Posted by andelendir on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Fw-SHADO-Various-Questions-tp2392403p2422117.html

Hi Stevan,

> I recall the episode and remember Ed trying to persuade
> Alec that he should tell Mary of his true nature of work
> as it is putting strain on a already fractured marriage;
> Alec talks him out of it. It shows Straker as a vulnerable
> soul wanting everthing to work; his home life and his
> dedication to duty.

Very perceptive!

Indeed Bishop played the character with a constant, major subtext of this wish and Straker's inner dilemma, rejection and resentment of some of what he has to do and be as SHADO commander.

This comes out into the open again in The Long Sleep and is quite in contrast to Ordeal (where Straker is seen only through the eyes of Foster).

Cheers,

An