april 20, 2009
I'm not sure if the rumors of The Sarah Connor Chronicles being terminated (OK, I could not resist that one) are true. There seems to be some debate about it all. If it is true, I am happy. Though the show was good pulpy sci-fi fun, it was wearing out its welcome -- and really, this season was not that great.
I did finish watching the season finale and I enjoyed it. The twist at the end was fantastic -- so, here is your warning: SPOILERS AHEAD.
In the finale, we find out that Weaver, the resident liquid Terminator, was really working to stop Skynet using the rebuilt Cromartie. We also see the death and sacrifice of Cameron and the final scene is one where Weaver and John Connor are whisked into the future -- without Sarah.
In the future, John Connor is a nobody. He is not the famed leader of the human resistance. He is unrecognized by anyone. Thinking about this, I see that Cameron had accomplished her mission: She has protected John Connor from the machines by making him a nobody. But, this leads to some questions for me:
- The war seems to have been going on just fine without John Connor leading the human resistance against the machines. So, are the writers of the show discounting the John Connor savior-figure that was setup by James Cameron's original script? Could the war against the machines be won without John Connor? Or will Connor arriving in the future lead the humans from that point onto victory?
- How does this fit in with the overall timeline of the Terminator series? The Sarah Connor Chronicles basically erased what happens in Terminator 3 with the time jump in the pilot episode. Does this jump eliminate Terminator: Salvation?
- One of the central ideas presented in all of the Terminator films was fate and how one cannot escape fate. But, with the last jump of the show, it puts John Connor into a Gödelian closed loop type situation. There is no fate. Things just keep happening over and over again.
Anyways, I am thinking too much about the show. It was good pulpy fun. If it comes back, I will watch it. If it does not, I will have a free hour every week.
Oh, one last thought: With how they ended the season, I cannot see how they can proceed with a new one. Sarah chose to not go into the future, therefore she is in the past without John. John was her life and her life's "mission". I cannot see how a show about Sarah Connor can continue without John Connor in her life. Would John have been sent back? Seems a waste to send him forward only to bring him back.
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