Sim.
No episódio do piloto, intitulado The End , depois que Lister acordou da suspensão, ele pergunta a Holly como todos morreram:
LISTER: How?
HOLLY: The drive plate was inefficiently repaired. It blew, and the entire crew was subjected to a lethal dose of cadmium 2 before I could seal the area.
E então, quando ele chega na sala da unidade e começa a tentar identificar as pilhas de poeira pelo gosto, diz-se:
A clara implicação é que, sim, Rimmer foi responsável pelas mortes da tripulação doHOLLY: ... that's Second Technician Rimmer.
LISTER: Oh, yeah? I didn't recognise him without his report book. What was Rimmer doing in the Drive Room?
HOLLY: He was explaining to the Captain why he hadn't sealed the drive plate properly.
Que cabeça de smeg.