Kryten story
Red Dwarf intercepts an SOS distress call from the American Space cruiser Nova 5, which has crashed on an asteroid. Much to their disappointment, the crew (who are expecting to find female crew members) find the only survivor is Kryten (David Ross), a service mechanoid with an over-active guilt chip. Lister wants to teach Kryten to be rebellious, whilst Rimmer wants to abuse Kryten's servility. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
14 total · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat. |
| humanoid robot | major | Lister and the Rimmer hologram met an android, named Kryten, aboard the American Space cruiser Nova 5 and returned with it back to Red Dwarf. |
| roommate and roommate | major | Lister spoke of how he'd been breeding a mold in his coffee cup to annoy the Rimmer hologram. |
| sentient computer | major | The Red Dwarf computer Holly. |
| sloppy character vs. tidy character | major | Lister in particular was contrasted with Kryten. Lister spoke of how he'd been breeding a mold in his coffee cup to annoy the Rimmer hologram. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram. |
| are we alone in the universe | minor | Holly mentioned this philosophical question in the intro. |
| chivalry | minor | The Rimmer hologram in particular feigned that he'd come to the fair maids' rescue. |
| learning languages | minor | The Rimmer hologram was struggling with his Esperanto lesson. |
| master and servant | minor | Kryten became the Rimmer hologram's loyal servant for a spell. |