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Terminator - 1x02 - The MILF and the Tin Woman ... a love story
Okay, so the episode is actually called "Gnothi Seauton" but I like my title better, lol. The important thing is that I'm continuing to dig Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
First off, Cameron is love. "Why are diamonds a girl's best friend?" lol, oh Cameron. Her little laugh after Enrique was all like "you don't talk much do you?" was hilarious. But I think the best moment was Silent!HotGirl checking her out and Cameron then mimicking her pose leaning against the hood of the car. I do not approve of the make-over Silent!HotGirl gave her though (and the horribleness of it puts me firmly on the side of Silent!HotGirl doing it just to touch Cameron). Sarah's little WTF look during the make-up scene cracked me up too.
I also loved that Sarah and Cameron are like the odd couple and a buddy cop team all rolled into one. I'm totally thrilled that they're letting the two characters spend so much screen time together. The femslasher in me also loved that Cameron was following Sarah around like a little puppy. Seriously, every time Sarah went into another room, Cameron followed her there like "Where did the pretty go? Oh, here's where the pretty went!". Her offering to give Sarah a diamond was also 'awwww' worthy.
I'm liking what the writers and Lena are doing with Sarah as well. Some are complaining that she's not the unrelenting badass that she was in T2, but truthfully, you can't center a show around a character that is that hard. I'm glad they're making her a little more human and accessible. The little touch to John's cheek, smiling when she was talking about The Wizard of Oz, etc. In this episode especially they managed to make her very complicated and fascinating, and I hope that complexity continues. FemRambo would not be nearly as interesting as the nuanced character they're building up.
That being said, I love the touches of badass Sarah we got. The motorcycle scene was hot, and I floved her just straight up pushing Cameron out of the window and then hightailing it out of there. She was outta that window before John, and she was like at the end of the street before John and Cameron even started running! LOVE!
John was also way more interesting, if also stupid this episode. I totally understood him leaving the house and going to the mall though, being couped up for three days would make anyone, even John Connor throw caution to the wind a little, though going to Dennis the Beeper Kings house was a pretty stupid. (Digression: Hi, Sonia Walger ... you're really hot!) I liked that John was a little more rebellious and independent this episode instead of being the Momma's Boy he was in the pilot.
And just because it was awesome, I loved Sarah's little "Jenny, you ignorant slut!" routine when Cameron was totally gonna killinate that cops ass. Lena and Summer really work well together.
All, in all ...so pretty um, I mean ... cannot wait until the next episode!
First off, Cameron is love. "Why are diamonds a girl's best friend?" lol, oh Cameron. Her little laugh after Enrique was all like "you don't talk much do you?" was hilarious. But I think the best moment was Silent!HotGirl checking her out and Cameron then mimicking her pose leaning against the hood of the car. I do not approve of the make-over Silent!HotGirl gave her though (and the horribleness of it puts me firmly on the side of Silent!HotGirl doing it just to touch Cameron). Sarah's little WTF look during the make-up scene cracked me up too.
I also loved that Sarah and Cameron are like the odd couple and a buddy cop team all rolled into one. I'm totally thrilled that they're letting the two characters spend so much screen time together. The femslasher in me also loved that Cameron was following Sarah around like a little puppy. Seriously, every time Sarah went into another room, Cameron followed her there like "Where did the pretty go? Oh, here's where the pretty went!". Her offering to give Sarah a diamond was also 'awwww' worthy.
I'm liking what the writers and Lena are doing with Sarah as well. Some are complaining that she's not the unrelenting badass that she was in T2, but truthfully, you can't center a show around a character that is that hard. I'm glad they're making her a little more human and accessible. The little touch to John's cheek, smiling when she was talking about The Wizard of Oz, etc. In this episode especially they managed to make her very complicated and fascinating, and I hope that complexity continues. FemRambo would not be nearly as interesting as the nuanced character they're building up.
That being said, I love the touches of badass Sarah we got. The motorcycle scene was hot, and I floved her just straight up pushing Cameron out of the window and then hightailing it out of there. She was outta that window before John, and she was like at the end of the street before John and Cameron even started running! LOVE!
John was also way more interesting, if also stupid this episode. I totally understood him leaving the house and going to the mall though, being couped up for three days would make anyone, even John Connor throw caution to the wind a little, though going to Dennis the Beeper Kings house was a pretty stupid. (Digression: Hi, Sonia Walger ... you're really hot!) I liked that John was a little more rebellious and independent this episode instead of being the Momma's Boy he was in the pilot.
And just because it was awesome, I loved Sarah's little "Jenny, you ignorant slut!" routine when Cameron was totally gonna killinate that cops ass. Lena and Summer really work well together.
All, in all ...
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girlboy. I even kind of like his knuckle-headed need to disobey and do something stupid, because as they keep saying he's not the John Connor yet, he's still just a teenage boy and therefore bound to have attacks of the stupid mixed in with his mommy dependency.Pushing Cameron through the window was perfect.
The femslash potential for this show is enormous! Obviously, they're gonna throw in some John crushing on Cameron subtext (his misunderstanding of her touching his neck etc.) but it's pretty obvious that she only has eyes for the pretty, and that's his mommy dearest.
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I know! I loved that! It's like "Stay here John. Mommy has grown up things to do with her special friend".
I even kind of like his knuckle-headed need to disobey and do something stupid, because as they keep saying he's not the John Connor yet, he's still just a teenage boy and therefore bound to have attacks of the stupid mixed in with his mommy dependency.
Word. Stupid as he was this episode, I liked him almost 100% more than I did in the pilot.
Pushing Cameron through the window was perfect.
I think I fell in love with Sarah when she did that.
The femslash potential for this show is enormous! Obviously, they're gonna throw in some John crushing on Cameron subtext (his misunderstanding of her touching his neck etc.) but it's pretty obvious that she only has eyes for the pretty, and that's his mommy dearest.
Really, who can blame her. Sarah is the far, far, far, far, far superior Connor, lol. I'm already ruing the day that the make the John/Cameron thing a notable plot point/line, but as long as they don't minimize the Sarah/Cameron screen time and keep having them as Emotionally Sharing Buddy Cops I think I'll be able to deal with it.
Bonus points to them, if they keep up Cameron's disdain for this teenage John for a while longer.