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The final episode of red dwarf (FINALLY SAW THE REPEAT!)

Posted by Asan Tu on 1999/04/21 21:50

Am I the only one who thought that was rushed too much?

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Okie, so they spent half the episode arsing about (they got put on
probation? when? why?) doing bugger all. (I liked the drunk scene tho, I
know a few people who have been in that sorta state, *wink* )

and then, they discover this microbe, cut to the captain issuing the evac,
then cut again to the dwarfers discussing a mirror universe (eh? eh? eh?))

rimmer passes through, wastes a whole load of time prancing about as the
captain, steps back into our universe, and the rest is history. and all this
is the space of 5 mins!!!

I kinda get the feeling that an opportunity has been wasted here. hey,
they've gotta have a cliffhanger, I know, but there were just so many holes
in this one.

I do like Rimmer's greeting to the grim reaper tho :o)

cheers
Asan

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The final episode of red dwarf (FINALLY SAW THE REPEAT!)

Posted by Dominic T. on 1999/04/22 10:53

Am I the only one who thought that was rushed too much?

No.
I wondered if I'd missed an episode.
I think the last one I saw was DeadBirdPeteTheDinosaur II.

I thought the ideas were basically adequate, but it did seem at times to be two
separate epiosodes badly spliced together.

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Okie, so they spent half the episode arsing about (they got put on
probation? when? why?)

Yeah. This was news to me.
One of the reasons I thought I might have missed an episode.
This habit of repeating them later in the week (increasingly common on all
channels now, I think) doesn't help me to keep track of where I am.

and then, they discover this microbe,

Again, I assumed I'd forgotten something. And the evacuation pod thing with
Talia in it was a complete surprise to me. Has that been seen before?

then cut again to the dwarfers discussing a mirror universe (eh? eh? eh?))

I assumed it was just crap acting/scripting.
That's gotta be the least obvious solution to a problem I've ever seen. Cue the
bad excuse for a humorous situation I thought. It would make more sense if
there was a missing episode on the cutting-room floor somewhere that had a
mirror universe in it - or have we already seen one, and I've forgotten about
it?

I kinda get the feeling that an opportunity has been wasted here. hey,
they've gotta have a cliffhanger, I know, but there were just so many holes
in this one.

Holes might be a bit harsh.
I think they just concertina-ed the plot somewhat.

It's like the rest of the series - cute ideas badly finished.

Dominic.

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