The Best Episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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8.9/10(1695 votes)
#1 - Born to Run
S2:E224/10/2009
Fate is changed forever on the explosive season finale episode! The Connors come face-to-face with Weaver in a confrontation that shakes John to the core and changes his reality. Nothing will be the same.
Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer:Josh Friedman
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Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer:Josh Friedman
8.5/10(1144 votes)
#2 - Adam Raised a Cain
S2:E214/3/2009
When John attempts to rescue Skynet’s latest target he finds himself closing in on Weaver, but at what cost? Game plans change, causing Sarah and Ellison to reunite. Meanwhile, Weaver learns Ellison’s secrets.
Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
8.3/10(1123 votes)
#3 - Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today
S2:E811/10/2008
Cromartie kidnaps Sarah and races to Mexico to find John. When Derek, Cameron and Ellison discover what has happened, they come to their defense, which leads to one final deadly confrontation with Cromartie.
Director:Michael Nankin
Writer:Daniel T. Thomsen
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Director:Michael Nankin
Writer:Daniel T. Thomsen
8.3/10(1056 votes)
#4 - Today Is the Day (2)
S2:E193/20/2009
Jesse's submarine mission in the future takes a fatal turn with unforeseen consequences. Back in the present, her plan to turn John against Cameron backfires when John discovers that Jesse--not Cameron--killed Riley and he makes a life-or-death decision.
Director:Guy Norman Bee
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Guy Norman Bee
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
8.2/10(1311 votes)
#5 - What He Beheld (2)
S1:E93/3/2008
Sarah finds herself in a business transaction with a mysterious business man named Sarkissian, who claims to be in possession of the stolen Turk computer system and wants an exorbitant amount of money for it. Derek recalls his childhood before the so-called Judgement Day in 2011, when a nuclear war triggered by Skynet will destroy the world. Agent Ellison finally discovers that the terminator Cromartie is impersonating an FBI agent, and makes arrangements to apprehend him.
Director:Mike Rohl
Writer:Ian B. Goldberg
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Director:Mike Rohl
Writer:Ian B. Goldberg
8.1/10(1314 votes)
#6 - Samson and Delilah
S2:E19/8/2008
After the Jeep explosion, John's 16th birthday makes him confront the fact that he's destined to be alone. Meanwhile, after Cromartie's massacre, Agent Ellison must face off against both the Feds and his faith.
Director:David Nutter
Writer:Josh Friedman
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Director:David Nutter
Writer:Josh Friedman

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7.9/10(1117 votes)
#7 - Self Made Man
S2:E1112/1/2008
Cameron learns that a terminator was accidentally sent back to 1920s Los Angeles, and she tries to find out what happened to him. Meanwhile, John has a run-in with a group of punks while taking Riley home from a party.
Director:Holly Dale
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:Holly Dale
Writer:Toni Graphia
7.8/10(1238 votes)
#8 - The Demon Hand
S1:E72/25/2008
Sarah breaks into Agent Ellison's apartment and discovers a file on her from her time at the mental hospital, leading her to Dr. Silberman, now a doomsday convert. Meanwhile Cameron signs up for a ballet class and John finds out how his mom escaped the mental hospital.
Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
7.8/10(1237 votes)
#9 - Queen's Gambit
S1:E52/11/2008
Sarah reevaluates the capabilities of her friend Andy's computer after he enters it in a chess competition. During the competition Sarah meets a stranger with a history similar to hers. Meanwhile, Agent Ellison finds remnants from a past terminator battle.
Director:Matt Earl Beesley
Writer:Natalie Chaidez
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Director:Matt Earl Beesley
Writer:Natalie Chaidez
7.8/10(1179 votes)
#10 - Allison from Palmdale
S2:E49/29/2008
A software glitch causes Cameron to forget who she is. She goes missing from the Connors and is taken in by a street kid named Jody. Cameron and Jody end up at a halfway house where Cameron meets with a social worker who uncovers some of Cameron’s distant memories. Meanwhile, Catherine Weaver meets with Agent Ellison to discuss his future at Zeira Corp, and Ellison does some digging into Weaver’s past.
Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:Charles Beeson
Writer:Toni Graphia
7.8/10(979 votes)
#11 - To the Lighthouse
S2:E203/27/2009
Sarah and John hit the road without Cameron and Derek to stay with Charley Dixon, where she reveals to Charley that her cancer may have emerged. Meanwhile, a computer worm infects John Henry.
Director:Guy Ferland
Writer:Natalie Chaidez
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Director:Guy Ferland
Writer:Natalie Chaidez
7.7/10(1249 votes)
#12 - Dungeons & Dragons
S1:E62/18/2008
Flashing in and out of consciousness, fighting for his life Derek Reese recalls his future life battling the machines in 2027. Meanwhile, Sarah tries to explain the past to Charley.
Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
7.7/10(1074 votes)
#13 - Goodbye to All That
S2:E510/6/2008
John and Derek infiltrate a military academy in order to protect an integral member of the future resistance. Meanwhile, Weaver’s first assignment for Ellison takes an interesting turn of events when he discovers a specter from his own past.
Director:Bryan Spicer
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Bryan Spicer
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
7.7/10(1043 votes)
#14 - The Mousetrap
S2:E39/22/2008
Derek and Sarah must outwit Cromartie after he kidnaps Charley's wife, and they must weigh the consequences in rescuing her. Meanwhile, John finds himself unable to choose between Cameron and Riley.
Director:Bill Eagles
Writer:John Wirth
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Director:Bill Eagles
Writer:John Wirth
7.7/10(987 votes)
#15 - Today Is the Day (1)
S2:E183/13/2009
As the Connors prepare to move, they find out that Riley is dead, and Sarah begins to doubt Cameron's motives. Jesse flashes back to a submarine mission in the future, and John Henry plays hide and seek with Catherine Weaver's daughter.
Director:Guy Norman Bee
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Guy Norman Bee
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
7.6/10(949 votes)
#16 - Ourselves Alone
S2:E173/6/2009
While Derek does surveillance on a lawyer he suspects may be connected to Skynet, Sarah and Cameron begin to have doubts about Riley.
Director:Jeff Woolnough
Writers:Daniel T. Thomsen, Toni Graphia
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Director:Jeff Woolnough
Writers:Daniel T. Thomsen, Toni Graphia
7.6/10(979 votes)
#17 - Brothers of Nablus
S2:E711/3/2008
The Connors find themselves on high alert and in odd company after their house is robbed. A Terminator terrorizes Ellison, while another gets dangerously close to John Connor. Derek and Jesse continue to get reacquainted.
Director:Milan Cheylov
Writer:Ian B. Goldberg
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Director:Milan Cheylov
Writer:Ian B. Goldberg
7.6/10(1174 votes)
#18 - Vick's Chip (1)
S1:E83/3/2008
Derek finds the brain chip from Vick that Cameron had kept. John builds an interface for it and they discover a computerized traffic system is important to Skynet. Sarah decides it must be sabotaged. Meanwhile, Cromartie is checking through school records in search of John.
Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Daniel T. Thomsen
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Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Daniel T. Thomsen
7.6/10(2045 votes)
#19 - Pilot
S1:E11/13/2008
After two years in one spot Sarah Connor feels the need to move on before they get too comfortable. They move to a new city where John starts school and meets a mysterious girl. However, danger strikes, and Sarah and John are caught in another struggle for their survival.
Director:David Nutter
Writer:Josh Friedman
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Director:David Nutter
Writer:Josh Friedman
7.5/10(969 votes)
#20 - Complications
S2:E911/17/2008
Sarah finds that the strange dreams she's been having while she sleeps are slowly beginning to creep into her waking life, but she has no idea what the dreams mean for her and John. Derek and Jesse investigate a possible Skynet conspirator.
Director:Steven DePaul
Writers:John Wirth, Ian B. Goldberg
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Director:Steven DePaul
Writers:John Wirth, Ian B. Goldberg
7.5/10(980 votes)
#21 - The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short
S2:E610/20/2008
While Sarah, John and Cameron track another name from their list, they accidentally cross paths with T-1001. Meanwhile, a woman who Derek once knew in the past surprises him by appearing in the present.
Director:Tawnia McKiernan
Writer:Denise Thé
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Director:Tawnia McKiernan
Writer:Denise Thé
7.5/10(1385 votes)
#22 - The Turk
S1:E31/21/2008
Sarah visits Miles Dyson's widow to find the creator of Skynet. She leads her to a man named Andy Goode who used to work with Dyson and is building a chess-playing computer named "The Turk." John and Cameron try their best to fit in on their first day at a new high school.
Director:Paul A. Edwards
Writer:John Wirth
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Director:Paul A. Edwards
Writer:John Wirth
7.4/10(949 votes)
#23 - Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point
S2:E1011/24/2008
Sarah's quest to find the meaning behind the "three dots" leads to a technology firm seeking an advanced microchip. Meanwhile, Jesse comes clean to Derek about her mission and Weaver makes an important introduction.
Director:Scott Peters
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Scott Peters
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
7.4/10(992 votes)
#24 - The Good Wound
S2:E142/13/2009
While fighting to stay alive, Sarah is guided by the image of John's father. Weaver's attempt to protect John Henry has deadly consequences.
Director:Jeff Woolnough
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
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Director:Jeff Woolnough
Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller
7.4/10(1078 votes)
#25 - Automatic for the People
S2:E29/15/2008
Sarah and Cameron investigate a nuclear power plant; John grows less enthusiastic about academics but flourishes socially with the help of a new friend; Catherine Weaver gets another piece of the puzzle for her pet project.
Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer:Natalie Chaidez
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Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer:Natalie Chaidez