Doctor Who's The Master Makes Their Return At A Mysterious Point In The Timeline

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After two years of waiting , Sacha Dhawan ’s avatar of the Master makes his yield to the Whoniverse in a newDoctor Whoaudio dangerous undertaking . The histrion made a surprisal debut in 2020 ’s season 12 premiere " Spyfall " , where it was revealed that the Thirteenth Doctor ’s ( Jodie Whittaker ) MI5 liaison 0 was the rogue Time Lord , vengeful and infuriated after his human race was shatter by recently uncover Time Lord history . Burning Gallifrey down and wiping out the specie once more , Dhawan ’s incarnation of the Master tried to invade Earth with interdimensional foes , created Time Lord / Cyberman hybrid , and steal the Doctor ’s body .

Big Finishhas unveiled that the Master will come back inCall Me Master : Inner Demonsin February 2025 . The three - tale box set up findsDhawan ’s Master is in the midst of an identity crisis at an strange full stop in his aliveness , as Robert Valentine ’s " ego - Help " sees him make do with his existential woes , Georgia Cook ’s " The Clockwork Swan " sees him become an unlikely detective to solve murders at a futurist motif - park , while Una McCormack ' " The Good Life " pull up stakes him on a reclusive island among a spiritual order . The first box set will be unblock on the Big Finish website for £ 18.99,with a 2nd currently untitled box prepare slated for September 2025 .

What Call Me Master Could Mean For The Character

The Master’s Timeline Is Still A Mystery

Though Dhawan ’s Master followedMichelle Gomez ’s take on the character , there is still no solid connectedness between the two on - screen , asDoctor Whoseason 10 ’s finale " The Doctor Falls " seesMissy ’s prior incarnation ( John Simm ) nail her with a laser shot strong enough to make a regeneration impossible . Big Finish themselves would explore the positive feedback with the first appearance of the Master ’s following safe embodiment , The Lumiat ( Gina McKee ) , though Missy would ensure that her future ego regenerates back into their worst ego .

One of Doctor Who ’s bounteous baddie , the Master , has tormented the Doctor for decades , and each incarnation became a basic in the show ’s history .

With The Lumiat being a Big Finish creation , it could be take on thatCall Me Masterwill take property after these consequence . However , it is undecipherable where in Dhawan ’s Master ’s timeline the event could occur , asthere are multiple tip where the Master could be in a crisis of identity . While those primarily familiar the TV serial may assume that it is after he learnedthe true statement about the Timeless Child , it could also refer to the reforming of his evil persona after the Lumiat , or travel along him being pushed back into his body in " The Power of the Doctor " , before he found himself the Toymaker ’s prisoner .

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Dhawan’s Master Has The Potential For A Tragic Reinterpretation

Though he only appeared in three stories across Whittaker’sDoctor Whotenure , Dhawan ’s incarnation of the Master has become a immobile pet . While the Master ’s return to villainy was a reversal of the journeying that Missy spent three seasons exploring , Dhawan ’s performance keep on the playful agony of past incarnation , while also take a manic and unpredictable edge that made him a perfect foe to the Time Lord .

In honor of the Master ’s role in the upcoming Doctor Who centennial special , here are ten quotation that best sum up the character .

Despite this , Dhawan ’s Master also left way for option , more sympathetic interpretations , as he too had been lead astray by the Time Lords , and now saw himself as inferior to one of the few being in world he considered a acquaintance . As such , Dhawan ’s Big FinishDoctor Whobox set is a perfect opportunity to dive into a still inscrutable take on the character .

Sacha Dhawan as the Master in Doctor Who looking stern