Dekker “Shocked” by Major Character Death on “Sarah Connor”

While we don’t know who will shuffle off this mortal coil on the second season of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” series star Thomas Dekker told the New York Daily News that when he heard, the news “shocked” him.

The actor first heard about the development following series producer John Wirth’s panel at ComicCon and thought, at first, it was a joke.  However, the major character death is happening and while Dekker won’t reveal anything about who might die, he promises viewers will be “shocked at what this specific death signifies in the scope of the ‘Terminator.’”

But beyond the death of a character, what can fans expect when “Sarah Connor” returns on FOX a week from Monday?

Dekker says that this season will show the growth of John Connor into the hero he becomes in the movie series.

“In the first season, my intention was to almost frustrate people by not giving them the savior or hero of the world that they were looking for. I wanted him to be weak and young and slightly immature and impulsive,” he said. “But this year, the hero that will eventually save the world will emerge and it doesn’t happen just by accident.”

“I wanted so badly to play the anger and the strength and the power and fight of my character, and finally, that’s all I’ve been doing this year,” said Dekker. “Everything has become much heavier for John. I’ve gotten to do a lot of action and fighting, but more importantly, I’ve gotten to do some strong scenes with the other actors.”

Dekker says that he and the rest of the cast have gelled well and are comfortable with their role inside the larger “Terminator” universe.   Dekker went on to say that he feels the series is worthy addition to the “Terminator” universe, standing with or even exceeding the popular movies.

“I think we feel a little bit more confident this year because we’ve established ourselves as our own entity,” said Dekker. “Before, we were so concerned about staying true to the film, which we still are, but I think we feel that we can be more experimental now and more confident in taking risks.”

Fans can judge for themselves when “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” kicks off its second season, Monday September 8 at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.