SPOILER ALERT! Proceed with caution if you haven’t yet watched last night’s season premiere!
I’ve always reasoned that when Skynet sent the first Terminator back to get Linda Hamilton, they decided to give it a German accent because that would strike fear in the hearts of people who’d grown up seeing scary Nazis in World War II movies. So now I figure, um, maybe they gave Shirley Manson’s new villain a Scots accent because it would give a false sense of security to fans of Shrek?
Conundrums like that aside, the second season premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles left me more enthusiastic about the show’s direction than EW’s critic Gillian Flynn was in her recent B- review. I was happy to see that Cameron survived the explosion that cliff-hanged last season (although I think the blast would have left her a lot more scarred), and her injured-Terminator limp was a worthy homage to Ah-nuld’s in the first movie’s final action sequence. I was surprised when Cameron turned on John, and I was actually moved in an Old Yeller sort of way when she pleaded for her life. ("I’m fixed!…I love you, John, and you love me." Aw…) And during Sarah’s final conversation with John through the bathroom door, EWwy nominee Lena Headey’s tormented expressions delivered a full script’s worth of emotion in less than a minute.
Still, it wouldn’t be a T:SCC episode if it didn’t leave me with a few questions. Did Cameron’s chip injury suddenly make her able to emote convincingly again? Why did Cromartie let Ellison get away, and vice versa? And why would Shirley Manson’s Terminator be programmed to deliver zingers after killing people, even when nobody else is watching? ("Sorry I piss you off, Mr. Tuck….The feeling’s mutual.")
So what did you think? Are you going to keep watching? (I will, though EW won’t be doing a regular TV Watch this season; we did, however, put together a gallery of season 1′s best and worst moments, so click here to check it out.) Did you guess that Shirley Manson would turn out to be a robot? What was your favorite action sequence? (Mine was when Cameron flipped over that moving truck.) And are you happy John lost the emo bangs?
As I don’t know that I will watch the show every week, I depend on EW doing a regular tv watch. Come on EW, dump some cr*ppy program’s tv watch for this one! Suggestions include The Hills and America’s Got Talent.
As I don’t know that I will watch the show every week, I depend on EW doing a regular tv watch. Come on EW, dump some cr*ppy program’s tv watch for this one! Suggestions include The Hills and America’s Got Talent.
Yeah, how is it EW does a re-cap for “The Top American Dog” or whatever, yet “Entourage” now gets the shaft. This website is insane at times!
C’mon EW, why no TV watch? If the (excellent) season premiere was any indication, this show could get pretty crazy. I also noticed nothing on Entourage. Finally good TV is back and EW still wants to talk about the freakin’ Hills?!? Ughhh
SAVE SWINGTOWN!SAVE SWINGTOWN!SAVE SWINGTOWN!SAVE SWINGTOWN!
Ah-nuld would probably describe his accent as Austrian, even if German is the language he grew up speaking.
Forget Cameron being more scarred, how about that magical fabric that her clothes were made out of? They survived an explosion and the fireball in the house with minimal damage.
I’ll keep watching T:SCC, although between this show, Chuck, and Dancing with the Stars, my Mondays at 7:00 are packed.
I can NOT accept that there won’t be a regular TV Watch for this! Boohooo! I’ve been looking forward to Whitney’s recaps since I knew the show was coming back. They were so hilarious. Now how is giong to make jokes about how cell phones are evil, because of what they are made of?
TV Watch it up, EW! I have to agree that it’s uber lame The Hills gets a watch, but not da Terminator? double you tee eff?
Last night’s show was great (although I feel like Sarah really babied John the whole ep). My husband and I will keep watching. I have to admit that I, too, am thoroughly disappointed that there won’t be a TV Watch. It was bad enough last week when I waited and waited for one on Bones… Come on, EW.com, get with it! Please?
Maybe Shirley Manson has a Scottish accent because she’s… wait for it… Scottish? *rolls eyes*
No TV Watch? Boo.
Not a regular TV watch? BOOOOOO!
Anway thought the episode rocked – I figured Shirley Manson’s charecter was a terminator – but I think that reveal would’ve been better suited towards the middle of the season (sweeps) looking forward to seeing where they go with this.
As for the emo-bangs demise, Yes! Finally! He’s a good looking kid when he’s not hiding under his hair.
Obviously Cromartie let Agent Ellison live so he can get to Sarah and John. I had a feeling that Shirley was a Terminator but not the advanced model ala T2. I will definitely be watching. i like John’s new do too.
No TV WATCH FOR T:SCC?!!! WTF?!!!
I would also have thought Cameron would be a little more burnt… um, it’s a fire, doesn’t future-hair crackle, future-skin bubble, current-clothes singe? Well this is not really reality so I guess this doesn’t apply. (see Prison Break, Chuck, and any other Fox sci-fi show, LOL).