Why Terminator 7 Can’t Reboot The Franchise’s Timeline

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The Terminator movie series needs a fresh start, but Terminator 7 cannot afford to reboot the franchise’s entire timeline yet again. In terms of plot, the Terminator movies were originally uncomplicated blockbusters since the series began in 1984 with The Terminator. However, as the franchise progressed and its reviews gradually grew worse, the Terminator timeline became outright impossible to follow as retcons and reboots attempted to recapture the sparkle of early Terminator movies.

After 2009’s post-apocalyptic war drama Terminator: Salvation failed with critics, the franchise creators made the reasonable decision to reboot the entire series timeline and follow a recast incarnation of Sarah Connor and a new version of the Terminator. However, Terminator: Genisys lost its original director Justin Lin and became a tonally inconsistent, overly complex addition to the franchise. This problem prompted the next sequel, 2019’sTerminator: Dark Fate, to reboot the franchise’s already-rebooted timeline, creating a third, new story for the series to follow.

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Almost inevitably, Terminator: Dark Fate’s third timeline proved even less successful at winning over critics than that of Terminator: Genisys. With each new timeline, the events of the Terminator sequels became progressively less impactful as it was clear the series could simply start over if anyone important died. The Terminator franchise has pulled the timeline reboot trick too often, making it harder for viewers to care about any version of the main characters. While Terminator: Genisys killing off John Connor could have been tragic, Terminator: Dark Fate killing off another John Connor in an unrelated