Highlight: Red Dwarf IV

Dimension Jump. Ace Rimmer... What a Guy.

Series IV is about Rimmer and Kryten, at that time the series' most interesting characters. While I like Camille's whole-plot reference to Casablanca, I can only really enjoy Kryten when he's being Mr. Exposition - the character becomes exceedingly irritating the very moment that they stray beyond that, as Seasons VII and VIII would later show. Season IV brought us a whole plethora of fun stuff, from GELFs to Curry Monsters, from Simulants to White Holes. But my highlight must be the unbelievable epicness that is Dimension Jump, introducing us to the remarkable Ace Rimmer. Every second of this piece works both as an extravagent parody of action heroes as well as a clever character study for Rimmer. What a guy.

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Written 9/6/12