"this is off topic, but if you like camern/summer glau, you should check out the dvd set of firefly where she played a similar character. also the movie serenity which was a sequel to the series.
Ironically the series firefly was also on fox and ran 10 shows and then was canceled, then later they ran the last 2 shows which was originally the 2 hour pilot, so isnt that crazy, they ran the pilot after they decided to cancel it. then somehow a movie got made which gave the show a ending and it was pretty good.

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"And, to add to your point, what about the death of the 3 other resistance fighters? (If I remember correctly) we come in on the resistance fighters already dead. We assumed that they were killed by a terminator; however, we don't know that for sure. What if Derek killed them? Why would a terminator return to the site after killing the first three? He would have killed them, broke into the safe (if he could), and continued his hunt for Derek. To me, it seems unlikely that a terminator would return to a scene of a crime because he forgot something. Sorry, got side-tracked. We don't know if Derek was responsible or not for the deaths of his comrades. I don't think we should rule out this possible behavior to back up his current "badness". Perhaps Derek was going "off-mission" and the others didn't want to disobey the future John, so he killed them. And, if he says that he didn't kill them, how could we trust that? He lied before (when killing Andy), why wouldn't he lie again?"

"I doubt the others knew what their true mission was. Only Derek went in to see John Connor, after which the brief conversation among the four before they jump suggests the other three believe they are going back to destroy Skynet. Cameron knows, however, which I think is why Derek is screaming that she's a liar while he's delirious. I don't think it entirely explains his hostility, but it's a factor.

So, here's the next question - How did Skynet know to send back a terminator to hunt the cell? The 888 knew exactly when to go back to and who to look for. Possibly they're able to monitor time traffic, but that seems like a stretch, even in science fiction. Other oddities - the fact that only Derek is left alive from the cell, the fact that he almost seems puzzled as the 888 is drawing a bead on him in Episode 5. The 888 seemed pretty intent on killing him, but it was awfully slow to pull the trigger. Could it have been following to break him out instead?

So many possibilities..."

"I doubt the others knew what their true mission was. Only Derek went in to see John Connor, after which the brief conversation among the four before they jump suggests the other three believe they are going back to destroy Skynet. Cameron knows, however, which I think is why Derek is screaming that she's a liar while he's delirious. I don't think it entirely explains his hostility, but it's a factor.

So, here's the next question - How did Skynet know to send back a terminator to hunt the cell? The 888 knew exactly when to go back to and who to look for. Possibly they're able to monitor time traffic, but that seems like a stretch, even in science fiction. Other oddities - the fact that only Derek is left alive from the cell, the fact that he almost seems puzzled as the 888 is drawing a bead on him in Episode 5. The 888 seemed pretty intent on killing him, but it was awfully slow to pull the trigger. Could it have been following to break him out instead?

So many possibilities..."

"Cameron hit the T-888 just as he was firing, so instead of a direct hit on Derek its aim was thrown off.

I think if they do decide to have Cameron become a turn coat (or at least some ulterior motive that may compromise John and Sarah), they should do it later on (mid way through the series, perhaps), so that there is enough learned knowledge of being good and what it means to be good, caring, a friend, and a family member. That way John can turn her around again or she begins to question herself and decides to follow the better path in the end. "

"I'm starting to believe that the goal of this show is the rise of self-awareness in Cameron. There are a lot of small hints, including her curiosity about human emotions. Comments like "I'm different" and "sometimes they go bad" indicate that she may view herself as sentient. This episode's revelation that she is willing to lie for her personal gain is huge.

My personal theory this week is that she saved the T-888 chip for herself, to increase her own intelligence. I think she saved the T-888 skin for repairs to her own exoskeleton, since it would be difficult to replace if she is damaged.

* Crazy working theory for next week: John Connor in the future has decided to combat Skynet by creating advanced sentient terminators based on the Turk technology. It will result in a race of self-aware robots who will appreciate art, beauty, and the right to self-determination. (I bring up art and beauty based on the mysterious piano music, and Cameron's upcoming ballet class). Recognition of the self-determination of weaker races will inspire the self-aware robots to rebel against the tyrannical Skynet, and attempt to destroy it. Whew! Where's my beer....dang, it's already 10am."

"I doubt the others knew what their true mission was. Only Derek went in to see John Connor, after which the brief conversation among the four before they jump suggests the other three believe they are going back to destroy Skynet. Cameron knows, however, which I think is why Derek is screaming that she's a liar while he's delirious. I don't think it entirely explains his hostility, but it's a factor.

So, here's the next question - How did Skynet know to send back a terminator to hunt the cell? The 888 knew exactly when to go back to and who to look for. Possibly they're able to monitor time traffic, but that seems like a stretch, even in science fiction. Other oddities - the fact that only Derek is left alive from the cell, the fact that he almost seems puzzled as the 888 is drawing a bead on him in Episode 5. The 888 seemed pretty intent on killing him, but it was awfully slow to pull the trigger. Could it have been following to break him out instead?

So many possibilities..."

"i think she is good and will stay good.. maybe she will have those akward moments.. but in her character description on fox.. it says

"... Relentless in her mission to protect John Connor, Cameron absolutely will not stop. Ever. ""

"There's a lot of puzzling aspects about ep 6.

1) Why does Cameron have access to the time warp machine in the future? She's a machine, she can go bad, yet future John Connor trusts her immensely enough to have the retinal scan machine use her eyes. If you knew a reprogrammed machine could turn on you, why give such high security privileges?

2) How does Cameron interrogate? So far she was able to:
a) Get the location of Derek's secret hide-out camp. This is implied (and is an educated guess), but according to Derek the T888s went "straight for the entrance." They knew exactly where to find it, which likely means they coaxed it out of that recon team Derek was a part of. Of course, we don't know for sure if Cameron was in that piano room, but it's very likely. After freeing himself from the chains, Derek ran straight for the compound--looks like he knew the hide-out was in trouble, which implies Derek gave away the location to Skynet (Cameron).
b) Cameron successfully freaked the heck out of that old guy who was part of the Coltan shipment. Whereas Sarah beating the crap out of the guy didn't even make him flinch, Cameron did *something* to freak the guy out, and to give up the location of the Coltan shipment (episode 4).

3) "Cybernetic organism" That's what Cameron calls terminators. Last I checked, organisms are living things. So maybe Cameron sees herself as living?"