#dw: spyfall

[julielilac]

[notkorolrezni]

[terranceholdsapencil]

Whovian Anniversary continuation :)

9:00-10:00 Spyfall Part 1

[the13thh0ur]

Need I say more?

[marvelmaniac715]

It’s so funny rewatching Spyfall, Part 1 and seeing the Master acting like Dora the Explorer or a video game NPC, dumping large amounts of exposition on the Doctor to prompt her towards figuring things out because it’s too boring to wait for her to come to the conclusions on her own. Literally the entire time he’s like:

“Why would they do that, Doctor? Why are they altering DNA, Doctor? What’s up with Barton? Is there anything I can do to help, such as firing up this machine you haven’t looked at but would presumably be really helpful?”

It must have been so frustrating for him to act like a sweet, nice human guy, a little bit of sass comes out when he asks if Graham’s just there for “the running commentary”, he even allows himself one sinister simile with “they’re stalking their prey, like animals…” because he’s getting through to the Doctor one way or another, Rassilon help him. Then finally in the third act he reveals himself so quickly, because he’s probably so tired of keeping up the act and seeing the Doctor fail to understand his scheme, he’s even providing a motivational “come on, you can do it” during his reveal as a final effort to get results. I just love it 😭.

[kyriefae]

Before I move on to The Flux in my Thirteen Era Rewatch, I have to take this moment to call out Ryan Sinclair!

Ryan & The Doctor were such good friends.

I'm not just saying that they were good like two people who get along. They were good for each other. Honestly, after how RTD wrote Ruby and Belinda's relationship with The Doctor, the whole Fam is that much more refreshing. They're a support network!

Wow is that why so many people hate on this era?? Are you just not entertained by people who legitimately help each other become the best versions of themselves? Lol oof pocketing that one for later... 😂

These two are truly underrated for their chemistry. They share plenty of comedic moments together and Ryan's scene with The Doctor in his last episode, The Revolution of the Daleks, is so candid. He shows so much maturity. It even becomes clearer that after he leaves, his reason for leaving is having found purpose in the time since being parted with the Tardis.

He knows he is needed by his friends. He feels important to the planet. He sees an opportunity to help in a way that flying around on the Tardis feels a bit like...running away from it all. He found purpose and he's going to run in its direction not the other 'round.

I love you, Ryan Sinclair.

Woah, whoops...how'd that picture get uploaded right here? 😳 *clearing throat; knocking things over in a rush*

This guy was an adorable ball of energy when he wasn't being Mr. Cool standing behind his Granddad taking in the whole of the universe. Just seeing sights and winning at FIFA against his mate. 😄

His most notable moments aside are definitely being the object of King James's affection, his big brother moment with Ada, when he emotionally supported a man he'd only just met give birth (so help me if y'all don't see the beauty of that moment from a science fiction and queer perspective), his conveyor belt moment in Kerblam!, his cute and dorky reaction to meeting Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, the gadget bit in Spyfall, and the time he blew up a bunch of Cybermen on a dying world stranded in time and space.

Hey, I get it if you don't have taste and wanna be like "but he wasn't that well written" or "he was such a background character for most of the show" but I think it helps to pay attention to moments when they happen on screen. I'd say erase your biases too but that's not as easy of a solution. They're not exactly visible or easily perceived. Ryan Sinclair's bright and shining face, however, is right there! Clear as can be 😉 Just look at it!

Did you look?

...lol okay I'm done being a goober.

Here's to you, Ryan Sinclair (and Tosin Cole for playing the role)!

Bonus points for his last scene with Graham in their finale. He keeps trying; he keeps fighting to conquer his dispraxia. He isn't magically gifted with the ability to overcome it as a result of having traveled with The Doctor or anything like that; he simply has to keep at it. That's a highly motivating and emotionally validating subplot and it neatly coalesces with the grief of his grandmother. He's never weighed down by it because he and Graham learned how to open themselves up in their time with the Doctor. That vulnerability and the community that strengthens us in sight of grief becomes their parting gift.

What a lovely ending for a pair of lovely boys.

[dooweeedooguy]

alr i noticed this whole ago i thought id share it with y'all anyone notice that the 13th doctor's coat for her tux looks a lot like it couldve been one of the 12th doctor's old coats, in-universe? like it has the iconic red lining of his and not to mention it being a bit oversized for 13

(here're two more pics of 13 from her first ep in 12's coat and 12 from The Lie of The Land for comparison)

[pigeonentity]

if you leave me when i try to be evil and leave me when i try to be good maybe you won't leave me if i try to be a secret third thing (ex mi6 data analyst amassing a thorough record of alien activity, with an excessive security system, a crush on you, and very poorly buried anger issues)

[causalityparadoxes]

A morsel for my lovely Rogue!Master truthers

[kupo-theincendiary]

sketch

[julielilac]

Dhawan!Master + pet names for the Doctor

[dandelionjack]

random out of the blue theory-slash-headcanon regarding "Rogue": he's either a Time Agent, Division or CIA. the whirlwind romance was a honeypot for the Doctor, practically textbook spycraft. and it worked.

the Doctor loves to fall for morally grey rascals, right? so they, whoever 'they' are, construct a perfectly designed handsome bounty hunter for the Doctor to become enchanted by, complete with a 'heart of gold' and undue self-sacrificial heroism.

then a monster. there needs to be a monster. since this is all play-acting and showmanship, make them cosplayers. draw the Doctor in. make the puzzle irresistible for him.

break his heart. enthrall his mind. entice him to place the tracker ring onto his finger of his own accord. gather intelligence: confirm that this is The Doctor, the sole living Time Lord in the universe, highly dangerous entity, war criminal of his own admittance, and my oh my, what a prize. what a bounty on his head. but not quite yet. Rogue's recon mission along with his Chuldur fellow travellers was just for information, and they got that aplenty, TARDIS console tour and all.

all six of them were oddly calm as Rogue pressed send on the triform trap: they weren't going to a barren dimension. they were headed back to Headquarters, ready to report a successful task completed.

[notkorolrezni]

Happy anniversary to the scene where The Master’s eyes check out The Doctor’s face and for one second land on her lips.

[rememberthelullabies]

"Why don't you ever share anything with us?"

-s03e03 // s12e02

... THEY'RE BACK HERE. EVERYTHING THEY WENT THROUGH AND THEY'VE ENDED UP IN THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN... i'm not okay.

[doctor-the-13th]

Same energy.

[crashout-cain]

I'm sure the Master has found a way to hide his scent from other Time Lords, because Ten could smell the Simm Master from across a junkyard, but I wonder why he can't smell Thirteen. Implies that she maybe did the same thing, which is so interesting for two people who are always looking for each other's attention