Five Awesome Robots: Cameron

Cameron, from Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles, is another awesome robot.

Derek and Kyle Reese

Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles expanded on Kyle Reese's family tree. Now I admit this is a little strange that Derek (Kyle's older brother) was never mentioned and so comes out of nowhere. It's just like: Hi, I'm here!

But the character more than makes up for that fact. Derek is interesting and seeing him struggle with being in the present and having lost his brother provides interesting sub-plots is good story telling.

The big thing with Derek is that he has a strong connection to his brother. Hell, one of the reasons he decided to go back in time was to make sure his brother didn't die. That takes some strength to leave the world you know behind for something unknown.

I really think I love strong family bonds in fiction because I never felt I had a strong family bond with any of my family, really. So when I see a story where a sibling goes through a lot to rescue another sibling it is really nice to behold.

Kyle is the more pure of the brothers. He's the one that Derek looks after. Sarah Connor even remarks that even when Kyle got angry he still had some brightness to his eyes.

However, Derek is at the opposite end of the spectrum and it's probably one of the big reasons why I prefer him. He can go dark and is the more protective of the pair. He feels like it is his duty to look after Kyle.

I really wish that we got to see more of Kyle and Derek working together at brothers. All we have to go on about the brothers' relationship is flashbacks from Derek and what Derek said about Kyle. What if the reality was different? What if their relationship was strained? What if...

Hell, a Season 3 would've given us answers since John Connor and Catherine Weaver traveled to the future. The cancellation of TSCC robbed me of more Kyle/Derek moments!

Catherine Weaver's Allegiance

One of the bad things about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TSCC) being cancelled was that there were a shit load of questions left unanswered. Now I'm aware some series end on a cliffhanger on purpose (looking at you, Animorphs), but this wasn't the case for TSCC.

One of those unanswered questions was who Catherine Weaver is really loyal to. Now some people may think that she has to be a good guy as the plot twist in the finale points to that. But that's really not the case. There is no clear answer as to whether her ultimate goal is to help John Connor past his usefulness to battle Skynet.

Let's look at what has been shown in the series:

In Weaver's backstory we see that she was going to be asked by John to join the Resistance. She was put in a case to prevent her from escaping. When she was let out by unsuspecting Resistance fighters she didn't show any regret in killing them. So she isn't loyal to the Resistance as a whole.

And why was she put in a case in the first place?

Was it just a test by the Terminators Against Skynet?

Or are the Terminators Against Skynet split into groups themselves? Some having different end goals than others?

Maybe one group of the Terminators Against Skynet decided that the Resistance should have the help of the T-1001 but didn't want to leave it to chance. So they would lock her up in the case and then she'd be let out at a place where it would be either she joins or dies?

When Catherine Weaver is in present day she does seem to relate to humans but also puts John Henry's well being above her 'daughter's'. Near the very end of the finale, Weaver says for James to take care of Savannah but earlier in the series she made a remark that Savannah came second to Henry. So Savannah had only a limited time of being useful before it didn't matter if she died.

From a story Jesse Flores tells Derek Reese in Season 2, it is my headcanon that Weaver rescues Derek at one point and so Derek knows what she is but hasn't told anyone. He hasn't even told Jesse.

So Weaver being a good guy isn't certain. All that is certain is that she's against Skynet which means she may be okay with John dying once he's not useful to her anymore.

Sayings Sundays (March 23, 2014)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is one of those shows that deserved so much more than it got. It only got two seasons when it deserved so much more. It is one of the big reasons I became a Terminator fan.

The show follows the adventures of Sarah Connor, John Connor, Cameron, and Derek Reese as they try to stop Judgement Day from happening. It's the one non-James Cameron pieces in the franchise that is adored by the majority of Terminator fans.

The quote I chose this week is said by Derek Reese about Cameron (aka the good Terminator of the series, except for one episode). Throughout the majority of the series the two are at odds. It is most likely that Cameron is the Terminator that tortured him in the future and so he hates her. Also is the fact that he generally loathes Terminators in general.

Hey, he's a fighter of the Resistance so that mindset is to be expected.

And here is another Within Temptation song. Hey, they're a good group so expect more of their songs in the future.

When I heard the song 'Iron' I thought that it matched Rachel. The song is basically the singer talking to a person who needs to fight and can't change the fact. That's Rachel.

Rachel, of course, being from the Animorphs series by K.A.Applegate.

Many people confuse Rachel as just someone who loves bloodshed and can't live without the war with the Yeerks. What they often forget is that many times throughout the series she questions herself. She doesn't just fight without thinking, she fights and questions how much she has changed.

I think this song fits her perfectly for that aspect.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1 Review (Parts 3 & 4)

I review the next three episodes in Season 1. Derek Reese finally appears!