30 Days of Who: Day 13/14
Villain Edition, because I'm a little behind on this.
Your favorite villain: The Master
Believe it or not, I still don't feel like I've seen enough of him to give a descent analysis of why he's my favorite, so I guess I'll just start from the beginning: I first became aware of the Master through some fanart that one of my friends did and, for reasons I can't quite explain, I began to greatly anticipate seeing him in the show once my friend Dave started me watching it. Nearly every time some recurring behind-the-scenes villain went un-revealed, I'd ask "is it the Master?" When we made it up to season 3, I even pointed to the picture of John Simm on the box and asked "is that the Master?" (to which Dave replied "maybe, maybe it's Mr. Saxon...") I'd also seen a lot of entries regarding him on TV Tropes, particularly in the Ho Yay/Foe Yay/Crowning Moment of Awesome/Funny pages.
Along came The Sound of Drums. My reaction: "OH MY GOD. IT'S ALL TRUE."
I feel like nearly that entire episode was a demonstration of "This is the Master. He is the awesomest most badass dude in the history of ever." Now, I know the spastic megalomaniacal bad guy is a character we've seen in half of everything to ever happen, but there's something about it that John Simm just does so right. A lot of villains are like "oooo, lokkit me, I'm evil :D" but I feel like Simm!Master does his dirty work very genuinely looking like he's having the time of his life. I showed one of my non-Whovian friends the famous "I Can't Decide" dance number from Last of the Time Lords and he responded "I want to be that guy! I want to be the happy villain!" (also, for happy-slashy reasons, my brain has decided that his "death" at the end of that episode was one of the most adorable things ever. *pokes brain*)
So yeah. I think for now (still need to watch End of Time) I just like Simm!Master for shameless geeky-dorky reasons.
In terms of Classic Masters, I REALLY don't think I've seen enough of him, or enough of him in the right stories (what was up with him in Time-Flight? EPIC kudos to The Sea Devils, though). I appreciate Ainley's suave camp and can't wait to see more of Delgado's debonair best-frenemy. If you've read my commentary of the TV Movie, you already know how I feel about Roberts!Master.
Moving right along...
The villain who scared you the most: The Weeping Angels
This isn't even a question.
Have fun sleeping tonight, kids.
Watching that video confirmed that I'm still not ready to re-watch Blink. I kept looking over my shoulder. And I have the lights on.
These buggers taught me that I can still be SERIOUSLY freaked out by fictional things on TV. By the time we got to the above scene, I was begging Dave to please turn the lights on. AND HE WOULDN'T TURN THE LIGHTS ON (Blink is his favorite episode, so he thought I was ruining it). Eventually he did, albeit very reluctantly. I was actually mad when I first found out that Moffat was bringing them back for season 5, but then The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone were actually fine for me, probably because I'd gotten used to the image by then. The thing about the Weepings Angels is that I'm more afraid of them visually than conceptually. They look scary as shit to me. The main reason I was okay with that last scene at the very end with the statue montage is that none of them actually looked like Weeping Angels.
Now if I ever see an angel statue with its hands covering its face...
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote: Multiple
Day 02 - Your Favourite Classic Series Episode: The Mind Robber/Battlefield
Day 03 - Your Favourite New Series Episode: Girl in the Fireplace/Midnight/Vincent and the Doctor
Day 04 - Your Favourite Doctor: Ten (New), Three (Classic)
Day 05 - Your Favourite Companion: Donna (New), Romana/Leela/Ace/Jamie (Classic)
Day 06 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Adric-picspam
Day 07 - Your Favourite Piece of Music: This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home
Day 08 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy: Happy!Six and happy!Peri, Tennant/Barrowman
Day 09 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad: The Three Doctors
Day 10 - A Who-Related Photo That You Took: Bermuda TARDIS
Day 11 - Your Favorite Season (Classic or New): Season 7
Day 12 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Motivator-spam
Day 13 - Your Favorite Villain
Day 14 - The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 - Favorite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 - Your Favorite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 - A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 - The Scene That Made Your Cry the Most
Day 20 - The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 - Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 - A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 - A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 - Favorite Who Actor
Day 26 - Favorite Who Actress
Day 27 - An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 - An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 - Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Your favorite villain: The Master
Click to viewBelieve it or not, I still don't feel like I've seen enough of him to give a descent analysis of why he's my favorite, so I guess I'll just start from the beginning: I first became aware of the Master through some fanart that one of my friends did and, for reasons I can't quite explain, I began to greatly anticipate seeing him in the show once my friend Dave started me watching it. Nearly every time some recurring behind-the-scenes villain went un-revealed, I'd ask "is it the Master?" When we made it up to season 3, I even pointed to the picture of John Simm on the box and asked "is that the Master?" (to which Dave replied "maybe, maybe it's Mr. Saxon...") I'd also seen a lot of entries regarding him on TV Tropes, particularly in the Ho Yay/Foe Yay/Crowning Moment of Awesome/Funny pages.
Along came The Sound of Drums. My reaction: "OH MY GOD. IT'S ALL TRUE."
I feel like nearly that entire episode was a demonstration of "This is the Master. He is the awesomest most badass dude in the history of ever." Now, I know the spastic megalomaniacal bad guy is a character we've seen in half of everything to ever happen, but there's something about it that John Simm just does so right. A lot of villains are like "oooo, lokkit me, I'm evil :D" but I feel like Simm!Master does his dirty work very genuinely looking like he's having the time of his life. I showed one of my non-Whovian friends the famous "I Can't Decide" dance number from Last of the Time Lords and he responded "I want to be that guy! I want to be the happy villain!" (also, for happy-slashy reasons, my brain has decided that his "death" at the end of that episode was one of the most adorable things ever. *pokes brain*)
So yeah. I think for now (still need to watch End of Time) I just like Simm!Master for shameless geeky-dorky reasons.
In terms of Classic Masters, I REALLY don't think I've seen enough of him, or enough of him in the right stories (what was up with him in Time-Flight? EPIC kudos to The Sea Devils, though). I appreciate Ainley's suave camp and can't wait to see more of Delgado's debonair best-frenemy. If you've read my commentary of the TV Movie, you already know how I feel about Roberts!Master.
Moving right along...
The villain who scared you the most: The Weeping Angels
This isn't even a question.
Have fun sleeping tonight, kids.
Watching that video confirmed that I'm still not ready to re-watch Blink. I kept looking over my shoulder. And I have the lights on.
These buggers taught me that I can still be SERIOUSLY freaked out by fictional things on TV. By the time we got to the above scene, I was begging Dave to please turn the lights on. AND HE WOULDN'T TURN THE LIGHTS ON (Blink is his favorite episode, so he thought I was ruining it). Eventually he did, albeit very reluctantly. I was actually mad when I first found out that Moffat was bringing them back for season 5, but then The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone were actually fine for me, probably because I'd gotten used to the image by then. The thing about the Weepings Angels is that I'm more afraid of them visually than conceptually. They look scary as shit to me. The main reason I was okay with that last scene at the very end with the statue montage is that none of them actually looked like Weeping Angels.
Now if I ever see an angel statue with its hands covering its face...
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote: Multiple
Day 02 - Your Favourite Classic Series Episode: The Mind Robber/Battlefield
Day 03 - Your Favourite New Series Episode: Girl in the Fireplace/Midnight/Vincent and the Doctor
Day 04 - Your Favourite Doctor: Ten (New), Three (Classic)
Day 05 - Your Favourite Companion: Donna (New), Romana/Leela/Ace/Jamie (Classic)
Day 06 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Adric-picspam
Day 07 - Your Favourite Piece of Music: This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home
Day 08 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy: Happy!Six and happy!Peri, Tennant/Barrowman
Day 09 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad: The Three Doctors
Day 10 - A Who-Related Photo That You Took: Bermuda TARDIS
Day 11 - Your Favorite Season (Classic or New): Season 7
Day 12 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Motivator-spam
Day 13 - Your Favorite Villain
Day 14 - The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 - Favorite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 - Your Favorite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 - A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 - The Scene That Made Your Cry the Most
Day 20 - The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 - Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 - A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 - A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 - Favorite Who Actor
Day 26 - Favorite Who Actress
Day 27 - An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 - An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 - Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy