"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" Queen's Gambit (2008)

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

Josh Friedman (developer)
Natalie Chaidez (written by)

TV Series:

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008)

Original Air Date:

11 February 2008 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Sarah reevaluates the capabilities of her friend Andy Goode's computer, the Turk II, after he enters it in a major chess competition...

Plot Keywords:

Skynet | Time Travel | The Terminator | Sequel | Female Terminator

Cast

Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison
Garret Dillahunt	...	Cromartie
Sonya Walger	...	Michelle Dixon
Brendan Hines	...	Andy Goode
Kristina Apgar	...	Cheri Westin
Mark Ivanir	...	Dmitri Shipkov
Neil Hopkins	...	Mr. Harris
Matt McColm	...	Vick Chamberlain
Brian Austin Green	...	Derek Reese
Dean Winters	...	Charley Dixon
Luis Chávez	...	Morris (as Luis Chavez)
Josue Aguirre	...	Bobo

Runtime:

41 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Netherlands:16

Company:

Bartleby Company

Trivia:

A face recognition system recognizes Cameron with the tag "101". In the Terminator films the main character was a Model 101 Terminator of the 800 Series.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene when the T-888 is browsing the police network to find the information on Reese, the Network Disconnected system tray icon can be seen.

Quotes:

Sarah Connor: If there is a flaw in chess as a game of war, it is this. Unlike war, the rules of chess are constant; the pieces - unchangeable. You'll never win the heart of a rook or the mind of a knight. They are deaf to your arguements. And so be it. The goal of a chess game is total annihilation...

Chess, War and Grief

Sarah meets Andy Goode and he tells her that he has rebuilt a new version of his computer, the Turk II, and he will participate of a chess tournament where the winner will sign a contract with the government for military purpose. Meanwhile Cromartie lures Charley Dixon, pretending to be an FBI agent and trying to get information about Sarah Connor. When Andy loses the competition and is found dead by Sarah, she fights against a stranger she assumes that is the criminal. The man is arrested but later Sarah finds that he is a member of the resistance and her brother-in-law sent by John from the future. Sarah, John and Cameron face a dangerous terminator while trying to rescue Derek Reese.

The engaging "Queen's Gambit" is the best episode so far of this series, with a good story based on the themes chess, war and grief. Sarah's monologue is makes an analogy between the strategies in a chess game and in the war, and all the lead characters grieve their loss, inclusive Cameron in the end after the destruction of the terminator. The attitudes of Cameron trying to understand the human behavior are great and her interview with the grief counselor is one of the best moments of the show. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Queen's Gambit"