Cameron begins to suffer breakdowns; Riley confronts Jesse
about her real mission.
The title of this episode is probably in reference to an English
translation of the Irish sinn féin, a political slogan
used by Irish nationalists against British rule since the late
1900s.
Jesse Flores (also as alias Ms. Wilson)
Didja Notice?
At 0:34 on the Blu-ray, some books are seen on the Connors'
bookshelf as the errant bird flitters about the room:
Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human
Mind, a 1901 book by Canadian psychiatrist Dr. Richard
Maurice Bucke; Regions of Opportunity, a 1986 real estate
book by Jack Lessinger; The Case for Christ, a 1998
book by Lee Strobel;
Blatant Raw Foodist Propaganda by Joe Alexander
(previously seen on the shelf in
"Goodbye to All That");
The Healing Power of Chlorophyll from Plant Life
(1973) by Bernard Jensen and Leslie Goldman; and The
Cosmic Power Within You (1973) by Joseph Murphy. The
Connors (or the people who rented the house before them) had
some eclectic reading tastes!
That errant bird that has flown into the Connor house and is
killed by Cameron appears to be the same pigeon that
appeared in
"Automatic for the People", living in the Connors'
chimney.
At 2:08 on the Blu-ray, Sarah cleans the blood stain off the
bathroom floor with Nova Brite cleanser. This appears to be
a fictitious product, probably meant to suggest the real
world
Comet cleanser brand. The blood stain is from Riley
having slit her wrists in the Connor bathroom in
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Derek again remarks on the date of his timeline's Judgment
Day, April 21, 2011 (as he did in
"What He Beheld") to Jesse.
Jesse declines to state the date of Judgment Day in her
timeline.
At 6:43 on the Blu-ray, Sarah is reading
articles in a newspaper with the titles of "Gov Approves
Technology Bill" and "Fire Destroys Heating and Air
Conditioning Co." The first headline hints at technology
that may lead to Skynet, the second is a reference to the
events of "The Good Wound"
in which Catherine Weaver killed the employees of Desert
Canyon Heat and Air and burned down the facility. The text
of the articles is only partially readable and seems to have
nothing to do with the headlines.
Another, unrelated, article in the newspaper is
titled "Auction of Homes Could Set a Record".
Sarah carries her
Glock 17
pistol throughout the episode.
At 9:33 on the Blu-ray, a quart of
Castrol
GTX motor oil is seen on the shelf in the Connor garage.
At 11:58 on the Blu-ray, Jesse drives up to meet Riley in a
Chrysler
Sebring with CA license plate 2SAQ321. The license plate has
appeared in several previous episodes of the series on
different cars!
Sarah visits Riley's foster home to get her more information
about her and meets with the foster father, Aaron. This
seems to indicate that Riley's original foster family
accepted her back into the house, despite Riley telling
Jesse that they had kicked her out (for hitting her foster
mom, Kay) in "Strange Things Happen
at the One Two Point".
Jesse, as guidance counselor Ms. Wilson, tells Sarah that
Riley's parents died in a fire in a meth lab in Riverside.
"Meth" refers to the drug methamphetamine, often produced
illegally for sale as a recreational drug by criminal
elements in society. Possibly, this is a reference to the
AMC TV series Breaking Bad, about a high school
chemistry teacher who begins producing and selling the drug
to provide money for his family after he is diagnosed with
terminal cancer; the series was originally scripted to be
set in
Riverside, CA, but was changed to Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
When
social worker Molly Malloy from the
Department of Child and Family Services challenges the
Connors' gun ownership over the fact that they do not appear
to have a concealed weapons permit in the state
(California),
John tells her to check the state of New Mexico and that they
have 60 days to file an ownership report with the DOJ. But
it seems clear that the Connors (alias Baum) have been
living in California for more than 60 days already since the
beginning of the series!
DOJ stands for (United States)
Department
of Justice.
During the confrontation between Cameron and Riley, Cameron
tells her she's a threat to John and asks, "What am I going
to do with you?" This is the same question she asked of the
pigeon at the beginning of the episode just before she
killed it.
John asks Riley if there's anything she wants to tell him,
adding, "Because today is the day." The next, two-part,
episode is titled "Today is the Day".
The car Derek observes at 36:04 on the Blu-ray is a 2006
Volkswagen New Beetle.
At 38:32 on the Blu-ray, a lamp next to a chair is knocked
down and broken in the fight between Jesse and Riley. This may be
why Jesse (and later a maid) are seen adjusting the lamp
repeatedly in
"Today is the Day" Parts 1 and 2. It's not revealed how
Jesse explained the damage to her hotel room to the
management! I suppose she just used her Resistance financial
resources (whatever those are) to pay for the damages.
However, at 39:12, Jesse hits a hidden button on an end
table in the room to reveal a hidden compartment storing a
pistol; obviously, a hotel would not have its own furniture
featuring hidden compartments! I suppose a long-term guest,
as Jesse has been seen to be, might bring in a piece of
furniture on their own, but it's a bit conspicuous. While
the table is smashed here, in the
following episode, "Today is the Day" Part 1, the table is
intact again, but it's not revealed whether it, too, has a
hidden compartment.
Two of the three cars seen at 40:11 on the Blu-ray are a
2007
Cadillac Escalade and a Cadillac DTS.
Cameron tells John she's not capable of self-termination.
The protector T-800 said the same thing at the end of
Judgment Day.
The dead bird John sees lying on the ground at the end of
the episode appears to be a common house sparrow. The
implication of it being dead is that Cameron killed another
bird, without reason.
Memorable Dialog
it's in the past.mp3
waste apples.mp3
you were distracted.mp3
to know something future John doesn't know.mp3
John's girlfriend.mp3
self-termination.mp3
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