Last night I viewed this UFO episode and it left me with mixed
impression from the characterization point of view. I felt that Alec Freeman seemed extremely unsure and yes, even weak in his role as interim SHADO leader. Every decision seemed to be quite difficult for him. It was surprising because he is 2nd in command but he acted as if he has never made a difficult decision in his entire career. Was this just my perception or did anyone else see this? Maybe it was overacted but I usually like the Freeman character. On the other hand, I thought the who thing with Straker and Jo Frasier was interesting. It allowed the character to show personal influence and his human emotions. I am still thinking about it. Comments would be appreciated...Suzette :) |
----- Original Message ----- From: "barracudawoman_2000" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: [SHADO] UFO: The Responsibility Seat > Last night I viewed this UFO episode and it left me with mixed > impression from the characterization point of view. > > I felt that Alec Freeman seemed extremely unsure and yes, even weak in > his role as interim SHADO leader. Every decision seemed to be quite > difficult for him. It was surprising because he is 2nd in command but > he acted as if he has never made a difficult decision in his entire > career. Was this just my perception or did anyone else see this? Maybe > it was overacted but I usually like the Freeman character. > > On the other hand, I thought the who thing with Straker and Jo Frasier > was interesting. It allowed the character to show personal influence > and his human emotions. > > I am still thinking about it. Comments would be > appreciated...Suzette :) > > ------------------------------------------------ Yeah, I always thought Alec got hosed on that episode too. Dave H. |
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Suzette, I have always liked this episode because it does focus on Freeman. He was definatly second in command but I don't think that since the formation of SHADO he had ever made a command decision. Straker was in charge. Now Straker would never have hired him if he could not do the job. Straker was there. It is sort of like my situation at work. My boss is in command. I am the night auditor so I have to make decisions on my own. Sometimes I do the right thing and he gets mad at me. Sometimes I do the wrong thing and he gets mad at me. I must be doing something right because I am still employed. Straker needed Freeman to be in command while he was tracking down Ms. Frasier. Straker trusted him and that is what matters most. barracudawoman_2000 <[hidden email]> wrote:Last night I viewed this UFO episode and it left me with mixed
impression from the characterization point of view. I felt that Alec Freeman seemed extremely unsure and yes, even weak in his role as interim SHADO leader. Every decision seemed to be quite difficult for him. It was surprising because he is 2nd in command but he acted as if he has never made a difficult decision in his entire career. Was this just my perception or did anyone else see this? Maybe it was overacted but I usually like the Freeman character. On the other hand, I thought the who thing with Straker and Jo Frasier was interesting. It allowed the character to show personal influence and his human emotions. I am still thinking about it. Comments would be appreciated...Suzette :) Yahoo! Groups Links signature test'; "> --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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