Tag: Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate)

A haunting view of a post-fire urban landscape.

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Gary Varner
Date
June 14, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Grace Harper (Terminator Dark Fate), John Connor (in Terminator: Dark Fate), Linda Hamilton, Rev-9 (Terminator: Dark Fate), Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate), T-800 (Terminator Dark Fate)}

Terminator Dark Fate: A Sickening Conclusion

_{There is no actor alive who could deliver some of these lines in a believable way} _{Gary Varner
June 14, 2025

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I feel confident saying that the franchise is destroyed and will never recover, unless the creators admit that they’ve made some mistakes but that isn't likely. Read More ›

Two mysterious doors, dark room, choice, uncertainty, conceptual image for websites

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Gary Varner
Date
June 7, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Carl (Terminator Dark Fate), Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Mechanical evolution concept, Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate)}

Terminator Dark Fate: The “Family” Robot

_{Part 5: The idea that the robot Carl mechanically evolves a conscience is introduced but never explained} _{Gary Varner
June 7, 2025

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The mimicry-to-genuine humanity process can only work as a creative tool if the robot understands that humanity is an ideal to chase. Read More ›

Border patrol officers walking along a corrugated wall border

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Gary Varner
Date
May 31, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Grace Harper (Terminator Dark Fate), Linda Hamilton (as Sarah Connor), Rev-9 (Terminator: Dark Fate), Robots (as characters), Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate), T-800 (Terminator Dark Fate)}

Terminator Dark Fate: We Meet the Sender of the Mystery Texts

_{At this point in the story, our characters clash with Border Patrol — and discover a Terminator with a conscience} _{Gary Varner
May 31, 2025

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Last Saturday, we saw that Sarah, Grace and Dani, realized that the person sending Sarah the mysterious texts was living precisely where Grace was supposed to go if she ran into trouble. Because the address is in Texas our dysfunctional trio must cross the border. Dani knows a guy she convinces to help them. Well, actually Grace cuts a fly in half, and that convinces him. But anyway. While traveling to the border, they hop on top of a train with a bunch of undocumented immigrants. During this ride, Sarah comes to believe that Dani is really another her. Sarah seems happy to relinquish her fatalistic mantle, but Grace is annoyed by this development. A less likeable Grace I mention Read More ›

Lone figure falls through dark clouds, asteroids

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Gary Varner
Date
May 17, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Grace Harper (Terminator Dark Fate), Rev-9 (Terminator: Dark Fate), Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)}

Terminator: Dark Fate: Welcome to the New Future

_{Which turns out to be the same as the old one. Here’s Part 2 of my review} _{Gary Varner
May 17, 2025

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The writers seem to have run out of ideas for new Terminators. They’re recycling the concept and adding new abilities — without thinking them through. Read More ›

Terminator: Dark Fate - A Futuristic Robot in a Desolate Landscape

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Gary Varner
Date
May 10, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Grace Harper (Terminator Dark Fate), James Cameron, Linda Hamilton (as Sarah Connor), Mackenzie Davis (as Grace Harper), Natalia Reyes (as Dani Ramos), Sarah Connor (Terminator Dark Fate), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)}

Terminator Dark Fate: Not As Bad As Genisys But Close

_{Here in Part 1, we also look at rumors of a new Terminator project in the works. Could some of the mistakes that plagued earlier films be avoided?} _{Gary Varner
May 10, 2025

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The actors are quite good and if their performances seemed canned at times, I blame the dialogue. They can’t draw blood from a stone. Read More ›