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fembuck ([personal profile] fembuck) wrote2008-01-14 10:05 pm

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!

[identity profile] crys-22.livejournal.com 2008-01-15 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Word to everything you said. I'm so glad this show isn't horrible. I was really dreading that it would completely suck and I would still end up watching it because I'm weak and my love for Lena holds no bounds.

What really surprises me, is my sudden crush on Summer Glau. I'm ashamed to admit, I never saw the appeal in her before, but now I've seen the light.

I'm really excited to see where they take this show.

[identity profile] fembuck.livejournal.com 2008-01-15 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad this show isn't horrible. I was really dreading that it would completely suck and I would still end up watching it because I'm weak and my love for Lena holds no bounds.

Oh, I know! *bows down* I was fearing that it would be another Bionic Woman or Painkiller Jane, and I really don't think I could have dealt with it. It would have made me so sad.

What really surprises me, is my sudden crush on Summer Glau. I'm ashamed to admit, I never saw the appeal in her before, but now I've seen the light.

lol, I always liked Summer as River and thought that she was badass, but I never found her hot. I'm still mostly about Lena right now, but Summer's hot factor has definitely gone up. When she was leaning against the hood of the truck posing, I was definitely feeling it.

I'm really excited to see where they take this show.

Me too! I like what they're doing so far, let's hope it continues.