odd/interesting/odd about Holly

[kronette.livejournal.com]

Holly calls them "Dave" and "Arnold," doesn't he? Not "Lister" and "Rimmer," at least not Rimmer. Female Holly in Bodyswap says "All right, Dave." In the pilot, it was 'Everybody's dead, Dave." In "Future Echoes," it's all "Arnold."

So it's just the crew that called each other by their last names, or Holly's informal now that they're the only ones left alive? Just something I've wondered.

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[derien.livejournal.com]

You're right. I never really thought about it, but it gives him (and later her) a warmer feel. Maybe for a floating head that's necessary, in order to make the crew think of the face of their ship's computer more as a person, thereby making them feel less lonely? I don't know, just tossing out some thoughts.