professor Y.A.N.A! | Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 11 "Utopia" Reaction!

[@ZondaFRoadster]

In a nutshell, The Master is the Moriarty to the Doctor's Sherlock. Equally genius, but completely opposite morals.

[@nathandts3401]

Feel like it's a little more complex in new Who than Classic. All versions of the character since the show came back have some sort of believable motivation.

[@godmagnus]

The Sabretooth to his Wolverine. The Killmonger to his Black Panther. The Negaduck to his Darkwing Duck.

[@emurphy42]

​@@godmagnus(Negaduck 1 or 2?)

[@TheYoungDoctor]

The big difference between the two characters Moriarty only appeared in two Sherlock Holmes stories but the Master appeared over and over again.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@TheYoungDoctor Moriarty is much more prevalent in adaptations.

[@markharris1125]

I know you probably didn't know him, but Yana was played by one of the UK's best and most celebrated actors, Sir Derek Jacobi. The way he effortlessly turned from a bumbling human to the dark Master shows how good he is. Having him play this role was a bit like having Laurence Olivier come on and do a turn. Chan, THE best Master, if only for a few minutes, Tho.

[@likecat7886]

And he plays the Metatron in Good Omens. David is one of the main character in that show too.

[@SoTOreo]

so is that why he has the good lines and they gave john simm hot garbage? lol

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

​@@SoTOreoI wouldn't go that far but Simms is definitely a more manic version of the master, while the war master/Yana is far more traditional in a lot of respects

[@likecat7886]

@@williamholtzclaw3029 Simms' Master is pure and utter insanity. In the BEST way possible.

[@elvwood]

"THE best Master, if only for a few minutes" - true if you only include TV, but he's done a lot of audios too, set before he used the chameleon arch. _The_ _Master_ _of_ _Callous_ is probably the one I admire most, though for personal reasons I actually prefer _Escape_ _from_ _Reality._

[@AHYL88]

The showrunners said after the fact that they missed a trick of not including Captain Jack hanging onto the TARDIS during the title sequence and said they wished they did that just for a funny nod towards the episode!

[@moloids]

But Su-Tech!!

[@10thdoctor15]

Glad they didn't

[@zachariousmccool5768]

That actually would of been super cool actually. I would of loved that but its ok....I guess lol

[@klaxoncow]

When Sir Thomas More coined the name "Utopia", he hid a little secret message in the name. It derives from the Greek for ou "not" + topos "place". Utopia means "nowhere". Nowhere is Utopia. He was implicitly saying that it's not possible and could not exist.

[@chefcircuit5392]

I took Ancient Greek in high school, but never knew that. That’s clever

[@j.diamond6014]

that little boy with the curls actually won a contest to be featured in an episode of doctor who!

[@catherine140864]

And is now an adult actor with a lead role in another time travel series - 'Outlander'.

[@CrankyGrandma]

He was great!

[@HuntingViolets]

@@catherine140864 What's the actor's name?

[@callumwynne5370]

@@HuntingViolets John Bell he plays Young Ian in Outlander, spoiler warning if you plan to watch the show don't google Young Ian.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@callumwynne5370 Thanks.

[@supernovaleftover1812]

'The skies are full of diamonds', how cute.

[@brianduffy8042]

*made of

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

I hope he's going to be ok 😊😊😊

[@chris-hz2wd]

He’s definitely gonna be okay that kid 😂

[@baddweather6362]

wow i hope nothing happens to that cute kid

[@richtensail]

yeah kinda memorable!

[@lbd-po7cl]

“Is he a Dalek?” No, my dear. Something much more dangerous! He is The Master!

[@shaunmale6566]

Face of Boe: You are not alone. Computer screen with Yana on it. Err, what! I was so surprised when I saw that.

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

The Master is probably the most interesting of the Doctor's classic enemies. Another renegade Time Lord who is the Doctor's evil opposite. He goes around sowing chaos and trying to gain power while the Doctor tries to help people and fix things. Sir Derek Jacobi, who plays Professor Yana, is a British acting legend, but probably not so well known in the US. His change of expression from kindly Professor Yana to the deranged Master is so good.

[@ftumschk]

Whilst Jacobi has loads of film/TV credits, notably "I, Claudius" (1976), he built his reputation as a brilliant stage actor, winning countless awards over his long career.

[@PaulRichards-vz4pl]

Derek Jacobi should have played the Master for longer. His performance switching from a nice person to a bitter hateful enemy is really well played.

[@kemmdog4444]

@@PaulRichards-vz4pl Luckily we have the War Master box sets.

[@HuntingViolets]

I agree.

[@patkillian5925]

He played a lot more of the Master actually- it's just all audio dramas through Big Finish. I highly recommend them (they're all under "The War Master" series). He's absolutely brilliant in the role and there's a crazy amount of stories there all taking place before he becomes Professor Yana

[@WolfHreda]

The fact they waited until Series 3 to bring back the Master was brilliant. We got to see several classic Who villains, even starting with the first episode. But saving arguably the second biggest one, and then putting him in the first three-parter of the new era, amazing.

[@Jonno92100]

The tie in between Dr Who and Torchwood was just perfect and this episode is truly a marvelous piece of sci-fi genius!

[@j.diamond6014]

i love all the continuity in this episode - the flashbacks, the recurring characters both classic and modern. The face of boe's prophecy, you really get this sense that everything is building to a heated finale.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Emme! ⏳ This was the first appearance of 'The Master' in that era of the series. The character was originally introduced in a 1971 episode.

[@paulwatson9486]

Terror of the Autons. January 2nd 1971.

[@Geezertron]

season 3 has such a wild run of nearly perfect episodes towards the end

[@SorchaSublime]

Honestly if it wasn't immediately followed by Series 4 it would be regarded as one of the best seasons of sci fi in TV history

[@thepandorica1660]

​@@SorchaSublimeit still can be. You can have two back to back series like that

[@stevedavidson5038]

Season 4 had the same phenomenon!

[@SorchaSublime]

I think this is the first three parter in New Who. They happen very occasionally and are always a treat. Doctor who thrives with space to tell its story. EDIT: OMG im so glad you got the Yana acronym reveal so many reactors seem to miss that

[@MuchWhittering]

It's the ONLY one, at least officially. (The Series 9 finale officially isn't counted, though the argument can certainly be made.)

[@thepandorica1660]

​​@@MuchWhitteringand there's more than just that one. It is annoying that this is the only one BBC considers a three parter even though all the other (non-official) three parters have a similar format. A singular episode doing it's own thing and is apparently standalone until something shocking happens in the last ten minutes which in turn makes it lead into the final two episodes. Like the big bad of this finale is the Master, but we don't get to be aware of him until this episode's final moments. Anyone who doesn't want spoilers, don't look further. But here are the stories which I consider as three parters... Series 3 finale I can see two possible ones for Series 4, but I don't really count them. To me, they're both three parters in the same way one could count S5 episode 11 leading into 12/13 to be one Series 9 finale The Monk trilogy in Series could count, but then you could also argue that it intertwines with the Doctor being blind Series 12 finale

[@SorchaSublime]

​@@MuchWhittering well no, theres the three parters ahout the monks in series 10

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Funnily the last three parter in classic Doctor Who (and the last ever story of the original run) was Survival which also featured the Master.

[@andrewroberts299]

@@TheYoungDoctor “Survival” was three episodes (one story) and not a three part story which continues as “Utopia” does. The last 3 part story (6 episodes overall split into three 45 minute episodes) was “The Two Doctors,” in classic Who, back in 1985.

[@dcaslick]

In terms of individual antagonists the Master is the most iconic one for the Doctor going all the way back to his introduction vs the Third Doctor. The Doctor and the Master have a long and complicated personal relationship, which adds a layer to their interactions that the Doctor doesn’t have with many other enemies and none to the same degree. The Master’s return was a big deal and they really killed it with both actors the cast to play him in his return story.

[@MarkusCrassus]

The fact that you can see the difference between Yana and the Master simply by the closing in shot on his eyes.... I can't help but wish we had a whole season of Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master. Man is a treasure.

[@HuntingViolets]

Definitely.

[@kemmdog4444]

“I am the Master and you will obey me.”

[@therealpbristow]

I miss the old Delgado-style hypnotism... =:o(

[@kemmdog4444]

@@therealpbristow Me, too.

[@mareiramv]

The Master reveal was incredibly done! Your reaction did not disappoint and I'm really excited to what comes next!

[@fayesouthall6604]

Part of me wanted Derek Jacobi to carry on as the master!

[@billthewhovian]

@@fayesouthall6604 Same here. I think he would have been brilliant.

[@HuntingViolets]

Well, the Doctor really only made one recording, but that recording was placed as an Easter egg on seventeen DVDs which were the ones Sally owned copies of.

[@mickledapickle97]

The master was once the Doctor's friend. But while the Doctor took one path, the Master chose a completely opposite one. He shows up a ton in classic Doctor Who. I'd definately recommend going and watching some of the biggest Classic Who stories. They're great

[@redviper6805]

Derek Jacobi has a wide range. He was terrific, just sorry his tenure was brief. Acronyms and anagrams can be wild and mind blowing! Loved the show’s use of the former. Other stories that have used those: Harry Potter, Anthony Horowitz novels, and more.

[@CrankyGrandma]

This was great. Oh my. Everything came together. Just masterful (so to speak). The classic Who fans were so excited as we knew him, but it’s all written in a way you don’t have to in order to to “get” the story.

[@neezduts69420]

The Master. if you like him, the actor has his own TV series i would recommend - Life On Mars

[@DrKnockers05]

I watched this episode when it first aired on TV SEVENTEEN years ago, and to this day I still get the same amount of goosebumps seeing that watch and the reveal of Yana's name that I felt way back in 2007. Even watching your reaction just now, seeing you react to the revelation of Yana, ALL the chills. You're in for a treat with this finale, Emme!

[@csmadisun]

One of my favourite season long arcs, full stop. YANA = You Are Not Alone is a great twist, and the reveal of the Master is... it's a chef's kiss.

[@thedoctor4327]

The Master = Classic Who villain who is like the Professor Moriarty to The Doctor's Sherlock Holmes. Derek Jacobi was only The Master briefly (on the show at least, his Big Finish stories are pretty great) but he remains my favorite Master. Love getting to see Jacobi go from a kindhearted Professor to scenery-chewing super villain. It was good demonstration of his acting range

[@SPUNGIE]

6:43 this was because The Doctor doesn’t like guns, you definitely start to notice that as this show goes on.

[@chris-hz2wd]

That “you are not alone” reveal still holds up as one of the best the shows done

[@ruairiedwards8616]

It’s clever that they were able to tie the very last scene of Torchwood Season 1 and the opening scene of this Doctor Who episode. The cliffhanger is one of the best throughout the show’s history and The Master is up there as one of the best villains

[@jamesknight3070]

John Simm as The Master, let the good times roll! 🎆😃🎉

[@TheNovaBridger]

​@@inactiveandgoneprobably a member

[@MuchWhittering]

@@inactiveandgone You can pay for early access.

[@thepandorica1660]

Like a drum roll? ;)

[@SoTOreo]

and by good times you mean the bad writing? i think he does a decent job with what he was given but between the writing and directing the dialed the camp factor up to 100

[@MuchWhittering]

The young Scottish boy in this is actually a contest winner who won the chance to appear in Doctor Who. I think he does a very good job.

[@kurtwagner350]

I actually found this to be the most scary Dr. Who episode, the cosmic horror element of the universe dying and the people trapped at the end of time stuck with me.

[@wrdreacts4247]

When you get to the end of season 14, remember back to Jack on the outside of the TARDIS......

[@apureandhonestidiot]

That's going to be a long long long time from now....😂

[@10thdoctor15]

Jack said he was facing three Daleks, and that echoed in the professor's head.

[@chrisbamber2762]

Finally the first appearance of perhaps the doctors greatest enemy definitely his oldest (that we know of). Is a bit ironic that he hid as a proffeser which is what ace(the last companion before the show was put on hold back in the 80s and personal favourite) used to call the doctor

[@D-Rv8iv]

The master is actually insane. He’s the anti-doctor.

[@Llanchlo]

Welcome back to the Master, renegade Timelord and one time friend of the Doctor, plaguing him since 1971. In his first appearance he was working with the Nestene Conciousness / Autons who we met in S1E1 with Rose. In fact nearly all of Season 8 in 1971 was a Master vs Doctor story arc. He may not be as overtly dangerous as the likes of the Daleks and the Cybermen but no foe is more devious, if not deranged.

[@aka_Slinky]

18:45 I couldn't resist, mate... Emme: "What's the Doctor gonna make out of this?" Captain Jack: "Did someone say 'make out'?"🙃

[@SunlessNick]

And this is why, to someone who's seen the classic series, "Even this thing never worked" ends up as one of the new series' scariest lines - it didn't occur to me at all that he was a Time Lord until the watch came out, but as soon as I did know I knew exactly *which* Time Lord he would be. As others have said, he's an arch-enemy second only to the Daleks, if that.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

22:07 Emme: The Master of what, time? Oh my dear, as if that would ever be enough. He's The Master of EVERYTHING! To summarise the Master in a moment, I'll call attention to his response to Chan'Tho pulling a gun on him. He says "Ohh!... Now I can say I was *provoked!* " He was planning on murdering her the moment he saw her, didn't even need a reason.

[@danielbloomquist9810]

My very best friend, who introduced me to Doctor Who on Iowa Public Television in 1995, and I were watching this in our mid twenties and about lost our minds when we realized what was happening. In defiance of all things God and Man and all things holy, he was back. This new Doctor had faced the Daleks and The Cybermen. They had not yet again faced The Master, and let me tell you, we had chills when he produced that pocket watch.

[@stanleysmith2221]

This was a stunning episode all around, with Jack, the Master and the end of the universe. I felt your excitement and distress, fantastic reaction and it just starting to get weird 😮😮 Martha's episodes are some of the best ones

[@nathandts3401]

Always liked the reveals. There's no real way anyone is going to pick on Yana's name and connect it to Boe's words, but it's still cool because you feel like the clue is there.

[@makaio9578]

The master is the doctors greatest foe from the classic era. He’s everything the doctor is but evil Childhood best friends and were like brothers, they went through the time lord academy together but the master took a more sinister life Regularly appearing throughout the 70’s and 80’s, more often than not working a long side the villain of the week. Growing up with John Simm as my master, I quickly fell in love with his portrayal and the character

[@910luk]

I mean, you probably know by now, but the Master is a CLASSIC Doctor Who Villan, just as classic as the Cybermen and the Daleks, the moriarty to the doctor's sherlock, etc etc. This story is just lots of fun, his reveal was tremendous back then, and he is such a well treated character in the show, always the most interesting plots and actors playing them.

[@arch1017]

Such a great episode - one of RTD's best, imo. Wish we could have gotten more from the Jacobi Master, but it's not really a complaint - he was just that great from the snippet we got that it left me wanting to see more.

[@subscorpion9560]

Just like the Daleks, the master is a very old enemy of the doctor. You’ll see more next episode

[@qa1327]

9:06 Jack’s flirting never got old 20:13 such a cool reveal Enjoyed the reaction.

[@DamnQuilty]

At least all the time lords are sassy. Not entirely true, but you should see the Rani

[@fayesouthall6604]

Next two episodes will be incredible! 2 of my favourites. Martha does something incredible!

[@m_56782]

This episode blew my mind as a kid. I can't describe how huge this was for nu-Who.

[@SmashBrosAssemble]

The Master is basically an evil Doctor

[@SpiderRiderKya]

Yessss. The Master is another iconic Classic Who villain. Him, the Daleks and the Cybermen are, probably, the most iconic and well known DW villains. Much like The Doctor he's been played by multiple actors throughout the series.

[@gingerDoctorwho]

The Master is from Classic Who. Most recently was in what was titled "Doctor Who The Movie" with the 8th Doctor. after the next two episodes as well there's a mini episode called "Time Crash" which is a decent watch.

[@annibasarsinoe48]

Chan, this episode blew my mind with the You Are Not Alone (YANA) reveal back in the day, tho.

[@barriehull7076]

Sir Derek Jacobi = "I Claudius" 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel.

[@memoryfoam2285]

The Skies are Made of Diamonds 😢

[@theonewhowatches869]

oh yeah, the voices in Yana's head, are the voices of the Master's previous forms (not all of them were technically regenerations)

[@nicktroisi6347]

The Yana twist was amazing and it gets even better once you find out how The Face of Boe knew about The Master. I really wish we got more of Sir Derek Jacobi as The Master, he’s a great actor in his own right Also The Master isn’t new to Doctor Who, he first appeared wayyyy back in the 70s when Jon Pertwee was The 3rd Doctor and was played by Rodger Delgado and is widely regarded as the best incarnation of The Master, although this actor John Simm is also very well known. The Master fought The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Doctors countless times from then on and changed with different regenerations, each more insane than the last Long story short he was The Doctor’s best friend growing up on Gallifrey, they were like brothers but they eventually walked down different paths and became archenemies. It’s explained briefly in the next episodes about what happened to him in The Time War

[@cosmocassidy420]

The Master has been the Doctors biggest rival . They go back to when they were both very young.

[@solrachernandez3389]

The Master has ARRIVED good times are ahead next episode will be. Well not gonna say but just you wait

[@biguy617]

The Master has been around since the Second Doctor era. Just like The Doctor, The Master regenerates. There have been a few different actors playing Master. You can always tell it is The Master when you see him no who plays him.

[@joedollar827]

Here come the drums....

[@suntannedduck2388]

Indeed, I heard that song in a major supermarket recently and knew her getting closer to the episode was happening. Made me laugh. XD

[@klaxoncow]

Yeah, this one hits harder if you'd seen the classic series, because then you'd know who the Master was. The Master is an evil Time Lord. As is often said, if the Doctor is Sherlock Holmes, then the Master is Moriarty. Equally a Time Lord, equally a genius, equally has his own TARDIS... but lacking in all morals, and enjoys world domination and killing people. The Doctor's evil counterpart. (Indeed, if "the Doctor" suggests he's a healer, then "the Master" suggests he wants to tyrannise and enslave everyone.)

[@campagnollo]

In a nutshell: SherlockMoriarty BatmanJoker The DoctorThe Master And John Simm plays a EXCELLENT Master!!!

[@digdew]

This is my favourite episode of the entire show!

[@shortyshawty]

This is the episode where I start tapping that drum beat, every time hehe

[@davidjrandall1979]

@10:15 In fairness, the Beastie Boys did Sabotage the Silo

[@JoeThornhill]

8:52 Uh, the Gallifrey theme. So good. What other show has a theme song for a planet?

[@ronfehr7899]

The Master was an arch-nemesis of the Doctor during the classic Who era.

[@Worlldsinger]

an iconic beginning to an iconic series finale!

[@RomanTrecka]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO REACT TO THIS ONE

[@daryllyew62]

“You’re gonna get hop-ons.”

[@StarkRG]

Doctor Who? The Master of What? The Rani of When? Romana How? Omega Why?

[@phtevenj]

this is probably the best 3 parter in the whole of Doctor Who... i hate that we have to wait on your reactiosn to the next 2 tho 🥲

[@j.diamond6014]

There's always the patreon ;)

[@thepandorica1660]

​@@j.diamond6014true but not everyone can get Patreon lol

[@Louisa.Bowman23]

I have met John Barrowman (Jack) and he's just as sweet and charming in real life as he is on screen.😍🥰

[@HuntingViolets]

I wish they'd kept Jacobi as the Master through this arc.

[@malcolmkirkwood-vn9sg]

The master from when doctor who 1st started is his MORAL enemy nemesis only goal is to kill the doctor, I watched it from season 1 episode 1, 50+ years

[@raymondamador1487]

3:26 Fashion has cycles, stuff going into and out of style, all the time.

[@jkpole]

I love this episode , just AMAZING.... its another favorite of mine.... Thank you for sharing your FABULOUS reactions Emme

[@emme]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@alexthehunted]

welcome to the best character in doctor who the master you could say

[@zephon6745]

The Doctor has two arch enemies the Daleks and the Master.

[@thetimeshadow6769]

Yes! My FAVOURITE Story! You're on it! I LOVE this Finale!

[@HuntingViolets]

People feel feelings when they feel them.

[@1funkyflyguy]

"I hope he's gonna be ok!"

[@yo-yo_1212]

God I love this episode! Never gets old.

[@joly6598]

Sorry, Emme, but-I'm not sure where you could have seen John Simm, before, unless of course, you happened to watch the OG British Life On Mars, before this... ;)

[@Cs-cp6vo]

The master is the doctor’s greatest enemy, second only to the daleks and cybermen

[@redviper6805]

Now then Doctor. Oh new voice! Hello hello (high register) hello (low register). Well anyway…

[@godofpencils01]

If you go back to the episode 42, you will notice an early hint of who the Master is - if you listen in the final scene of Martha's mother and the blonde woman, you can hear the Masters theme music playing in the background as they discuss the election. Clever musical foreshadowing!

[@Mikesupr1]

Derek Jacobi is brilliant as the Master. And brilliant is ending of this episode.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The Master like the Daleks and the Cybermen all from Classic Who is another one of the Doctor's oldest enemies. While John Simm the newly regenerated Master is great I would had like to have had Derek Jacobi as The Master for an episode or two than the 30 seconds we get of him as that character.

[@smashstuff86]

21:25 Chan THO, not Chan-Whoa.

[@learnmore3714]

Sh*ts about to get crazy Buckle up!!

[@Matej_Sojka]

Derek Jacobi was amazing as The Master.

[@stormhawk3319]

Enter: The Master

[@swytchyglytch]

2-parters are annoying enough, but this one has to be a 3-parter of course. I'm probably too late in saying this but don't start Torchwood Season 2 until after you finish Doctor Who Season 3. This 3-parter is kinda like a fixed point that both shows orbit around just for this brief time lol

[@mrgadd]

You Are Not Alone.