Me2 story
Rimmer creates his perfect companion, an identical holographic duplicate of himself. He moves out of his quarters he shares with Lister and starts rooming with his doppelgänger. At first he enjoys it, but they eventually began to despise each other. Soon the two Rimmers find themselves locked in a conflict so fierce, only one of them can stay. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
19 total · 7 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat. |
| roommate and roommate | major | The Rimmer hologram got fed up with Lister and started rooming with his ideal companion: a holographic duplicate of Rimmer. But it wasn't long before the Rimmer hologram came crawling back to life with Lister. Lister and Rimmer broke up while arguing about who had been meaner to whom. Rimmer and his new clone roommate ended up falling out as well. |
| sentient computer | major | The Red Dwarf computer Holly. |
| sloppy character vs. tidy character | major | The slovenly Lister and the neat-and-tidy Rimmer hologram share a cramped crew quarters. |
| uptight character vs. laid back character | major | The pedantic, officer wannabe Rimmer hologram is contrasted with Lister who just wants to do the minimum to get by. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram. |
| what if I met my double | major | The Rimmer hologram created his perfect companion: an identical holographic duplicate of Rimmer. |
| compound interest | minor | Holly explained that Lister owned 98% of Earth's wealth thanks to compound interest on the £17.50 he had in his bank account 3 million years ago. |
| embarrassment | minor | The Rimmer hologram related a traumatic memory of a time when everyone at the Captain's Table laughed at Rimmer for eating a hot bowl of Gazpacho soup. |
| facing one's own execution | minor | The Rimmer hologram donned a white officer's uniform, slammed back a few virtual whiskeys and braced him self to be permanently shut deactivated. |