Alpine Fields (8 Dec. 2008)

Terminators come after a family whose unborn daughter plays an important role in the war against the Machines, and Sarah, Cameron, and Derek try to protect them.

Directors:

Charles Beeson, Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Josh Friedman (developed for television by), John Enbom,

Stars:

Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor (credit only)
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Brian Austin Green	...	Derek Reese
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison (credit only)
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Anne Fields
Samantha Krutzfeldt	...	Lauren Fields
Carlos Jacott	...	David Fields
Johnny Sneed	...	Roger Shafer
Peter Mensah	...	General Perry
Haley Hudson	...	Sydney Fields
Stephanie Jacobsen	...	Jesse Flores

Storyline

Sarah and Cameron set out to rescue a family, named the Fields, in the woods which is on the list of people targeted by Skynet Terminators. Six months later, Derek finds himself trying to save the life of the wounded and very pregnant Mrs. Fields whose child will play a part in the future. Derek also flashes back to his time in the underground resistance with Jesse in 2027 and dealing with a mysterious bio-weapon that the machines use on one hidden facility.

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Plot Keywords:

flashback | flash forward | newborn baby | necklace | axe | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Anne: I thought a crisis was supposed to bring a family closer.
Sarah Connor: Don't confuse 'close' with 'happy'.

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Connections

References Dr. Phil (2002)

User Reviews

An episode without John

This episode opens with Derek looking after a heavily pregnant, injured woman and her teenaged daughter. A flashback to six months ago shows us how they are members of a family being hunted by a terminator. Sarah and Cameron come to help then when they are in their cottage deep in the woods. Not surprisingly they think Sarah's warnings are the ravings of a mad woman and to make things even more difficult she has no idea which family member is the actual target. We learn that in a flashforward to the future where Derek is trying to rescue the one person who appears to be immune to the effects of the terminators' latest bio-weapon. Back in the woods the family's various secrets come out and it becomes clear that the daughter is the only one not hiding a secret that could tear the family apart.

This episode is rather unusual in that it doesn't feature John Connor in any of the three time periods. In many ways his role in the story is taken by teenaged Lauren Fields; Samantha Krutzfeldt does well in the role. The story itself may me considered filler by some but it was still entertaining; there was some good action as Cameron fought the attacking cyborg as well as a reasonable amount of humour. There is a good amount of tension as we don't know which member of the family is being hunted and there is a feeling that other members could be killed before the actual target is rescued. Overall I'd say this is a pretty good episode; missing it might not spoil the series over all but it would still be a shame as it is well worth watching.