"And she calls her Cameron now.

And yes I do agree that the plan might have been all long to have Sarah as Cameron's mother figure. Sarah shares the same compassionate side that John does. John probably believed that Sarah would eventually look at Cameron as a daughter."

"Just chucking something into the mix. I strongly feel that Cameron does have a "soul". I also feel that she may well be his wife from the future. After all, in Vick's chip, John seems very certain that Cameron will not betray him. Anyone else may, but not her. Also there are the very human things she does. Ballet, which needs a soul to be able to do it in the first place for one. The classical music we have heard playing is also connected, but exactly how, I don't know yet. Also, I feel that Derek is an imposter, a replacement for the original Derek Reese. He has already exhibited Terminator behaviour. He killed Andy, and was going to kill the two chasing policemen in Vick's Chip before Sarah stopped him. His reactions have also been wooden at times, and that's definitely not the actor's fault. Cameron has said to Derek, "I know you". She knows he's an imposter, but, for some reaon, Sarah and John have to discover that for themselves. Finally, where better to hide than in the person of John's uncle. That way, as the enemy, you know what your opponent wil do before even they do. Perfect chess tactics. John's wife (Cameron), I argue, is literally the only one whom John can trust completely and, as a machine with a soul, is Cameron so different from us? We are, after all, simply biological machines with a soul. This is very definitely the best and most thought-provoking series on TV at the moment. There are so many depths to it in so many directions. And very finally, I'll just say as a parting shot that if Cameron is written out as a result of the explosion, I shall stop watching. Summer Glau is giving one of the finiest performances I've seen. They'd be INSANE to write her character out. Long live the show!!"

"or even daughter-in-law! =) "

"Here's another cool thing I'd like to see happen as we're exploring human emotion, caring, and response:

Sarah has roughed up Cameron, slapped Cameron, yelled at Cameron, even threatened Cameron because she is still wary of her and doesn't always like what she sees in her "Terminator" machine-like ways (and, of course, Sarah is very emotional at certain times).

What I think would be a touching and fitting progression of Sarah and Cameron's bonding at some point would be to actually have Sarah hug her tightly for some deep-seated reason. Sound sappy? I don't think so. A hug is a sign of caring... another very physical human response that would mean so much in their own growing relationship. And Cameron, as a machine learning to be human, could use all the good and positive feelings she can get.

Maybe at some point she would want to hug Sarah back. "

"In some respects, yes, she plays the dummy, but it's around Sarah and Derek more because that's what they would expect, but remember...

Cameron still asks John simple questions like about death and grieving, reads the dictionary and then starts rattling off definitions like a machine, and John has to tell her to not act like a freak.

There are scenes of Cameron by herself where she acts very childlike and curious. Her response to the robot at the science conference, for one thing.

She starts out being slightly mechanical with the ballet movements (doesn't quite grasp the fluidity and emotion behind it), she also basically states that her "brother" tells her to always practice and try things again to improve herself, learns from the ballet instructor... and then takes that knowledge, runs with it, and becomes WONDERFUL at it. She evolves, but at a hugely accelerated pace, like a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly in one day.

"

"In some respects, yes, she plays the dummy, but it's around Sarah and Derek more because that's what they would expect, but remember...

Cameron still asks John simple questions like about death and grieving, reads the dictionary and then starts rattling off definitions like a machine, and John has to tell her to not act like a freak.

There are scenes of Cameron by herself where she acts very childlike and curious. Her response to the robot at the science conference, for one thing.

She starts out being slightly mechanical with the ballet movements (doesn't quite grasp the fluidity and emotion behind it), she also basically states that her "brother" tells her to always practice and try things again to improve herself, learns from the ballet instructor... and then takes that knowledge, runs with it, and becomes WONDERFUL at it. She evolves, but at a hugely accelerated pace, like a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly in one day.

"

"I feel Derek might have to be reined in at some point. He sometimes seems much more unpredictable than Cameron, and that could spell trouble, whether he means to cause problems or not.

Sarah will definiitely take to Cam far earlier than Derek would. "

"Oh man, if Derek saw Cameron and John making out he would go ballistic. "The metal b--- is putting her claws into my nephew!"

And he'd probably try to either convince John she's no good, or try to finish Cameron off the first chance got. A machine and John in love! That would be too much for this narrow minded shark. "