"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" Gnothi Seauton (2008)

Director:

David Nutter

Writers:

Josh Friedman (developer)
Josh Friedman (written by)

TV Series:

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008)

Original Air Date:

14 January 2008 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

John goes stir crazy when he's confined to the house, Sarah looks up an old friend for some help, but she may face betrayal, and Cromartie begins reassembling himself.

Plot Keywords:

Fake Identity | Post September 11 2001 | Skynet | Time Travel | The Terminator

Cast

Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison
Sonya Walger	...	Michelle Dixon
Tony Amendola	...	Enrique Salceda
Jesse Garcia	...	Carlos
Omid Abtahi	...	Sumner
Sasha Roiz	...	Police Officer
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Sayles
Dean Winters	...	Charley Dixon
Brian Allen	...	Highway Guy
Ambrit Millhouse	...	Receptionist
Sabrina Perez	...	Chola
John Henry Whitaker	...	Chet

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Netherlands:16

Company:

Bartleby Company

Trivia:

The address to the computer store was "1337" pronounced "leet" (substituting letters for similar looking numbers), hacker wannabe slang for "elite".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): There's a recording of El Finito talking at the end of the episode. In it, he says "expensivo". Expensivo is not a real word, and no native Spanish speaker would ever say that.

Quotes:

Sarah Connor: [narrates] A wise man once said, "know thyself". Easier said than done. I've had nine aliases, twenty-three jobs, spoken four languages, and spent three years in a mental hospital for speaking the truth. At least when I was there I could use my real name. Through it all, I've always known who I am and why I'm here. Protect my son. Prepare him for the future.

Movie Connections:

References Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Know Yourself

Three days after their jump to 2007, John is completely bored at home while Sarah and Cameron are seeking new identities. They visit the forger Enrique, an old acquaintance of Sarah, but the man tells that he is retired and indicates his nephew Carlos that demands twenty thousand dollars for the business. Meanwhile John visits Charley Dixon in spite of Sarah's recommendation to stay at home. Later the trio gets the necessary money for the IDs in the safe of a group sent from John from the future to help Sarah but eliminated by a terminator. Cameron explains the fate of Sarah if they have stayed in her timeline. When Sarah and Cameron overhear a conversation of Carlos with another gangster, they suspect that Enrique is a snitcher, and Cameron takes a decision against Sarah's will.

The second episode is actually a sequel of the "Pilot", with Sarah, John and Cameron settle themselves down in 2007 and getting new identities. The travel of the Cromartie's skull to the future apparently contradicts the explanation of time travel of the first episode; there are people studying the lines and trying to explain it, but at least for an average viewer like me it is not clear and seems to be a plot hole indeed. The relationship and attitudes of Sarah with Cameron are ungrateful and unjustifiable. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Gnothi Seauton"