Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2
2008 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.3
What Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Season 2 opens with Sarah and John on the run again after an attack that leaves Cameron damaged. Sarkissian and his henchmen want to recover a stolen hard drive, and the family has to decide their next move. Sarah watches every shadow, while John tries to lead a normal life at school, where he meets Riley and still doesn't feel like the hero others expect him to be. Ellison, under investigation after the massacre during the raid, receives an offer from Catherine Weaver, director of ZeiraCorp, to hunt a cyborg. Meanwhile, Sarah starts having dreams about three dots that lead her to search for answers. The Terminators have returned to the present, and the Connors are once again risking their lives.
Season 2 Episodes
2x01 Samson and Delilah
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.
Directed by David Nutter · Written by Josh Friedman · Starring James Urbaniak, Sandra Purpuro, Marcus Chait, Roger Guenveur Smith
2x02 Automatic for the People
Sarah and Cameron investigate a nuclear power plant; John grows less enthusiastic about academics but flourishes socially with the help of a new friend; Catherine Weaver gets another piece of the puzzle for her pet project.
Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt · Written by Natalie Chaidez · Starring Paul Schulze, Dean Norris, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Zack Ward
2x03 The Mousetrap
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.
Directed by Bill Eagles · Written by John Wirth · Starring Garret Dillahunt, Sonya Walger, Lisa Canning, William Charles Mitchell
2x04 Allison from Palmdale
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.
Directed by Charles Beeson · Written by Toni Graphia · Starring Jon Huertas, Jeff Leaf, Jessica Makinson, Garvin Funches
2x05 Goodbye to All That
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.
Directed by Bryan Spicer · Written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller · Starring William Brent, Will Rothhaar, Beau Billingslea, Patrick Kilpatrick
2x06 The Tower Is Tall but the Fall Is Short
While Sarah, John and Cameron track another name from their list, they accidentally cross paths with T-1001. Meanwhile, a woman who Derek once knew in the past surprises him by appearing in the present.
Directed by Tawnia McKiernan · Written by Denise Thé · Starring Derek Riddell, Kit Pongetti, Christopher DeMaci, Jennifer Chang
2x07 Brothers of Nablus
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.
Directed by Milan Cheylov · Written by Ian B. Goldberg · Starring James Gleason, Andrew Ableson, Leah Pipes, Fay Wolf
2x08 Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today
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.
Directing: Michael Nankin · Writing: Daniel T. Thomsen · Starring: Alex Castillo, Danny Parker-Lopes, Danny Mora, Emilio Rivera
2x09 Complications
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.
Directing: Steven DePaul · Writing: John Wirth, Ian B. Goldberg · Starring: Richard Schiff, Adam Busch, Garret Dillahunt, John Kelly
2x10 Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point
Sarah's quest to find the meaning behind the "three dots" leads to a technology firm seeking an advanced microchip. Meanwhile, Jesse comes clean to Derek about her mission and Weaver makes an important introduction.
Directed by Scott Peters · Written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller · Starring Garret Dillahunt, Eric Steinberg, Eddie Shin, Dorian Harewood
2x11 Self Made Man
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.
Directing: Holly Dale · Writing: Toni Graphia · Starring: Billy Lush, Oren Dayan, Todd Stashwick, David Michie
2x12 Alpine Fields
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.
Directed by Charles Beeson, Bryan Spicer · Written by John Enbom · Starring Rebecca Creskoff, Samantha Krutzfeldt, Carlos Jacott, Johnny Sneed
2x13 Earthlings Welcome Here
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."
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Natalie Chaidez · Starring: Dinah Lenney, Michael Hyatt, William Stanford Davis, Barry Livingston
2x14 The Good Wound
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.
Directing: Jeff Woolnough · Writing: Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller · Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Laura Regan, Connor Trinneer, Jamison Jones
2x15 Desert Cantos
The Connors visit a town connected to the destroyed factory; Weaver sends a man into town in search of a survivor.
Directed by J. Miller Tobin · Written by John Wirth, Ian B. Goldberg · Starring John Pyper-Ferguson, Shane Edelman, Alanna Masterson, Adam Wylie
2x16 Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep
Sarah suspects that something fishy is going on at the medical clinic where she is being treated for insomnia. During her stay, she has flashbacks to a run-in she had with a man from the plant whom she thought she had already killed.
Directing: Scott Lautanen · Writing: Denise Thé, Natalie Chaidez · Starring: Julie Ann Emery, Michelle Arthur, Manny Montana, Sashen Naicker
2x17 Ourselves Alone
While Derek does surveillance on a lawyer he suspects may be connected to Skynet, Sarah and Cameron begin to have doubts about Riley.
Directing: Jeff Woolnough · Writing: Daniel T. Thomsen, Toni Graphia · Starring: Alex Carter, Alison Martin, Leslie Thurston, Tina Casciani
2x18 Today Is the Day (1)
As the Connors prepare to move, they find out that Riley is dead, and Sarah begins to doubt Cameron's motives. Jesse flashes back to a submarine mission in the future, and John Henry plays hide and seek with Catherine Weaver's daughter.
Directed by Guy Norman Bee · Written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller · Starring Drew Rausch, Erin Fleming, Theo Rossi, Leven Rambin
2x19 Today Is the Day (2)
Jesse's submarine mission in the future takes a fatal turn with unforeseen consequences. Back in the present, her plan to turn John against Cameron backfires when John discovers that Jesse--not Cameron--killed Riley and he makes a life-or-death decision.
Directed by Guy Norman Bee · Written by Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller · Starring Bill Tangradi, Erin Fleming, Theo Rossi, Leven Rambin
2x20 To the Lighthouse
Sarah and John hit the road without Cameron and Derek to stay with Charley Dixon, where she reveals to Charley that her cancer may have emerged. Meanwhile, a computer worm infects John Henry.
Directed by Guy Ferland · Written by Natalie Chaidez · Starring Gina Gallego, Luisa Vitor, Massi Furlan, Dominic Flores
2x21 Adam Raised a Cain
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.
Directed by Charles Beeson · Written by Toni Graphia · Starring Larry Cedar, Jill Remez, Jeffrey Pierce, Austin Highsmith Garces
2x22 Born to Run Season Finale
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.
Directed by Jeffrey G. Hunt · Written by Josh Friedman · Starring Joshua Malina, Jeffrey Pierce, Cooper Huckabee, Linden Goh
Season 2 Cast
Thomas DekkerJohn Connor22 episodes
Richard T. JonesJames Ellison22 episodes
Shirley MansonCatherine Weaver22 episodes
Brian Austin GreenDerek Reese22 episodes
Leven RambinRiley Dawson11 episodes
Shane EdelmanMatt Murch6 episodes
Mackenzie Brooke SmithSavannah Weaver6 episodes
Jonathan JacksonKyle Reese3 episodes
Ned BellamyEd Winston3 episodes
Gregg PerrieAaron3 episodes
Leah PipesJody2 episodes
Fay WolfAgent Lila Ellison2 episodes
Johnny D'AgostinoBartender2 episodes
Ray ConchadoSecurity Guard2 episodes
Where to Watch Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Does Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Have?
Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has 22 episodes.
When Did Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Premiere?
Premiered on September 8, 2008.
Where to Watch Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 2?
According to TMDB user ratings, episode 2x22, "Born to Run," has a 8.0.