Red Dwarf (1988)

1 mistake in Skipper - chronological order

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Starring: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chloë Annett, Hattie Hayridge, Norman Lovett, Robert Llewellyn

Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi

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Skipper - S12-E6

Plot hole: Kryten explains that the quantum skipper must be recharged after every use, and the time this takes must be must be taken into account. This is an important plot device the first time Rimmer uses it, but it is conveniently forgotten for the rest of the episode.

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Suggested correction: Kryten said what he believed to be true based on purely theoretical work. No evidence is presented that he'd tested the skipper "for real." Its ability to hold charge on subsequent jumps was better than he'd anticipated.

Read the posting again. "This is an important plot device the first time Rimmer uses it..." It was not only stated but demonstrated that the time skipper must be recharged each time it is used.

Watch the episode again. The need to recharge the skipper after every use was stated but not demonstrated.

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Trivia

Trivia: The actor who plays the original Kryten, in 'Kryten', also turns up later as the voice of Talkie Toaster.

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Questions

Meltdown - S4-E6

Question: When Kryten and Rimmer were doing the roster of their ranks, Why did Kryten skip the old woman in the black dress with the white shoulder sash between Dali Lama and Mr. Noel Coward?

Answer: It's Queen Victoria, someone any Englishman would recognize, and needed no introduction.

Kryten was introducing the "people" to Rimmer. Rimmer isn't an Englishman; he's not even from Earth; he's from Io.