Desert Cantos (20 Feb. 2009)

Sarah attends a memorial service for Catherine Weaver's victims at the supposed heating and air conditioning plant to search for answers and find a connection to Skynet.

Director:

J. Miller Tobin

Writers:

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

Stars:

Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Brian Austin Green	...	Derek Reese
Shirley Manson	...	Catherine Weaver
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	George McCarthy
Mackenzie Brooke Smith	...	Savannah Weaver (as Mackenzie Smith)
Alanna Masterson	...	Zoe McCarthy
Adam Wylie	...	Henry Douglas, Jr.
Cyd Strittmatter	...	Diana Winston
Shane Edelman	...	Matt Murch
Max Perlich	...	Walsh
Ned Bellamy	...	Ed Winston
Susan Floyd	...	Stella McCarthy

Storyline

Sarah, John, Cameron, and Derek travel to a remote California town to investigate the mysterious destruction and massacre of the warehouse in which they individually approach various residents to look for a connection to Skynet. Sarah bonds with a widow of a security guard whom was the same one who shot Sarah weeks earlier. John bonds with a teen girl, named Zoe, who's father was one of the victims to get information as to what was going on at the warehouse, and Derek tails a shadowy hit man named Walsh, whom was sent by Catherine, to find one surviving worker who may be a threat to not only her but everyone. Back in Los Angeles at Zeira Corp, while Catherine works to successfully cover her tracks and block Ellison from learning more about her work involving Project Babylon, she also tries to get through to the real Catherine's daughter, Savannah, over the anniversary of her own father's death.

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Plot Keywords:

bubbles | semi tractor trailer | sitting on someone's lap | video surveillance | dead cattle | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Cameron Phillips: [about Zoe] She hasn't looked at her father's picture since we've been here - not once. Neither has her mother.
Derek Reese: Yeah, and?
Cameron Phillips: If you had a photo of Kyle Reese, you'd look at it, wouldn't you? - Maybe there's something I don't understand.
John Connor: He's not dead.
Derek Reese: That's a big leap.
John Connor: Lemme repeat what she said: if you had a photo of your brother, would you or would you not look at it?
[Reese turns to observe Zoe and her mother]
Derek Reese: He's not dead.
Cameron Phillips: We should find him before he is.

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Connections

Features Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Earthlings Welcome Here (2008)

User Reviews

The Connors go to a funeral

After the events at the end of the previous episode there were inevitably going to be a lot of funerals so Sarah and her family decide to attend to try to find out what was going on at the warehouse. While there Sarah gets chatting to a widow while John befriends her daughter. They don't appear to know anything although eventually notices something rather strange; the daughter hasn't shed a tear sine they met her; not what you'd expect on the day of her father's funeral. Also there is a man working for Catherine Weaver; she is certain that one of those listed as dead has in fact survived and she wants him found. Back in Los Angeles Ellison learns that it is the anniversary of Catherine's husband's death but she acts perfectly normally; as if it was just another day; until he comments on her behaviour.

This episode may be fairly low on action compared to last week's but it was still enjoyable; there was a mystery about what the family was hiding and the drama of them learning some shocking truths about the man they thought they knew. The scenes at the town dominated the episode however I preferred those in LA as Catherine Weaver is the most interesting character at the moment; we know she is really a machine but her motives remain a mystery. Shirley Manson continues to impress in the role; acting almost human but not quite.