Free Astronomy Magazine November-December 2021

47 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 ASTRO PUBLISHING Going back to the UFO episodes, the 14 th , “Confetti Check A-O.K.”, is chock-full of flashbacks of Straker’s family life, with no reference to aliens. Not even episode 15, “E.S.P.” is particularly compelling: the se- crets of SHADO are put at risk by a dude who can read minds, and who is subjugated by aliens. More action in episode 16, “Kill Straker!”, in which the aliens induce some members of SHADO, including Foster, to kill Straker, but fail to do so. In this episode, the severity but also the humanity of the com- mander-in-chief are highlighted. A curiosity: in one scene we see an electric toothbrush (patented in the ‘50s) being used, trusting that it would be in common use in the ‘80s; in reality, it will take a little longer.