''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'': Cliff-Hung Jury

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And while we're on the subject of actors I know, let's check in on Catherine Dent, who's still playing the blond skeptic to Ellison's FBI agent-on-a-mission. After his run-in with the unclearly named Dr. Silberman/Silverman last week, Ellison is pretty much convinced there are robots running around these days, even more so after he went to Charlie Dixon's house and learned that Kester, a.k.a. Laszlo, a.k.a. Cromartie, had been there, posing as an FBI agent. Meanwhile, it seemed Cromartie had tired of looking for John Connor and now just wanted the Sarah Connor file, which Ellison had. The two men kept missing each other! It was like ''The Gift of the Magi,'' but really screwed up! Still, you knew it was gonna come to a head, and sure enough, Ellison eventually cranked up the Johnny Cash and raided Cromartie's apartment complex. They busted down the door, guns blazing, but they were no match for our friend the Regenerating Terminator. One FBI agent's corpse hit the pool. Two. Three. Four. Five. Pretty soon, everyone was dead in the pool but Ellison, who Cromartie mysteriously chose to let go. Sarah was chatting about Lord of the Flies in voice-over at this point, a bit about the end of innocence and the darkness of men's hearts. This was an interesting voice-over choice, given that most of the darkness in the scenario at hand had to do with a robot, who technically does not have a heart. Cromartie spared Ellison, though — maybe he is developing a soul, like Cam and her ballet?

I'm glad we're walking away from this series with one thing straight, at least: Bag has known for quite some time that John is Kyle's son. And so as an unexpected birthday gift — not to make two Molly Ringwald references in the same sci-fi recap, but there was a Sixteen Candles thing going on — he took John to the park to eat ice cream and see his dad playing baseball in happier times. And OMG, John Connor, was that a sweet, lovely smile we saw under those bangs? Why, I do believe it was. I think there may have been a second one, in fact, when Mom finally remembered your birthday, too. Moms never forget birthdays, John, even ones in the midst of missions to rescue humanity. She sent Cam out for cake and everything!

Oh. Except Cam. Went out for cake. Got in the car and...KABLOOIE! The Real Sarkissian blew up the family Jeep.

Aaaaaand...scene!

At the end of this mini-seasonlet of T:SCC, unanswered questions abound. What was up with that Cheri girl at school (not from Wichita, FYI), and what happened to all those other famous actors who came through the portal with Bag? (We saw Sayles, but what about Bubbles?) What will Cam wear to prom, provided that Sark did not blow up the Jeep with the fancy stuff they used to burn up the T-888 a couple weeks ago, and also that Cam manages to get flesh grown back in time? What the hell was happening in that basement with the piano? How does the fact that Bag knows he's John Connor's uncle change the future, not to mention the fact that there are now officially two Derek Reeses running around in the same time-space continuum, with the possibility of several more, depending on how the ol' logic butterfly flaps her wings?

And how long is it going to take me to shake the feeling that this series could have been a lot more than it will most likely turn out to be? It's after midnight now, and I gotta be at the airport in five hours to fly to the set of a movie based on that other Fox sci-fi show I mentioned earlier. Something tells me that a decade from now, I will not be doing the same for a Terminator film starring Lena Headey. But who knows? Maybe you kids can send someone back in time to change that fact. The future is what you make it! Use the comment boards to wish real hard! Meanwhile, be good, be safe, and thanks for hanging out.