Since you insist

>James Gibbon <[hidden email]>
>I quite like The Square Triangle, but if you really 'hate'
>an episode, then all the more reason to comment on it!
>It's not one of the very best episodes, but it's a long way
>from being one of the worst in my opinion. I'd personally be
>really interested to know why you dislike it.

Since you insist, James, I'll tell you. Because David Lane did TOO good a
job making me hate those two in the beginning of the episode, which makes
watching the rest of the episode almost unbearable! Call me a prude, if you
will, but nothing is more guaranteed to make me turn a show or a movie off
than adultery. It's a personal bias, you see. Now if there had been any
redeeming qualities in those two, I may have reconsidered my opinion. But
he made them all too real. And despicable!
Actually, my favorite scene in the episode is when Straker vents my feelings
for me by telling his men to "get them out of here!" Great line!
Yours,
Denise

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Denise Felt That:

> Call me a prude, if you will, but nothing is more guaranteed
> to make me turn a show or a movie off than adultery. It's a
> personal bias, you see. Now if there had been any redeeming
> qualities in those two, I may have reconsidered my opinion.
> But he made them all too real. And despicable! Actually,
> my favorite scene in the episode is when Straker vents my
> feelings for me by telling his men to "get them out of here!"
> Great line!


Thanks Denise .. so your dislike isn't actually an expression
of criticism toward the episode per se but rather discomfort
with the subject matter. I see what you mean, and I have
similar feelings myself about 'Survival' - which is one of
the better episodes in my view, yet in another sense one of my
least favourite, since I find it really uncomfortable to watch
because of the cold-blooded ending.

Some of the things that I appreciate about The Square Triangle
are - the way the Alien is shown to be vulnerable, firstly
when being attacked by a dog and secondly when being shot dead.
A nice contrast to the usual sci-fi treatment of all-conquering
alien invaders. Secondly, the script doesn't suffer from the
inconsistencies and ill-considered logic that plague some of
the other scripts - it's a bit of a departure from the usual
UFO style, but quite solid and well thought out. Not great UFO,
but a very watchable episode (personal feelings about infidelity
allowing!). Thirdly as others have mentioned, the ending in
the graveyard is so very dark and cold. Very effective.


Cheers
James