Waiting for God story
Red Dwarf stumbles upon one of its own garbage pods, and Rimmer is convinced that it's a stasis capsule carrying a dormant alien woman. Meanwhile, Lister learns about Cat's people (the Felis sapiens) and discovers he is their mythical god, "Cloister the Stupid", and will bring them to the mythical island of Fuchal. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
21 total · 7 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat. |
| organized religion | major | Central to the story is how the Felis sapiens' entire religion was based on Lister's three million year old musings. |
| roommate and roommate | major | The Rimmer hologram took exception to his crew quarters mate Lister using Rimmer's old clothes. Lister was momentarily stunned when the Rimmer hologram shouted aloud to wake him up from bed. |
| sentient computer | major | The Red Dwarf computer Holly. |
| speculative evolution | major | The story is premised on the notion that a race of cat people had evolved, over the space of three million years, from Lister's pregnant pet cat, Frankenstein. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram. |
| workplace rivalry | major | Liter and the Rimmer hologram were quarreling over what to do about the supposed alien capsule. |
| aliens meddling in ancient history | minor | The Rimmer hologram mused about whether aliens might have played a role in building the pyramids. |
| Bermuda Triangle | minor | Lister agreed with the Rimmer hologram that the Bermuda Triangle was a genuine mystery. |
| coping with a crisis of faith | minor | Lister encountered a blind cat-man priest who'd lost his faith. |