Posted by SumitonJD on
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First thanks Chris. I know what you mean, she is ...well she is Gabrielle
Drake and
that is pretty awesome. I didn't have to miss anything to watch UFO as it
came on Sunday afternoons here and you know what programing is like on that
day. It was on opposite Wonderful World of Disney and The King and I so it
had no competition as far as I was concerned.

Now as to Kill Straker. I am a bit unsure about putting my two cents worth
in on this episode as I have not seen it since back in 1973 when the series
ended here. I have 11 episodes I have manage to get on tape from friends but
its not one of them. But certain images from that episode remain in my mind
and I think you did a great job in outlining the plot and summing up the
mental processes behind the actions.

The scene that really stands out in my memory is that scene on the firing
range. At the time I wondered if Straker wold have to actually kill Foster.
This was UFO and it didn't always have happy endings and we had seen other
characters that had been in several episodes die. So I was thinking it could
be possible. The other thing I recall is the pistol Straker used. It wasn't
the standard SHADO handgun. I recognized it from my knowledge of weapons as
a SIG-210-6. This is the Rolls Royce of pistols and the 210-6 is like the
Bentley costing over $1200 at that time. This was the first real gun I had
seen on the show and seeing Ed fire it on that range which had not been used
in any other episode made me wonder if this was a real range and if he was
using live ammo. The hits on the target looked more real to me than when
they use squibs behind one because it blows the paper out rather than
punching a hole. Like Chris, I was impressed by Straker's marksmanships
which was in the Expert/Master class. How could they say Straker isn't good
with weapons. I think he could equal that stunt that Mel Gibson's character
Riggs did in the first Lethal Weapon film with shooting like that.

James K.

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of aliens?
SHADO knows!