Best and worst episode endings

I really like the low key ending to Back to Reality. Krytens laughing at the human race is great, as is his realisation that pretty much no one is in on the joke with him, and you need to leave him in a bit on an embarrassed mode after than, and Rimmers gentle telling off and simple piloting command give that and just bring a sense of relief having not actually seen starbug and the crew die earlier, and reality and status quo actually being a warm sense of everything as normal. It’s a let’s go home and have a cup of tea type moment. (Doesnt work as well in back to earth is sequel really, though the ending is ok, being in a corridor doesnt quite feel so group harmony or usual setting, they maybe should have gone for a pull out from ship window with lister standing there thinking, in reverse of the shows opening episode.)

The jigsaw peice in Thanks for the memory. Inspired Genius.

Gun Men pretty thrilling with music.

The end’s ending is a great setup for the thrust of the series, or at least the early series focus.

Blue’s ending really you have to consider the whole song I think up to the line, pretty darn enjoyable.

Quarantine’s ending is fucking stupid, but gotta love it’s lunacy.

Utter shite are Only the goods cliff hanger, back in the red’s dibley walk, duct
soup. the bike ending of Kryten is a bit fudged, and I can see why they tried to remaster it into something.

Of the more big joke to end, endings, I think I like The inquisitor. The squirm of sickness in that is interesting to move into credits on a moment like that.

The revised ending to Polymorph: Remastered is pretty awful, too.

Only The Good… has an awful ending, but then, it’s a pretty awful episode, full stop.

Backwards has a great ending – toilet humour, end on a laugh – and, again, the Jigsaw in Thanks For The Memory is great, not just because it’s a nice, clever shot, but also because the jigsaw has been part of the story throughout.
I think Confidence and Paranoia and Camille have good endings, too.

Waiting For God – closing credits garbage pod – love it

I personally will say that “Terrorform” has to be my all time most-hated ending. The whole thing was fine up until that final scene, which I skip every time, simply because it’s just unnecessarily cruel to Rimmer. I know that Status Quo is God and all that, but still…

Oh I’m not particularly fond of Holoship’s ending, with the music etc. I always want it to end back on the Dwarf too, with Rimmer’s speech being in front of the crew, or maybe just Lister. Granted, there was already the ‘people I met’ speech earlier so it could have been a little repetitive…

Gunmen’s ending is triumphantly perfect! TFTM too with the jigsaw, as has already been mentioned. Two perfect pieces of television right there. As for comedy endings, you can’t beat stuff like the Cat at the end of ‘Backwards’, Rimmer’s last line of ‘Marooned’, Holly at the end of ‘Queeg’. You’ve gotta love those kinds of endings that leave you with a huge grin on your face every time! :D

And, er, a guilty pleasure has to be BITR when Lister puts the sexual magnetism virus on Rimmer and the guys surround him…;)

The only ending that I really hate is Only The Good as broadcast. The alternate ending is better and the audience applause seems right in that case. When I saw the broadcast version I thought Death was stupid and the caption was stupid and I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE APPLAUSING. Just off to the Angry Dome…

As mentioned TFTM is very satisfying and Backwards leaves on a great woofer. The Justice and Terrorform endings have bothered me a tiny bit in the past but I like both now. I always thought the ending to both Polymorphs were a bit pony. All time favourite is Out Of Time. Stunning.

> My copy of Bodysnatcher is in storage in another country

Blimey, that’s a bit extreme. If you don’t like it, just sell it!

Both Polymorph endings are pretty bad. The second Lister reveal is ok…but spoiled by a shonky camera zoom and the unnecessary reminder that HE’S THE POLYMPORPH!

The “What a Dibley!” ending to Polymporph 2 is embarrassing.

But the king of climactic turds has to go to Back in the Red Part 2. The whole Reservoir Dogs parody. Unwatchable.

As for the best? I do love White Hole. “Obnoxious, trumped up, farty little smeghead.” Poetry.

Series I’s are all pretty great. “The slime’s coming home!” “Say cheese, boys!” “How did I do, Mr Lister, SIR!” “IT’S A SMEGGING GARBAGE POD!” “Now you’ve got it in stereo, baby!” “Souper!”

In fact, that’s an astonishingly good collection considering how weak some of the later ones for otherwise good episodes are.

I’m going to posit that the end of “The Beginning” is going to jump to the top of most people’s “best ending” lists. And that there’ll be debate over “Dear Dave”‘s.

Are my hopes that they’ve changed this futile, then?

Did anyone really think they would? Going by the reaction at the recording it’ll certainly be a contentious issue. That said, I didn’t have that much of a problem with it in the context of that particular show, though I understand why others were uncomfortable with it. I’m not justifying it; I could just believe the reasons for it coming from who it does when following the previous 29 minutes.

Re: Dear Dave.
I hope they do change it. Maybe it’ll feel better within the whole thing… but I doubt it, not for me anyway. Not really sure how you can defend it at this stage based on the previous 29mins, especially when we didn’t see anywhere near the whole 29mins.

>I’m going to posit that the end of “The Beginning” is going to jump to the top >of most people’s “best ending” lists.

Not mine, I dont think. But yeah It could for most people, and it would be in my very good list, not in any bad list.

I’m very intrigued about Dear Dave now, knowing nothing of that one yet.

>Re: Dear Dave – I like the ending, it was funny, I hope it remains unchanged.

I understand that you and others may have found it funny, but I didn’t. I don’t mind the ending itself, it’s just one word that causes problems for me. It’s difficult to debate under the spoiler policy, but basically I’m not happy with that character using that word in that context. It just doesn’t sit right with me. I noticed during one of the retakes that the actor changed it for another word and I was much happier with the line. As it was originally though, I didn’t find it funny and if it remains unchanged it’s going to ruin, what was up until that point, a great episode for me.

ANYWAY… I shall say no more on the matter, because I’m aware that I’m repeating myself, dancing around the spoiler policy quite precariously and quite frankly it upsets me to think of me not enjoying new RD.

I shall! I’m sure there’ll be much discussion once it’s aired ;)

I liked it too! There was suppose to be Tee shirts with that on them! I can not find them!

They should start bringing more T-shirts out should GNP *nods*. There are people out there who are willing to design T-shirts for GNP *nods*.

GNP should bring out T-shirts again *nods*

> I don’t think we’ve ever had a series three shirt

There was a ‘Let’s get out there and twat it’ one iirc.

I like the little moment between Kryten and Lister at the end of The Last Day. Not mad about Rimmer getting blown up in Timeslides, bit too daft.

> (I assume that was Si’s point, anyway)

Yes. Yes, it was. Absolutely. No question. (I actually remembered about the Twat It shirt just after my original post, but completely forgot that it wasn’t a photo from the episode. But don’t tell anyone I said that.)

I’m going to have to find some of the ads in the Smegazines. I can’t remember any of the Srehtorb myself, but it was a long time ago.