Originally Posted by PornAddict

So today I'm watching The Terminator on TV and I just couldn't wrap my head around something. Can someone explain the logic to me?

I'll explain...

The whole premise is that Arnold comes back in order to kill Sarah Connor before she has her son (John Connor). However, that other dude (Michael something or other) comes back and saves her.

During the rescue, they fall in love, have sex... and in turn conceive John Connor.

My question is this... why would the Terminator come back in the first place? If he never came back, then that dude would never have screwed Sarah Connor ultimately bringing John to ever exist.

It makes sense if Sarah screwed some Marine in her time in order to conceive John, but does it work when a dude comes back from the future? Why in the world would the Terminator come back to begin the cycle in the first place?

If the Terminator never came back, then Sarah would probably just die of old age never knowing anything about any of this.

- PornAddict