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Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 2

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Part 2 begins with Rimmer putting his plan into action. Get Rimmer Officerhood, Power and Eminence (GROPE for short) is in full swing as he sucks up to Captain Hollister using the confidential files Lister gave him. However Rimmer will not help Lister and the others escape until he is promoted. Lister secretly takes some of the Luck Virus and escapes from the holding cell and heads to find his compadres. Kryten is classified as a woman as he has no apparent genitalia and is put in with Kochanski. This won't last long as the engineers are planning to restore him to his factory settings. One thing he cannot do is say no to a superior officer and this event ultimately happens. Lister finds Kochanski and the Cat (who is being held in the medical bay while they try to figure out exactly what he is) and the three find the no-personality Kryten. To avoid detection they dress up as the Dibbley family using mop heads as wigs and big, ugly false teeth. Upon seeing the three in their ridiculous get-up, Kryten's files are corrupted almost instantly and he reverts to his usual self. While all this is going on, Rimmer is invited to dinner with the captain and some of the officers. He makes the mistake of taking some of the Sexual Magnetism virus beforehand and is led off with the female officers to have wild animal sex. Obviously Rimmer is worn out from all this and takes some anesthetic to cool down his nether regions. During dinner Hollister mentions that the Dwarfers' Trial is already happening as they are in a VR suite and their escape is part of the trial. While Lister, Kochanski, Cat and Kryten begin their escape (in their heads of course), Rimmer runs to the VR suite to stop them mentioning anything about him.

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By fireexit112, May 01, 2010

Rimmer (about Sexual Magnetism Virus): “I’m gonna be Colin Charisma with this stuff.”

Being Part Two of the three parter, this is a bit of a filler. Not that it really matters. There are many enjoyable moments here such as Rimmer getting off with nearly every woman at the Captain’s table. The extended salute isn’t that funny and is very overrated however. Kryten being examined by the doctor is hilarious though (his head falling off and rolling down the corridor), as is Rimmer injecting his groin with a syringe just lying around then whacking it ridiculously with a hammer. Very funny.moreless
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Craig Charles	Dave Lister
Danny John-Jules	Cat
Norman Lovett	Holly (season 1-2, 8-)
Chloe Annett	Kristine Kochanski (season 7-)

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Kika Mirylees	Dr. Karen Newton	Guest Star
Jemma Churchill	Chief Engineer	Guest Star
Andy Taylor	Counsellor McClaren	Guest Star
Chris Barrie	Arnold Judas Rimmer	Recurring Role
Robert Llewellyn	Kryten (season 3-)	Recurring Role
Mac McDonald	Captain Hollister	Recurring Role

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- In the clean up of Krytens circuits, one of the emotions fixed is Guilt, but guilt is one of Kryten's most fundamental behaviour protocols to stop him from going against his human masters.
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QUOTES (7)
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- Rimmer: Like German tourists, the stupid are everywhere.
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- Rimmer: My handshake's less reliable then a plumber's estimate.
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- Rimmer : People with breeding do not play 'Popeye the Sailor Man' with a kazoo inserted between their buttocks.
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- Rimmer: What is wrong with me? I've got the sexual appetite of a mountain lion. No, worse, a first year nursing student.
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- Rimmer: Permission to look smug, sir.
  Captain Hollister : Permission granted.
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- Kochanski: (after attempting to rape Lister whilst under the influence of the sexual magnetism virus) I don't know what got into me.
  Lister: Well. Nothing...sadly.
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- Rimmer: I've been invited to supper with the movers and the shakers.
  Lister: The movers and the shakers? You're going to supper with some removal men and a group of people suffering from Parkinson's Disease?
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- David Ross, who played the original Kryten in his first episode, was originally thought of to do a voiceover for Robert Llewellyn after Kryten is restored to factory settings and regains the posh British accent used by Ross. Eventually Robert simply put on a fake posh accent.
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- The final scene where the four crew members start walking down the corridor is a parody of the opening credits of Reservoir Dogs. The song "Little Green Bag" is played in both instances
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