Rank the Master(s)

[Gov Kodos]

Delgado, followed by a lot of other people who weren't Delgado, Michelle Gomez who made the camp fun, anyway, then Dhawan. Enough said about that.

 

[auntiehill]

Anthony Ainley was the first Master I saw, so I naturally still have a fondness for his over-the-top, very-creepy-in-velvet version of the Master. I also thought Derek Jacobi was an excellent Master; there was a depth and subtlety in his portrayal that conveyed real power. I just wish the actor had been able to stick around longer. It would've been great to have someone with his acting chops revel in the character for awhile.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

No Jonathan Pryce, aka: "the camp one with Dalek bumps"?

The crispy Masters were really the first ones I saw, follwed by Ainley, then Delgado, thanks to PBS Chicago's weird ordering.

I've liked all the Masters more or less. Gomez was something else though.

 

[JD]

Anthony Ainley was the first Master I saw, so I naturally still have a fondness for his over-the-top, very-creepy-in-velvet version of the Master. I also thought Derek Jacobi was an excellent Master; there was a depth and subtlety in his portrayal that conveyed real power. I just wish the actor had been able to stick around longer. It would've been great to have someone with his acting chops revel in the character for awhile.

If you want more Jacobi as The Master, he has done several Big Finish audio dramas set during The Time War. I haven't listened to any of them, so I don't know if they're any good.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

If you want more Jacobi as The Master, he has done several Big Finish audio dramas set during The Time War. I haven't listened to any of them, so I don't know if they're any good.

The first set is great, and he's fantastic in it.