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Originally Posted by Glice
Disagree with that last point, but let's not let that worry us - looking at it, I was 11 when series 6 aired, and 15 by the time 7 aired, so I suspect a big part of my not liking that was that it was that I'd gone through puberty in the interim.
I do think it went wrong when Kochanski returns though - part of the point is that he's meant to be a sad bastard for the rest of time. It's like when Del and Rodney became millionaires - what's the fucking point now then? I need to go back to the later Steptoe to see if this theory holds up...
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I dont know how id have felt if it was original Kochanski coming back in series 7, i dont really see second Kochanski as being the same character, and they hinted at that themselves because she came from another dimension.
series 6 had a real finality to it, especially with Rimmer finally being brave and heroic at the end. I see series 7 as being a separate series, a new start essentiaally because Lister isnt the character he was in the first 3 series, he's not defined by his situation any more, he's defined by his relationships with the other characters. They re-used alot of really good ideas such as the Artificial Reality machines and the time travel in the JFK episode, and best of all they made the definitive Ace Rimmer episode too. Series 7 doesnt move me like the first 3 do in their depiction of humour amongst hopelessness, but i do enjoy the jokes