The Turk
"No one dies in vain."
- Sarah Connor
John and Cameron attend their new high-school for the first time and get a small taste of it's social inner workings. Sarah meets up with Tarissa Dyson, who identifies a man that could possibly be one of the creators of Skynet. Cromartie tracks down a researcher to help him 'look' like he did 10 years ago.
Commentary:
- This is what I like to call a plot/character development, exposition episode. Not much happened action-wise, but we are introduced to the Connors plus One's new 'world' and a few hints are dropped as to where the various storylines might be heading: Sarah's search for possible Skynet creators; John and Cameron attempting to fit-in in their new school; John making sure Cameron "blends in;" Cameron making sure that John doesn't stand out; Cromartie's rebuild and eventual hunt for the time travelers and Agent Ellison piecing everything together. The three unknowns at this time are Charlie Dixon, the missing resistance fighter and Sarah's currently non-existent cancer.
- I probably missed it in the previous episode, 'Gnothi Seauton," but if not, John's alias last name is "Baum?" Tick-tock, tick-tock... it would seem to be yet another
Wizard of Oz reference. I see a pattern here...
- I'm not sure I like (from a story point-of-view) Cameron's Pinocchio-like (or Commander Data if you will) attempts to "blend-in." Yes, they are humorous; however, from what was presented in the pilot episode, she seemed to be more 'human-like' in that episode than in the two post-pilot episodes.
- I am just guessing here (so please feel free to mock me if I'm incorrect), but is the gal that John has some interest in, the missing resistance fighter? She's been wearing those long-sleeved sweaters...
- We are finally given an idea as to how Terminators' outer flesh coating is (archaically) applied. It's took his eyes!?! Eww! I really liked that flashback at the end!
- I hope Agent Ellison is given more to do. At present, I'm finding him the least interesting aspect of the show.
- Sarah shaves her legs?
- What's the deal with John becoming super-serious? I know he's a hacker, etc, but where did all that crazy tech talk (dare I say, technobabble) come from? And... "The Singularity?" Yes, John. I think Sarah has heard of it before. It's called
The Terminator and
Terminator 2... remember?
- "Bitch whore much?" What nasty high-schoolers! Then again, these gals pale in comparison to the likes of Cordelia Chase and Nicole Julian. For some reason I was picturing John or Cameron doing a 'Buffy' to save the girl. I'm glad we didn't see a repeat of that; although, again I must wonder if John is thinking that the humans ("Jump! Jump!") presented in this episode are even worth saving (ala
T2 reference). Based on John's experience at school, Sarah does not take Cameron's advice - here's to hoping that this show doesn't become like an old after-school special when dealing with John issues. Side note: how many times was "bitch" (or variants) used in this episode?
- That's it from me. Sadly, we will have to wait for two weeks until the next new episode to air because of the State of the Union Address scheduled to air on FOX next Monday, January 28th. The pilot episode will air either before or after the Address depending on your timezone. Barring any network changes, the next new episode will air on Monday, February 4th.
Till next time... fight for the future!
Quotes:
Cameron: "No, it's not brain surgery, It (eyeliner) would have to be a lot sharper for brain surgery."
Sarah (to Cameron): "Don't you kiss me... or anyone else"
Cameron: "I don't sleep."
Sarah: "How was school?"
Cameron: "I have a metal plate in my head."
John: "We went.. We learned. I didn't get killed and she didn't kill anybody. It's a pretty good first day I think."
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