En möjlig anledning uppstår i en raderad scen: T-1000s efterliknande färdigheter komprometteras efter frysning, smältning och sammanhängande igen. Från IMDB FAQ :
The T-1000's decreasing efficacy is explained in a few scenes cut from the theatrical version of the film but are able to be viewed as part of the director's cut or on most versions of the DVD as a deleted scene. After being frozen in the liquid nitrogen and then shattered, the T-1000 starts to show evidence that it may be malfunctioning. As it is walking, its feet, up to about the knee, involuntarily imitate the diamond plate flooring it walks across and its hand bonds with and imitates a yellow-striped railing. The T-1000 itself seems confused by this but is unable to stop it. Later, when it calls John in Sarah's voice, the glitch occurs again: John glances down, and there's a quick shot of the T-1000 imitating the grating its standing on right before Sarah shoots it the 1st time. In the theatrical version, the only evidence of the glitch is the slight flutter that you see after it crushes Arnold's arm in the gear. This may explain why it moves much more slowly during the final conflict, which allows Sarah to escape while it is dealing with the T-800.
TVTropes höjder ett par andra giltiga punkter, till exempel:
- T-1000 kan inte replikera känslor så bra;
- T-1000 ville sätta Sarah i fara så att John skulle komma till hennes hjälp, eftersom det här hände tidigare.