do however have a question...

Who would have given Jessie the order to bring Riley back to the past?
Wouldn't the order came from a much higher ranking officer?

I assume the fancy time machines aren't everywhere like ATM's...
The higher ranking officers would know who comes and goes (John Conner and a few selected few personal, I assume?)

Will this be explained, or is it possible I missed something along the way?

It's probably related to the fact that even when he has underlings, nothing he says will get done, and that only the machines will do as he says explicitly. Human 's maybe. After all, he's a savior of humanity, and he'll win the war against the machines. If they mess with his upbringing then so what.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Last two episodes were great.. Brian Green certainly is a bad ass. Nice to see two killer episodes.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Another weak episode IMO. Especially the first half felt like a soap opera. Just terrible. There was no intensity unless Cameron/Derek were on the screen, but even then, Cameron "fights" for the first time in ages and the whole scene is her being soaked in water (damn she's hot) and then just simply grabbing a guys throat? Weak. But at least there's been a sign of something that resembled action.

Also, I'm thinking the actor playing John Henry must be pissed, I mean he signed up for the role thinking he'll be playing a killer robot and now here he sits on a chair looking mentally challenged and just keeps fooling around with toys episode after episode.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Just watched last nights episode and I really enjoyed it. A lot of things going on, and I love the twist with John Henry. I think all this sitting around will pay off, but yes I miss Cromartie too.

Tp bad Charlie died. I was hoping he would have joined the team. I had thoughts of him and Derek being a bad ass duo. Good on him for getting a bit of titty before bitting the big one.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Tp bad Charlie died.

He deserved it the way he keeps jerking Liz Lemon around.

I saw him and the water and all I could think of was, "Hello dummy."

Now he's headed to the big group shower in hell.

[bigtmac19]

Finally watched that one. It sucks about Charlie - poor John.
Good episode however.

[CaptainCrunch]

ok, all I can say is holy sh$t.

Spoilers in white

Reese dies in tonight's episode and not in a heroic going down in a hail of gun fire while taking out the enemy way. He's shot in the forehead by a terminator like a fly is swatted on a hot summer night. It was fast, violent and matter of fact just like a terminator is supposed to kill humans.

[HPLovecraft]

I'm on Episode 6 of season 1, the first time they flash-forward Lostesque into the future. Best episode so far, easily. Pretty good effects for a TV show, too.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

ok, all I can say is holy sh$t.

Spoilers in white

Reese dies in tonight's episode and not in a heroic going down in a hail of gun fire while taking out the enemy way. He's shot in the forehead by a terminator like a fly is swatted on a hot summer night. It was fast, violent and matter of fact just like a terminator is supposed to kill humans.

Wow, what a ballsy move that was.

I can't remember being as shocked by something on a TV show before.

So after the the offer made by future John to the T-1000 and Shirley Manson's statement that Savannah and Ellison's futures may depend on John Henry, it's looking more like their is a "friendly" faction of machines outside of the one's reprogrammed by the humans.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Mike F

Wow, what a ballsy move that was.

I can't remember being as shocked by something on a TV show before.

So after the the offer made by future John to the T-1000 and Shirley Manson's statement that Savannah and Ellison's futures may depend on John Henry, it's looking more like their is a "friendly" faction of machines outside of the one's reprogrammed by the humans.

I have to admit that I'm not quite sure how friendly Manson's intentions are. She's still building her own version of skynet, and as she stated last night, she doesn't hold human life as sacred.

John Henry is also being exposed to some of the inconsistencies of Ellison's lessons.

It was nice to see just a regular old terminator going to work last night and Derek's end was completely unexpected and completely brutal.

John and Cameron are on their old and we're starting to see John learning the harsh lessons that he needs to learn in a hurry.

[Thor]

Wow this show is really picking up steam again, that was one intense episode.

[sureLoss]

I agree that was a great episode. Kinda of sucks that next week is the season finale, the show was just getting good again.

[Cowperson]

In light of the looming armageddon as well as the contemporary whizzing of bullets all around, I've loved the last few episodes and the growing role and innocence of the child in the middle of it all . . . . . and very ably played by that young actress.

I thought the snuffing of a major character was very well done . . . . making it so different from the usual opportunity for gasping final words.

Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage, was fairly stilted in her early days in her role - as might be expected of a rookie actress - but is now fitting in very well in every chilling appearance.

Great episode.

Cowperson

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I agree that was a great episode. Kinda of sucks that next week is the series finale, the show was just getting good again.

I'm gonna suggest there won't be a next season.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by Dan02

I'm gonna suggest there won't be a next season.

Why??

How are the ratings going, anyways?

Summer Glau = Cancel machine.