Simon and Jim finish their journey through the Terminator franchise with Tim Miller’s TERMINATOR: DARK FATE. They get into whether the film is actually good or if they’ve just been down in the Terminator mines too long. They also cover the film’s positioning in dialogue with TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, Linda Hamilton as a rare example of a female ‘geriaction’ star and the film’s depiction of female aging, the film’s refreshingly contemporary representation of Mexico and the politics of the US-Mexico border, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s great performance when he’s actually given an interesting arc for his character, and how the controversy around the film’s opening scene links to THE LAST JEDI.

Content warnings: nuclear war and apocalyptic destruction; murder and violent death including the shooting of children; body horror and removal of skin; xenophobia and border control violence; mental illness and substance abuse.

Our theme song is Terminator Theme Song (32Stitches Remix) by 32Stitches available on SoundCloud at ⁠https://soundcloud.com/32stitches/terminator-32stitches-remix⁠

Full references for this episode available in Zotero at ⁠https://www.zotero.org/groups/5642177/take_one/collections/W5YPVM4F/collection