There has been much ado about the ending of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins ever since someone at AICN posted the craaaazy rumor that will not be discussed henceforth (though you can read it HERE and read how it was changed HERE).

The whole point of a crazy Terminator Salvation ending is that this flick was supposed to be the re-launching of the Terminator franchise by starting a new trilogy of Terminator films. This has always been the plan, and the only thing holding back Terminator 5 from being a certainty now is the very very slim possibility that Terminator Salvation will totally bomb, losing everyone money.

Since it’s unlikely that the opening weekend of T4 will suck, it’s starting to be time to talk about the sequels.

From MTV:

This arc will be left open with the ending of “Salvation,” which will point to a “Terminator 5” film. “The ending is indeed elliptical,” McG told us. ‘And it challenges the audience. It’s not a happy little bow of an ending at all. The ending is tough and requires reflection, and in some degrees it bifurcates the audience. You walk back to the car and one person thinks it means this, and the other person thinks it means that.”

So what does that mean? I think we’re looking at a possible death of John Conner. My odds on that right now are 7-1.