Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Terminator franchise.Since the early '80s, James Cameron’s Terminatorfranchise has presented audiences with a flurry of plot holes, paradoxes, and shifting timelines that contradict the series canon and have left fans disoriented by the various retcons over the years. However, despite these narrative twists and turns, the films haven't shied away from the messiness of their continuity—they've addressed it head on.