After the shocking conclusion to the previous episode, when Jesse killed Riley, John must come to terms with her death and decide what to do. He doesn't know what happened to her but has heard she was shot; almost like an execution. After Cameron's recent behaviour he naturally wonders if she was involved. This is of course just what Jesse wants him to think. Cameron's case isn't helped when Sarah finds her 'spare parts' taken from terminators she thought had been thoroughly burnt. Meanwhile former Agent Ellison is annoyed with 'John Henry' when he refuses to say where Catherine Weaver's daughter, Savannah, is hiding even though she sees it as part of his development. As well as these present events we see one of Jesse's missions in the future where she is aboard a submarine captained by a reprogrammed terminator on a mission to pick up a package for John Connor.
Being the first of a two part story this episode raises more questions than answers; how will John deal with Riley's death and will it further damage his relationship with Cameron being the most obvious. As the main story progressed it kept looking like John would believe Cameron was responsible for Riley's death despite his obvious desire to believe otherwise. The secondary present day story might not have been action packed but it was fun; I particularly liked the slightly creepy scene where various doors opened to lead Savannah to John Henry after her mother declined to play hide and seek with her. Garret Dillahunt does a fine job as the almost childlike John Henry and Shirley Manson is good as the mercurial Catherine Weaver despite all we've seen her do I'm still unsure of her motivation. The future story was entertaining although the episode ended just as it looked as if there might be some real action a nice hook for part two.
Being the first of a two part story this episode raises more questions than answers; how will John deal with Riley's death and will it further damage his relationship with Cameron being the most obvious. As the main story progressed it kept looking like John would believe Cameron was responsible for Riley's death despite his obvious desire to believe otherwise. The secondary present day story might not have been action packed but it was fun; I particularly liked the slightly creepy scene where various doors opened to lead Savannah to John Henry after her mother declined to play hide and seek with her. Garret Dillahunt does a fine job as the almost childlike John Henry and Shirley Manson is good as the mercurial Catherine Weaver despite all we've seen her do I'm still unsure of her motivation. The future story was entertaining although the episode ended just as it looked as if there might be some real action a nice hook for part two.