ITV 4 "Exposed"

> Hi all,
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> I unexpectedly caught this episode in the early
> hours this morning
> and thought I'd make some more comments :-)
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> This was the first episode I ever saw and is the one
> I watch most
> often, although not because it's my favourite .. :-/
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> Throughout the first half of this episode Straker
> seems merely
> irritated by Foster's persistence and appears to
> have no compunction
> in 'removing' him, should he prove to be any real
> threat to SHADO
> security. Not exactly the warmest of characters at
> this stage!
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> Once Foster is onto him, Straker takes full
> responsibility to deal
> with the 'security problem', leaving Freeman and us
> in no doubt what
> his intentions are, although intriguingly he tries
> both denial and
> intimidation first, before finally dispatching
> Foster.
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> To then discover he's been manipulating `behind the
> scenes' in
> carrying out his extremely well thought out plan to
> ensure he gets
> the outcome he wants is quite simply brilliant. His
> intuition has
> pin sharp accuracy, right down to the last moments
> where Paul
> accepts membership of SHADO. Despite being written
> purely to
> introduce Paul Foster, this episode offers a clear
> insight into
> Straker's true nature.
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> But what I really enjoy is the way Ed Bishop permits
> Straker to
> relish every moment of his success with the self
> assurance of
> someone who knows he is proving himself right, but
> without the
> slightest hint of arrogance or disdain whatsoever.
> This is Straker
> at his absolute coolest, imho :-D
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> Sarah
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