Resolution Of The Series VIII Cliffhanger

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

After the joke in "The Beginning" I thought this was out of the question, but a Twitter exchange between Doug and Kill Crazy actor Jake Wood today seems to indicate otherwise.

https://twitter.com/DougRDNaylor/status/608291738663460864

For those who don't know, Jake Wood is a successful soap star in the UK and also recently won Strictly Come Dancing, so I doubt he's just touting for work without having been approached.  Apparently he's taking a year off from "Eastenders".

So if Kill Crazy may be making a reappearance, I don't see how that could be done without explaining what happened at the end of Series VIII.  Personally, I could have happily never found out, but if we get that I will be intrigued to see what Doug comes up with.

So what's everyone else's thoughts?  Would you be interested to possibly see a flashback with Hollister and maybe Rimmer-as-Ace saving the day?  Or is your instinctive reaction the same as I've seen elsewhere, along the lines of "Oh God, no!  Stay away from Series VIII!" ;)

Comments

[fantasysci5.livejournal.com]

I did like Kill Crazy, and I would love that X is our original Rimmer, but I don't think I want my head cannon to be smashed. :/

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Yes, Kill Crazy was one of the least objectionable aspects of VIII IMO. As has been said elsewhere, it's not so much the character as the era of the show which he represents which is giving some people doubts.

But we don't actually know that Kill Crazy is coming back. Doug could have been just being polite and keeping his options open. :)