Things Exactly 2 Episodes Have In Common

[Technopeasant]

Last time I watched Only The Good (last week), I thought oh, it’s that guy from the 1971 Doctor Who serial “The Mutants”. Except it isn’t. How could it be. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I admit I was wondering the same thing.

[clem]

Now pair that one to The Inquisitor.

A version of Lister gets one of his hands lasered off.

[Flap Jack]

Waiting for God and Thanks for the Memory

Clue: Lines spoken by the same character, but not literally a repeated word or phrase.

[Nick R]

Waiting for God and Thanks for the Memory
Clue: Lines spoken by the same character, but not literally a repeated word or phrase.

This was the first similarity I spotted skimming through the Smega-Drive:

But it’s not unique to those two episodes:

[Flap Jack]

Yeah, that’s not it. Though I guess your idea is a valid link, as long as you add in the “nano-Rimmer is technically a different character” caveat.

To refine my clue a little – it’s not just that a repeated word or phrase isn’t the connection. The relevant lines from each episode don’t have any words in common at all.

[Ian Symes]

Is it that Holly’s distress calls are actually plot relevant? Resolving the BoP cliffhanger in Waiting For God, the “additional additional” about the planet with a breathable atmosphere in TFTM.

[Flap Jack]

Correct! Those were the only 2 times that Holly’s intros contained actual exposition instead of just jokes (aside from the repeated part laying out the show’s premise).

[Dave]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

[clem]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

I doubt this is it but characters as POTUSes? That’s characters so as not to encompass the real JFK in Tikka. I’m thinking of Kryten wearing the Reagan mask and the Abe Lincoln wax droid.

[Dave]

Backwards and Meltdown. 
I doubt this is it but characters as POTUSes? That’s characters so as not to encompass the real JFK in Tikka. I’m thinking of Kryten wearing the Reagan mask and the Abe Lincoln wax droid.

Not what I was thinking of, but I like it.

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

I’m annoyed that Beatles members isn’t one 

but Future Echos, Parallel Universe and Tikka all mention at least one member. 

Tikka to Ride even riffs on the name of a song, obviously. 

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

Santa Claus/Father Christmas 

[Formica]

Backwards and Meltdown.

Santa Claus/Father Christmas

And what about Red Christmas?

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Meltdown.
Santa Claus/Father Christmas
And what about Red Christmas?

I assume the spirit of the game was only acknowledged canon from the main show 

[Dave]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

Santa Claus/Father Christmas 

Yes! Thankfully Red Christmas doesn’t count.

[Technopeasant]

Now pair that one to The Inquisitor.

A version of Lister gets one of his hands lasered off.

That would depend on if you consider Future Lister having a robot hand as counting or not.

You are all assuming I am more clever than I am… :P

[Technopeasant]

I’m thinking of Kryten wearing the Reagan mask

Wait, that isn’t Dracula?

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Meltdown. 
Santa Claus/Father Christmas 

Yes! Thankfully Red Christmas doesn’t count.

Yes! Vindicated. 

[loadoftottnumb]

Confidence and Paranoia and Better than Life 

[loadoftottnumb]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet? 

[Warbodog]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet? 

Camille’s ship’s on a planet too.

[clem]

Backwards and Meltdown. 

Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet?

Quinn already got that one. Santa Claus. Here’s the list:

Confidence & Paranoia and Better than Life (loadoftottnumb)

Polymorph and Terrorform (Ben Saunders) Dialogue

Waiting for God and The Beginning (cwickham)

Backwards and The Beginning (clem)

The Inquisitor and Epideme (Technopeasant)

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Meltdown. 
Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet? 

Camille’s ship’s on a planet too.

First. Lister and Cat never go to that planet 

But I would argue, even though it’s a moon, Terrorform fits the criteria 

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

The Inquisitor and Epideme (Technopeasant)

Isn’t the answer to this Lister’s severed hand. Given further up. 

[Warbodog]

Backwards and Meltdown. 
Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet? 
Camille’s ship’s on a planet too.

First. Lister and Cat never go to that planet

Also, shameful Holly erasure.

A few suggestions haven‘t been confirmed right or wrong by the posters.

[loadoftottnumb]

Backwards and Meltdown. 
Rimmer and Kryten being the first to arrive on the planet? 
Camille’s ship’s on a planet too.

First. Lister and Cat never go to that planet 
But I would argue, even though it’s a moon, Terrorform fits the criteria 

Yeah good point on Terrorform 

[clem]

The Inquisitor and Epideme (Technopeasant)

Isn’t the answer to this Lister’s severed hand. Given further up. 

That was my answer but not the one Technopeasant was after, unless I’ve misunderstood their reply.

Confidence & Paranoia and Holoship

[Warbodog]

Confidence & Paranoia and Holoship

Lister blubbing at the movie?

[clem]

Confidence & Paranoia and Holoship

Lister blubbing at the movie?

Well done.

[Warbodog]

Confidence & Paranoia and Better than Life (loadoftottnumb)

Digs at the postal service?

[loadoftottnumb]

Ah good one but not what I was looking for 

[Technopeasant]

That was my answer but not the one Technopeasant was after, unless I’ve misunderstood their reply. 

The answer is obvious if you read into the post I posed it.

[clem]

The answer is obvious if you read into the post I posed it.

Ah.

Here’s another one like that: Marooned and Can of Worms.

[Ben Saunders]

Backwards and Samsara

[Technopeasant]

Backwards and Samsara

Crashing into water?

Dimension Jump and Emohawk were still above water. Back to Reality was a fakeout (and was already under water), while the Silverburg was submerged deliberately in Cassandra.

[Formica]

Backwards and Samsara

Going with a probably-not-it guess of: are these the only times we see someone outside of the core & recurring cast eating?

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Samsara

Going with a probably-not-it guess of: are these the only times we see someone outside of the core & recurring cast eating?

[Dave]

Backwards and Samsara

Cat taking money out of a charity collection. 

[Warbodog]

Backwards and The Beginning (clem)

Gizza clue.

[clem]

Backwards and The Beginning (clem)
Gizza clue.

Character + props.

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Cat and cucumber?

Ironic given how cats are scared of cucumbers

[clem]

> Cat and cucumber?

That’s it.

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Great. Now I have no idea what is and isn’t answered.

We need a better way of tracking these

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Backwards and Samsara

Rimmer wearing a dressing gown?

[clem]

Waiting for God and The Beginning (cwickham)

Confidence & Paranoia and Better than Life (loadoftottnumb)

Backwards and Samsara (Ben Saunders)

Marooned and Can of Worms (clem) Dialogue

Polymorph and Terrorform (Ben Saunders) Dialogue

[Warbodog]

Backwards and Samsara

Rimmer wearing a dressing gown?

Also:

[Warbodog]

Marooned and Can of Worms (clem)

Virginity?

[clem]

Marooned and Can of Worms (clem)
Virginity?

NWIWTO.

I was going to do titles shared with episodes of Smallville but annoyingly there are three – Blue, Legion and Justice.

[Ben Saunders]

Backwards and Samsara -> Cat taking money out of a charity collection

This is what I was going for.

[Dave]

Backwards and Samsara -> Cat taking money out of a charity collection

This is what I was going for.

Hooray!

[Author]

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