The war for the future continues, with ever-escalating intervention by the future, as Sarah Connor and her allies face off against the minions of Skynet and also begin to get inklings that there are factions within factions in the war against the machines.
"The best Terminator since T2" is perhaps faint praise, but The Sarah Connor Chronicles definitely gets the nod for it in my eyes. I freely admit to having enjoyed the "kitchen sink" excess of Genisys, and Dark Fate was a solid "killer robot chase movie" (and might be some people's pick for that reason), but the former is very silly and the latter sticks a bit too close to the franchise's well-trodden formula. The longer format of the TV show allows the writing staff to branch out a bit more and create more layers and complexities to the narrative. Would the whole thing have ultimately collapsed under its own weight if the show had continued past this season season? Possibly. But we'll never know as this was the end of the road. It seems likely the writing staff had some warning of this, as they deliver a fairly satisfying conclusion / revised status quo that also neatly echoes the 'stable time loop' of the original film.
If you've ever enjoyed a Terminator film, the TV series is worth a look.
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