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** The T-1000 fits this trope for most of his screentime in T2. On the commentary, co-writer Bill Wisher points out that throughout the film, Robert Patrick, who plays the T-1000, moves like a human being but just a ''tad'' smoother (because he's a liquid creature). In the scene where he talks to John's foster parents and again when he arrives at the mental hospital to ask the night nurse to see Sarah Connor, he behaves like a normal person(even smiling in a natural way in the former scene), but still puts out a subtly menacing vibe. Being a more advanced terminator and remaining more true to James Cameron's original idea of the terminator as an under-the-radar infiltrator (he disguises himself as a ''cop'' for crying out loud), it's expected that he could more accurately mimic a human posture, mannerisms and demeanor, but still do so in such a way that there was still something "off" and spooky about him.

*** James Cameron mentioned in the "making of" video that part of why he cast Robert Patrick was because "he moves like a cat", and the T-1000 regards its environment in an almost feline way.

* [[[Vindicated by History]]: While most of the Terminator films following the first and second ones have gradually been approved more heavily after their release, the fifth film, ''Terminator: Genisys'' is now getting at least a more decent look in the wake of the disaster of ''Terminator: Dark Fate''. When the fifth film came out, it was overwhelmingly bashed as the nadir, with the idea of a good Terminator being heavily mocked, a poor depiction of Sarah Connor as a self aware [[Lampshade Hanging]] character, and Kyle Reese's rather poor depiction as struggling to fight the Terminator to place more emphasis on Sarah and the good Terminator, and finished with a poorly done twist of John Conner being turned into an advanced Terminator. However, when ''Dark Fate'' came out a few years later, it was even worse, with John being killed in the opening as a child, the Terminator who killed him turning good despite committing such a crime, Sarah's depiction, despite Linda Hamilton returning to the role, the fact the new [[Chosen One]] was a woman, and it not being done in a relatable way, and a new AI villain that is not Skynet combined with Cameron adding in more blatant political commentary, resulted in the sixth film being seen as the new nadir. Thus ''Genisys'', while still not seen as a great film and with several serious flaws, at least did treat the characters respectfully and did introduce several compelling new ideas, even if they were implemented badly and poorly done, while still having a recognizable plot even if it was badly written. Thus, the fifth film is now looked at much more kindly by fans and critics, even if they acknowledge it isn't the best film in the franchise.

* [[Visual Effects of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Visual Effects of Awesome]]: The T-1000 completely blew the audience mind when ''Terminator 2'' came out, and still looks amazing today. It, and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', are credited for the CGI revolution.

** 1984 Arnold showing up in Salvation was considered by everyone to be outstanding.