Refresh For The Memory: Series X Byte 2

[Ian Symes]

You asked for it. Ahead of the forthcoming 35th anniversary poll, the G&T community is embarking on a big old rewatch, tackling half a series (or one feature length special) per week. This is your designated thread to make notes, share observations and start pondering your rankings.

This week, we’re watching ENTANGLED, DEAR DAVE and THE BEGINNING. Have at it!

Previous threads:

Series 1 Byte 1
Series 1 Byte 2
Series 2 Byte 1
Series 2 Byte 2
Series III Byte 1
Series III Byte 2
Series IV Byte 1
Series IV Byte 2
Series V Byte 1
Series V Byte 2
Series VI Byte 1
Series VI Byte 2
Series VII Byte 1
Series VII Byte 2
Series VIII Byte 1
Series VIII Byte 2
Back To Earth
Series X Byte 1

Topic

[Rushy]

I’m always confused by why they didn’t find some other way to bring back Kochanski. I guess Doug just got bored of the idea or something?

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Probably couldn’t get Chloe for some reason

[Dave]

Are you forgetting series VIII?

I’m doing my best.

[Warbodog]

I tend to think of Dear Dave as okay for the emergency filler it was, then I remember it’s also the one with Lister humping the vending machine.

[Rushy]

And suddenly you realise it’s a masterpiece

[Technopeasant]

We’re a long way off from the glory days of Denis Lill, Nicholas Ball and Don Henderson. 

I mean, I really don’t think Denis Lil type simulants would fall for Rimmer’s plan, so…

And suddenly you realise it’s a masterpiece

It might be, if he actually managed to look like he was humping the vending machine. I still think him fixing her clogged nozzle or something and making it look like he was fingering her would have worked better visually.

[Moonlight]

I still think him fixing her clogged nozzle or something and making it look like he was fingering her would have worked better visually.

You’ve had years to think about it. Doug wrote that scene on a napkin five minutes before they filmed it.

[Warbodog]

Anyone else note the theme tune is bassier in X? 

Unrumble’s 2022 post is one of my favourite puns in G&T history and I should have celebrated it at the time.

[Technopeasant]

 You’ve had years to think about it. Doug wrote that scene on a napkin five minutes before they filmed it.

I thought about it in 2012 after watching the episode.

[Dave]

II’s not often you see an argument rebuffed with “I’ve been thinking about fingering a vending machine for 13 years.”

[Technopeasant]

But now you’ll see it all the time.

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