#holly the computer

[a-literal-toaster-wtf]

nightmare blunt rotation

[red-wop]

"Kitt you have impending exams", "Kitt you were supposed to be revising"

Screw you little voices, have another edit :D

[bellacatt-art]

Okay so, a little Red Dwarf rant up ahead because I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I need you guys to be sad about it with me:

We all know that despite Red Dwarf being a comedy show the premise is super depressing, especially with all the characters experiencing loneliness in a different way. Lister is the last human alive, Rimmer is a hologram who is dead and cannot fully interact with his surroundings, Cat has been separated from the rest of his species and Kryten has spent ages on the Nova 5 assisting crewmates he didn't know were dead.

But what about Holly? Because I have a LOT to say! :")

I can say with confidence that Holly is one of my favourite RD characters, and that is because I adore the concept so much - the idea of a sarcastic computer who's tasked with keeping the entire ship together is just so funny to me, especially since one thing I've noticed is that over the course of S1-5, Holly has slowly felt like more of a member of the crew rather than just the ship's computer, yk? It might have something to do with Hattie Hayridge's portrayal of her because she subtly gives her a bit more expression which I really love, but she feels like she has more emotions later on, and throughout the course of the series, she's always cared for the others despite being, yk - a robot.

And the events of S5 Ep6 "Back To Reality" really prove that. Idk guys, I just love that *she* was the one who saved everybody from the despair squid, like yesss!!! She is a valuable member of the team, and I love her for that! ^-^

But what I've been thinking about lately is what happened between S5 and S6. We're told that the others lose contact with the Red Dwarf ship - and Holly as a result. Now, imagine how that must be for her - maybe the others went on some kind of adventure before this huge disaster occurred, and she was waiting for them to return, and they never did.

Imagine the original Red Dwarf, floating around in the depths of space, completely empty except for the old computer who slowly realises that she will never see the others again. :(

Idk maybe I've messed up the continuity somewhere bc I need to rewatch S6 again, but I've just been picturing a lonely computer waiting for her crewmates that are never coming back, and it's just so sad, like it really proves that the Red Dwarf characters are all so deeply tragic! 😭💜

I need everybody's thoughts on this because I may or may not have made an illustration based on that concept and I need more people to be sad about Holly with me! ♡♡

(Also S7-8 don't count, they find the Red Dwarf again but it isn't the original. That version of the ship has been revived as essentially a duplicate of the ship before the radiation leak in S1. The Holly aboard is also a duplicate, which must mean the original is still stuck in the vastness of space, I thought it was important to add that for continuity purposes hehe! 😅)

Also I'm sorry this was longer than it had to be, but oh my god, I'm so sad now!!

[mirion7]

Red dwarf tarot card - The Emperor

Featuring April fool Holly (I know it's not April but I could hardly wait eight months with a red hot jape like that under me belt)

Next card is The Hierophant and I'm sorta torn (currently choosing between the cat priest with a funny hat from 'Waiting for God', and captain Hollister in a chicken costume)

[one-and-a-half-yikes]

Okay I haven't spoken on this in a bit, but so we all know my cyberpunk inky mystery au is gonna be on a indefinite hiatus. NOT FORGOTTEN

However my computer was destroyed and I have no idea when it'll be fixed or if it CAN be fixed. If it can't we'll have to save up for a new one and that means I'll have to go back and redo all my designs over. Along with other designs from my other IM AUs that I haven't spoken about on here. Actually speaking of IM AUs are there any of my other AUs y'all would be interested in me talking about? 👀

[burgundy-bones]

vanilla's making me send your blog an obligatory hi ask

hi (but like, from vanilla, so read that with the most annoying tone you've ever heard)

Nooo sy's not annoying. Hi Vanilla! I love you

[morganaspendragonss]

i. regret downloading so much sims cc

[shinigami-striker]

An Insomniac Christmas | Thursday, 12.21.2023

Happy Hoildays from Ratchet & the gang (and Dr. Nefarious), courtesy of our friends at Insomniac Games. 🎄 🎁 ☃️ ❄️

[capricorndevil15]

Holly shows Russel how to inspect element on a web page and he's never ever seen someone do that before and he's like whoaaaa. And Holly is like Yeah and Watch This. And she changes the header on their school's website to say "We love butts" or something equally stupid, and Russel thinks truly this is the most amazing power on earth.

[of-fear-and-love]

Keys, knobs & buttons from Broadcast News (1987)

[barstoolblues]

i remember last spring when we were having like insane 8 hour screw kathy vcs on discord just watching hollies videos usually nightcored and usually just random home video footage from like swedish tv or whatever uploaded to youtube and then wed like. search “the hollies” and look at pictures of tony hicks literally TIL THE SUN CAME UP… and then i would finally fall asleep and just have these crazy dreams featuring the hollies as fucked up little characters like they invaded my subconscious. i had a dream where tony and bobby got married and the bobby died and to cheer tony up allan invented breakfast in a mug which was like. egg on top of cold ham rolled up like a newspaper and put in a mug. anyways that whole MONTHS LONG period of my life was a worse mental trip than the time i did salvia in this girls dorm.

artifacts from this time

[a-literal-toaster-wtf]

transgender ai girls stay winning

[hollypies]

I've been so wrapped up in writing fanfic I forgor about my many art wips. And also that this was supposed to be an art blog. WHOOPS.

Will post school doodles later as an apology

[yaminerua]

dude will grumble about Hattie not being able to do deadpan (even tho she absolutely can) and how they couldn’t write for Holly the same after he left bc she was played by a woman now and he says he’s never watched an episode that he wasn’t in??? So he’s maybe not even seen more than probably a handful of Hattie’s scenes? Bud, you have no right to be criticising Hattie’s portrayal of Holly if you haven’t bothered to watch her performance in the context of the rest of the episodes. OG Holly was fun but just bc Hattie’s brings a different flavour to the role doesn’t mean it’s bad jfc

Anyway I love Hattie ;;;

[diegogtratty]

break from outdoor work moment

[celery505]

When I first watched red dwarf I said holly was genderfluid but I really don’t feel that’s the case now. Because any time holly switched back to male it was after reboots and things