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A re-do of an old poll of mine now that Tumblr has allowed more options. Characters are in order of first appearance. I paired a few to allow for more options.
if we're talking about our favourite conflicting pieces of canon lore, mine is the changing attetude towards time travel
sometimes they're like "we absolutely can not under any circumstances let your past self see you, it would create a paradox! it would destroy your mind!"
and other times they talk to their past selves like "lol wait till you learn about the horrible thing that's happened to you" and just fuck off without caring about the ominous spae they just dropped
"In my interpretation, Rimmer's fixation on 'boothing' stems from his desperate desire to retain his youth, despite the paradoxical nature of his situation. Even with characters like Dave Lister spending time in stasis or Rimmer existing as a hologram, the fact that the actors visibly aged in the newer series undermines the entire premise. It's a glaring inconsistency that calls into question the efficacy of such technologies in halting the aging process. This contradiction adds complexity to Rimmer's character, highlighting his flawed and ultimately futile attempts to escape the inevitable passage of time.
So all that time he spent trying to save up when Arnold Rimmer was still alive before the radiation leak was in fact a waste of time.
But it would be a great way to explore themes about mortality, identity, and existentialism.
An aging hologram? The universe has a funny way of biting him in the ass doesn't it?
"If having friends meant having to hang around and get older with them, then he wasn't sure he wanted any."
My poor aging hologram.
Poor Arnie.
Despite his desire to avoid aging and retain his youth, his holographic form ironically ages along with the rest of the crew.
Well played universe.
But since the real Arnold Rimmer is dead and due to Holly's "holographic resurrection" Rimmer managed to do exactly what he felt the stasis booth represented when you think about it.
Not existing.
His time in stasis can be seen as a metaphor for death, as it represents a state of suspended animation where consciousness and existence are effectively halted.
I can see the parallels between stasis and death.
Bonus: Arnold Rimmer states he did in fact waste his time in the stasis booths before he died.