A Question for Classic Who Fans

[ithildin]

Is that we're called? Sounds better than 'old Who fans'!

Anyway... about the Master.


Anyone else having trouble adjusting to the new Master? I can't quite put my finger on it, but he just doesn't seem like the Master to me. A good bad guy, but not him.

If I figure out what it is, I'll let you know :)

Comments

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

No. I hate the new Master. Love John Simm, hate new Master. Did you read my nasty review the other night? Maybe it'll help you put a finger on it. http://donna-c-punk.livejournal.com/2326468.html

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

No, I hadn't seen it. I tend to not get the time to go back and read DW posts that appear before I see the episode, so I'd missed it.

Yeah, the manic crazy is off putting for me. I didn't have as adverse a reaction as you did, but a lot of what you said in your review made me nod. I was really stoked after Utopia, and while I didn't hate this one, it wasn't what I'd expected.

Thanks for the link!

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

RTD said he deliberately wrote him as a psychotic version of Ten. To me, he killed all of the genuine scariness of the character by doing that. "Oh, a genius who is every bit as good as the Doctor in charge of the world is scary, but if he's a lunatic, it's terrifying."

No, it's not because it excuses him from taking any responsibility for his actions. Someone who does the things The Master's done with full hold on his faculties is way more terrifying than a generic bonkers person. If he was really that crazy and didn't give a shit in the old days, he never would've sided with the Doctor temporarily in "Terror of the Autons" (or a few other stories). He would've just skipped out, cackling maniacally. Even in the Ainley days, he was more sadistic but was never a "lunatic".

This Master is just batshit insane and not interesting to watch. Which pains me because I'm a JS fan. If they'd let him approach the Master the way Delgado and Ainley did? That would've been scary AND interesting to watch.

[dejla.livejournal.com]

Word.