My first exposure to the situation was in Sociology class.  Our teacher showed us a silly film about a purse snatching that ran less than three minutes.  Then we all had to write down what happened.  None of us got it right!  When we rewatched the film, I was so surprised that the one man's umbrella wasn't yellow!  It was a revelation in the way your own mind can fool you that I never forgot.

The PTSS would make it more difficult, but yes I agree, the body works when the mind doesn't. The training is essential for survival. Straker wasn't so smart about stepping out and making himself a target, hoping Beaver would recognize his authority, and nearly becoming a sponge in the process (in his thinking, since the gun was harmless) Poor Ginny, perils of Pauline. 
And speaking of Straker, he really needs a refresher course in judo (Reflections) Thank Goddess he was able to kill the Foster clone (crushed his trachea maybe?) and knock out the other guy. I cringe when I watch Reflections.  I think he may have tremendous strength in the hands. He does in my canon  he whacks Alec's hand on the chair grip

Neesierie wrote on Mar 29^th, 2011 at 2:31pm:


I didn't mean to suggest she didn't. It's a personal choice. I have very little independence in my relationship with Mr. Metaphor, but that suits me, and it suits him. On the other hand, a woman's sex life is often questioned while a man's is not. It irks me. In a ladylike way, of course. 

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swiss cheese for the dire rat 


Ed Bishop really was the one who suggested Wanda be the second-in-command. He supported woman's lib aka common sense. Of course he was in sleazy movies that mocked woman's lib, but he had kids and needed to put food on the table. Pets was a film he took off his CV (resume) because of what they'd done to it after he shot his lines. I also had private conversations with Helen about how he felt about Pets. Sigh, he's such a loss to both his craft, and humanity.
He clearly enjoyed Wanda, and Straker clearly trusted Lake. (Between telling her to put castor oil in the computer )
Is it Reflections where she's on the sub and telling them to go deeper, and the captain looks grumpy? She gives that cute crooked smile.    I'll say it again, I like Lake, and I can see her with Straker. She has Alec's heart.

Write Rat wrote on Mar 29^th, 2011 at 9:11pm:


Nope.  It's Destruction.  Excellent episode! 

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That was in Destruction. I loved her quirky little grin.

Considering that she was in only eight episodes as Straker's second, she did awesome. Had she been in the mix from the beginning and had the writers developed her character better, she and Ed would have resonated loud and clear. I'm stealing borrowing Denise's term here.

Neesierie wrote on Mar 29^th, 2011 at 9:14pm:


Hey, Denise, you're the one who says we can look at the stars  We can dream, can't we? We've come a long way, and have a long way to go, sure.  Racism in my husband's opinion is about species' need to be better than someone else. Race war, class war, religious war, Ad nauseam.
With a side of   
 

Straker was wrong, (or technically Gerry A. was wrong) but remember, our president is half African american.  I'm waiting for a woman in the White House. Speaking of that, Geraldine Ferraro just died recently. I got to meet her  up close and personal because I happened to be with my college counselor when Geraldine was speaking at the college. Really warm lady.