I've been rewatching the TV series Red Dwarf on TV for the umpteenth time (though Season 10 I've only watched probably twice before and the next one I think I've only seen once, whereas the previous seasons I've watched a few times since the show has been repeated on TV here quite a bit).
The most recent episode I rewatched was the second episode of Season 10 titled 'Fathers & Suns'.
**slight spoilers below**
I thought the best part of the episode was Rebecca Blackstone as Pree.
I thought the creation of her, with Rimmer acting liking he didn't care how she looked (when in fact he clearly cared very much), was rather amusing...and actually felt very 'real' (with the way Rimmer was acting). I thought they came up with a very unique look for her - with the facial tattoos.
Rebecca Blackstone was good in the role, as she had to act very 'emotionless' and rattle off lengthy amounts of dialogue - though it worked well, because I found quite a few of her lines/exchanges with the crew amusing (these excerpts from the episode transcript might not be 100% accurate)...
Rimmer: "Put on Victory South for me, will you? A fascinating drama series about the American Civil War where the South win. Loved series one, really looking forward to series two."
Pree: "I deleted all 24 episodes earlier this morning, Arnold."
Rimmer: "What?!"
Pree: "I watched them all yesterday, and you didn't enjoy them."
Rimmer: "But I haven't seen them."
Pree: "But if you had, you wouldn't have enjoyed them."
Rimmer: "But series one was brilliant! Why didn't I enjoy them?"
Pree: "All your favourite characters were killed off, including the busty blonde heroine with no personality."
Rimmer: "Aww, I loved her. What am I supposed to do now?"
Pree: "I thought you could use that time more fruitfully, perhaps finally reading War And Peace."
Rimmer: "I want to unwind, relax. Not read a book that's longer than Rapunzel's pubic hair."
Kryten: "Sir, come quickly! B Deck is in total disarray!"
Rimmer: "B Deck, the floor Pree repaired? Pree, what's happened? I thought you were going to repair all this!"
Pree: "I did. And thanks to my predictive capabilities, I was able to carry out the repairs in the exact manner you would have instructed."
Rimmer: "It's one botch-up after another, with no regard to safety procedures or good workmanship!"
Pree: "Exactly."
Rimmer: "How can you be a top computer if you do something like this?"
Pree: "I didn't, Arnold, YOU did. I merely duplicated what you would have done."
Rimmer: "I don't understand!"
Pree: "I'm programmed to align myself with the ship's senior officer so computer and crew can perform as one. What the senior officer would do, I do for them."
Rimmer: "You're saying because I would have cocked all this up, you cocked it all up for me?"
Pree: "Precisely."
Rimmer: "Well, this is really embarrassing. What do I do now?"
Pree: "You now have a conversation with Kryten where you blame him for everything and then stride off indignantly. There is now no need to have this conversation and you go straight to your exit."
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Rimmer: "What's happened to Lister?"
Pree: "He resigned, Arnold, and as a consequence, our mission goal has now changed.
There's no longer a requirement to return Crewman Lister to Earth, nor is it fiscally prudent to return or crew this ship. Mindful of the Space Pollution Act, JMC policy dictates the ship should dispose of itself by flying straight into the nearest sun."
Cat: "What?!"
Kryten: "What about us?"
Rimmer: "Never mind us, what about ME?"
Pree: "No need for alarm, Arnold, you can come too. In fact, I'm instructed to offer you a new position as supervising officer on our voyage into the heart of the solar core. Operation Sizzle. Or if you prefer, Arnold, your hologrammic unit can be shut down now."
Rimmer: "So, I have a choice. Get turned off now, have a non-existence for the rest of eternity, or live a little longer and then get cooked to death?"
Kryten: "It's a real head-scratcher, sir, no question. So how long have we got before we reach the point of no return, the melting point?"
Rimmer: "You mean the point where suncream and floppy hats are no defence because our noses have started melting onto our shoes, which are now floating down the corridor in a river made up of our own leg gravy?"
Pree: "Well, we'll go as fast as we can, Supervising Officer, as I know you're keen to complete the mission."
Rimmer: "How long, you mad goth bastard?!"
My favourite moments were at the start when she was first created and explained the conversation they were going to have, then told them they no longer needed to have the conversation and could do something else, as well as when she said "Operation Sizzle" with the slightest hint of a smile, and Rimmer's "mad goth bastard" remark.
Lister and his dad (who was himself) and the exchanges between the 'two' of them were good also.
I found this interesting video interview with Rebecca Blackstone about the episode, and was surprised by how she looks when she's not done up as Pree (it also features clips of some of the exchanges/dialogue mentioned above^).
I'd probably give the episode 7.5/10 (since it wasn't 'great', but there
were some good bits...in amongst the not-so-good bits). The next episode which airs tonight (titled 'Lemons') is probably the best/my favourite one of the season, from what I can recall.
