Posted by Karl Barcia on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Henderson-vs-Straker-tp1493584p1493618.html



Griff wrote:

"Henderson does in "Confetti Check A-OK" admit that he was not
physically up to the role at that time; "What kind of shape am I in?
What kind of shape will I be in ten years time?" (just after the
accident in which he - Henderson - was injured, and the British
Cabinet Minister was killed, Straker escapes unhurt), and does
concede that he would be too old once SHADO was truly up and running
in another ten years".


Griff,

Certainly Henderson shows some signs of bitterness for the reasons
above. Equally plausable is that both have large egos, both of the
same kind, and that similarity causes friction. Certainly both men
are under immense pressure from their jobs. However, in some
episodes we see that Henderson visibly enjoys giving Straker the
needle. Perhaps H has more time on his hands - although in Court
Martial he seemed too busy to even see Straker. Nevertheless, the
change of attitude to one another is still too sudden to have taken
place without some formal explanation.


Griff wrote:

"The real nasty personality conflict appears in "Close Up", "Court
Martial" and "Mindbender", and in all three cases, Henderson is shown
to be in error and backs down to Straker. Maybe Straker's superior
ability, and to be proved "right" also drives Henderson's animosity".

What's interesting about Mindbender is that it show us how Straker
sees Henderson. It's a nightmare! Straker's paranoia about Henderson
reaches an intensity. We saw in 'Computer Affair' that
Straker's "cold logic" approach reaches an all time low in popularity
amongst some of his personel: Ellis, Mark and even his best friend
Alec Freeman!

Karl