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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (The Little Sarah “Gets a Grip” Edition)

So, I’m a little late in getting the review round-up out this week.  My apologies for being unorganized but I’m going have to lay the blame on Winnie-the-Pooh.  Why Winnie, you ask? Let me explain…

I’ve lived in LA for a very long time… longer than some of the actors on TSCC have been alive… so I’ve pretty much seen it all.  But occasionally something passes me by that just makes me say “What the h***?”  That moment was yesterday when Winnie-the-Pooh passed me while driving a motorcycle! I know, it’s really not Winnie’s fault I’m late with the round-up but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to place the blame elsewhere while providing a little humor at the same time.

And now, on to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles…

Monday’s episode was “Alpine Fields”. It took the unique perspective of telling a story simitaniously in the past, present and future. Sarah meets a kindred soul in a teenage girl, Lauren, who becomes responsible for raising her infant sister after a Terminator targets the baby while  killing Lauren’s parents in the process. Like Sarah, Lauren steps up to the plate and raises her sister while protecting her from Skynet. This baby ultimately becomes vital to the survival of not only Derek but the entire resistance because her blood contains a vital anti-body that cures a nasty germ released by Skynet. If you haven’t watched the episode get your bum in front of the TV or ‘puter and start watching! Sarah Connor Society Forums have been busy reviewing and dissecting the episode HERE.

Now let’s check out what the other blogger’s think about “Alpine Fields”:

i09’s Charlie Jane Anders thinks:

“Last night’s Terminator episode was pretty much pure win. I love the “dysfunctional family trapped in a cabin with a monster outside” thing. It’s always a recipe for goodness. And once again, we saw the show building on the Terminator mythos from the movies without going too far off the reservation…”

Cinema Blend is saying:

“…This episode got back to what this show does best: Interweaving the importance of the present with the importance of the future in the fight against the machines. Although the episode jumped around a great deal, the story line was tight and entertaining. Looking forward to next week and story behind the machine that started it all.”

And in the words of TV Fodder:

“”Alpine Fields” is a great example of what “T:SCC” has done best this season: deliver solid, self-contained episodes that feed into the show’s main arc. Somehow, it’s managed to do so without being a “Terminator of the week” show.”

Click the various links below for the rest of the blogger opinions of “Alpine Fields”:

IGN
TV Squad
iF Magazine
Zap2it
Film School Rejects
Premium Hollywood
Infinite Regress
Mania

The ratings for “Alpine Fields” can be found HERE.

If you noticed, the future scenes took place in a few different locations.  We’ve learned in past episodes that Serrano Point was a strategic location for the resistance.  In this past episode, we’ve learned of another future resistance base, Eagle Rock Bunker. Eagle Rock in the future looks a little worse for the wear but in case your interested, click HERE to check out what Eagle Rock looks like in the present day.

We are fast approaching the winter break (boo hoo!) but did you know that the Canadian fans are going to get to see the return of TSCC before us in the U.S.?  Click HERE for the details. Lucky Canadians!

Buddy TV has “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” up for best show of the year. Click HERE to vote.

Now for some actor news:

i09 wants to know “Who Cracked Lena Headey’s Head?”  Click HERE for the article and clips from “The Broken”

Brian Austin Green was in Los Angeles Confidential magazine last month. Click HERE for scans of the article.

Urban Outfitters has a CD for charity that contains and previously unreleased Garbage song. Click HERE for the details.

Click HERE if your interested in an auction that will be selling Arnold’s T2 costume. I hope you’ve got a lot of money!

Discover Magazine has an article about biological warfare and Terminator.  Click HERE for the germ filled details. (EEKS! Where’s my hand sanitizer?)

And for those who were worried about Skynet coming to life for real, Fox News has an article about killer robots passing the flight test at Edwards Air Base.  Click HERE for all the scary robot details.

And now to round up our little round-up, we have some “Terminator: Salvation” news and James Cameron’s “Avatar” news from Empire magazine. For scans of the articles, please click the links below:

Interview with Sam Worthington, click HERE.

For 10 Things with McG about TS, click HERE.

And finally,

For 10 Things about “Avatar” with James Cameron, click HERE.