Sarah Connor is the central heroine of the Terminator franchise, played by Linda Hamilton, and her story reaches a turning point in Terminator 2: Judgment Day from 1991. Short clips of her most dramatic scenes circulate on soundboards where they are reused far beyond their original context. Editors pair the clip with fails, betrayals and fake death scenes, leaning on its serious movie weight for comedy or shock. Its staying power comes from how recognizable the moment is, since the franchise remains a reference point in pop culture, and the line between a dramatic dun dun dun sting and a real movie death makes it easy to recycle in new memes.