Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.14 “The Good Wound” Recap

Just in case we thought the show was all about Sarah, we cut to Zeira Corp where it’s lesson time with Ellison and John Henry (J.H.). In a brilliant example of shameless marketing, Matt the Tech has given J.H. some Bionicle figures to play with to improve his fine motor control. Silly as it is, it’s worth a chuckle as J.H. begins telling Ellison the back-story of the figures, and admires the ball and socket joints of the figurines. His joints are not as advanced and it seems to disappoint him. Ellison tells him it’s because he was made in the image of man. Naturally this leads J.H. to ask in whose image man was made. Oh, goody, Ellison gets to talk about God again. You know, recapping this show, I never thought I’d get bible lessons. It’s a bit like the plot in porn — you’re watching for other reasons, and this stuff’s just kinda there.

Luckily, J.H. keeps talking. See he’s discovered the INTERNET and after a search (and possibly a FBI data raid) he says he knows he was created in a particular man’s image. The screen behind him (I think of it as J.H.’s visual subconscious) starts flipping through screenshots as J.H. pretty much gives us Cromartie’s history from the Pilot to today. When he gets to the massacre of Ellison’s team (‘What He Beheld’1.9) Ellison cuts him off, appropriately freaked that J.H. was able to find all that with a Google search on ‘James Ellison’. He begins a hasty exit, but J.H. stops him with a question for God. ‘I wish to know why he did not use more ball and socket joints when he made you.’He illustrates by playing with his toys some more. Man, Garret Dillahunt‘s really working the creepy kid angle with this performance, isn’t he?

Ellison is up in the office, confronting Catherine about J.H.’s access to the internet; it seems he has concerns about what he may encounter there. (He as a point….) Catherine assumes he’s worried about outside influences on J.H.’s development, but really he’s just worried in general. You can tell because he’s staring into the middle-distance again.

Sherriff Caruso has tracked Felicia to General Motel. He, too, stares intently as Deputy Ash comes out and tells him there’s a ton of blood, but no warm bodies. After all, the warm bodies have arrived back at General Hospital and are stealing a gurney from the back of an ambulance to sneak in.

John’s having second thoughts about sticking around and waiting while his mother’s out there bleeding to death. Luckily, Cameron’s there so he can ask her what the future him would do about Riley. She looks at him for a moment, then states, ‘Future you has more important things to do.’John looks distressed and the camera cuts to Riley’s room where Jesse’s decided to check in on the situation. ‘Get your things, love, you’re checking out.’

General Hospital Morgue. Felicia rolls in a covered-up Sarah and begins unpacking the medical supplies. As she does it, she makes small talk, you know, the bond with your captor thing again. She asks about ‘Reese,’if he was the man who hurt her. Sarah says, ‘No,’and Kyle disagrees, saying that if she had never met him… She repeats the ‘No,’for Kyle’s sake and tells Felicia that he’s John’s father, and that he’s standing right over there dead. Felicia is genuinely moved and Sarah’s near tears. Changing the subject, Sarah asks if they can just get the surgery done and Felicia leaves to get the last of the things she needs. Kyle moves in closer, noting that Sarah’s leg is bleeding again. Again? Dude, have you been watching tonight? Try still. Sarah thinks the bullet is moving and Kyle agrees. She picks up the phone to make a call.