The latest episode of Red Dwarf begins on father’s day where Lister is trying to be a better father to his son. A wonderful premise that many shows have tackled before, but this is Red Dwarf!
What makes this so different is the fact that Lister is his own father. It’s sounds convoluted and rather than go into a lengthy explanation here I would recommend that you just watch season 7 episode 3. In the latest episode, Lister explains to Rimmer that every father’s day he writes himself a card. That card will be delivered to him next father’s day by Kryten and then the cycle starts again. The catch is that he gets rip roaring drunk before writing the letter so he has no recollection of what he wrote. This makes it always a nice surprise for him.
One of the highlights of this episode is where Lister has a conversation with his father/himself via videotaped message. This felt like such classic Dwarf I had to watch it a couple of times. This episode also brings up the question about what happened to the ships computer, Holly. No specific answer is given, but this episode gives us a hilarious scene where Rimmer and Kryten create Pree, the new computer for the ship. This being Red Dwarf, all does not go well.
If you are a fan of brilliantly written sci-fi with a comedy twist, do yourself a favor and check the series out on Netflix. You can also watch this week’s episode here.