Sarah Connor Chronicles 2x04: Allison from Palmdale

[rheasilvia]

So, I am finally watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, only about 50 years after everyone else in the world, and just got to ep 2x04.

Before this, I was mildly interested, and rather liked some aspects of the series. Now?

Comments

[pashoshi]

I really loved that show, even though it ended on a horrible cliffhanger. The characters are so interesting and so messed up, just the way I like them. XD I'm not sure how much I remember since it's been a while since my last rewatch, but I'd be happy to talk about it anyway.

[rheasilvia]

Ack, yes, I was thinking that the ending will probably be horrible, since the show was cancelled fairly abruptly. But forewarned is forearmed, right? At least that's what I try to tell myself. (Waaaah. But there's always fanfic, I hope...)

Yes! Interesting and messed-up is such a lovely look for fictional characters. In RL interesting and well-adjusted is so much more pleasant, but for fictional characters, bring on the massive issues!

I am all about Cameron right now, and her relationship to John especially. So many fascinating possibilities! I just watched the ep where they all go to a psychologist, and wow, do they all need it - but it would probably be more helpful if they could actually tell the man what was going on with them. :-)

[pashoshi]

It's an interesting ending, but they made no concessions to the fact that it was probably going to get cancelled and it makes me so curious about what would have happened if they'd continued. On the other hand, it's probably better to be cancelled while still awesome than to drag the show out until it starts to suck.

John is my favorite character because it's basically like they went "Here, let us give you your favorite character tropes on a silver platter!" but his relationship with Cameron is really interesting. I liked that psychologist episode because it makes it clear how massively screwed up they are, and how impossible it is to fix them under the circumstances.

I never really got around to reading much fic, but I think I have some saved in my memories that I liked or that is written by authors I like. Most of it was written after the show ended and therefore is probably spoilery, but I can give you links when you're done.

[rheasilvia]

You have an excellent point - I've seen so many shows I loved on the first seasons go down the drain. It would have been great to have another season or so, but hey, going out on a note of awesome is definitely a good way to go out. And considering how the story is set up, there really is no way to find a satisfying conclusion... maybe it's better to just close in medias res.

"Here, let us give you your favorite character tropes on a silver platter!"

What favorite character tropes would that be? *curious*

Thank you, I will definitely get back to you regarding the offer of fic :-)

[pashoshi]

Yeah, that's the other thing about this show is that it was never going to have a happy ending (even though they had a goal that would theoretically result in one), so it's just as well that they didn't have to try to tie it up neatly. But man, that cliffhanger. XD

There are probably more if I think about them, but off the top of my head, I like the trying-to-be-stoic-over-massive-angst-and-issues characters, characters who are basically good but put in extreme situations where they sometimes do morally questionable or outright bad things, and especially characters who pretty much get screwed over by fate, which doesn't get much worse than bad guys trying to destroy you before you even exist. I find it really interesting how John's whole life is basically a self-fulfilling prophecy, where he's been brought up to be a soldier because of what his future self will do, but then would his future self have been what he was if he hadn't grown up like that? Plus the whole pressure that he has to grow up to lead people against the machines