This is the problem I have with the character. Yes it's a defining characteristic (some might say his only one) but it makes him such a one dimensional baddie. He's evil because he's evil, and the manner in which he's evil is every bit the stereotype of a gloating megalomaniac. I've seen Bond villains with more personality.
I'm hoping they might go a different direction with the character and inject some much-needed things like psychology and motivation. For example I'm trying to remember the context of the Doctor's "I'm sorry!" as the Tardis disappears. Potentially this is very intriguing because it could imply that the Doctor has something to be sorry for, and that the Master has some right to be aggrieved. I'm assuming this would be the end of the Time War and the destruction of the Time Lords which we believe was largely the Doctor's doing, but it could be something else. In fact there are a host of interesting directions they could take this.
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This is the problem I have with the character. Yes it's a defining characteristic (some might say his only one) but it makes him such a one dimensional baddie. He's evil because he's evil, and the manner in which he's evil is every bit the stereotype of a gloating megalomaniac. I've seen Bond villains with more personality.
I'm hoping they might go a different direction with the character and inject some much-needed things like psychology and motivation. For example I'm trying to remember the context of the Doctor's "I'm sorry!" as the Tardis disappears. Potentially this is very intriguing because it could imply that the Doctor has something to be sorry for, and that the Master has some right to be aggrieved. I'm assuming this would be the end of the Time War and the destruction of the Time Lords which we believe was largely the Doctor's doing, but it could be something else. In fact there are a host of interesting directions they could take this.
Let's see if they do.