Complications (17 Nov. 2008)

Sarah turns to Dr. Sherman when she begins having nightmares, Jesse tries to convince Derek that she has captured an important figure from the future, and John and Cameron discover that Cromartie's body is missing.

Director:

Steven DePaul

Writers:

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

Stars:

Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Brian Austin Green	...	Derek Reese
Garret Dillahunt	...	Cromartie
Shirley Manson	...	Catherine Weaver
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison
Richard Schiff	...	Charles Fischer / Paul Stewart
Dorian Harewood	...	Dr. Boyd Sherman
Adam Busch	...	Charlie Fischer
John Kelly	...	Baldwin
Stephanie Jacobsen	...	Jesse Flores

Storyline

With Cromartie buried in Mexico, the group return to Los Angeles. Sarah is not well and is hallucinating as well as walking in her sleep. She returns to Dr. Boyd Sherman to seek help. When John and Cameron return to Mexico to destroy what is left of Cromartie they find he is missing. Meanwhile, Derek learns that Jesse has kidnapped a man she is convinced they knew in the future. Derek doesn't recognize him, and Jesse sets out to prove he is the man who taught the Cyborgs how to question humans. Elsewhere, Ellison delivers the inactive body of the Cromartie Terminator to Catherine Weaver to ask for help in knowing how to control it.

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Plot Keywords:

nightmare | mouth taped shut | repressed memory | turtle | watchmaker | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the episode, Cameron remarks to John that she does not understand a lot of things, and as an example, she says that she could not understand why Sarah had turned over a tortoise which was lying helpless on its back. John responds that this was intended to help the turtle, and Cameron recognizes the underlying emotion as "empathy," and adds that while she would not help the turtle, she would not deliberately hurt it, since she is not programmed for "cruelty." Philip K. Dick's novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' (as well as in its movie adaptation, Blade Runner) explores the theme of empathy towards animals, people, and androids, as well as the inability of androids to feel such empathy. In order to separate androids from humans, the main protagonist uses an empathy meter called the Voight-Kampff machine, which measures the interviewee's emotional response to questions that should arouse empathy. In one such question, the subject is asked to imagine a situation where a tortoise is lying on its back and the subject will not help it, and then explain why they would not help the tortoise.

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Quotes

Sarah Connor: I've had some bad luck with shrinks.
Dr. Boyd Sherman: Well, you could stop calling them shrinks, that might help.

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Connections

References Blade Runner (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Weekend"
(uncredited)
Written by Jared Jones and Ezemdi Chikwendu
Performed by Ashley Tucker

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