Ah I see, a predestination guy. I respect it! I was of the same school of thought for years as well.

Oh yeah, no, don't get me wrong. That was the good kind of "shit" haha! Like "this cannoli is da shit!" kind of thing. I feel like Terminator is one of those franchises that stick the landing in terms of time travel. They're caught in an unenviable loop, and they're powerless no matter their effort. Everything that they have done was already written, and their efforts of changing the future was always leading up to the future they were trying to avoid. It's a shame the whole franchise didn't stick with the example of the first one.

I do agree with the notion of time (past, present, future) being like a river, with everything happening at the same time. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, man. That was awesome! :D