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Terminator Salvation11
Kareem Ali 3.5

Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #11

 

  • The good

    Good action sequence with Connor and Parnell. Story progression leading to a potentially interesting conclusion

  • The bad

    Still torn about Parnell's role in all these events and the inconsistencies in capabilities

  • The ugly

    • Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #11 continues with John Connor undergoing a procedure with the help of Dr. Kogan to be able to directly control a terminator. It opens up with Marcus Wright and the other troops waiting for some kind of signal to determine if John Connor was either successful or failed in his mission. Considering things have been relatively quiet, Marcus leans towards the possibility of success but still wants everyone to be prepared to evacuate in case of an emergency. However, John Connor’s mission isn’t over and Dr. Kogan is just implementing the final steps of the operation that would clone his consciousness into a terminator. She does warn him about the dangers of such a procedure and the harm of his mind running in his body and the terminator at the same time. He has no choice but to go ahead with it despite his anxiety running high but Dr. Kogan understands and still has a part of her humanity. She is able to complete the final steps successfully, and John Connor is able to assume control over a terminator. But with Parnell in control over the entire terminator army what can Connor do with just one considering Parnell is aware of this?

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    I’ve been mixed on this series and slightly disappointed at one point because of how much potential I initially saw after reading the first issue. So starting last issue I decided to look at all the remaining issues differently considering the story was no longer spanning different time periods and had to tie everything together. And treading new ground has also helped because it no longer felt like a rehashing of everything that was already well-known. And this issue started off okay with Connor’s consciousness being transferred to the terminator and the moment of understanding from Dr. Kogan during this procedure. Yet I couldn’t completely shake the feeling that some of what was being explained was due to the lack of consistency in events and not just a part of the story flow. However the action was very good as Connor would engage Parnell and other terminators as part of his plan. The artwork was crisp, and I liked it overall but some of the panels looked too clean to appear to be the aftermath of a destructive battle between terminators. There were a few surprises in the action so that was good, and a couple of cliffhangers that would actually increase my interest in the next issue. And with it being the conclusion to the series, I’m really curious as to how things will be wrapped up.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #11 is a decent issue that moves the story forward with its climatic battle between Connor and Parnell. In a way, Connor’s fight has always been about Parnell considering his role in past events, and I’m still torn about that. It was interesting to see another side of Connor prior to the operation, as well as Dr. Kogan’s reaction, giving more depth to the characters and the overall situation. Despite feeling that a lot of potential was squandered throughout this series I am very curious to see how it concludes, especially considering the surprises this issue.

     

    Release Date: 11/19/14

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

    Artist: Pete Woods

  • Rating ( 7.25 )
  • Total score 7.3

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