Only the Good... story
An escape pod containing a genetically engineered virus that eats metal arrives on Red Dwarf and begins to destroy the ship. Left on Red Dwarf to die, Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten, Kochanski and Holly find their only chance at finding an antidote is to create a mirror universe where everything is opposite. Rimmer is sent into the mirror universe to find the antidote before Red Dwarf is destroyed. In the mirror universe, Rimmer finds what he has always wanted – he is no longer a lowly technician but the captain of the ship. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Doug Naylor.
20 total · 4 major · 16 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat is a main character. |
| 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. |
| what it is like in prison | major | Lister and Rimmer had their jail cell inspected for contraband goods. A fellow inmate became Cat's prison "bitch" to Cat's dismay. |
| coping with being ill and indisposed | minor | Captain Hollister was in bed recovering from a bout of yellow fever. |
| death incarnate | minor | Rimmer kicked the Grim Reaper in the gonads. |
| female attraction to powerful men | minor | The captain's presumed mistress acted stereotypically turned on by captaincy status. |
| female stereotype | minor | Lister and Kryten discussed the stereotypical view of how women behave while menstruating. |
| incest in society | minor | Rimmer unwittingly French kissed his sister, Talia, or so we thought. Moments later it was revealed that she was, in fact, a sister in the ecclesiastical sense, i.e., a nun. |
| jealousy | minor | Rimmer was visibly envious of the captain's success and who he falsely presumed was the captain's mistress. |