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I feel like I'm echoing

emmiere now: I only have three episodes left of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Woe!

I liked the episode with Cameron's late-night adventures at the library. The man who worked there, the one in the wheelchair, was so very sympathetic and real and they made me care about him. :( And how much did I love her interactions with him?! So inhuman, even though she's trying. Sort of.

Derek and Jesse... oh, wow. That was a painful way for the relationship to end. Deliberately ambiguous--did he actually shoot her? I don't know if we'll find out or not; either way, OOOOUUUUCH. I can't believe how much I've ended up caring about these two characters, both as individuals and as a couple, especially since they're both so morally... compromised? I'm not sure what the word is, but constant fighting changed them. Even if they both lived long lives in a holocaust-free future, they would never be 'normal' again.

Related to that, Riley's story was just tragic. I don't know if the show PTB had that plotline planned from the beginning or not, but the way it unfolded was certainly organic. Oh, doomed kid. I've been thinking about her previous experience in the future. Was she a fighter or just a human trying to survive? Did she even have any memories of life before the attacks? My guess is that her family's death in a house fire could have been real and happened on J-day.

Savannah Weaver and her mother continue to compel/repel me. I almost want to look away when Savannah sits on her "mother's" lap.

Savannah playing hide-and-seek with John Henry was so creepy and good.

I really hope my Doctor Who season four DVD's get here soon, so I'll have something after this is over. *sniffles*

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Aww, I like the episode with Cameron in the library too. It's so... random and fillerish, but that guy is a great character and I loved him and their odd little friendship.

I LOVED DEREK AND JESSE and their ending killed me (in a great way), right down to the tiny ambiguity of whether he shot her or not. They're such dark characters, and tragic in their own way. They live in a War and approach everything with this soldier morality; the ends justify the means. I agree they'd never live 'normally' again. I think the moment I fell in love with Jesse is when she asked John if it would've worked, making him think Cameron killed Riley. And when he says no, she goes "It's a damn shame, then. It's a damn waste." Guh.

Riley must've been *very* young on J-day. I don't think she was ever a fighter, just got by surviving somehow. I've also wondered whether the writers knew from the beginning where that was going -- after rewatching the season, I think they did, and it's interesting to watch knowing the reveal AND that John suspects something.

I LOVED DEREK AND JESSE and their ending killed me (in a great way), right down to the tiny ambiguity of whether he shot her or not.

YES! Oh, my heart. It's almost as bad as when Ellen Tigh died. *sniffles again*

I've also wondered whether the writers knew from the beginning where that was going -- after rewatching the season, I think they did, and it's interesting to watch knowing the reveal AND that John suspects something.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to rewatching with that idea in mind.

Yes. To all your thoughts. Yes, yes, yes. Such a fascinating show, right?

After all that, Doctor Who Season 4 will seem like quite the light-hearted romp. For the first half, though the rollercoaster drop at the second half is quite emotionally devastating.

Oh, show. Now I get all the upset posts when it was canceled. :(

Oh! When you're all done, mainly to avoid some specific spoilers (possibly), I wrote a Riley fic that you might like, and the amazing

halcyon_shift made me a Jesse (Derek/Jesse) vid for my birthday that you'll absolutely LOVE. :D

Excellent, I'll try and get to these this week.

Your icon is very very purty.

Deliberately ambiguous--did he actually shoot her? I don't know if we'll find out or not; either way, OOOOUUUUCH. I can't believe how much I've ended up caring about these two characters, both as individuals and as a couple, especially since they're both so morally... compromised?

I think he did shoot her - in contrast with the mercy that John was able to show Jesse, which is to show how damaged Derek really is. One of the saddest moments of the series to me is when John and Derek are at the military school and John articulates his knowledge that Derek too was "just a boy" when Judgment Day happened. SNIFFLE! Derek, to me, embodied the idea that 'you can't go home again' because he's come 'home' and it will never, ever be right for him anyway, even if he manages to help the Connors stop Judgment Day. (and like you, I loved Jesse - helped by the fact that I loved Kendra in "Razor" but I came to love her for herself.)

I've been thinking about her previous experience in the future. Was she a fighter or just a human trying to survive?

I think she was never a fighter, just a poor kid trying to survive and Jesse brought her salvation (or so she thought.) I didn't like Riley much when I thought she was a girl from the present, but once they gave her that backstory, WOW! Poor, poor, poor girl.

Savannah is an amazing actress. And the relationship between her and Catherine Weaver is fascinating and brilliant, isn't it, even though it's creepy as hell! She's being raised by two ROBOTS, eeep! But I also love her relationship with John Henry.

I think he did shoot her - in contrast with the mercy that John was able to show Jesse, which is to show how damaged Derek really is.

I think he shot her too. Guess I'm mostly wondering if she lived or not--she was far enough away that he would have had to pull off an excellent shot. Which he's more than capable of doing... when he's not emotionally involved with the subject. *sigh* Poor Derek.

...like you, I loved Jesse - helped by the fact that I loved Kendra in "Razor" but I came to love her for herself...

I wasn't attached to her because of "Razor" at all. She totally had to win me over on her merits, or lack of them. Weirdly enough, knowing that she had a connection to Riley's actions made me care about her, even though it was ultimately a horrifying plan.

I didn't like Riley much when I thought she was a girl from the present, but once they gave her that backstory, WOW! Poor, poor, poor girl.

I wasn't fond of Riley until the Mexico episode, when she didn't just hop into bed with John right away, and wanted actual conversation. And then she ended up with this fascinating story of her own...

Savannah is an amazing actress. And the relationship between her and Catherine Weaver is fascinating and brilliant, isn't it, even though it's creepy as hell! She's being raised by two ROBOTS, eeep! But I also love her relationship with John Henry.

Garrett Dillahunt as Cromartie/John Henry is simply amazing, and yes, I was mesmerized by his interactions with Savannah. Awesome, awesome acting and awesome storyline. Oh show. *sigh*

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