The crew deal with Pete the T-Rex and Kryten's escaped body-part.
I am Red Dwarf fan but I struggled to take anything out of this or part 1 of Pete.
This again feels random, with the main plot about Pete being silly beyond belief and a sub-plot involving Kryten appears to have been written to get two jokes into the episode.
As with part 1, the comedy doesn't work at all for me and this is the major problem. I can do randomness when the humour works, but none of it did. I appreciate comedy as being subjective so if you appreciate the jokes you may enjoy it a lot more than I did.
To be fair to the actors they all appear to be doing their utmost with the material they have. Mac McDonald in particular seems immersed in the character and does the most to squeeze some life out of the lines. Chloe Annette and Danny-John Jules have the responsibility of delivering the only half-decent jokes in the Kryten sub-plot and they do it well. Norm Lovett has a tiny amount of screen time, but he is always entertaining.
Red Dwarf is best when it when it mixes decent sci-fi concepts with strong character based comedy. Series 7 and 8 at times feel like the writers are struggling for material and filling screen time with different ideas that either don't work or feel alien within the franchise. Series 8 should have focused on less episodes to ensure better quality throughout.
I am Red Dwarf fan but I struggled to take anything out of this or part 1 of Pete.
This again feels random, with the main plot about Pete being silly beyond belief and a sub-plot involving Kryten appears to have been written to get two jokes into the episode.
As with part 1, the comedy doesn't work at all for me and this is the major problem. I can do randomness when the humour works, but none of it did. I appreciate comedy as being subjective so if you appreciate the jokes you may enjoy it a lot more than I did.
To be fair to the actors they all appear to be doing their utmost with the material they have. Mac McDonald in particular seems immersed in the character and does the most to squeeze some life out of the lines. Chloe Annette and Danny-John Jules have the responsibility of delivering the only half-decent jokes in the Kryten sub-plot and they do it well. Norm Lovett has a tiny amount of screen time, but he is always entertaining.
Red Dwarf is best when it when it mixes decent sci-fi concepts with strong character based comedy. Series 7 and 8 at times feel like the writers are struggling for material and filling screen time with different ideas that either don't work or feel alien within the franchise. Series 8 should have focused on less episodes to ensure better quality throughout.
