As you know, I wasn't happy with the season finale of TSCC (see
Born to Fail part 1), but I think I could still talk about it and analyze it and speculate about it for months (which I absolutely will if the show gets renewed and maybe even if it doesn't). "Born to Run" circled back to the start of the series and hit on so many episodes in its wrap
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- The time machine in the bank was cobbled together from 1960s era tech by humans;
- Sarah fired the Terminator-destroying nuke gun as the time bubble blew, whatever that was it caused Cromartie to come apart and whatever amount of collateral damage firing such a weapon under such cirmstances might cause.
- It would be reasonable to assume, given the intended circumstances of its use, that the bank time machine was rigged for self-destruct after the jump.
We've seen that time bubbles cause electrical effects and fires ("Self Made Man") but thus far the actual destructive effects have been reasonably localized, except for the bank. This gives credence to the hypothesis that Sarah firing the weapon had devastating effects in that particular case, and/or the machine was rigged for complete destruction to prevent the time machine falling into the wrong hands ( ... )Reply
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I have no doubt Ellison's character could be turned around. If he stops thinking it's all about him for two seconds and actually listens to Sarah for once, he might have a shot at redeeming himself. But the other problem is that it would be really stupid of Sarah to even give him that chance now. He's burned her too many times.
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I don't think Ellison knowingly led the cops to Sarah in the theatre - John had already warned him about Cameron going Terminator on his and everyone else's ass and one would assume Ellison would be loathe to risk that after "What He Beheld."
One would hope that Sarah doesn't trust anyone but is smart enough to work with anyone that can be used to further her agenda - which could easily be Ellison. They don't have to like each other.
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So that means Ellison, JH or Weaver tipped off the police. Here's why I think it was John Henry:
- John Henry was told by Weaver that Savannah's survival depended on his.
- He feared Sarah Connor may want to destroy him because he has Mile's Dyson's code in him.
- Therefore, John Henry believed Sarah was a threat to Savannah.
- To ensure Savannah's survival, John Henry ensured his own survival by getting Sarah Connor arrested.
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Faith VS "I'm not sure faith is even part of my programming"
"I just want to know my role in all this" VS "Through it all I've always known who I am and why I'm here: protect my son, prepare him for the future."
Faith and purpose. It'll be interesting, but since I hate Ellison, it'll be less interesting :P
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It's possible I guess, but the time machine in the bank vault was set up 36 years before it was used. It doesn't seem like a good idea to have explosives in place for that long. Your idea that Sarah firing the primitive plasma rifle as they were jumping could have caused the damage is probably more likely. I'm still not satisfied, though.
the Cameron carcass should have been taken thru? John questioned the Weaverbot about it but the answer wasn't exactly informative.
I'm fine with Cameron's body not going through. It was partially exposed metal and also, with no power, she was basically dead - no living tissue. In T1, Kyle said "nothing dead with go."
Don't worry about the pretty Terminator - they can always make another one for you. Maybe when the Japanese have saturated the market for Summer Glau sexbots they'll start on copies of him.
LOL.
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no living tissue - by that argument, Cromartie/John Henry should have been rotting away. Not only did Sarah smash the chip to bits with butt of an MP5, they buried the body in the sand, it was dug up, put in the trunk of a car and then taken to Ziera Corp. Unless the Weaverbot not only re-tooled the chassis but re-did the whole bath of blood, cosmetic surgery shenanigans... seems to be that these T888 Terminator have a flesh covering that is remarkable in its re-growth properties ( ... )
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doesn't matter if Cameron's flesh is still alive, there was a gap in it. if that amount of metal was accetable as "part of" a living organism, they'd be sending back soldiers with ear piercings shaped like guns. Best case scenario, Cameron's flesh goes through and leaves the metal behind, and I'm willing to buy that that doesn't happen because it's not a solid hunk o' flesh.
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Of course that leaves us with the problem of the flaming head flying through time in the pilot (even if the skin hadn't burned off before it entered the time bubble, there would have been exposed metal at the base of the neck), but I guess we'll just have to overlook that ;)
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Honestly, it's probably more of a goof than anything else though
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