You think it (prison) was done to contain them, so they didn't tell the rest of the crew that they were all dead/resurrected? That I could see and could even accept if it had been hinted at with all those Hollister talking to the camera recaps. It would still be a lousy, cruddy thing to do, but as the audience, it would make sense. What happened - makes no sense.
What I'm struggling with in a story, is regarding the virus and Lister dumping it over Rimmer. Rimmer wasn't affected by the virus, at least not directly. He said something about being wanted was like an aphrodesiac, with a lion's sexual appetite. But what if one person dragged him away from the prisoners, but they were affected? Rimmer could have tried to stop them, but with his state of mind after the prisoners started to turn on him, would he have? Is it considered rape by Rimmer if he has sex with someone while they're under the influence, but he didn't infect them? Or is it rape by the person affected by the virus, because Rimmer couldn't say no? Or do we take it out of the 'real world' and say that sex pollen/virus made them do it?
That is my dilemma. I don't know how to classify it, or if I should even try. Damn you, Doug!!
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Date: 2013-11-10 06:17 pm (UTC)What I'm struggling with in a story, is regarding the virus and Lister dumping it over Rimmer. Rimmer wasn't affected by the virus, at least not directly. He said something about being wanted was like an aphrodesiac, with a lion's sexual appetite. But what if one person dragged him away from the prisoners, but they were affected? Rimmer could have tried to stop them, but with his state of mind after the prisoners started to turn on him, would he have? Is it considered rape by Rimmer if he has sex with someone while they're under the influence, but he didn't infect them? Or is it rape by the person affected by the virus, because Rimmer couldn't say no? Or do we take it out of the 'real world' and say that sex pollen/virus made them do it?
That is my dilemma. I don't know how to classify it, or if I should even try. Damn you, Doug!!