Lister receives a letter from an old flame telling him he might have become a father three million years ago, all while finding himself stuck in a love triangle with two vending machines.
[2] Meanwhile, the ship's on-board computer has accused Rimmer of neglecting his duties (having not reported for work in over three million years) and thus threatens him with demotion, a fact that would relegate him to being on a par with Lister.
Lister finally finds the letter from his old girlfriend and reassures the others he has made peace with the chance that he had descendants – even though he never knew them, he can take pride in the possibility that a relative of his could have achieved something great.
"[5] Similarly Starburst gave it six stars out of ten, and said that "it's clearly not the most complete of the recent episodes and there was plenty in there which felt like padding, but there was enough good stuff on show too to ensure it kept up the quality of the series.
"[1] Radio Times liked the episode and said that "Red Dwarf is always at its finest when it jettisons the sci-fi plots and concentrates on Lister's sense of loneliness", and reserved particular praise for Cat's attempt at charades saying that it was "both excruciating and hilarious.