While not as Easter Egg friendly as this summer’s surprise hit, Jurassic World, there are a few surprises and nods to Cameron’s Terminator films in this latest entry in the franchise. Fans of the series will instantly notice the subtle details of the first film brought back to life, like the homeless guy claiming Reese stole his pants, or the cigar chugging garbage collector. All the key quotes are back and here is every Easter Egg and reference we could infiltrate from Terminator Genisys. I know we missed some, so please let us know what you find! The future is not set, we’ll add more as we find them!

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9. "Come with me if you want to live!"

The Terminator franchise is chock full of memorable one-liners. Dating as far back as when Kyle Reese saved Sarah Connor in the original film, "Come with me if you want to live," has survived the test of time. Sarah returns the favor in Genisys when she rescues Reese in a department store showdown with the T-1000. Arnold said it to John Connor in Judgement Day as well.

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8. The Game of Connors

Imagine this awkward conversation on the set of HBO's Game of Thrones: Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) congratulating Emilia Clarke (Daenerys "Khalisi" Targaryen) on scoring the role of Sarah Connor, a role Headey played six years earlier in Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. And in my personal opinion, Headey did it better.

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7. Hero Scars

For all it's miscues, Terminator Salvation did provide longtime viewers an answer to John Connor's horrific facial scarring. First seen in Judgement Day, Connor has been rocking multiple scars across his left eye, which he received from a molten endoskeleton in the Salvation's finale.

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6. Time Traveling Doctor

It's no secret that Matt Smith of Doctor Who fame plays a significant role in Genisys. We won't divulge any secrets. What's really cool though, is that the eleventh time traveling doctor is first introduced to audiences when Connor discovers...a time machine.

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5. Oh no they didn't!

We're including this entry as a "how could they?!" It emphasizes our criticism of the Genisys marketing campaign. Paramount, for unknown reasons, let the biggest secret out of the bag in one of the early movie trailers. Perhaps desperate to drum up interest from an audience it abandoned after Cameron. But then the antics above happened. It's more of a dragon egg, if you catch my drift.

Articles by
Chris Giroux
Movie Reelist Contributor: Chris Giroux
Chris Giroux is founder and editor-in-charge at Movie Reelist, an entertainment news and review blog serving the most fanatic moviegoers. Chris started his publication in Detroit in 2010 and has since reviewed hundreds of films and interviewed numerous talent across the country. He is an avid film festival attendee and red carpet photographer, having shot the likes of Steven Spielberg, Bill Murray, Mark Hamill, and more. Chris grew up in New Mexico, where he studied mass media writing while working in post-production and multimedia authoring. It is also where he discovered Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York, resulting in an unhealthy Kurt Russell obsession.

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