Josh Friedman is a realist , you can see it in the way he writes, he wants to GROUND the Terminator franchise and make it real.
Realism in writing means understanding that life isn't fair. Karma doesn't always get people in the end. For every OJ Simpson that goes to jail, another goes free. Not everybody gets theirs in the end. I'm not sure I can see your point of view on not wanting to see John rewarded for something in such a realistic show - not every bad choice has consequences, and not every good choice leads to rewards.
It was irresponsible, but he's also a teenage boy, and having formerly (we hope) been one of those, I can tell you that sometimes we think with the wrong brain, or we think with emotion instead of intellect.
And as for Cameron getting John on top of her - of COURSE she could've done that in any position she wanted, but remember, this is the same girl who knew she was wearing short-shorts and cast off her outer shirt before walking in to talk to John about how lonely he is. She's *been* manipulating him from day one. The one-and-only reason I wanted to see the Jessie Plotline resolve to completion is I DO believe that Cameron is manipulating John towards some end ,and I was hoping Jessie would figure out what was going on, or at least induce John to. But then again, if we reveal Cam's motivations too early, the show fizzles. Bleh.
BTW - Overall, I still adore reading these posts. My reactions to the scenes are different than yours, but you have a highly analytical mind and you come up with questions and answers I still fail to think of, and that's awesome. If anyone needs to know this is a good show, all they have to do is ask us how often the show has made us *Think*. That's all I ask of any show, and it's given us that in spades.
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on 2009-04-20 05:31 pm (UTC)Realism in writing means understanding that life isn't fair. Karma doesn't always get people in the end. For every OJ Simpson that goes to jail, another goes free. Not everybody gets theirs in the end. I'm not sure I can see your point of view on not wanting to see John rewarded for something in such a realistic show - not every bad choice has consequences, and not every good choice leads to rewards.
It was irresponsible, but he's also a teenage boy, and having formerly (we hope) been one of those, I can tell you that sometimes we think with the wrong brain, or we think with emotion instead of intellect.
And as for Cameron getting John on top of her - of COURSE she could've done that in any position she wanted, but remember, this is the same girl who knew she was wearing short-shorts and cast off her outer shirt before walking in to talk to John about how lonely he is. She's *been* manipulating him from day one. The one-and-only reason I wanted to see the Jessie Plotline resolve to completion is I DO believe that Cameron is manipulating John towards some end ,and I was hoping Jessie would figure out what was going on, or at least induce John to. But then again, if we reveal Cam's motivations too early, the show fizzles. Bleh.
BTW - Overall, I still adore reading these posts. My reactions to the scenes are different than yours, but you have a highly analytical mind and you come up with questions and answers I still fail to think of, and that's awesome. If anyone needs to know this is a good show, all they have to do is ask us how often the show has made us *Think*. That's all I ask of any show, and it's given us that in spades.