The BEST episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 2

Every episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 2!

Picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor hiding from the government. After two years in one place Sarah decides they need a change of scenery. Cameron Phillips, a reprogrammed Terminator sent to protect John, informs them that Judgment Day was not stopped and will take place in 2011.

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Born to Run
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8.35
1869 votes

#1 - Born to Run

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/10/2009

Fate is changed forever on the explosive season finale episode! The Connors come face-to-face with Weaver in a confrontation that shakes John to the core and changes his reality. Nothing will be the same.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Goodbye to All That
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8.03
1489 votes

#2 - Goodbye to All That

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2008

John and Derek infiltrate a military academy in order to protect an integral member of the future resistance. Meanwhile, Weaver’s first assignment for Ellison takes an interesting turn of events when he discovers a specter from his own past.

Directors: Bill Eagles
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Adam Raised a Cain
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7.98
1722 votes

#3 - Adam Raised a Cain

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/3/2009

When John attempts to rescue Skynet’s latest target he finds himself closing in on Weaver, but at what cost? Game plans change, causing Sarah and Ellison to reunite. Meanwhile, Weaver learns Ellison’s secrets.

Directors: Charles Beeson
Writer: Toni Graphia
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Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today
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7.88
1654 votes

#4 - Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2008

Cromartie kidnaps Sarah and races to Mexico to find John. When Derek, Cameron and Ellison discover what has happened, they come to their defense, which leads to one final deadly confrontation with Cromartie.

Directors: Michael Nankin
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Samson and Delilah
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7.80
1845 votes

#5 - Samson and Delilah

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2008

After the Jeep explosion, John's 16th birthday makes him confront the fact that he's destined to be alone. Meanwhile, after Cromartie's massacre, Agent Ellison must face off against both the Feds and his faith.

Directors: David Nutter
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Allison from Palmdale
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7.76
1442 votes

#6 - Allison from Palmdale

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2008

A software glitch causes Cameron to forget who she is. She goes missing from the Connors and is taken in by a street kid named Jody. Cameron and Jody end up at a halfway house where Cameron meets with a social worker who uncovers some of Cameron’s distant memories. Meanwhile, Catherine Weaver meets with Agent Ellison to discuss his future at Zeira Corp, and Ellison does some digging into Weaver’s past.

Directors: Charles Beeson
Writer: Toni Graphia
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Today is the Day (2)
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7.74
1599 votes

#7 - Today is the Day (2)

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/2009

Jesse's submarine mission in the future takes a fatal turn that has unforeseen effects on John, Sarah and Derek in the present. Before heading out, Sarah deals with Cameron and John makes a tough choice.

Directors: Guy Bee
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The Tower is Tall, but the Fall is Short
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7.71
1435 votes

#8 - The Tower is Tall, but the Fall is Short

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2008

Why would a T-1001 ever need to visit a doctor? Sarah, John and Cameron hope to find out as they track another name from their list. Meanwhile, a woman who Derek once knew in the past surprises him by appearing in the present.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Denise Thé
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To the Lighthouse
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7.70
1802 votes

#9 - To the Lighthouse

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/27/2009

Fearing for her life, Sarah stashes John in a safe house. Cameron and Derek struggle to work together after she reveals a big secret. John Henry becomes compromised.

Directors: Guy Ferland
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Self Made Man
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7.64
1657 votes

#10 - Self Made Man

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2008

Cameron learns that a terminator was accidentally sent back to 1920s Los Angeles, and she tries to find out what happened to him. Meanwhile, John has a run-in with a group of punks while taking Riley home from a party.

Directors: Holly Dale
Writer: Toni Graphia
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Automatic for the People
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7.62
1598 votes

#11 - Automatic for the People

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2008

Cameron and Sarah take the initiative to investigate a nuclear powerplant. Meanwhile, John loses interest in academics, but becomes more popular at school with a new friend's help.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Complications
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7.60
1506 votes

#12 - Complications

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2008

Sarah finds that the strange dreams she's been having while she sleeps are slowly beginning to creep into her waking life, but she has no idea what the dreams mean for her and John. Derek and Jesse investigate a possible Skynet conspirator.

Directors: Steven DePaul
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Brothers of Nablus
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7.55
1461 votes

#13 - Brothers of Nablus

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2008

The Connors find themselves on high alert and in odd company after their house is robbed. A Terminator terrorizes Ellison, while another gets dangerously close to John Connor. Derek and Jesse continue to get reacquainted.

Directors: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Ian Goldberg
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Today is the Day (1)
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7.53
1716 votes

#14 - Today is the Day (1)

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/13/2009

Jesse has a flashback to a mission aboard her submarine, the Jimmy Carter. John and Sarah make plans to leave their house.

Directors: Guy Bee
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Strange Things Happen at the One-Two Point
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7.53
1553 votes

#15 - Strange Things Happen at the One-Two Point

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2008

Sarah's preoccupation with the three dots takes her to a place she believes Andy Goode's Turk is being held. Meanwhile, Jesse's plans have some complications and Weaver makes an important introduction.

Directors: Scott Peters
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The Mousetrap
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7.46
1530 votes

#16 - The Mousetrap

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2008

Derek and Sarah must outwit Cromartie after he kidnaps Charley's wife, and they must weigh the consequences in rescuing her. Meanwhile, John finds himself unable to choose between Cameron and Riley.

Directors: Bryan Spicer
Writer: John Wirth
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Ourselves Alone
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7.36
1582 votes

#17 - Ourselves Alone

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2009

Cameron's glitch resurfaces, resulting in unfortunate consequences for everyone. Riley is afraid that Cameron has discovered her secret.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
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The Good Wound
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7.35
1477 votes

#18 - The Good Wound

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2009

While fighting to stay alive, Sarah is guided by the image of John's father. Weaver's attempt to protect John Henry has deadly consequences.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
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Alpine Fields
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7.34
1570 votes

#19 - Alpine Fields

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2008

Terminators come after a family whose unborn daughter plays an important role in the war against the Machines, and Sarah, Cameron, and Derek try to protect them.

Writer: John Enbom
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Earthlings Welcome Here
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7.25
1457 votes

#20 - Earthlings Welcome Here

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/2008

Sarah turns to a UFO convention for answers about the "three dots," more details about Riley's mission are revealed, and Ellison begins working with Catherine Weaver's AI prototype, "John Henry."

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Desert Cantos
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7.18
1669 votes

#21 - Desert Cantos

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2009

The Connors visit a town connected to the destroyed factory; Weaver sends a man into town in search of a survivor.

Directors: J. Miller Tobin
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Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep
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6.76
1597 votes

#22 - Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2009

Haunted by nightmares of the man she killed in the factory, Sarah checks in to a sleep clinic. When suspicious things begin happening, Sarah suspects Skynet may be using the facility for brain-mapping.

Directors: Scott Lautanen
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