"Well I'm not gonna criticize, but I do have some disagreements. Obviously we know they never had sex, but a lot of people seem to think that she used his attraction for her, for some of the reasons that you stated. Problem is, she wouldn't need to realize that she needed some extra leverage. She knew that from the start. In Heavy Metal Cameron remarks "John does these things sometimes." She knows he isn't always going to listen. And yes, when he reinserts her chip, she tones back on her effections and humanity (whether real or manufactured) quite dramatically. Because she realizes that his feelings for her are a danger to him, even if useful at times (Mr. Feruson is ill. In a way, yes, Cameron did dump him. I always felt that the subtext of the conversation John and Cameron have in Automatic, is a breakup scene. "Things have changed, John." And this is backed up by JF saying that he brought in Riley as a "rebound girl" from Cameron. And yes, Riley is a way of getting back at Cameron. But when John goes right to Mexico, after Cameron is lying in bed with him, that's not because he's angry with her. That's him literally running away from his feelings for her. It's "I'm in love with a robot, aaaaaaaaaah! Nooooo!" As JF says he's using Riley to sublimate his feelings for Cameron. Sure John is angry with Cameron, for trying to kill him, and not really giving a satisfying apology. He wants her to apologize for what she did, and make him believe that she will never do it again. The latter of that is impossible. And clearly the "I love you and you love me" is a sore spot that you don't bring up around John. Look how he flips out when Sarah reminds him of it. Then later Cameron reminds him of it."