"I'll just say every interesting relationship I've been in was a triangle," executive producer John Wirth said.

The producers promise the storylines will continue — Sarah (Lena Headey) will still be leading the fight to prevent the computer system Skynet from being invented, taking over the world and slaughtering most of humanity. But, at the same time, they're promising episodes will be more self contained.

The theme for the second season is "evolution," according to Friedman.

"And Sarah's war has gotten a lot more complicated and grander than she ever expected," Middleton added.

Sounds like fun.

NETWORK NOTES: If you've ever wondered how network executives affect the shows on their schedule, here's how Josh Friedman recalled a meeting he had with Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly:

"I said to Kevin Reilly, 'There will be a girl — maybe Episode 7 (or) 8,"' Friedman said. "He said, 'Episode 2.'

"I said, 'Like Episode 7, 8, 9, 10. Somewhere in there.' He said, 'Oh, 1 or 2.'

"So, we compromised on 2."

Not that Friedman is holding a grudge.

"Even though it's spelled differently (Riley vs. Reilly), I named her after Kevin," he said.

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