Gnothi Seauton (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
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"Gnothi Seauton" is the second episode of the American television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It aired January 14, 2008 in the United States. The episode's title is Greek
for "know thyself
." During the episode Sarah comments on the origin of the phrase and what it means for her and John.
in 2005 and by travelling to the future she actually skipped her own death.
Back home, John secretly goes outside. He goes to an electronics store and finds that they are believed to be dead after blowing themselves up in a bank eight years ago. John also finds that FBI Agent James Ellison was the one after them in the pilot episode. John also goes to Charley Dixon's home. John finds that Charley has married. John hears someone at the door. He hides and Charley recognizes him. When Charley comes closer John, afraid that he may be a disguised Terminator, attacks him and flees.
At Sarah's suggestion they attempt to get new identities from Enrique, who is later revealed to be an FBI informant. Sarah, John and Cameron go back to the safe house and steal the contents of a safe they find there. When Cameron attempts to open it her systems go offline when she is electrocuted by a security device implanted in the safe. John figures out the code, and they flee with a bag from the safe, before the Terminator reacquires them.
Sarah and Cameron return to Enrique's house. Sarah confronts and intends to kill Enrique for betraying them but hesitates; Cameron then shoots and kills him, telling Sarah that she did it "because you wouldn't". Sarah then tells Cameron that from then on "No one dies unless I say so".
Later, Agent Ellison is at the crime scene at Enrique's home. He is listening to a recording made just before Enrique died, offering the identity and whereabouts of a fugitive.
Another subplot is Cromartie's reassembling after he was supposedly destroyed in the previous episode by Sarah with an isotope
-fueled weapon. His head falls out of the time displacement field and bounces on the grass. A highway worker finds it and keeps it for himself. Cromartie relocates his endo-skull and kills the highway man. He is later shown hiding among the homeless wearing a paintball mask.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
for "know thyself
Know thyself
The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself", Greek: ', English phonetics pronunciation: , was inscribed in the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi according to the Greek periegetic writer Pausanias .The maxim, or aphorism, "Know Thyself" has had a variety of meanings attributed to it in...
." During the episode Sarah comments on the origin of the phrase and what it means for her and John.
Plot
This episode takes place three days after the trio's arrival in September, 2007. John desires to go outside, but Sarah doesn't allow him because she feels that they need to obtain new identities first. Cameron takes Sarah to a safe house where four resistance agents from 2027 will provide them with weapons and money. When the two arrive they find that the agents have been killed. Cameron and Sarah start looking for barcodes on their bodies. One of the dead agents is actually a Terminator feigning death. It briefly attacks Cameron and flees. The two give pursuit. Sarah crashes a motorbike into the machine briefly disabling it. Cameron crosses the street but is hit by a car allowing the Terminator to escape. While the two are driving back home, Sarah asks why they travelled to the future. Cameron answers that Sarah died of cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in 2005 and by travelling to the future she actually skipped her own death.
Back home, John secretly goes outside. He goes to an electronics store and finds that they are believed to be dead after blowing themselves up in a bank eight years ago. John also finds that FBI Agent James Ellison was the one after them in the pilot episode. John also goes to Charley Dixon's home. John finds that Charley has married. John hears someone at the door. He hides and Charley recognizes him. When Charley comes closer John, afraid that he may be a disguised Terminator, attacks him and flees.
At Sarah's suggestion they attempt to get new identities from Enrique, who is later revealed to be an FBI informant. Sarah, John and Cameron go back to the safe house and steal the contents of a safe they find there. When Cameron attempts to open it her systems go offline when she is electrocuted by a security device implanted in the safe. John figures out the code, and they flee with a bag from the safe, before the Terminator reacquires them.
Sarah and Cameron return to Enrique's house. Sarah confronts and intends to kill Enrique for betraying them but hesitates; Cameron then shoots and kills him, telling Sarah that she did it "because you wouldn't". Sarah then tells Cameron that from then on "No one dies unless I say so".
Later, Agent Ellison is at the crime scene at Enrique's home. He is listening to a recording made just before Enrique died, offering the identity and whereabouts of a fugitive.
Another subplot is Cromartie's reassembling after he was supposedly destroyed in the previous episode by Sarah with an isotope
Isotope
Isotopes are variants of atoms of a particular chemical element, which have differing numbers of neutrons. Atoms of a particular element by definition must contain the same number of protons but may have a distinct number of neutrons which differs from atom to atom, without changing the designation...
-fueled weapon. His head falls out of the time displacement field and bounces on the grass. A highway worker finds it and keeps it for himself. Cromartie relocates his endo-skull and kills the highway man. He is later shown hiding among the homeless wearing a paintball mask.
Cast
- Michelle Dixon – Sonya WalgerSonya WalgerSonya Walger is an English actress known for her roles in the ABC series Lost as Penelope "Penny" Widmore, and as Olivia Benford on ABC's FlashForward.-Education:...
- Enrique Salceda – Tony AmendolaTony AmendolaTony Amendola is an American actor who is best known for his recurring role as the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1.-Career:Major movie roles include Blow, The Mask of Zorro and its sequel, The Legend of Zorro...
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- Sumner – Omid AbtahiOmid AbtahiOmid Abtahi is an American actor of Iranian origin.- Biography :Before moving to the United States, Abtahi and his family lived in Europe and the Middle East.He grew up in Orange County, California, and graduated from University High School in Irvine....
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