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* At the start of the movie, we see what happens when TheChosenOne seemingly averts their own destiny. John Connor is simply drifting, having no purpose or real use for his upbringing now that as far as he knows, Judgment Day will no longer happen. However, he can't settle down, [[ProperlyParanoid just in case there's another Terminator out there.]]

** Furthermore, with Miles Dyson having become (by the government's definition) a terrorist for taking part in the destruction of Cyberdyne's property (both directly and indirectly), his computer and hard-drive, as well as any other material relating to Cyberdyne's reverse engineering project (and Dyson's own properties), would have been seized by Los Angeles Police Department detectives in their investigation of the event. It wouldn't be far-fetched that the LAPD would've eventually turned these files over to the US Air Force (as Cyberdyne isn't mentioned in the film, it'd be implied that they were defunct by 2004), who would go on to finish the project leading to Skynet, and the events of the film. Essentially releading to it's creation, and maintaining the StableTimeLoop.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and serve to [[RevealingCoverup emphasize how valuable this technology is]] to the US government, kickstarting the recovery from this setback.

* At the start of the movie, we see what happens when TheChosenOne seemingly averts their own destiny. John Connor is simply drifting, having no purpose or real use for his upbringing now that as far as he knows, Judgment Day will no longer happen. However, he can't settle down, [[ProperlyParanoid just in case there's another Terminator out there.]]

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and serve to [[RevealingCoverup emphasize how valuable this technology is]] to US government officials, kick starting recovery from this setback.
** Further more, with Miles Dyson having become a (by the government's definition) a terrorist for taking part in destruction of Cyberdyne's property (both directly and indirectly) would have resulted in his computer and hard-drive, as well as any other material relating to Cyberdyne's reverse engineering project (and Dyson's own properties) being seized by Los Angeles Police Department detectives in their investigation of the event, it wouldn't be far that the LAPD would've turned these files into the US Airforce (as Cyberdyne isn't mentioned in the film, it'd be implied that they were defunct by 2004) who would go onto finish the project leading to Skynet, and the events of the Film. Essentially releading to it's creation, and maintaining the StableTimeLoop.

* When the Terminator asks Kate if she's OK near the beginning of the movie, she tells him to drop dead. The Terminator's reponse, after a beat, is "I am unable to comply." This sounds like a simple gag at first, but there's actually a lot more behind the statement. As is revealed later in the movie, Kate was the one who reprograms the Terminator in the future, meaning it has to follow her orders. However, as the Terminator in the second movie states, it cannot destroy itself. So the Terminator wasn't making a quip, it was stating that it could not follow her order.

* Further more, with Miles Dyson having become a (by the government's definition) a terrorist for taking part in destruction of Cyberdyne's property (both directly and indirectly) would have resulted in his computer and hard-drive, as well as any other material relating to Cyberdyne's reverse engineering project (and Dyson's own properties) being seized by Los Angeles Police Department detectives in their investigation of the event, it wouldn't be far that the LAPD would've turned these files into the US Airforce (as Cyberdyne isn't mentioned in the film, it'd be implied that they were defunct by 2004) who would go onto finish the project leading to Skynet, and the events of the Film. Essentially releading to it's creation, and maintaining the StableTimeLoop.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology kick starting recovery from this setback.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology kick starting recovery from this setback.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FieryCoverup make headlines]] and only serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore backing up to a remote site. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would [[FireyCoverup make headlines]] and only serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology.

* While the HappyEndingOverride of the ''Film/{{Terminator2}}'' had its detractors, it makes sense realistically that Cyberdyne would avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup due to the bleeding-edge technology they're reverse engineering. Technology this advanced would be too good to ignore keeping backup data handy. Plus, the attack on Cyberdyne would make headlines and only serve to emphasize to US government officials how valuable this technology.

* Kyle Reese speaks of John Connor as someone who salvaged the mess humanity was in and organized a resistance against Skynet's robots. The first two films have him ShroudedInMyth, leaving the "how" ambiguous. This movie provides a credible explanation. His girlfriend's father is a general in the American military, and once John convinces him of the threat, he sends his future son-in-law to the perfect place take charge in the aftermath. The StableTimeLoop is still in effect. Every terminator Skynet sends only leads it closer to its own gallows.

* When the Terminator asks Kate if she's OK near the beginning of the movie, she tells him to drop dead. The Terminator's reponse, after a beat, is "I am unable to comply." This sounds like a simple gag at first, but there's actually a lot more behind the statement. As is revealed later in the movie, Kate was the one who reprograms the Terminator in the future, meaning it has to follow her orders. However, as the Terminator in the second movie states, it cannot destroy itself. So the Terminator wasn't making a quip, it was stating that it could not follow her order.

* When the Terminator asks Kate if she's OK near the beginning of the movie, she tells him to drop dead. His reponse, after a beat, is "I am unable to comply." This sounds like a simple gag at first, but there's actually a lot more behind the statement. As is revealed later in the movie, Kate was the one who reprograms the Terminator in the future, meaning he has to follow her orders. However, as the Terminator in the second movie states, he cannot destroy himself. So the Terminator wasn't making a quip, it was stating that it could not follow her order.