Anna Daniels
In the deleted scene from the Blu Ray edition of Terminator: Dark Fate, Alicia — Carl’s wife — explains to Sarah that he is not the murderous robot from the future that she once knew. (Hey, everyone deserves a second chance, we suppose.) “Carl never told me about his past,” she says. “And I just… respected his privacy. I mean, I knew he was different, but…” She trails off, then reveals that Carl did indeed clue her in about at least a couple of things. “He told me what he did to you, and what he is. But I also know what he has become since then.”
“Believe what you will,” Sarah replies. “But it cannot change what it is.” Alicia objects to Sarah’s choice of pronoun: “Him,” she says. “Not it. Whatever you think he is, we love him. And I know he has to make things right, but you’re taking someone very important away from us. So please… bring him back.”
The scene concludes as Sarah wordlessly leaves, obviously still not on board with the notion that her son’s killer has discovered its humanity — but, as she will come to find out, Carl is indeed worthy of trust. He ends up sacrificing himself in the final battle with the Rev-9, telling Sarah “For John” just before he does so.
Written by: Looper
