The crew discover a 'stasis leak' on floor 16 that works as a time portal.
I enjoyed this episode as a good sci-fi concept and because it contains some really funny banter from all characters.
The plot works well to set up a number of comical situations, mostly involving Rimmer or Cat. There is a bit of technobabble to explain the scientific theory behind what's going on which is used to set up the punchline of a pretty good joke about one character not understanding it.
The comedy banter is strong pretty much all the way through and I personally found most of the jokes worked well.
Whats notable for me is that by this episode I can see Rob Grant and'Doug Naylor were starting to realise the potential comedy value in the Cat and the character is being used to maximum potential. In fact the best jokes this episode for me all come from Danny-John Jules and he delivers them with great charisma and timing. My favourite being the line he says to the naked man in the shower.
My only issue with the episode is that the plot makes reference to certain events that happen in the future and this (as far as I know) is never revisited again during the show. It would have been cool if they had acknowledged this at some point in a later series.
I enjoyed this episode as a good sci-fi concept and because it contains some really funny banter from all characters.
The plot works well to set up a number of comical situations, mostly involving Rimmer or Cat. There is a bit of technobabble to explain the scientific theory behind what's going on which is used to set up the punchline of a pretty good joke about one character not understanding it.
The comedy banter is strong pretty much all the way through and I personally found most of the jokes worked well.
Whats notable for me is that by this episode I can see Rob Grant and'Doug Naylor were starting to realise the potential comedy value in the Cat and the character is being used to maximum potential. In fact the best jokes this episode for me all come from Danny-John Jules and he delivers them with great charisma and timing. My favourite being the line he says to the naked man in the shower.
My only issue with the episode is that the plot makes reference to certain events that happen in the future and this (as far as I know) is never revisited again during the show. It would have been cool if they had acknowledged this at some point in a later series.