History Recap / TerminatorTheSarahConnorChroniclesS1E8VicksChip

* AsianAndNerdy: The young Korean fellow who sells John a powerful computer fits the stereotype of slacker/gamer as noted elsewhere on Wiki/TVTropes. He also claims you can only get that kind of power in Korea.

* BigBrotherIsWatching: The traffic system would not only automate every traffic light, but it would also gather information on citizens. The prototype is city-wide, with a plan in place to go state-wide.

* ILied: Cameron admits to John he lies to him about important things if the mission requires it.

* LethalChef: Sarah who let's roast overcook in the stove by ''18 minutes''.

* NoSocialSkills: Cameron attempts at "making conversation" with John just end up irritating him.

* PsychoSidekick: Sarah has to intervene to prevent Derek from killing the two cops who pursue them after they break into City Hall, and this confirms her (correct) suspicions that he killed Andy Goode. This does not stop her from keeping him as an ally, however.
* {{Robosexual}}: The T-888s are capable of romance humans as a form of infiltration. Vick is revealed to be married to a woman named Barbara. The scenes with them can be pretty damned creepy.

** Derek is taking a shower when Sarah burst into the bathroom to confront him.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The traffic system Barbara Chamberlain was building could be potentially be used as a "nervous system" for Sky-Net.

* CallBack: A rare one to ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' despite it not taking place in the same continuity. Derek warns John "One of those things will kill you". In ''Terminator 3'', it was revealed that John Connor will be killed by a T-850, due to a moment's hesitation because it looked like the one that protected him in ''Terminator 2''.

* NightmareFuel: Some of the files on the chip are terrifying.

* BigBrotherIsWatching The traffic system would not only automate every traffic light, but it would also gather information on citizens. The prototype is city-wide, with a plan in place to go state-wide.

* ILied: Cameron admits to John he lies to him about important things, if the mission requires it.

* {{Robosexual}}: T-888 who is capable to romance humans as a form of infiltration. Vick is revealed to be married to a woman named Barbara. The scenes with them can be pretty damned creepy.

** Barbara was taking a shower and was [[ShowerOfLove inviting Vick in]] when he killed her[[DeadlyBath he killed her.]]

At the end of episode, Sarah confronts and threatens Derek mid-shower, telling him that she knows he is Andy's true killer. Vick's memories show that Vick killed Barbara mid-shower.

* AsianAndNerdy : The young Korean fellow who sells John a powerful computer fits the stereotype of slacker/gamer as noted elsewhere on Wiki/TVTropes. He also claims you can only get that kind of power in Korea.
* BigBrotherIsWatching : The traffic system would not only automate every traffic light, it would gather information on citizens. The prototype is city-wide, with a plan in place to go state-wide.

* NightmareFuel : Some of the files on the chip are terrifying.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat : The school board representative who won't give Cromartie the names he wants.

* {{Robosexual}} : The scenes with the T-888 and Barbara, and they're pretty damned creepy.
* ShowerScene: Cromartie walks into a boys' shower looking for John.

Cromartie continues his search for John at high schools. When he arrives at John and Cameron's school, Cameron identifies Cromartie and tricks him by substituting Morris for John.

Derek discovers that Cameron kept and hid Vick the Terminator's main CPU chip. Despite Derek's increasing distrust for her, John follows her advice of trying to download information from the chip to find out what Vick had been up to (and hopefully disprove Derek's suspicions that she set Vick on his dead teammates). They discover that Vick had been impersonating the husband of a woman computer programmer who was working on a traffic control system for LA, which might become Skynet's eyes and ears. The Connors decide to sabotage the system.

* AsianAndNerdy : The young Korean fellow who sells John a powerful computer fits the stereotype of slacker/gamer as noted elsewhere on TVTropes. He also claims you can only get that kind of power in Korea.

* ShowerScene: Cromartie walks into a boys' shower looking for John.

Cromartie continues his search for John at high schools.

Cromartie visits the school board for a list of new male students. When the office rat refuses, Cromartie kills him and finds the list on his computer. He then goes from school to school, trying to find John. When he arrives at John and Cameron's school, Cameron identifies Cromartie and tricks him by substituting Morris for John.

Sarah burns dinner while she's trying to track down Sarkissian. Derek finds the T-888's chip in Cameron's room. When confronting Cameron, Derek points out that the chip is the only irreplaceable part of a Terminator. Cameron responds by stating the chip contains information about the T-888's mission. John and Cameron buy a fast hard drive, and John asks Cameron how often she lies.

John and Cameron watch the memories on the chip, and find out the T-888 was "married" to a woman who was working on an automated traffic system. Sarah and Derek break into the house and find out the woman's identity and her job with the city.

One of the images is of a woman running in the woods, whom the T-888 murdered. When they find the body, they discover it's not Barbara, but someone opposing the project.

Derek and Sarah stake out City Hall. Derek reveals that he and Kyle lived in the tunnels below the building, after the war.

Cromartie continues his search for John at high schools. Derek finds the T-888's chip in Cameron's
room. When confronting Cameron, Derek points out that the chip is the only irreplaceable part of a Terminator. Cameron responds by stating the chip contains information about the T-888's mission. John and Cameron buy a fast hard drive, and John asks Cameron how often she lies.