Camille story
Lister helps Kryten to break his programming so that he can lie and insult. Later, when Kryten rescues a mechanoid named Camille, the sole survivor from a crashed spaceship, she appears to be his perfect mechanoid partner. However, Rimmer and Lister also see their fantasy women when they see Camille. Secrets, lies and broken hearts ensue, along with an ending similar to Lister's favourite film, Casablanca. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
18 total · 7 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat. |
| humanoid robot | major | The humanoid robot Kryten. The pleasure GALF in the guise of the Kryten-like humanoid robot Camille. |
| romantic love | major | Kryten and the pleasure GALF blob fell head over heels for each other. |
| shapeshifter | major | Each of Lister, Rimmer, and Cat saw in the pleasure GALF the person they most desire. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram. |
| what if I could only speak the truth | major | The story is premised on Kryton's perceived defect of only being able to speak the truth, which he was striving to overcome. |
| what if I met the perfect mate | major | The protagonists came across a being, a "pleasure GALF", who appeared to each one as their ideal romantic partner. |
| blobform | minor | In its true form, the pleasure GALF was nothing other than a throbbing, green blob with a single eye. Moreover, Lister drew a direct comparison to the iconic blob of the Steve McQueen film "The Blob" (1958). |
| cultural history | minor | Lister and Cat made a number of thinly veiled jabs at this franchise after Cat walked in on Lister taking in an episode of "Tales of the Riverbank: The Next Generation". [the Star Trek franchise] |
| extramarital affair | minor | The GALF was in fact married, we heard, yet it started dating Kryten. |