My Terminator Zero review
Intro: A line from the show: Knowledge is power! Once you understand something it can't hurt you.
Me: You have to be ready and willing to receive that knowledge for that to happen. If you're not it will do more harm than good ask Neo and Luke Skywalker.
Terminator Zero: This series takes place In Japan where a scientist name Malcolm Lee creates an AI that will stop Skynet. That task becomes difficult when a terminator is targeting his kids. So he has to protect his kids from the Terminator and have the AI up and running before Judgment Day.
This is a decent spin-off! I appreciate that this series did its own thing without undermining John Connor. It's interesting to see how both the humans and the Terminator will fight each other because Japan only has revolvers. Speaking of Terminators they are as scary and creepy as you remember. I also like the setting in Japan because it's a nice change of scenery. This series recreates some scenes from past films without copying them. How time travel works in this franchise is reinforced on this show and it can be used to make humans look bad. This series deals with why humans and machines don't co-exist, fate vs free will, and if humans should survive Judgement Day?
There isn't much to say about Malcolm he's a brilliant man who has a hard time balancing his work and being there for his kids. What annoys me about him is that you can figure out how he knows about Judgement Day.
Eiko is a soldier from the future. Despite being bossy she has her moments where she has a bleeding heart. My issue with the character is that we learn something about her that seems pointless.
Misaki is a timid nanny. What bugs me about her is her reveal could have been shocking if it was subtle.
Kenta is Malcolm's oldest son. He's brilliant like his father and the twist with him took me by surprise.
One of the problems with this series is the discussion of whether or not humanity should be saved is almost pointless. You can say what you want about animals they don't screw each other over a percentage. ( Happy 45th anniversary if you understand that references.) I wish an outsider knew about Judgement Day without the baggage doing that would add a new perspective to the story. Overall, this is a solid addition to this franchise.