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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Season Two
SERIES: Fox, Monday 8:00p (60 minutes)

8.5 based on 4 reviews read critic reviews how did we calculate this? based on 18 votes read user comments rate this tv show

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Starring Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Brian Austin Green, Garret Dillahunt, and Shirley Manson

Sarah, John, and Cameron continue their run from robots sent to kill John, this time with his uncle from the future (Brian Austin Green) joining the family full-time.

GENRE(S):	Action / Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
CREATED BY:	Josh Friedman
FIRST AIR DATE:	September 8, 2008

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70

Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns with a solidly enjoyable action-oriented outing.

70

Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall

The transformations aren't complete by episode's end--though at least Dekker chops off his floppy Emo bangs--but it's a step in the right direction for a series that struggled to live up to its potential and pedigree last spring.

67

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

My interest ebbs and flows depending not on the plot but on which character is in the action.

60

PopMatters Cynthia Fuchs

As the series continues to complicate the relations among past, present, and future, Ellison’s part in any of them is increasingly difficult to frame.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Joe H gave it a9:
Love it! Great casting, writing and atmosphere. #1 on my don't miss list.

1m r1ght gave it a10:
It's smart and very much entertaining.

Kev T. gave it a7:
For hardcore Terminator fans this show should make you happy, but not blown away. Season one had very few plot twists or unexpected moments. The special effects are generally solid. There are few "Rambo" moments. Those moments when the good guy should have been shot up badly or killed but somehow managed to get away hurt or untouched. If you are new to Terminator and you are not big on Sci-Fi, odds are this show will do nothing for you. It would have been nice if the casting would not have just cast a pretty little white female as a Terminator. It just seemed like an attempt to get guys to watch. They had a chance to do something unique with that roll and missed it. Maybe season two will find some innovation in the plots and as the actors bond maybe overall quality will come up.

Colin C gave it a10:
Holy [Bleep!] The first five minutes of this episode was some of the best TV I've watched since the closing sequence in Six Feet Under's finale. (Anyone who watched it knows what I mean.) This was a great episode, and the ending made me sit up and cheer. This season's starting off with a bang, and has pretty much erased that crappy third terminator movie from my memory. This espisode focused more on action than character development, but there was still some nice progress on these parts too. Really, a great blend of both.

Jose Q. gave it a9:
Excellent action, good story, great show all around.

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