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Post by ReeseDN38416 on Mar 6, 2008 19:49:20 GMT -5
I'm curious about her. I'm eager to see more development of her character and how her issues connect to the Terminator story.
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Post by Derek Reese on Mar 7, 2008 0:57:28 GMT -5
I don't know what it is that their attempting to do with her. Give John someone that's been outcast to connect with, I suppose.
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Post by Big Brother on Mar 7, 2008 7:13:52 GMT -5
I am fairly confident in predicting that her father who keeps her on such a tight leash has something to do with building Skynet.
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Post by t101 on Mar 7, 2008 9:20:19 GMT -5
^ I think it would be a really corny coincidence. I'm thinking she's just going to be a love interest.
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Post by kittybot on Mar 7, 2008 13:31:40 GMT -5
I'd like her if she turned out to be an infiltrator. I want a terminator chick fight would be awesome!
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Post by ReeseDN38416 on Mar 8, 2008 18:36:02 GMT -5
^Yes, there should be another female Terminator. LOL!
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Post by Paloma on Mar 10, 2008 20:36:13 GMT -5
I... don't like her. Maybe because I'm into the John/Cam, but I just... don't. She bugs me.
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Post by Derek Reese on Mar 10, 2008 21:23:08 GMT -5
My speculation for her: she'll be someone that John can connect with, when and if he feels the need. Even though she won't come around to it immedately.
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Post by Ronnie on Mar 13, 2008 11:35:45 GMT -5
Might be cool if she turned out to be a TSCC version of Kate Brewster. The John/Kate dynamic was another part of T3 that I really began to like after thinking about it more and more. Not only John's #2 but probably the only other person he REALLY trusts in the future.
It's possible that her father is high up somewhere in development that might lead to Skynet. Perhaps she is forced to keep other people at a distance as to not accidentally divulge any information about her father's work?
I can't think of any other reasonable explanations. Unless she did suffer some non-Terminator related tragedy elsewhere, but it wouldn't really fit into the plot? More of just a side note after so many What Ifs? being drawn about her.
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Post by Derek Reese on Mar 13, 2008 15:45:09 GMT -5
Karma! I was thinking about the same possibility. There's gotta be some kind of connection to the equation or she wouldn't be in play as much as she is. Even if she is trying to disconnect from John, yet, oddly stay connected.
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Post by Big Brother on Mar 17, 2008 16:18:36 GMT -5
Hmmm...I am intrigued by the idea that "something happened", perhaps in Wichita (as per the infamous deleted scene), and this has something to do with her behavior.
Perhaps either she, or her father, was the target of a Terminator mission. We know other terminators are being sent back for other missions, either to protect or assassinate key people with a role to play in the creation of Skynet or the Resistance. And after the revelations of Vick's Chip, I'm now torn between several theories about Cheri...
Theory #1: Borrowing Part of Kate Brewster's Role Perhaps Cheri's father is some sort of military, corporate, or government official deeply involved in creating Skynet, and it's merely his arrogant alpha-male control-freak personality that keeps her "locked down tight", as well as making him the kind of prick who would design Skynet in the first place. I'm not saying she IS the Kate Brewster of TSCC, just that this bit of Kate's T3 plotline/backstory got appropriated for this character. This was my original theory.
Theory #2: Targeted for Termination Either Cheri herself was targeted for something her adult self did during the war, again borrowing a bit of Kate Brewster's plotline, or her father/other close friend or relative was targeted. An attack was made, but somehow, it failed. Perhaps if it was neither her nor her father, the attack even succeeded (maybe her mother was the target, or a friend or sibling), but her and/or her father figured out enough of what was going on to become incredibly paranoid about another attack. This was my theory after seeing the "Wichita" graffiti in her locker in that deleted scene, thinking that the attack took place there. Note that Wichita is near a couple of big-time USAF Strategic Air Command bases, and lots of base personnel who work with nuclear weapons live there.
Theory #3: Some Kind of Robot Dad After seeing Vick's Chip and reading some of the above speculations in this thread, I'm now considering the possibility that her paranoid father (or stepfather, more likely) is a T-888 Infiltrator grooming her and/or her mother or other siblings for some future role in the creation of Skynet. Terminators tasked as bodyguards tend to be a tad overprotective of their charges, so perhaps the incident in Wichita involved her robo-dad killing or maiming a rude boyfriend or school bully, or even an uncooperative teacher.
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Post by tzigone on Mar 17, 2008 17:26:37 GMT -5
Hmmm...I am intrigued by the idea that "something happened", perhaps in Wichita (as per the infamous deleted scene), and this has something to do with her behavior. Oh, I definitely agree that has something to do with her behavior. I just wish we had more clues to go on. Vaguely similar to Kate. Though Robert Brewster was a good guy who would have been one of John's lieutenants. And didn't want to turn over control to Skynet. The military connection is an interesting thought. I was going to pause the ep to see if the car had military tags, but on rewatching it looked like we never saw the back of the car (dang it). But that doesn't lead to anything about Wichita or something happening there. This theory came before the deleted scenes were out, then? She and her dad might both have been targeted. So far in SCC have we seen any Terminators with specific "to kill" lists except Cromartie after John? Doesn't really matter - with all that Skynet is arranging here, them killing off a few important people is very likely. If this is the case, then I'd say that she's possible now using an assumed name. It's logical not to use her real one if she or the man with her was the target. And she's denying having been in Wichita. However, I think factors weigh against an assumed identity. Because how would anyone know about Wichita if that was case - she wouldn't tell the guidance counselor or anything. (My current theory is that whoever the high-school taunter is is spying on counseling sessions and that's s/he knows so much about various kids. But if they reveal the taunter is doing something different, that'll, of course, change my view on what's likely with Cheri.) If this the case, you still have to explain why Cheri was so scared of being seen talking with John. I'd go with her dad (it was a man's hand from the car, right?) being half-crazy paranoid from what happened and that she was afraid he might hurt John. That seems possible. For her to be so scared, she must know what he is. It's also possible she/her family are some sort of hostages to make another family member do what the Terminator wants. I wish we had more details. Even knowing more about the rumors about her already floating around the school would be nice. Something went down at her old school. But that's in Wichita, so how did they hear about it here, unless it either made the papers (unlikely - they'd know specifics) or someone (Cheri or a sibling or a parent talking to the principal or something) talked? Specifically they said "she's damaged goods," right? Could just be the high-school rumor mill, and they don't know anything. But if not, something happened to her, or she saw something happen to someone and it messed with her (like seeing a cyborg kill someone, you know) and she seemed a little "off" for a bit. Another question: when she was scared of being seen talking to John - do you think she was scared for herself or for him? Makes a difference in speculation, but I'm just not able to tell why exactly she's scared there.
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Post by Derek Reese on Apr 2, 2008 19:38:17 GMT -5
Interesting ideas, Big Brother.
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Post by klaatu on Apr 3, 2008 6:13:18 GMT -5
I come into this late but I see parallels of what is happening with John. What did happen at her old school, is there a military connection, is she going to be a future Conner? These are the lines I would be looking into.
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Post by t101 on Apr 9, 2008 16:47:50 GMT -5
I'll just repeat again. If she happens to be connected to Skynet or Terminators, and so it just happens that John ended up in the same school as her and showed interest in her. This sort of implausible coincidence is kinda cheesy.
I hope she's just a schoolgirl with troubled past.
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