Posted by andelendir on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Starker-Henderson-Relationship-Question-tp3942817p3943361.html

Mary was British through and through and entirely unaware of Henderson's presence, it is rather unlikely that Henderson was her father or a close relation. We did get to see her actual father in CCAOK btw.Mary wasn't "needy" btw, any
woman going through what she had to go through would have been in a
similar state or left Straker years earlier.

It is extremely doubtful that Mary would have "agreed to love and marry" some character foisted on her by anyone, certainly not by the CO of her cheating, wife-beating ex. Much more likely is that Rutland is a former suitor who was spurned in favour of Straker earlier and now saw his good chance coming. Maybe with a little nudging by her parents. He was a loving, caring and "at-home" husband for her, which is what she wanted and didn't get with Straker.


The relationship between Straker and Henderson was of bureaucratic sparring partners most of the time, connotated in deep respect, as shown in Conflict and Mindbender for example. There were instances where they were more acrimonious, but this came from Henderson, not from Straker. Henderson was an old man getting on rather fast, unable to get the command of the most important venture he had built in his later life and career. It is only a natural, one natural, consequence that he gets bitter. A lot of old people do and then display the erratic behaviour he did.Given his looks over time it might also be argued he was suffering from some disease which aided his bitter moods.





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 From: M Michael <[hidden email]>
To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 April 2012, 2:04
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Starker/Henderson Relationship Question
 

 
I agree with you Marc and like what Deborah had to say too. The tension between the two was a great
continual aspect of the show and had to be one of the rules the writer's wrote
the scripts by.
To toss a few more ideas into the ring of "CONFETTI CHECK A-OK". I've always wonder of the depth and reason behind their tension other than the obvious also.
To me it looks like the tension may have been more on Straker’s part than
Henderson’s. In regards that Straker may have blamed Henderson for the breakup
of his marriage. With Henderson's constant demand of service and completion of
SHADO Straker hardly had a chance to have the home life he desired. Then there was his wife Mary who was such a needy
person, which played on Straker gravely. He wanted to rescue her but he did not
have the time when she needed him the most. This hurt Straker and he never forgot it. There is so much you can read into the
episode.
Another
reason may lie in "A Question Of
Priorities"in which Mary had a new husband. Was
he a plant by Henderson to keep Mary and son John safe and/or under control? They were a huge security risk if catch by the Alien's. This could be another reason for the animosity between Straker and Henderson. Straker always seemed to be out to prove Henderson wrong, to get back at him.
Which brings up another question of mine (I love this show) - did Straker’s son actually died or did Straker place
him in hiding? It look like at the end of the episode Straker wanted to tell
Mary something but could not.
There
is no doubt the creation and commanding SHADO harden Straker, which is what Henderson
probably wanted. A tough leader who would get the job done no matter what the cost. The were so many factors’ that hurt their friendship.
Martin   


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From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Starker/Henderson Relationship Question


 

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012, at 09:10 PM, David Penn wrote:
> Has anyone heard of an official explanation
> of the change in the relationship between the characters of Straker and
> Henderson?

I don't think there is any "official" explanation.  There may be a line
about it in one of the scripts, or maybe not...?

CONFETTI CHECK A-OK obviously shows how Straker's relationship
deteriorates with his wife.  But it also indirectly shows that Straker
and Henderson once had a better relationship (but it obviously
also deteriorated in the long run).

On the Fanderson group, someone thought this might have been
a continuity issue, but I disagree.  I think they deliberately
showed Henderson and Straker having a better relationship
at the time of SHADO's formation, to contrast with their
"current" (1980) relationship.

Marc



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