Back in the Red: Part II story
Lister, the Cat, and Kochanski are in big trouble aboard the resurrected Red Dwarf with the freshly resurrected Captain Hollister, and they find themselves standing trial for stealing and crashing a Starbug. Kryten is reprogrammed and has his factory settings restored, while Rimmer uses the confidential files and the luck and sexual magnetism viruses found in the wreckage of the Starbug to get himself promoted in the field. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Doug Naylor.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat is a main character. |
| human vs. captivity | major | One subplot followed Lister, Cat, and Kochanski's harebrained scheme to escape from the Red Dwarf brig. |
| humanoid robot | major | The humanoid robot Kryten is a main character. |
| military related work | major | The crew were embedded in a military hierarchy and behaved accordingly. |
| speculative love inducing effect | major | Much of the story centered on Rimmer and the effect he had on women after infecting himself with the love virus. |
| the desire for professional success | major | One subplot followed Rimmer's unscrupulous efforts to secure a promotion. |
| gender issue | minor | The male mechanoid Kryten was frazzled upon being consigned to the female detention area on account that he lacked a certain male appendage. |
| human mental condition | minor | Kryten was treated as someone who had a screw loose. |
| mind reading technology | minor | Captain Hollister considered whether or not to use a psychotropic agent on Lister and company in an effort to get the truth out of them. |
| reliable streak of luck | minor | Rimmer got his hands on a special luck virus. |