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The Best Episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Every episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles!

The Best Episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the...

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  1. Background image for Born to Run
    8.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - Born to Run

    S2:E22

    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.

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  2. Background image for Adam Raised a Cain
    8.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Adam Raised a Cain

    S2:E21

    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.

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  3. Background image for Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today

    S2:E8

    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.

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    8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #4 - Today Is the Day (2)

    S2:E19

    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.

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  5. Background image for Samson and Delilah
    8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Samson and Delilah

    S2:E1

    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.

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  6. Background image for Self Made Man
    7.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #6 - Self Made Man

    S2:E11

    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.

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    Director:Holly Dale
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  8. Background image for What He Beheld (2)
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #7 - What He Beheld (2)

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Mike Rohl
  9. Background image for Allison from Palmdale
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #8 - Allison from Palmdale

    S2:E4

    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.

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  10. Background image for To the Lighthouse
    7.8/10(927 votes)

    #9 - To the Lighthouse

    S2:E20

    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.

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    7.7/10(977 votes)

    #10 - The Mousetrap

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:John Wirth
  12. Background image for Goodbye to All That
    7.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #11 - Goodbye to All That

    S2:E5

    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.

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  13. Background image for Today Is the Day (1)
    7.7/10(931 votes)

    #12 - Today Is the Day (1)

    S2:E18

    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.

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  14. Background image for Queen's Gambit
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Queen's Gambit

    S1:E5

    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.

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  15. Background image for Brothers of Nablus
    7.6/10(912 votes)

    #14 - Brothers of Nablus

    S2:E7

    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.

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  16. Background image for Ourselves Alone
    7.6/10(894 votes)

    #15 - Ourselves Alone

    S2:E17

    While Derek does surveillance on a lawyer he suspects may be connected to Skynet, Sarah and Cameron begin to have doubts about Riley.

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    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #16 - The Turk

    S1:E3

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short
    7.5/10(918 votes)

    #17 - The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short

    S2:E6

    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.

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    7.5/10(908 votes)

    #18 - Complications

    S2:E9

    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.

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  20. Background image for Dungeons & Dragons
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Dungeons & Dragons

    S1:E6

    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.

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  21. Background image for The Demon Hand
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #20 - The Demon Hand

    S1:E7

    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.

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  22. Background image for Automatic for the People
    7.4/10(1.0k votes)

    #21 - Automatic for the People

    S2:E2

    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.

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  23. Background image for Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point
    7.4/10(885 votes)

    #22 - Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point

    S2:E10

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Good Wound
    7.4/10(932 votes)

    #23 - The Good Wound

    S2:E14

    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.

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  25. Background image for Alpine Fields
    7.3/10(938 votes)

    #24 - Alpine Fields

    S2:E12

    Terminators come after a family whose unborn daughter plays an important role in the war against the Machines, and Sarah, Cameron, and Derek try to protect them.

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  26. Background image for Vick's Chip (1)
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Vick's Chip (1)

    S1:E8

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Born to Run" is the best rated episode of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles". It scored 8.9/10 based on 1663 votes. Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt and written by Josh Friedman, it aired on 4/10/2009. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Adam Raised a Cain".