Will B

[Will B]

I’m a teacher and usually start my summer holiday by listening to a dwarfcast while walking in the woods. I like the Dave era reaction ones where John Hoare seems to be wrestling with his conscience 

[Will B]

Welcome and I can understand this perspective.
Sometimes people have said in the past that they enjoyed the “loneliness” of the early series and that has been interpreted (wrongly imo) as the characters feeling lonely.
Personally, I loved the sense in those early years that they were alone in space and relatively rarely encountered other lifeforms. As a child, it seemed like the coolest thing that they were essentially on their own and had the whole of space as their playground.

I like the way they are usually waking up the dormant remnants of a dead world. There are creatures out there, but they are frozen, or chatting absurdly to themselves (Kryten). That changes with Camille, but only really changes for VI. As a child, I liked the idea of having that whole spaceship to myself 

[Will B]

If you’ll permit a silly thought from a new person (hello all):

Camille. Before this point, we don’t know that there other communities in the universe. After Camille, we know that Camille and Hector are off somewhere, living with each other. Before this point, there is the possibility that the crew is completely alone (in this universe, at this point in time). After Camille, the series doesn’t feel as bleak anymore. I like the bleakness. 

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