"Some of the imaginations on here are a bit too overactive. First of all, Summer Glau will definitely be returning as Cameron next season. She's the show's most popular character, played by the show's most popular actress; to kill her off would be creative suicide. As for the explosion, remember that whole thing about her being a Terminator? Other than a few bumps and bruises, she'll be fine. And as far as her skin COMPLETELY melting off and having to use the 888's skin that she may or may not have saved, well, I might buy that if Cameron decided to be an idiot and STAY in the truck, but unless the blast knocked her offline or something, it could literally take her within five seconds to kick open the door and jump out relatively unharmed with her outer covering largely intact. Sure, there will probably be some shrapnel wounds, but nothing that can't be fixed within an episode or two.

Secondly, when was it implied that she saved the 888's skin? All she did was stuff it into a bunch of plastic bags - for all we know, she could have thrown it all out ten minutes later. Even if she did save it, she couldn't use it because Cameron and Vick's flesh tone aren't the same. It would look incredibly odd if she were to put it on herself - which is another thing! How would she go about putting it over her endoskeleton? Sewing it onto whatever skin she has left? That would make her look even MORE inhuman. Srsly, unless Cameron decides to stay in the truck because she likes BBQ's, she and that lovely outer covering of hers will be fine. "

"In addition to what you said, something else to think about is...if she got destroyed, she would #1, have to replace all her skin and #2 find a plastic surgeon like Cromartie did to redo her face and body. Sarah and John would have to have some kind of pictures of Cameron, prior to the explosion in order for them to fix her face and body. As far as I know, none were taken. And it would blow their cover too much...can you imagine them going before a plastic surgeon with Cameron's face and body all covered up, like Cromarties and then revealing that she's a terminator? The surgeon would freak out. "

"That's why Cameron has been collecting "parts" from terminators she destroyed. She will need to rebuild herself if something should happen to her."

"Not to mention the time travel thing, she could always come back as long as skynet hasn't been stopped. Even so I think she'd still find a way"

"Some of the imaginations on here are a bit too overactive. First of all, Summer Glau will definitely be returning as Cameron next season. She's the show's most popular character, played by the show's most popular actress; to kill her off would be creative suicide. As for the explosion, remember that whole thing about her being a Terminator? Other than a few bumps and bruises, she'll be fine. And as far as her skin COMPLETELY melting off and having to use the 888's skin that she may or may not have saved, well, I might buy that if Cameron decided to be an idiot and STAY in the truck, but unless the blast knocked her offline or something, it could literally take her within five seconds to kick open the door and jump out relatively unharmed with her outer covering largely intact. Sure, there will probably be some shrapnel wounds, but nothing that can't be fixed within an episode or two.

Secondly, when was it implied that she saved the 888's skin? All she did was stuff it into a bunch of plastic bags - for all we know, she could have thrown it all out ten minutes later. Even if she did save it, she couldn't use it because Cameron and Vick's flesh tone aren't the same. It would look incredibly odd if she were to put it on herself - which is another thing! How would she go about putting it over her endoskeleton? Sewing it onto whatever skin she has left? That would make her look even MORE inhuman. Srsly, unless Cameron decides to stay in the truck because she likes BBQ's, she and that lovely outer covering of hers will be fine. "