Companion: Doctor, I think that you’re not running to something, but away from something
RTD: I’m running from my past. I’d rather not talk about it
*cue music and intense moment, while the Doctor states off into the distance silently for a few minutes*Moffat: I’m running from this very complicated plot point that I’m not allowed to tell you about until we’re halfway through it already. Don’t worry, you’re not going to die. Probably. And even if you do die, you’ll be back in a few episodes. See, I’ve got it all under control *tries to hide the secret he’s been keeping for half the season*
Sherlock fandom: WE HAVE A DATE WE HAVE A DATE
Doctor Who fandom: Whoa WHOA Sherlock fandom stop yelling
Sherlock fandom: JANUARY 19TH THE GAME IS ONNNN
Doctor Who fandom: Yes we are very happy for you but-
Sherlock fandom: I WANT TO SCREAM JOYFULLY FROM THE ROOFTOP
Doctor Who fandom: No no NO NO STAY AWAY FROM THE ROOFTOP
Sherlock fandom: JOHNS REACTION TO SHERLOCK COMING BACK! OH GOD I HAVE TO START PREPPING MYSELF FOR THIS
Doctor Who fandom: Uh…a little help from the Supernatural fandom here?
Supernatural fandom: DON’T FUCKING LOOK AT ME I HATE EZEKIEL I HATE EVERYTHING FUCK THIS SHOW
Doctor Who fandom: Okay. Supernatural fandom is going through some issues right now. Sleepy Hollow fandom? Help?
Sleepy Hollow fandom: There’s only been 4 fucking episodes and we’re already on fucking hiatus.
Doctor Who fandom: ….
thinkingingallifreyan said: That makes sense. The way I’ve always seen the drums is simply the thing that makes Simm’s Master madder than all the previous ones. The drums got louder the nearer he got to the End of Time, so maybe it had an effect on Roberts, but not Delgado?
I think my favourite fan theory is that the reason Yana hears the drums and Simm!Master is so badly affected by them is because before the destruction of Gallifrey, there was always a sort of telepathic white noise present to block them out. After the Time War, that presence is gone— hence, drums.
(Personally I think a lot of fanwank could’ve been avoided if the drumbeat had simply been placed in Jacobi!Master’s head after his body had been re-loomed during the War, which makes more sense imo. Alas, that is not the hand canon dealt us…)
I tend to see Roberts batshittery as a result of being, you know, a snake made of goo. If a human brain can’t house a Time Lord consciousness, I think goosnake!Master can be forgiven for getting his own brain scrambled.
(But that opens up another question; while the drums are a telepathic feature, don’t they have to have a physical fixture? How does that make sense considering the Master’s habit of bodysnatching?)
