Sarah Connor Chronicles - 2x04 - Alison From Palmdale

[fembuck]

Okay, I'm gonna warn you up front that the following are my 'real time thoughts' on the episode and what's happening.  So if I bitch speculate about stuff that is answered by the end of episode I apologise, but I just had no idea how it was going to end while typing.

Opening sequence = WTF?  Why was she so uncoordinated?  Was girlfrien' human at one point?

"If I was going to try to kill you again, we wouldn't be having this conversation." - Luv you Cam!
Also, her face when John requested "the puffy ones, not the crunch ones" was made of pure win.

Yeah, okay they fooled me.  I thought the balloon was Shirley Manson for a minute.

"So what are you in for?"  = HOT PRISON SEX!  It's like CAGED for 2008!  Only with 100% more cybernetic organisms.

Alison Young?  Cameralison was once in an internment camp!  WHAT?  Cameralison had a sassy personality?  WHAT?

That's right Sarah, sit down.  You know what it's like to be a single mother!  That's my badass lady with a heart of gold.

"Cause you're coming with me." 
LOOK OUT SARAH!  JODI'S MAKING A MOVE FOR YOUR WOMAN.  Wait, wait ... did I say, 'look out Sarah'?  What I meant was ... poor Jodi.  She doesn't know that Sarah Connor in the hbic, and that you don't fuck with her Cameralison unless you want to become close friends ... WITH PAIN!

Sarah's so fucking badass.  She gives birth in fucking jungles.  JUNGLES!  She rides home with newly born babies in chicken trucks!  Then she fucking sings in Spanish, probably looking real hot and stuff despite the just giving birth thing!!!  I know she probably looks hot because this woman is the fucking shit!!!

"Delicious!"  - BEST DELIVERY OF A SINGLE LINE EVER!

The Brogue scares the shit out of me.  Red Delicious?  HA!  More like Red Deadly-icious!!!

I already like Jodi better than Riley. 

CAMERALISON IS NOT BADASS!  Dude!  WTF!  I WANT CAMERON BACK!  CAMERALISON does NOT kick ass!  I wanted a beat down son, not sniveling against a fence.  Jeez ... ... ...  I hope they paid for those burgers upfront.

GOD CAMERALISON GETS ALL THE LADIEZ!  Seriously, they've known each other an afternoon and already CAMERALISON has gots the girl in her bed (and giving her shit).  CAMERALISON IS A PIMP!  Not badass, but a pimp.  (They should totally go find Silent!Hot!Girl and get her to be their Silent!Hot!Bodyguard)

Oh, hai Angelina Jolie's friend who I haven't seen in a movie for a while!  You bring out those memories.  You bring 'em out like a rockstar!

AWWWWW!  Trembling lip.  YOU SLAY ME SUMMER!  YOU MAKE ME CRY!  Sometimes I forget how great an actress Summer is, and then scenes like that happen.  Both Cameralison and Alison were so emotive but in different ways.

I DON"T GET THIS ALISON THING!  WHY PROGRAM CAMERON WITH SOME HUMAN CHICKS MEMORIES SKYNET!  You're a stupid computer who makes no sense!

Um, Jodi.  The two of you can stay there and have plenty of fun (if you know what I mean, and I KNOW that YOU do).

Way to ruin Sarah's lunch Cop!Man.  Giving her indigestion and shit when she's just tryin' to eat a burger.  Seriously, can't a bitch get a break?

FUSEBALL CAMERALISON IS QT!

Dude, was Cameron built to take the place of a real person?  Like to go undercover as Alison Young and shit, but then captured and reprogrammed?

WHY TO THEY HAVE TIGERS AND BEARS IN A PRISON?  I mean, I know it's a scary prison, but really!

I can't believe John tried to manhandle CAMERALISON.  What a door knob.

OMG!  CAMERON WAS PROGRAMMED TO REPLACE A REAL PERSON!  Also, stil hot even with that strangely male robotic voice.

"I'm going to kill him and hang his head on a pike for all to see."  DAMN.  Look at Cameralison getting all poetical.

Dude, did you just ask Sarah Connor to spend the night with your girlfriend?  Cause, she's not gonna be your girlfriend after that.  She's gonna be Sarah's bitch!

AH!  Mini-Red-Deadly-ious!  CREE-PEE.  On another note, Red Deadly-icious and Ellison play well off of each other.

That's totally Jodi's house!  Yeah, I knew it.

HO-LEE-FUCK!  Damn Cameron, damn gurl.  You snapped her neck like it was toothpick.  Also, am I a bad person for thinking "Yoink!" and giggling when Cameron stole the braclet off of Alison's corpse?

*Note to self:  Never fucking lie to Cameron*

"Apparently not." LOL.  Winners do it deadpan.

Right next door?  More like 'right in your bed'.

"I got it at this awesome thrift store in Echo Park."  Damn.  Cameron can be creepy as hell at times.  That line totally reminded me of "I got you a tight present."  It's like before her copying people was all qt and adorable, and now it's like all dark and twisted.  Seriously, Cameron is a machine with serious ISSUES.  She's fascinating and Summer Glau is awesome.
 

Comments

[billy-rose.livejournal.com]

dude I was just thinking I gotta flip out to you about how awesome the ep was!
*commences bouncing off walls*
WASN'T THAT AWESOME!?

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

It was awesome. Actually it was fucking awesome. It was fawesome!

[asher-601.livejournal.com]

I have been so psyched to see this ep, I can't even tell you. Man, I can't wait to see it, and from your post, definitely worth the wait.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I think you'll enjoy it. Lot's of awesome Cameron moments. And somethings about her past are explained, but a buttload more questions come up. One thing is for certain. That is one complicated machine!

[asher-601.livejournal.com]

"OMG" is basically all I have right now. Wow, so much love for this episode. Cameron is so effing creepy right now, I love her to death. Thrift stores in Echo Park... Questions, questions. Terminators and tigers and bears, oh my! I love Allison, sassy and ready to torpedo Cam's infiltration attempts. Awesome. And Summer Glau... mere words cannot express my admiration and worship. She owned this episode so completely, and it thanked her afterwards. When Allison broke down in the interrogation, and Cameron/Allison lost it in the counseling session... Damn. Summer was so amazing there, it just blew me away. I was expecting to see a little of the R. Tam sessions showing up in the interrogation scenes, but nothing could be farther from the truth. God, this ep was defintely worth the wait. Freakin' awesome.

[sinandmisery.livejournal.com]

OK i pretty much agree with everything you said. and yay you caught the girl, interrupted crazy one, too!

also, i loved the cameron/allison scenes because summer can play all those different emotions so well. [she's fucking AMAZING and tonight may have just cemented her in my all-time favorite actresses list.] and i loved seeing WHY cameron was so special to john and why her programming keeps resetting to kill him.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

and yay you caught the girl, interrupted crazy one, too!

lol, yay! I liked sighed with nostalgia. Good times.

i loved the cameron/allison scenes because summer can play all those different emotions so well.

I was very, very impressed with her range. And during the Alison interrogation scenes, I was looking to see if some River Tam poked through, but I never saw it. I was like "DAMN, girlfrien' is GOOD!" I was very impressed with her. Cameralison's more muted distress compared with Alison's panic, and then back to Cameron's robotic iciness. It was all expertly done. *claps for Summer ... bows down*

[geekycanadian86.livejournal.com]

Only with 100% more cybernetic organisms.

Organisms or orgasms? Either works in this case XD

Just out of curiosity....wouldn't Cameron's systems still be working? I mean would you think it's normal to be analyzing every detail about an object, like she did with the apple? Glancing at it and knowing the nutritional value of it right down to how many carbs it has isn't normal. You'd think that would have been her first clue.

I don't think John was trying to manhandle her. I think he was trying to prove a point to her about her strength and how not normal she is. 16 year old girls aren't that strong, unless your name is Buffy Summers. But then again, she didn't notice her analytical systems working so she probably wouldn't have been able to figure that out by herself.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Organisms or orgasms? Either works in this case XD

Trufax. When talking about Cameron both need to be mentioned together.

wouldn't Cameron's systems still be working? I mean would you think it's normal to be analyzing every detail about an object, like she did with the apple?

Ahhh *fanwanks* Maybe they were, but she just didn't think it was weird. Like we just assume the way we perceive things is the way they are, so maybe she thought that everyone could do that.

I don't think John was trying to manhandle her. I think he was trying to prove a point to her about her strength and how not normal she is.

Still kind of stupid though, because SHE IS SUPER STRONG! She could have really hurt him if she had unknowningly used too much of her strength on him. I'd think a Terminator that wasn't in control of their bodies would be something to be MORE cautious around. And he didn't seen her get roughed up by that thug guy, so he had no reason to think that she was acting all sniveling and human and wouldn't fight back.

Plus, he was like in a room full of people. You'd think that they would have some pictures of them with Cameron by now (as part of their cover). He should have just told the security people that she was his sister and that she hadn't taken her medication, and then called Sarah to come down with their fake papers proving Cameron's identity. Grabbing her was only going to get him beat up or kicked out.

[(Anonymous)]

I find it hilarious that by season 2 of TSCC John /still/ hasn't learnt the GOLDEN *sparkle* RULE of: "Never, ever, EVA go off alone without Cameron -bad shit inevitably follows".

During the entire episode I was just thinking 'John, stop being a pussy and call your mum'. That would have sorted out everything. Except Cam's mental meltdown (she might've remembered stuff if she'd seen Sarah tho -who could forget Sarah?).

p.s.
I totally call the cop baby-daddy somehow screwing things up for Sarah & Co.

[ralst.livejournal.com]

I love how complex they've made Cameron's personality; at this point you don't really know how she's going to react to any given situation and that's far more interesting than having some pet robot who's simply following the program.

"If I was going to try to kill you again, we wouldn't be having this conversation." - Luv you Cam!
Also, her face when John requested "the puffy ones, not the crunch ones" was made of pure win.

Just when I think they're going to ram some stupid Cameron/John tragic love down our throats they turn things around and have her look at him like he's a total dork and she can't believe she has to be seen in public with him, let alone that he's meant to be the saviour of humanity.

I enjoyed the episode for all the Cameron backstory and her tendency to hook up with young women on the wrong side of the law (silent girl needs to return), but I couldn't help wishing they'd included just one Sarah/Cameron scene, as they're always the best.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I love how complex they've made Cameron's personality; at this point you don't really know how she's going to react to any given situation and that's far more interesting than having some pet robot who's simply following the program.

I couldn't agree more. Every time I think I have a handle on her, she does something completely unexpected and I'm like "DAMN!" I love that she's developing her own personality, and that she's not just a pawn. The show is lucky to have Summer as well, because she's got amazing range. Honestly, I was blown away by her this episode.

Just when I think they're going to ram some stupid Cameron/John tragic love down our throats they turn things around and have her look at him like he's a total dork and she can't believe she has to be seen in public with him

Yes, thank god. I never, ever want to see a John/Cameron = tuw love storyline. It would destroy me. The occassional "you are such a door knob" looks that she gives him warm my heart.

and her tendency to hook up with young women on the wrong side of the law (silent girl needs to return)

I know! Cameron is such a pimp. She picks up hot chicks where ever she goes. I totally want Silent!Hot!Girl to return as well. She and Cameron had a really interesting vibe going on, and I really want to know more about her. I hope she doesn't become a dropped plot thread.

wishing they'd included just one Sarah/Cameron scene

Trufax. I missed this too. Whenever they are on screen together I'm ridiculously happy.

Although, I had to say that 'no Derek' kind of made up for the lack of Sarah/Cameron interaction. It was just like old times :D

[amluv.livejournal.com]

i finally watched it so now i can read your comments...and you don't disappoint. all i can say is that i heart summer glau big time. to quote lucille bluth..."she's very good..."