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andelendir on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Fw-SHADO-Various-Questions-tp2392403p2414267.html
Hi,
don't you rewatch episodes? I'm intrigued, because so few among you seem to do that...
As to Question of Priorities - no, that's the episode in which his son dies and he is unable to get the antibiotic to London in time.
As to Confetti Check A-OK, which is the episode which details the break-up of his marriage and how he got to get the job of becoming the commander of SHADO, I find it rather amusing that people dislike one of the episodes telling us most about Straker's psychology, character and background, and then are astonished when others disagree with calling Straker callous, harsh or as cold as ice (which any and all is shown as being rather not correct in that episode and over which Bishop even fought the director). ;-))))
Cheers,
An
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Q of P
Is this the episode where we learn the background of Straker's marriage break
up? I am saying this because only 99% sure. I have seen the episode once fully
through. Not my favourite episode because it is too personal and has little
sci-fi content but I like the bit when he gives the Leiutenant two days leave;
today he'd get six months!
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Hi Alex,
I used to HATE Q of P, but I had to watch it several times really carefully in
order to do a joint story about it (with An Delendir), and I did change my
opinion of it (although the beginning part still grates with that silly music).
That episode really allowed Ed Bishop to display his acting talent.. Boy, that
haunted expression in his eyes when he is talking to Mary, and his despair later
on. It will never be my favourite episode, but it is not as bad as I used to
think it was. (I was viewing it at first, with the same preconceptions as when I
watched the series as a teenager!)
Desert Island? No not this episode.. probably 'Kill Straker' instead for me.
LtCdr!
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> "A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES" - the reason I love this episode is because there is
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> SO MUCH going on!! I like episodes with sub-plots and this has one of the best.
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> This would probably be the one I'd take to a desert island with me.
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> Alex
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> From: An Delendir <andelendir@...>
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> Subject: [SHADO] Various Questions
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> Hi,
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> I am sure there will be many able to answer the more technical questions ;-)
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> > did straker's kid live?
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> No. John Straker died.
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> > was straker's child killed in that car accident?
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> Not exactly. He died due the fact that he had extensive injuries as well as a
> major operation without the benefit of any antibiotics. The kid was allergic to
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> them all, except for a newly developed one. That's the one Straker attempted
> flying in with that transport called back early from the USA. The same
>transport
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> which Alec deviated to Ireland before it could deliver the antibiotic to
>London.
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> When the drug arrived at long last the kid already had died from infection.
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> > who is in love with who in the show?
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> Gay Ellis and Mark Bradley were a couple.
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> Virginia Lake had a thing going with Craig Collins and when he went missing
> engaged in an affair with Paul Foster. She also flirted heavily once with Alec
> Freeman.
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> Paul Foster had a variety of girlfriends in the series.
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> Ed Straker was married to Mary Straker, then divorced a few years before the
> beginning of the actual timeframe of the series.
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> Jo Frazer tried to cream Straker with her charms, without success.
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> Straker attached himself in a paternal way to Katherine Fraser and wanted to
> take care of the girl. She died however.
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> Paul Roper had a wife for whom he betrayed SHADO.
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> Nina Barry was shown to have a thing going for Straker, just as Ayshea hankered
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> a bit after Alec Freeman. Neither ever got to see their puppy love through.
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> Various staff members were married or had girl friends without major impact on
> the series.
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> Cheers,
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> An
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