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Imagine hearing the call of the drums in your ear every minute of every day of your immortal life?

That is the curse of the Master, Dr. Who’s Time Lord Antagonist. The sound drove him mad. In his (later her when he is regenerated as Missy or Mistress) insanity, he aims for galaxy-wide domination, starting with planet Earth.

The Doctor, to his credit, never really gives up on the only other Time Lord left in existence, even if the are doomed to battle for eternity.  Its the Master who reminds us just how lonely the Doctor is, and the thin line between sanity and madness that keeps the Doctor with us. The Master is the Doctor slipped over that line. And its why he (later she) is the ultimate antagonist–more so than Daleks and Cyberman who are the monsters under the bed, the mindless swarms that never stop coming, and weapons that never stop blasting.

Credit: Colobus Yeti Yorkshire Cosplay Convention at Sheffield Arena

The Master is one of  us.  We know why he crossed the line, we know how alone he is, we know but for the drums that might have been us.

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