After the events of the previous episode John, Sarah, Derek and Cameron are reunited in the cemetery where John's father is buried. Here we learn that a phone was found on the body of the man who attacked the lighthouse and on that phone there is a picture of Savannah Weaver. John knows who she is as he met her at the offices of the psychiatrist he saw a while back. The action soon moves to the Weaver household where Savannah is doing her homework while talking to John Henry on the phone. While doing that a terminator turns up; clearly intending to harm Savannah. John Henry guides her to the garage but it looks as if she will be caught until the Connors and Cameron turn up; they rescue her but not without a heavy cost; Derek is shot and killed! The police assume she has been kidnapped and after seeing the surveillance recordings James Ellison knows where to look for her; he doesn't tell anybody else though and asks John Henry to keep the secret too. While talking to Savannah John learns about John Henry and they must work out a way to meet Catherine Weaver and destroy her work.
With just one episode of the second season to go the action is cranked up significantly; the opening shootout is both dramatic and quite shocking; I certainly didn't expect to see Derek die especially not in the opening scenes and without any time to deliver any last words... that said I think it was a brilliant move; the way he was shot and died instantly had more impact than it would have been if he had had a more drawn out death. While the Connors obviously featured in a major way this episode centred far more on Savannah, John Henry and James Ellison. This change of emphasis made the episode even more interesting than it could have been as all three actors do a fine job; Mackenzie Brooke Smith is particularly notable as young Savannah as she makes her character believable rather than being the cliché precocious child that frequently features on television. The episode also provided some nice insights into Catherine Weaver's character as she tells Ellison that she believes she must protect John Henry as one day he may be needed to save Savannah a sign that she is good or a lie to keep Ellison on side at this point it is impossible to say. With just one episode to go I can't wait to see how the season ends; if it is as good as this I'll be happy.
With just one episode of the second season to go the action is cranked up significantly; the opening shootout is both dramatic and quite shocking; I certainly didn't expect to see Derek die especially not in the opening scenes and without any time to deliver any last words... that said I think it was a brilliant move; the way he was shot and died instantly had more impact than it would have been if he had had a more drawn out death. While the Connors obviously featured in a major way this episode centred far more on Savannah, John Henry and James Ellison. This change of emphasis made the episode even more interesting than it could have been as all three actors do a fine job; Mackenzie Brooke Smith is particularly notable as young Savannah as she makes her character believable rather than being the cliché precocious child that frequently features on television. The episode also provided some nice insights into Catherine Weaver's character as she tells Ellison that she believes she must protect John Henry as one day he may be needed to save Savannah a sign that she is good or a lie to keep Ellison on side at this point it is impossible to say. With just one episode to go I can't wait to see how the season ends; if it is as good as this I'll be happy.