Gotta be honest, we’ve become convinced that the machines might actually take this one. Up until now we went with the show’s premise that John Connor is destined to save humanity from Skynet. Although we’ve always doubted Johnny’s survival skills (that kid wouldn’t last two hours with out his mommy and his pet robot), we put all our faith in Sarah Connor’s grim resolve, combat boots, and general righteousness. But this week we didn’t see Sarah the warrior queen, or Sarah the ass-kicking HBIC. This week we got a taste of Sarah the pushover.
And we’re not sure we liked it . . .
Last week Charlie Dickson, Sarah’s ex-fiancé, and his wife fled Los Angeles on the advice of the ever-dapper FBI Agent James Ellison. This week Cromartie catches up with the unhappy couple on the highway and kidnaps Charlie’s wife. Predictably, a weepy Charlie calls Sarah on the phone begging her to help him.
Even though she knows that this entire kidnapping scenario is a machine rigged trap to kill John (her son) and sabotage any future resistance to Skynet domination, Sarah jumps in the truck to go help Charlie, leaving Cameron to baby-sit John.
At this point we found ourselves hollering at the TV screen like we were watching a horror flick at Magic Johnson Theater. (Don’t go that way! Behind you! Behind youuuuuuu!) Sarah, why don’t you just hand Skynet the human race in a hand basket? Who cares about Charlie’s new wife? Don’t walk directly into the trap!!! The terminator’s gonna get John! He’s gonna get Joooohhnnnnn!
So while Sarah goes off on an expedition to save her ex-boyfriend’s replacement bride, John shakes his robot bodyguard and decides to go on a date with the adorable Riley.
Back at the ranch, Sarah, Charlie, and Uncle Derrick (Brian Austin Green) fall headfirst into the save-Charlie’s-wife ambush. Even though they all tried their darndest, surprise surprise, the wife is injured.
Let’s take a quick moment to talk about Brian Austin Green. First of all, he is kinda fine (correct pronunciation: foynne). Second of all, we’d like to see him in more fight scenes, more love scenes, more scenes. That is all.
Cromartie secures John’s location and goes after the unarmed lad. John narrowly escapes the machine’s clutches by jumping off of a pier into the Pacific Ocean. Apparently T-888s can’t swim. Who knew?
Oh, and in the end, the wife dies. So, Sarah risks the human race to save this woman she doesn’t even know but looses her, and almost looses John (her son) as well. We hope Sarah gets her game face on. Because this Charmin extra soft side of her persona is not doing it for us. At all.