Brigadoom

Brigadoom is an episode of the science fiction TV series, Lexx.

Summary
As the crew of the Lexx desperately flee Mantrid's army of robot drones, they encounter a strange, floating theater in space. Once they are inside, an elaborate musical production begins that recounts the history of Kai and his people, the Brunnen-G, and their battle against the Insect Civilization. Kai and Xev both find themselves taking part in the musical: Kai as himself when he was alive, Xev as Kai's unnamed lover. At the episode's end the musical's message of proudly fighting even in the face of sure defeat convinces Stanley Tweedle to join his friends in battle against Mantrid.

Trivia

 * The carving of a hand on the top of the narrator's staff constantly changes between shots as the episode goes on. This is deliberate, and is intended to suggest the narrator's otherworldly qualities.


 * The songs in this episode are mostly German folk songs with new lyrics.


 * Many of the melodies used in this episode were used in later episodes, often with new lyrics. For example, Xev sings a reworked version of the love song from this episode in Tex Lexx to a group of horny cowboys.


 * A full, musical episode of an ongoing TV series was a very unusual thing when this episode aired, although the stunt was later imitated by such series as Xena and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.