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DetlefK

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3. Actually, it saved the franchise from stagnation.

Mon Nov 11, 2019, 08:08 AM

Nov 2019

Skynet sending Terminators back in time has been played out. The theme is dead. Generic. Expectable.

But...

As I wrote above, there is now Skynet and Legion. They exist in timelines that cannot come true at the same time. Plus, the humans want NONE of these two timelines to come true.

Possible plots:
- Terminator sent back in time to prevent Legion from being built by killing their lead programmer. Rev sent back in time to protect that programmer.
- Flesh-covered robots can be sent back in time only so far without being damaged. Human sent back in time to kill a person. A damaged Terminator tries to protect them. (The nice part would be that the human killer is the good guy and the protective Terminator is the bad guy.)

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Just got back from Terminator: Dark Fate. [View all] MicaelS Nov 2019 OP

I like how it sets up an expanded universe for the post-Schwarzenegger-era. DetlefK Nov 2019 #1

This one probably killed the franchise although it was intended to lead to 2 more sequels, braddy Nov 2019 #2

Actually, it saved the franchise from stagnation. DetlefK Nov 2019 #3

It can't save it if it killed it, this was to be the first of a 3 film package, but it flopped. braddy Nov 2019 #6

The third one should have killed the franchise Ron Obvious Nov 2019 #4

Disagree completely. MicaelS Nov 2019 #5