Me²
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| Red Dwarf episode | |
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Rimmer tries to outdo his double during exercise warm ups.
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| Episode no. |
Series 1 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Ed Bye |
| Written by | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Original air date | 21 March 1988 |
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"Me²" (pronounced "me, squared") is the sixth and final episode from series one of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, which was first broadcast on BBC2 on 21 March 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. The script was written, as a late addition to the series, following an electrician's strike at the BBC. The episode follows on from the cliffhanger set by "Confidence and Paranoia" - there are now two Rimmers on board Red Dwarf. The episode was remastered, along with the rest of the first three series', in 1998, to bring the episode up to a standard suitable for international broadcast.
Now there are two Rimmers (Chris Barrie) on board. The original Rimmer moves out to share a room with his double but leaves behind a video of his own death. Grabbing popcorn, Lister (Craig Charles) happily sits down to watch the death of his nemesis. After a very lengthy monologue from Rimmer, the moment finally arrives, and shows Rimmer being blasted by the radiation surge. As he lies dying, he says his final words... "Gazpacho soup!" leaving Lister confused and determined to solve the mystery of why Rimmer made those his dying words. Initially things go well. Lister is happy to have the room to himself and the two Rimmers get on, both encouraging each other through their routines of study, exercise, sleep. But as both Rimmers continue to compete against each other tempers start fraying and soon the original Rimmer moves back in with Lister.
After a heated argument between the two Rimmers it is decided that one must go. The original Rimmer loses out and is to be erased. Rimmer turns up to the drive room in his uniform with his medals awarded for Three Year Long Service, Six Years Long Service, Nine Years Long Service and Twelve Years Long Service. Before Rimmer is erased Lister asks about gazpacho soup. Reluctantly, and seeing as he was about to be erased, Rimmer tells him the story of how he had once been invited to the Captain's Dinner. Gazpacho soup was being served for starters and he didn't realise that it was meant to be served cold. He had called over the chef and told him to take it away and bring it back hot. Later he says that he discovered the reason why the crew were laughing. He thought they were laughing at the chef. Rimmer considers this was the end of his career and the worst moment in his life. Rimmer tells Lister to get on with the erasure, but Lister says that he's already done it. He erased the double Rimmer before the original Rimmer arrived. Rimmer is upset that Lister tricked him into telling him the gazpacho soup story and demands he tells no one of it. Lister agrees as they exit the drive room, saying "Souper".
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