All monsters are not villains, but all villains are monsters.
But my favorite villain is also a monster of sorts. And that would be the Master/Missy, the Doctor’s arch-nemesis. Or one of them anyway.
One reason why I like him/her is that he is a Time Lord like the Doctor, just works on the opposite side of the moral spectrum. When they were children, they used to be bet friends until he turned dark. And also he was originally inspired by Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Being a Sherlockian as long as a Whovian, I found that really interesting.
There are 3 versions of the Master that I really like. There’s the original Roger Delgado who played opposite Jon Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor. He did a fantastic job setting up the basis of who the Master was and how he knew the Doctor. When Delgado tragically died, Pertwee said he didn’t want to be on the show anymore because of the close friendship he had with Delgado.
Then there is Anthony Ainley’s Master, who is the one I remember most. He played along side the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctor (well, including The Five Doctors, he also was with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd). Unlike the Doctors, his Master was similar to Delgado’s Master, but no less awesome.
Then there’s Missy, who was a mystery when she first was mentioned in The Bells of Saint John (“the woman in the shop”), then later we see her throughout Series 8 but not know who she is. Then at the end of Dark Water, she tells the Doctor who she is
Back in 2016, I met Michelle Gomez at MegaCon in Orlando. Stories I had heard about her were that she was lovely, charming, and a little bonkers. I can 100% confirm that! Outside of meeting a Doctor, she (and Catherine Tate) was the one I wanted to meet the most. So after waiting in line, it was finally my turn for the photo op with Michelle. It was my first photo op like this (I had met a handful of celebrities before and had pictures, but not like convention setups). I was so nervous and scared, but I kept telling myself “I can do this!”. So I meet Michelle and I think I blurted out a “hi”. She leads me to a X on the floor and we look at the camera, and I’m trying to remind myself to hold up my sonic. There as no discussion on how to pose or anything.
Click went the camera:
I exited the little photo space to picked up my picture, in a bit of a daze. The whole photo op was about ten seconds. I went to another little area to picked up the picture, looked at it….and just busted out laughing. I had absolutely no idea what she was doing for the picture, until I saw it. I remember a slight tug at my neck, but, really, had no idea.
So the next day of the Con, I went to her autograph table to have her sign it. And she sees me and then the picture and she and her assistant start laughing. I thanked her and told her how I had been a Doctor Who fan for 30 years (one of the main reasons why I went was to celebrate being a fan of not only Who but Sherlock Holmes, and things in general), and how The Master was my favorite villain and how Missy was my favorite. And she thanked me. I don’t remember anything after that.
She’s just totally fab 🙂 .
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There are 3 versions of the Master that I really like. There’s the original Roger Delgado who played opposite Jon Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor. He did a fantastic job setting up the basis of who the Master was and how he knew the Doctor. When Delgado tragically died, Pertwee said he didn’t want to be on the show anymore because of the close friendship he had with Delgado.
remember most. He played along side the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctor (well, including The Five Doctors, he also was with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd). Unlike the Doctors, his Master was similar to Delgado’s Master, but no less awesome.