Re: Terminator-213 "Earthlings Welcome Here" - Discuss/Grade <SPOILERS
I saw right through the "Abraham" disguise... but trusting Sarah got him killed. Adam was working on LIDAR which he thought was for 'bots. Uhhh, LIDAR isn't mostly used in robots, it is used in speed measurements like in traffic cops writing tickets. The military application is a range and velocity sensor for fire control directors. Of course, we can see the use a triple fan hover drone would have for that...
Jessie is a mean bitch... if she'd handled Riley right there wouldn't have been complications. Riley is clearly not cut out for her mission; Jessie makes it sound like her trip to our time was a hasty decision. Someone had that apartment ready for them to arrive...
Riley's star tatoo meant somthing to Cameron. Summer Glau's acting has a mastery of the subtle, her look of recognition tells a lot.
Sarah killed (though accidentally) the air conditioning/ covert guard guy. That's a first for her, she's only killed Terminators up to now. Come on, we all knew the air conditioning warehouse was a cover for the secret lab. Do we want to bet Catherine Weaver is involved in this? If not there is yet another faction out there... the previews spoiled that Sarah gets out of this in one piece.
They didn't get much screen time in this ep but Ellison and John Henry bring a lot to the table. Ellison is searching for answers through faith. John Henry is searching for answers through logic and technology. The UFO people are looking for answers but they don't know how or where to look. I wonder if they are a metaphor for the fans, searching for meaning but don't know what the clues represent?
Knowns: Riley's from the future. The three dots are drone engines. Ellison is having a whole lot of doubts. John is acting less emo.
Unknowns: Who are these triple fan drone people? What is Weaver up to, exactly? What happens to Riley? What does her star tatoo mean? Who is the hit man biker? How does he (or she) know when to show up?
I have the DVR discing the show in case I don't get home in time. Today I got home but let the DVR record the ep 'cause I want to watch it again. I figured out how to tell the commercials from the show: Commercials have happy people and T:SCC has angsty people so I'll know when to resume normal playback.