Thirty Days of Doctor Who: Day Thirteen

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Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain

Curiously, Doctor Who hasn't accumulated that many recurring villains to go with its many recurring monsters. The Rani and the Black Guardian turned up a couple of times each, and there's always Davros. Yet when it comes to real staying power you have to look to the Master.

While I'm a big fan of John Simm's delightfully loopy performance, the original incarnation is still my favourite Doctor Who villain. Charming and debonair, he's the perfect foil to the Third Doctor. Although far less unbalanced than he's going to get later, the Master is already thoroughly evil - as selenak put it recently, he's willing to commit genocide just to annoy his ex. (And yes, I think the Doctor and the Master were an item back in the day. Even given the Tenth Doctor's post-Time War angst, I am not sure there's any heterosexual explanation for the way David Tennant and John Simm play it.)

But for all that the Third Doctor knows that the Master is evil and is disgusted by his behaviour, he can't quite let go of the affection completely. Jon Pertwee always brings that bit extra to his performance when Delgado is on screen - just thinking of the sword fight in The Sea Devils (which the Doctor interrupts in order to steal the Master's lunch) always makes me grin.



Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite 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 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite 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