Quarantine story
After investigating an abandoned biological research complex on an ice planet, Lister, Cat and Kryten return to Red Dwarf only to find Rimmer has taken over the ship. While Rimmer orders them into quarantine for three months, he himself is slowly taken over by an electronic holo-virus that corrupts his holographic form, giving him telekinesis, hex vision, and many other powers, and turning him completely insane. Directed by: Grant Naylor. Story by: Rob Grant & Doug Naylor.
15 total · 6 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat. |
| fitting in at work | major | Rimmer clearly didn't fit in as none of his coworkers would do anything he suggested. |
| getting along together in a confined space for an extended period | major | Things quickly came to blows when Lister, Cat, and Kryten were cooped up in the quarantine room all together. |
| humanoid robot | major | The humanoid robot Kryten. |
| mental illness | major | First Dr. Lanstrom and later Rimmer went dangerously insane after becoming infected with the psi-virus. |
| virtual person | major | The Rimmer hologram. |
| directed energy shooting ability | minor | A psi-virus infected Dr. Lanstrom hologram was shooting red beams from her eyes. Later, Rimmer acquired the same ability after becoming exposed to the same virus. |
| gender bending | minor | A dangerously insane Rimmmer was sporting a red and white checkered dress. |
| reliable streak of luck | minor | Lister tried a serum that made him reliably lucky for three minutes. |
| sentient computer | minor | The Red Dwarf computer Holly was unable to open the cargo bay doors at a critical moment. |