Ok, I'll be honest. My thinking that the War Chief was the Master made a lot more sense before they killed in in episode 9...but still...
He's a Timelord. He has a lust of power and wants to rule the universe. He appears to know the Doctor (although he's never met the second Doctor before) and the clincher? Sinister facial hair!
As for the death bit...well how many times have we seen the Master killed over the years? It's hardly a stretch to imagine that he wasn't actually killed (in fact its the kind of slippery trick you'd expect from the Master, especially if he contrived his own 'death' so as to conviniently be out of the way before the Timelords showed up?)
Have I gone fanwankery mad or has anyone else ever thought the same? Maybe I just like the notion that Harold MEaker from Rentaghost was the Master...
As for the War Games itself. Well clearly its way, way too long. Even as someone who thinks 45 minutes is often too short 250 odd minutes if far too long, and too often the Doctor and co are captured then recaptured, then recaptured again.
Aside from that though I loved it. The War Chief and the War Lord were great villains (shame about the Security Cheif, seriously why. did. he. have. to. talk. like. that?) The notion of soldiers being scooped up from different timezones to fight and die just to provide aliens with an army to conquer the universe.
This must have been a hell of a story to watch back in the day, the timelords do come across as quite a scary force (somewhat diluted when they finally show up, and with the ease with which the aliens invade Gallifray at the end, even if they don't get far) and Toughton's fear at the thought of them is rewally well done. A very bittersweet ending as well, with Jamie and Zoe returned to their own times with little memory of the Doctor. I'm kinda sad myself now, this was the last complete Troughton I'd never seen
He's a Timelord. He has a lust of power and wants to rule the universe. He appears to know the Doctor (although he's never met the second Doctor before) and the clincher? Sinister facial hair!
As for the death bit...well how many times have we seen the Master killed over the years? It's hardly a stretch to imagine that he wasn't actually killed (in fact its the kind of slippery trick you'd expect from the Master, especially if he contrived his own 'death' so as to conviniently be out of the way before the Timelords showed up?)
Have I gone fanwankery mad or has anyone else ever thought the same? Maybe I just like the notion that Harold MEaker from Rentaghost was the Master...
As for the War Games itself. Well clearly its way, way too long. Even as someone who thinks 45 minutes is often too short 250 odd minutes if far too long, and too often the Doctor and co are captured then recaptured, then recaptured again.
Aside from that though I loved it. The War Chief and the War Lord were great villains (shame about the Security Cheif, seriously why. did. he. have. to. talk. like. that?) The notion of soldiers being scooped up from different timezones to fight and die just to provide aliens with an army to conquer the universe.
This must have been a hell of a story to watch back in the day, the timelords do come across as quite a scary force (somewhat diluted when they finally show up, and with the ease with which the aliens invade Gallifray at the end, even if they don't get far) and Toughton's fear at the thought of them is rewally well done. A very bittersweet ending as well, with Jamie and Zoe returned to their own times with little memory of the Doctor. I'm kinda sad myself now, this was the last complete Troughton I'd never seen
), and while the idea certainly has its appeal, it also has the problem of trying to tie in too much with itself (a problem I feel the Star Trek novels have fallen into in recent years, but that's for another thread). Of course, the biggest problem with this theory is doesn't The Doctor call The War Chief (after meeting him face to face) The Master? When The Doctor is told by a fellow Time Lord in Terror of the Autons that The Master has been exiled on Earth, The Doctor knows who he is by that name right away.
