Did Terminator Genisys leaving you scratching your head?
We were a bit confused too.
We attempt to explain 22 of its pressing questions.
NB: This article contains spoilers for Terminator Genisys.
Strong advice: dont read until youve seen the film.
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Like Roy Batty inBlade Runner, we have questions.
Resistance leader John Connor (Jason Clarke) is leading the charge against Skynet.
suddenly attack John Connor.
There was, it seems, a new kind of Terminator in the resistances midst all along.
The film never attempts to provide an explanation itself.
The truck is being driven by a T-800 endoskeleton.
A small point, admittedly, but one thats nagged at our brains since the final credits rolled.
- Who sent back Lee Byung-huns T-1000?
Presumably John Connor, who in this version of events has been infected by Matt Smiths T-5000.
John is now a nano-machine thing called the T-3000.
Secondly, could if have something to do with the T-800s malfunctioning hand by that point?
Hence him letting Kyle Reece do the bulk of the work.
The Pops T-800 was sent back in time to 1973, and the two met then.
This is what causes the fractured timeline in the first place that the film hinges on.
Her grave was used to store weapons.
Hence, Sarahs alive and theJudgment Dayof 2004 moves to 2017.
This is one ofTerminator Genisysfunniest throwaway lines.
Now, this raises all kinds of questions in itself.
But why not cut to the chase and demolish the whole thing before its even finished?
Also, can you imagine the job interview where the T-800 applies to be a labourer?
Of all the vehicles in the car park, why choose the largest and the slowest?
Is it some oblique nod toDirty Harry,another film shot in San Francisco?
Stuck in traffic, was his excuse, which is a bit rubbish, really.
Even Google Maps can adjust travel times to account for tailbacks and road works.
Now spare a thought for the one billion (one billion!)
early adopters who sign up for Genisys, only to discover that its evil and wants to kill them.
It would take one hell of a patch update to fix that bug.
But they probably live in Los Angeles or somewhere, so their paths wouldnt have crossed.
It isnt the cleanest plan in truth, but there is some logic to it.
They all fight instead.
What does he plan to use it for?
More murderous antics, probably.
Yes it does, entirely.
However, lets hold out an olive branch.
Might that somehow add an emotional core to his codebase?
Yeah, its clutching at straws, but it may be the case.
Moving on…
No idea.
Or maybe Paramount stumped up for twoAvatarsand anAbyss?
Thats Skynet coming back from the dead again.
Until that point, as the closing voiceover confirms, there are still threads left open.
YetTerminator Genisyscould still work as a standalone movie, given that Sarah and Kyle have ended up together.
The mid-credits sequence is the oldFlash Gordonending trick, leaving the path open for a future film.
Only in this case, we know that theres a firm plan for a trilogy of new Terminator films.
