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Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere
Callum_Brown
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As the Missy>Mistress>Master was guessed fairly quickly by a lot of the fandom, surely Moff must have known this. Why, therefore, wasn't Missy's name just kept as Michelle Gomez's original role as Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere?
It would've prevented everyone guessing the twist and, I believe, retained the same amount of mystery and intrigue surrounding the character.
Perhaps I'm missing something but I'm surprised that Moffat didn't say that the title of Missy was too obvious, with Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere being much more vague and subtle. What do you think?
It would've prevented everyone guessing the twist and, I believe, retained the same amount of mystery and intrigue surrounding the character.
Perhaps I'm missing something but I'm surprised that Moffat didn't say that the title of Missy was too obvious, with Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere being much more vague and subtle. What do you think?
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Basically it cleverly fooled both type's of fan one way or another.
That way, the concept could settle in amongst the fandom for a while, and lessening some the impact to anyone who might have been outraged by changing the Master's gender.
One of the arguments against changing The Doctor's/Master's gender, is that its just a stunt to shock everyone and get views. If we expected it, you could hardly use that complaint.
Or maybe he just went for a simpler twist just for a change. Could be over-thinking it. Then again, Deep Breath was meticulously constructed as one big guilt trip forcing people to accept an older Doctor.
My guess is Seb (like Gus was) is the Computer.
I'm thinking SEB: Someone Else's Brain (or Body maybe?)
a nod to Douglas Adams SEP field
I'm another who thought that Missy / Master link was too obvious, especially knowing Moffat's love of complexity. I called that one wrong!
He might of as well called the episode the return of the master .
Way back in time in classic Who The Master was hidden under the name of Reverend Magister in The Dæmons. Many didn't see that coming so is this a Moffat nod to history?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dæmons
Huh? The first time we see Rev Magister it's clearly Roger Delgado. As I remember we even get the little Master musical motif. So you can't really say that no-one saw that coming. Also, the Master had been in every story that season and was credited in Radio Times. Not really hidden...
Better 'no-one guessed that it was the Master' scenarios might include a number of the 80s Master stories where his involvement was hidden from the public by the use of anagrams of Anthony Ainley's name on the credits.