Oct 21 2008
The Sarah Connor Chronicles Episode 2-6
TV.com: The Tower is Tall But the Fall is Short - Sarah, John, and Cameron track down another name on their list. Meanwhile, Derek gets a visitor from his past.
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Recap & Review: We have good news for fans of this series. Fox has saved The Sarah Connor Chronicles from the chopping block. Many thought with the low ratings this one would soon see termination, but over the weekend Fox decided to save the series, and it also ordered nine more episodes. That makes for a full season order of twenty-two episodes. The series will remain on Monday nights when 24 premieres at mid-season. This one is a good show. I believe it is falling victim to its time slot. The men will tune in to watch Monday Night Football before this series. That is a simple fact of life.
This week, Cameron and Sarah start the episode at the house of another man that is on the list of names they found. Another target of Skynet. They don’t know what the man could be though. He is a psychologist. No idea what they would want with him. We soon learn why he is on the list. He becomes the man that sees Catherine Weaver’s daughter. Sarah also takes John and Cameron to see him to fight out more about the man. We see more of him with the little girl though. She is frightened of her mother. She even pulls out the card that shows that emotion and gives it to the man. At the house, Derek returns from a long run just as we hear a gun shot. John misfired his gun while cleaning it.
As for the little girl, she knows that the machine acting like her mother really isn’t her mother. She tells the doctor she wants her old mommy back. The doctor thinks this means Catherine has been distant with her daughter since her husband died. While the doctoe is talking to Catherine, John has a chance to meet the little girl while he is waiting for his own appointment. Derek goes for his daily jog, and this time he finds someone from his future. A woman that appears to be an old lover of his. She has no idea why she was sent back. Jessie knows she doesn’t want to fight anymore. She just wants to be with Derek, but he knows no other way.
John continues to meet with the doctor, and the man questions him about the mark on his face. John is not too forthcoming with his replies to the doctor’s questions. The man is persistent though. The doctor wants to keep seeing John and the family, but Sarah doesn’t think that is a good idea, especially when she thinks the doctor is leaning towards abuse. Catherine, at the company, is told of a problem with the computer project. We also see her trying to deal with her daughter. Catherine isn’t the only terminator in Los Angeles now. Another one arrives, another female. The terminator soon kills a woman that works with the doctor. Catherine then calls the doctor in to help her with the machine she is having trouble with.
As for John, Derek and Cameron both think there is a chance John is suicidal. Sarah doesn’t think so, but she explores the tapes of his session with the doctor. This does give her some insight into John’s thoughts. Derek has had his own experience with suicidal thoughts in his past. and he goes to see Jessie about them. The two end up sleeping together, and we learn that she has been following John. He once again goes to see the therapist, but he gets rid of the bug so he can talk freely. This leads Cameron to go inside, just as the other terminator arrives. The two even share an elevator.
They can quickly spot each other, and they end up fighting in the elevator while John is talking to the doctor about what happened when he and Sarah were taken hostage. Cameron is able to destroy the terminator, but they found out something interesting. Skynet is changing how the program works. Catherine tries to then hire on the doctor to work with her on her project. He doesn’t seem too keen on it at first, but it looks like he might end up doing it. Just like Ellison did. Ellison is now working at the company, but he has more and more questions, especially about the basement and what is being built. At the end of the episode, we see Sarah returning to the doctor on her own.
This episode once again shows how all the characters are connected. What one does can affect another so easily. They all live their lives separately, but together at the same time. Catherine is becoming more and more important as the season goes on. Everyone she has contact with is important to the future of Skynet. No new The Sarah Connor Chronicles next week. The series will return in two weeks with an all new episode. What did you think of this week’s episode? Remember, to find out what’s hot on TV before it airs, check here .
