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ClearStory · COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · EPISODE 3 OF 9

TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES

The Turk

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BEFORE WATCHING

The setup

Sarah follows a possible route to Skynet through Andy Goode, a mobile-phone salesman building a powerful chess computer called the Turk. John and Cameron begin school under their new identities.

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The only names you need

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Sarah Connor

John’s mother, a wanted fugitive determined to prevent Skynet.

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John Connor

Sarah’s teenage son and the future leader of the human Resistance.

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Cameron

A Terminator sent from 2027 to protect John and help stop Skynet.

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James Ellison

The FBI agent pursuing Sarah who begins finding evidence machines exist.

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Cromartie

A T-888 sent to kill John, repeatedly rebuilding its ability to hunt him.

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Andy Goode

A programmer building the Turk, a computer that may lead towards Skynet.

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Jordan Cowan

A distressed student at John and Cameron’s school.

WHILE WATCHING

Recap as you go

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AFTER WATCHING

Key story points

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Content note: Suicide, grief, fire, murder, machine violence and medical imagery.