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Sarah Connor
John’s mother, fighting to prevent Skynet while hiding her worsening health fears.
ClearStory · COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · EPISODE 11 OF 22
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
Self Made Man
The setup
While the others sleep, Cameron investigates a Terminator whose accidental arrival in the wrong year forced it to build a new plan across decades.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
9 peopleThe only names you need
JC
John Connor
The future Resistance leader, still a teenager and increasingly determined to make his own choices.
C
Cameron
John’s reprogrammed Terminator protector, whose damaged systems make her behaviour less predictable.
DR
Derek Reese
Kyle Reese’s brother, a Resistance fighter sent back from the future and John’s uncle.
JE
James Ellison
A former FBI agent recruited by Catherine Weaver to investigate machines and unusual technology.
CW
Catherine Weaver
The liquid-metal head of ZeiraCorp, pursuing an artificial-intelligence project for reasons that remain unclear.
JH
John Henry
ZeiraCorp’s growing artificial intelligence, taught about people, morality and Skynet by Ellison.
RD
Riley Dawson
John’s new friend and girlfriend, secretly connected to Jesse’s future mission.
JF
Jesse Flores
A Resistance officer from the future who wants Cameron separated from John.
WHILE WATCHING
Recap as you go
Choose only the last clear story shift you have reached. Each recap stops there.
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden because this reveals Episode 11.
Content note: Machine violence, deaths, threat, trauma, strong language and future-war imagery.
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