Terminator’s Time Travel Rules Finally Make Sense (It Only Took 40 Years)

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Terminator’s Time Travel Rules Finally Make Sense (It Only Took 40 Years)
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Terminator Zero offers a simple yet effective explanation for how the Terminator franchise’s time travel works. Set in 1997 hours before Judgment Day, Terminator Zero’s timeline ties into the first two movies but takes the story in a very different direction. While most Terminator movies and TV shows take place in their own continuity, one recurring aspect of the franchise is the confusing time travel rules.

Terminator Zero Perfectly Explains Terminator’s Time Travel Rules The Prophet Confirmed Every Change To The Past Creates A Branched Timeline Close Before Eiko was sent from 2022 to 1997, she had a conversation with the Prophet, an important figure within the Resistance. The Prophet was to prepare Eiko for her time travel mission and started by asking the soldier if she had ever been to the past. Once Eiko answered “Not that I know of,” the Prophet pointed out how this was a paradox by itself.

Why Terminator’s Time Travel Has Always Been So Confusing Terminator Didn’t Always Think Its Time Travel Plot Through The problem with Terminator’s time travel is that it was not always consistent, from the technicalities of how the machine works to the timeline implications of soldiers and Terminators being sent to the past. The entire plot of The Terminator is based on a paradox – Kyle Reese is sent by John Connor to protect Sarah, falls in love with her, and becomes John’s father.

There have been very few proper sequels in the Terminator franchise, as most entries after T2 have tried to course-correct

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