The Master | Doctor WHO | "The Sound of Drums" | 3x12 | REACTION | David Tennant

[@UgoWatch]

Please please please be careful for spoilers in the comments! Even tongue in cheek and "clues" type of spoilers. Please do me a favour and if you see a spoiler, doesn't have to be a direct one, any clues etc please comment under it "SPOILER!!" Remember I'm getting deeper into the Whoniverse now and little things can instantly make connections in my head Just trying to stay as clueless as possible as it was when the show first aired. Thank you!!! 🙏❤

[@josefschiltz2192]

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Spectrum's Cloudbase. 1967.

[@reecey8256]

if you need a mod holler at me @ugoWatch

[@loomingmoon4682]

I fucking *LOVE* how enthusiastic you are about the Gallifrey lore and history, I never felt Davies was credited enough for how well he handled all of that, so much weight and gravitas to it

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

It's kind of a shame that so _much_ emphasis was put on the planet when all of its appearances pre- and post-RTD have just treated it as "the planet the Doctor came from."

[@bengates857]

I’m actually jealous of anyone being able to experience these for the first time just hits different. And I would have been 4 😂

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

I was 7 when this episode came out, still remember watching it with my older brother was so much fun😅

[@MizziProductions]

I was also a child when this aired. It’s very nostalgic.

[@therealpbristow]

I was 42! =:o]

[@Andy-wl6xy]

I loved The Master watching The Teletubbies. A call back to the original Master watching The Clangers in The Sea Devils (1972).

[@767wattsy]

I’d never made that connection before - thank you!

[@Flufux]

Fun fact: when the show was revived in 2005, there were some issues getting the rights to use the Daleks in the show (they are in very high demand), so they created the Toclafane as a form of replacement that would have served as the enemy of the Time Lords in the Time War just in case they wouldn't be able to use actual Daleks...but then the idea ended up becoming scrapped when they did get the green light to use real Daleks. However, it is interesting that they eventually found another use for them this time around, albeit in a very different capacity than initially planned.

[@TheMoonRover]

You were looking for the anagram? Mister Saxon = Master No. Six

[@benjames9158]

Funny cus he isn’t

[@TheMoonRover]

@@benjames9158 Debatable. I assume their logic was: (SPOILERS) 1. Delgado 2. Pratt/Beavers 3. Ainley 4. Roberts 5. Jacobi 6. Simm

[@JRHainsworth]

The writers confirmed this was a coincidence.

[@rosebrown5332]

Can we all have a HUGE moment of appreciation for my boy Murray Gold? His soundtrack for this season is absolutely insane. That song that plays during the Gallifrey flashback is called This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood. Our Home. It's an insane piece of music. The drum beat for it is the ticking of a clock. Amazing. Not to mention Martha's Theme and All the Strange, Strange Creatures, which are also incredible. I'm so thrilled he's back working on the show.

[@hallyhop]

Your PURE JOY at the Gallifrey flashback is so real 😂 I remember that feeling

[@bonelessskeletonghost]

I love how the Master tried to blow them up with a huge cartoon bomb that starts beeping when people notice it 😂

[@reecey8256]

your Gallifrey reaction is EVERYTHING!!!! 💜💜

[@jamesgorman7417]

I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who for nearly 60 years. The Master appeared in the Classic Series. I’m loving your reactions!

[@loganmorales1838]

The WAY your intro remarks were SO on point 💯💯

[@KelilaBennet]

John Simm is so great at being this totally un-serious and diabolical Master. He has such great chemistry with David Tennant! Loved your reaction and I am so so glad that this one was not spoiled for you.

[@phantomsidious2934]

The reason the Master turned the Doctor older is because the Doctor saw the Master old and dying in the last episode and the Master felt embarrassed the doctor saw him so weak. So in revenge he turns the Doctor old and weak in this episode.

[@Kesha-LeahAusloos]

“Not me victim blaming” 😂

[@themagpiem]

if saxon were american he'd probably be voted into office a second time even after this

[@fabala182]

bro turning into a special effects guru with these intros

[@chiaraderrico8783]

The scene with the master watching into the vortex and This is Gallifrey playing in the background pure magic

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

So sad that William Hughes died, though. He was so young!

[@therealpbristow]

@@NicoleM_radiantbaby =:oO

[@hallyhop]

Dude I’m obsessed with your intros 🤣 Your channel is so unique in the best way and it’s always so fun to watch with you 🤣

[@Mitzi_DelverVRC]

Crossing my fingers he watches the objectively correct version of the next episode (The one with the "I Can't Decide" scene)

[@lydiabourne8341]

@@Mitzi_DelverVRC there's another version?

[@puresh9072]

​@@lydiabourne8341 unfortunately that scene was cut for me on Prime Video on my latest rewatch despite buying the season, I don't know if it's a rights issue or what but it was definitely jarring

[@lydiabourne8341]

@@puresh9072 well that sucks

[@tjdw5251]

@@lydiabourne8341 Theres an edited 43 minute version and the 50 minute original version. Slightly more is cut than just that scene but yes that is the biggest omission. Cutdown version kinda sucks, i mean clearly it cuts like the best scene but also the pacing is all messed up.

[@joedawson8943]

Your reactions always make me smile! Love the regeneration edit at the beginning

[@simongiles9749]

I love the Murray Gold Gallifrey theme, and hadn't noticed before that it was used as a theme for Professor Yana in the last episode - a little hidden musical clue worthy of Barrington Pheloung.

[@Venemofthe888]

So the doctor said he locked the tardis between the end of the universe and basically the modern day for the time give or take 18 months. Love & Monsters is where they put the first reference of Mr Saxon on the paper the absorbalorff's paper (quite hard to see) and it was the last episode of series 2 to be filmed. Its possible Russell put that in on purpose and if true he thought of this last second to tie into series 3 or it wasnt intentional but just a name lol

[@therealpbristow]

If it was the last one filmed, then RTD would have been well into laying out plans for the next season by then, so I'd say it's deliberate. "Hey guys, can we quickly reprint that newspaper with a different name in the headline? Make it "Saxon"... S, A, X, O, N... You can? Great, that'll save me 3 seconds of CGI having to fix it in post." =:o}

[@Venemofthe888]

@therealpbristow I think it was the last one filmed due to the kids competition at the time and in filming blocks it's the last one so it must have been deliberately done

[@space1999]

Such a great season with a great arc.... I'm so nostalgic now...

[@Amezella]

so excited as always these episodes are great can’t wait to see your reaction to everything!!

[@dwfa1633]

fabulous reaction Ugo!! the gallifrey flashback is a top 10 moment!!

[@RanSolari]

The Master, what a villain

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

The Master has been the Doctors antagonist throughout the series so he had to make a comeback .John Simm gives a great performance and the relationship between Master and Doctor is explored in depth in a way the classic series never really got close to .

[@HuntingViolets]

52:30. I don't know why the Doctor made that remark. He does know Martha's feelings and Jack's, so pretending he doesn't notice with that particular statement seems cruel. What is the motivation? I love how you always see Martha and think about how things feel for her.

[@SassySapphireUK]

One of my favourite episodes. Martha is amazing here.

[@IggyStardust1967]

25:30 - This "Perception Filter" was kinda loosely based on something from the Douglas Adams novels of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.... the S.E.P. Field. Basically, it's your brain ignoring something right in front of you, because it's S.E.P. ..... "Somebody Else's Problem". Your brain filters it out and ignores it... because if it were to become "your problem", then YOU would have to deal with it. The concept is absolutely BRILLIANT, if you think about it. (minor spoiler: ) The S.E.P. wasn't touched on in the BBC Series for Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy... but it's in the book series. If you haven't seen the mini-series from 1980, I **HIGHLY** recommend it! Ignore that Hollywood abomination/adaption.... it's horrible. The BBC miniseries, however, is comedy GOLD! I've tried to watch the Hollywood version but couldn't make it more than 10 minutes before having to turn it off. It just takes itself too seriously. The BBC miniseries is the right amount of "campy humour" that the books convey very well.

[@gestaltdude]

In the words of Meatloaf, you took the words right out of my mouth. :D Nice to know there are still some people out there with an appreciation for the classics.

[@dwfa1633]

SO HYPED!!!!

[@camealer37]

Your reaction to this episodes is priceless That’s how I felt when I watched it the first time 😄

[@katherinestar1831]

It's so fun watching you experience new episodes for the first time (I'm a long-time fan of the show). Love hearing all your thoughts and theories.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

HERE COME THE DRUMS! If you listen to the rhythm, doesn't it remind you of the start of the theme? It might also have another meaning but we're not saying. 😆 John Simm plays the Master in this incarnation (he was previously played by Roger Delgado, and looked like a Bond villain or a wizard), John was also in "Life on Mars" which you might really enjoy, it also has a Sci-Fi bent.

[@rstua11]

SPOILER!!

[@13dronid]

That shirt is resplendent! I'm really enjoying your reviews.

[@MatildyMatilduh666]

This episode was ...Masterfully done; the Gallifrey flashback giving so much gravitas to the Time Lords, the Master's phone conversation with the Doctor it just gives the impression that there is so much history between the two of them, and of course, the Master takes over earth, just fantastic.

[@carlosldg]

God, this was such a great episode! You're in for such a treat, it's only bangers from here onwards!

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

1:25 - The Face of Boe would NEVER 😂😂

[@SefEXE]

This is exciting to see through the eyes of another person for the first time. Feels like going on a ride again. Can't wait to see future reactions!

[@matthewpreston28]

Here come the drums here come the drums 🥁

[@PaperboyBelfast]

Loved your reaction to your first view of Gallifrey!

[@cleaverslips]

Something that might be cool, between the special and starting season 4, why not try the Doctor Who TV Movie from 1996 if you have access to it. It’s the 8th Doctor, a one off thing so just like a special and might give some interesting context on The Master? And it has no spoilers or relevance to the rest of the series so is a safe aside.

[@mickasan]

The OST of this 3rd series is my favorite ! When the Doctor is talking about Galifrey the music made me cry all the time

[@markpatrick2735]

saving it for later? Some of this happened in the previous 26 seasons of Classic Who. Yeah, the master wants to be MASTER. He wants to rule and enslave everyone so he can humiliate them-that's his bag.

[@StaceyGreenstein]

Ugo went to Gallifrey!

[@grump9001]

Hehehehe Ugoooo we knewwww, we knooow, we love seeing you get there..!!! Haha 💗 I love these so so much and your reaction was so fun. Also, composer Murray Gold really comes into his power this season, with a bigger budget, big orchestra, so beautiful. The song "This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home" is so incredible, he even says its still one of his most favorite. Even if Doctor Who wasn't part of your childhood, it's a special home for the heart. 💓

[@Dominik-42-00]

Eu tô amando tanto assistir doctor who com você, sempre que eu tenho tempo eu venho aqui, já assisti milhares de vezes, mas ver você reagir pela primeira vez é como me assistir vendo pela primeira vez também, vou acompanhar sua jornada até o final 🥰🥰❤️

[@767wattsy]

I love the fact that Martha says, when the Doctor is telling her and Jack about the Master’s origins, “I thought you were gonna say he’s your secret brother or something,” - a lovely callback to the classic era and the Fifth Doctor story Planet of Fire.

[@mirrorleaf]

This is the single best reaction to the Gallifrey reveal I have ever seen! 💖

[@GhostPurple69]

the way i've always seen it is that whereas the doctor is a messenger of hope, the master is a messenger of despair

[@roethehoe]

but in their pure essence, the master is the good one and the doctor is the bad one, which is clear when they're humans where YANA was helping the humans (as far as he knew) but John Smith pushed kids to die and treated martha like shit

[@Nymphonomicon]

"I wanted to see your Utopia, but now I see it is more of a Fruitopia."

[@LaJokanan]

You have some cool shirts, Ugo.

[@qa1327]

25:42 lol call the Judoon Enjoyed your reaction as usual

[@justarandomguy2424]

Holy **** that intro of yours was absolutely insane. I've always loved them but this one is incredible

[@UgoWatch]

🙏🙏

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Well since the old woman from Torchwood went by Lucy's records as well as the Master's going by her history she has a good family and Lucy not being incredibly bright I think it's very much clear that she's not an alien and that she's just a human under the Master's influence wanting power. The Toclafane were originally intended to be the replacement for the Daleks incase they didn't get permission by the Terry Nation estate to use them in the series when the show returned in 2005 thankfully of course that never happened.

[@therealpbristow]

Re "cannibalise": In a tech/engineering context, this usually means taking parts out of one device to build or make repairs to another. E.g. "We cannibalised the radio to get the heater working," or, "I built this kilowatt-strength transmitter by cannibalising all the cheap radios I could get my hands on. Oh, and the microwave... No baked potatoes tonight, sorry!".

[@Patterss207]

"Lucy Master" cracked me up.

[@binrotheheretic8174]

Don't forget to react to Timecrash after Last of the Timelords (3x13).

[@StephanieMaireFaith]

LOL your reaction to gallifrey haha priceless, love it, love your excitement

[@PlutttØo]

WOOOOOO

[@aaronmichael3353]

These episodes blew my mind as a kid lol. I miss Martha/10

[@Fred-xy9ch]

Don't know if anyone told you, but once you're done with the episode after this, make sure you watch Time Crash. It's a mini episode set between the series finale and its christmas special

[@felixhenson9926]

Man, that scene without the music is so weird to me, that music MAKES that scene haha! But i understand why you had to

[@MatthewCYN15]

And now in this episode You have seen Gallifrey. Home of the Time Lords. One of the most civilised civilisation in the universe. One of the most beautiful planets in the cosmos. The Doctor's home.

[@safiatou4508]

I can't believe how dismissive and curt the Doctor was towards Martha in this episode.... completely ignoring her pain and anguish, even though she was justified in feeling so. A banger episode still.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Yeah, and that bs bit with the perception filter key when he says: 'Oh, I know what it's like. It's like, it's like when you fancy someone and they don't even know you exist. That's what it's like.' I always wanna punch him there -- such an f-ing douche for no good reason! #marthadeservedbetter

[@767wattsy]

The Doctor isn’t human so sometimes, as in this episode, he doesn’t respond with the human emotions we’d expect.

[@nandaoliver1992]

Your openings are amazing! 😂

[@DigiRangerScott]

“Music removed for copyright” NOW THAT’S SOME VOODOO CHILD

[@meowmeowgadling8009]

And I thought I was the only one who noticed that. 10 points!!

[@julianaFinn]

This happened between season 1 and 2 of Torchwood. That's why you need to do season 2 of TW please

[@Melono0000]

Series 2 of torchwood is after this finale

[@Mayeur000Donz]

There'd been rumors of the Master's return, this season. I gotta admit tho, I was kinda hoping the Master would be the guy who warned Martha's mother that the Doctor was dangerous. God, I loved his look.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

My second favourite Master

[@767wattsy]

Which is your favourite? Delgado? Ainley?

[@HuntingViolets]

Well, the first time he met Martha (but the second time she met him), he told her he didn't have a brother "anymore."

[@RavelPinheirodesouza]

The Master drums = drums in opening

[@therealpbristow]

People sometimes say "it's the rhythm of the theme tune; We've been hearing it right from 1963!", but it's never been quite true. The theme starts off with repetitions of three main beats - one long, two short - but with a softer lead-in note (called a "grace note") before the first of those; it then switches to *five* to groups of *five* notes: The 4 rapid ones that people equate with the Master's drums, but still with that grace note leading into them.

[@RavelPinheirodesouza]

@therealpbristow thanks

[@unclekarl5219]

This made me think season 14 should’ve ended in a three partner

[@Tekki_89]

have fun watching, i know its gooooood ^^

[@gestaltdude]

For those in the know, Martha's line about the Master being the Doctor's secret brother is a call back to what was supposed to happen at the end of the Third Doctor's run. While I'm not entirely certain about the endgame, which had been slowly building for the previous few seasons, the Master was supposed to die in Three's final story, after which it would have been revealed that he was, in fact, the Doctor's brother. The unexpected death of original Master actor Roger Delgado (drove off a cliff in Turkey), nixed the plans, and we wouldn't see the Master again until Tom Baker's third season.

[@therealpbristow]

...Except that the "brother" bit is fan myth, and Letts and Dicks have both denied it was ever the plan. They *were* however planning to have the Master sacrifice himself to save the Doctor/the situation/whatever. Later, one of the scripts prepared for the 1996 TV Movie included having the Doctor and Master be brothers, but that whole script was (mercifully!) scrapped. (It was a horrendous pile of cliches!)

[@gestaltdude]

@@therealpbristow Possibly a Mandela effect then. As far as I knew, what I said previously was accurate. Consider me informed.

[@leshiy_nd]

Oh, sheet, the ending got a few tears out of me

[@scottredding7357]

And the nominations for Best Shirt by a Doctor Who Reactor are ...

[@nedzed3663]

Awwww sheeit, the Masta, main villain of season 3!!!

[@gmchris3752]

Saving the further backstory of the Master for the future? Nope. Saving it for the past . . .

[@benjames9158]

Uh no the perception filter did not work. He bluffed

[@domsquared9878]

Season 3 is goated on god

[@ph0en1x28]

Speaking of Marvel, have you ever considered watching Agents of Shield? I think you'd really like it. Drama, action, aliens, a bit of detective mystery and plenty of romantic subplots.

[@WGL]

I think once you finish this ark and end out the season you might enjoy making a little side trip to view the 1996 TV movie

[@13dronid]

Oh you should so watch the classic series!

[@Keffinated]

I had to watch this brilliant reaction twice because your unbuttoned shirt distracted me.

[@karennowicki241]

❤

[@joshuaverran9443]

I'm not trying to be rude here and I'm enjoying your reactions but the best bet perhaps is to stop overthinking or second guessing what happens and just enjoy the show and go by as to what comes all will be revealed in good time 😊.

[@SoTOreo]

theres a lot of OP nonsense in doctor who. psychic paper which is like a key to get past any guard, sonic screw driver which can open any door, hack any computer.... so they had to make up this concept of things being deadlocked so it wont work because they realize they have all these get out of jail free cards. perception filter is just a convenient way they can kinda do stealth without needing some kinda fancy tech or cgi. imo they are all kinda cheap and makes for lazy writing. while i do like the sonic i understand why in classic who they had a period where the writers felt the same way it was felt too cheap over the doctor having to actually use his wit or macgyver his way out of stuff

[@duckgamer9449]

Sutekh was truly bugging out 24/7 the last few episodes. If I was him I'd have been like f this I'm out

[@767wattsy]

Spoiler for future seasons.

[@therealpbristow]

@@767wattsy ...Which Ugo has already seen.

[@767wattsy]

@@therealpbristow Cool, I wasn’t aware of that.

[@duckgamer9449]

@767wattsy dw he's seen s14/s1

[@therealpbristow]

@@767wattsy ​ [NODS] It's what got me (a 59 year old Brit who's been a confirmed DW fan since ever since 1974/75!) into watching Ugo's reactions in the first place. I was already following a few reactors who'd only got into "Doctor Who" via RTD's "revival" in 2005; but Ugo was the first person I ever encountered whose first experience of DW was from the so-called-"woke"-Who with Ncuti Gatwa.

[@MagikarpPoop]

Gah I LOVE the master

[@leshiy_nd]

Hey, you can't just regenerate without changing your face! Cool FX though 👌

[@767wattsy]

Oh yes you can!

[@therealpbristow]

@@767wattsy Regeneratus Interruptus. =;o}

[@joshuajoshua2732]

The Master doesn't want to kill the Doctor hmm..that depends because the reason Master keeps the Doctor alive is basically to taunt him because earth is the Doctor's favourite planet while the Master wants to rule and conquer it and he wants to show off his destruction to the Doctor and make him angry. If the Master had his opportunity he would almost certainly kill the Doctor although the Master sometimes has abit of a respected working friendship with the Doctor The Master is an extreme narcissist and only looks out for number 1 so he wouldn't hesitate to kill the Doctor had he had his way.

[@Genera1007]

I do not think this is a spoiler. It has been said that regeneration is how they escape death. If they are not dying then I don’t think they can regenerate

[@leshiy_nd]

Spoilers for episode from 2023: 24:24 - I call deja vu on The Giggle

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

There was even a reference to the Archangel Network in that episode aswell!

[@matthewpreston28]

Saxon wud still be the best choice for prime minister right now 😅