![]() ![]() It's especially sweet when you consider that John didn't have much of a childhood himself and would rather not have an innocent child caught up in this any further. When John tells the Terminator to reveal itself to the Dysons, he takes their son Danny away to see his room and spare him more trauma.The point is less that 'there's no better options' and more that 'a remorseless killing machine programmed to protect someone is a better parent than most human beings generally' Sure, not out of love, but it also wouldn't hurt him through hatred or neglect. ![]() It's sole duty was to protect him no matter what, it would do anything for him. Like Sarah says, the Terminator would never hurt John. It may not be able to feel love, but that also means it can't feel hatred.But solely because it won't abuse, abandon, or neglect him, she sees it as the best parent. All it can do is perform actions based only on logic and orders. It could also be a bit of Fridge Horror.She entrusted John to the T-800 for what may be the entire rest of his life. Once she believed that the T-800 was more than capable of taking her place as John's protector and mentor, she liked those odds. She was obviously thinking about it when the T-800 shared its inside knowledge of Skynet's rise to power, but put it off because they were already safely halfway to Mexico and she felt her first duty was protecting John even if she pulled it off, heading back to LA to kill Dyson would almost certainly result in her either being killed by the T-1000 or arrested by the cops followed shortly by being killed by the T-1000. Unfortunately, recognizing a Terminator's worth is very likely what drives her to take that shot at killing Miles Dyson.In an insane world, it was the sanest choice." Of all the would-be fathers who came and went over the years, this thing, this machine, was the only one who measured up. It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, never get drunk or hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. "Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |