MELTDOWN

Red Dwarf Season 4 Episode 6

Kryten discovers a matter transporter in the research bay of Red Dwarf. It can capably transport any matter up to 500,000 lightyears away instantly. The crew decides to explore a planet with a bearable atmosphere 200,000 light years away. To ensure the safety of Lister and Kat, Kryten (an android) and Rimmer (a holographic projection) goes ahead to scout the planet. If everything is safe, they will send the transporter back for them to follow.

After looking around, Kryten sends the transporter back to Lister and Kat. The planet they went to is actually Waxworld. A planet filled with wax androids of historical and fictional figures of human history. Fortunately, or unfortunately after millions of years of neglect, the androids manage to break their program and are capable of independent thought. The population of androids split into two factions and are constantly at war with each other. On one side are the infamous personalities such as Caligula, The Boston Strangler, Hitler, and Rasputin. On the other side are the famous ones such as Elvis, Ghandi, and Mother Theresa.

Losing the matter transporter to Hitler after mistakingly appearing in their war room, Lister and Kat are imprisoned. Later, they both escape with Abraham Lincoln and discover that Rimmer takes charge of the other side and appoints himself as their leader, much to the exasperation of Kryten.

After voicing their concerns that Rimmer is a complete smeghead and would botch things up, Rimmer orders Elvis to detain Kat and Lister. With them out of the way, Rimmer initiates his plan. His strategy being;

1. To attack under the cover of daylight. (The enemy would not expect it)
2. Their attack would be from the east, which of course is the minefield.
3. Mother Theresa and Kryten will sneak up the other end, turn on the thermostat and melt the enemy away.

Amazingly, Rimmer's plan works. Lister and Kat, now released, find out that the whole enemy were wiped away... And that none of Rimmer's army survived. Piqued that Rimmer, despite what happened, is basking in his "victory", Lister takes Rimmer's Light Beam (device needed to project Rimmer) and swallows it. He consoles, Kryten and Kat that Rimmer will be "back in a couple of days".

End Credit is Elvis singing the Red Dwarf theme.


Favorite Dialogue:

Rimmer: And you're all that's left? Just a smattering of intellectuals, pacifists, and celebrities?
Einstein: We number less than twenty
Pythagoras: If only we number twenty one, then at least we could have formed an equilateral triangle...