Doctor Who 3x12 Reaction!! "The Sound of Drums" 

Dear the BBC, Please, stop blocking this video. There is no need for you to do this. Sincerely, me, a British fan of both Doctor Who and Casual Nerd Reactions.

Tomorrow is the series 3 finale!! Next week is "Time Crash" the series 2 premiere of Torchwood and the first Sarah Jane Adventure! Voyage of the Damned the following week then right into Series 4.

really cool of you to notice that in deposing harriet jones the doctor inadvertently left a power vacuum for the master to become PM

"More zany than I expected" is really a pretty good review of John Simm's Master.

In an interview that I saw with John Simm at the time he did these episodes, he said that his bonding time with his five-year-old son was watching Doctor Who together every weekend, since he worked long hours during the week and they didn’t always get to spend enough time with each other. When he was offered the part of The Master, one of the most exciting things to him was that he was going to get to impress his little boy.

That four beat rhythm is so catchy that I still tap it out to this day.

By now you know that the Face of Boe had to give a cryptic warning - because he already knew that was the warning he gave. Timey wimey stuff

Obligatory praise for John Simm and recommendation to check out his starring role in 'Life on Mars' series comment.

"Mister Saxon" is an anagram of "Master no. six", in reference to John Simm's version being the sixth incarnation to be played on screen. Previous incarnations were played by Roger Delgado, Peter Pratt/Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley, Eric Roberts, and last episode's Derek Jacobi.

The Master has been the Doctor's arch-enemy since his introduction in the 1971 story "Terror of the Autons" (3rd Doctor). John Simms is the 7th actor to play the role.

This is the first time I noticed that The Master's coat is red on the inside as an homage to the black and red Dracula-like cape The Master wore in the classic series. Nice detail.

Everyone in 2007 knew the Face of Boe meant there was another Time Lord, but only fans of Classic Who thought it could be the Master.

Fun fact, based on a book I used to own, at least some parts of the Toclafane were created during season 1 as a placeholder in case they hadn't been able to secure the rights to use the Daleks.

This incarnation of The Master *always* comes with a soundtrack in my head 😁 ♫ Here come the drums, here come the drums! ♫ It makes me so happy that your enjoyment is evident, thank you for sharing Chris, despite BBC's attempt to stop it.

"Here come the drums here come the drums!" "What the heck?" 🤣 Say hello to the Master 😂

The "Perception Filter" concept that Doctor Who plays with for the Tardis, the Tardis keys and the chameleon arch fob watches is a fun idea for a sci-fi stealth mechanism. Only surpassed, in my opinion, by a very similar one from the world of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The S.E.P. Field, or Someone Else's Problem Field. The Hitchhiker's Guide universe is actually implied in a few places to share a universe with Doctor Who, but that's a whole different can of worms to open.

"I miss Yana. Can we bring him back?" Well, with the Big Finish audio plays, you can, but it's the Derek Jacobi version of The Master, instead of the pleasant professor.

My favorite shot here is the dancing feet of the Masters wife. Just think, if the Doctor had never said “Don’t you think she looks tired?”

So good how you said "he's redecorated"!

If you love John Simm (The Master), you would love "Life on Mars" which aired on BBC in 2006 and 2007 and i couldn't recommend it more, John Simm is a fantastic actor and he isn't able to give his full range in this and everyone deserves to see what he's got hahaha

"Who are his friends?" Wonder, could it be the Torchwood Three Team... "head slaps" 😅

The Master comes from old who. I always wanted a time lord called The Bachelor

Oh, Russel T Davies loves forth wall breaking anagrams, believe me...

"LASER screwdriver; who'd have sonic?" The Master is great in this episode. That phone call where he tells the Doctor "you must have felt like GOD." Chills. I know some British people take exception with this episode, because the way they talk about the election more closely resembles an American election, which isn't how it works in Britain. Now I'm CANADIAN so I can't speak to the nuances of that, it's just a little baffling to me, because you'd expect that sort of thing from a show set in the UK but made in America, but Doctor Who is...not that lmao

Finally, a villain who knows the meaning of the word decimate!

Yeah, why is the Face of Boe messing around with word games? The Doctor should feel bad about Harriet Jones. As we know, the Ninth Doctor said she would usher in a new golden age, but the Tenth Doctor stopped that and took us into this other timeline.

You: "He redecorated." Old reference: "You redecorated....I don't like it." I GREATLY respect that they used the proper definition of "decimate." It is almost always used wrong. It was a punishment for Roman Legions for cowardice. They would split the legion into groups of 10, have each group choose lots for who will die, then the other 9 beat him to death. Seldom used but there are records of it.

There is a novel that is Martha’s journeys between this episode and the finale. Not canon mind you, but a good read nonetheless.

You have to realise that, academically speaking, a Master is like a Doctor, only not as good.

The actor playing the younger master from the flashback has since died.

The Master was introduced in the John Pertwee era of Classic Who but had bit of a hiatus when the actor, Roger Delgado, died. Came back full dtrength at the end of Tom Baker's era and continued through to the end of Classic Who. Typical Master thinking - upset that the Doctor considers the Daleks to be his chief nemesis/ses. I like John Sim but I miss the beard.

Something I picked up on: Face of Boe: Doctor, you are not alone Dr. Yana The Master's title as Yana even hinted back to what the Face of Boe said, but almost no one picks up on any of that their first time watching. An amazing bit of writing. This three parter are some of my favorite episodes of David Tennent's Doctor and of the series.

Im old enough to remember when episodes were coming out in real time and last episode and this episode blew my mind on the cliffhangers and having to wait a week inbetween was absolutely nuts and mind boggling. How did i cope when i was a kid. The first tease of Mr Saxon was in Love and Monsters on the paper the Absorbalorff was reading and seeing as that was the last episode of Series 2 filmed so i wonder if it was a last minute thing added and it could still fit within that 18 months timeframe. I do wonder what else falls into that timeframe. The Slitheen Episode is referenced by the master and thats suppose to be set a year after since the 9th Doctor says Rose has been gone a whole year. If every modern day episode is roughly set in the present year (unless said otherwise) these events could take place quite close

Did you notice the tapping was the same drum/bass from the theme dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum duum duum whoo eeee oooooh

The Master: the answer to the question "how screwed would we be if The Doctor turned evil?"

TECHNICALLY not a 3-parter,but who were they kidding? (TECHNICALLY it's "Utopia",then the 2-part finale)🎩

This episode really builds from Utopia. I remember seeing it first time round and just being blown away by it. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the last episode- whilst still being good- isn't a patch on these two. Basically it simply serves the purpose of fixing everything......but all the big questions and mysteries have already been answered..... It has its moments though, so I look forward to your reaction to it.

Did he really hypnotise them into voting for him or did he hypnotise them into thinking he was nice and trustworthy and they voted without bothering to find out his policies? Bit like those who voted for Boris because he seemed relatable, like you could chat to him over a pint.

fun 2 parter. i wonder why they didnt throw the tv out the window with the bomb instead of just running out.

Can't wait. I'll be back tomorrow for the finale.

I get your enthusiasm for all things who, but its worth noting that the Sarah Jane adventures was a children's show, made for children and aired during the day, on children's TV. Leaving out reactions to that wouldn't be unforgivable. 😊😊

I hope Chris remembers Martha's actions when he finds out what "doctor" means everywhere but Earth. One of the finest Companions, if not the finest.

Tish is Ravonna Renslayer 😊😊😊😊

I’m a little behind but I’m so happy that you post so many videos to finish up season 3. I still to this day miss Martha she was great but I think her character got a bit watered down because of her feelings for the doctor.

John Sim - Brilliant as the Master. All he needs is the goatee and slicked-back hair of old. Also - he redecorated. I don't like it. 😉

Arthur Winters is quite obviously meant to be Bush.

can not wait for you to find out who bo is

Could it be the section of the drums song thats getting it blocked?

Chan I'm still sad about Chan Tho tho ... "99? 98?" ... "Are you asking me on a date?"

Man that was insane. It only going to get worse in part 2. It was the mum’s fault of course but really it mostly the Doctors fault because he cause Harriet Jones downfall and cut her golden age short and it made the The Master get voted as prime minister. I bet now he regrets doing that to Harriet Jones now.

I know you probably aren’t going to respond to this, but here’s a hint for the next episode . “The skies are made of diamonds.”

Is it wrong that even tho the master is crazy I have a big crush on the actor who plays him, John Simms and because I have a big crush on the actor I feel more sorry for the character rather than feel anger, yes the master does horrific and bad things which is awful and I understand all the fans who feel anger towards the character and understand that its a traditional plot of good vs evil with Martha being the good and the master being the evil, but the master kinda reminds me of loki, he has the same emotional energy, smartness and the actor is just so damm hot. I can't hate the character because I fan girl over the actor. also I think this is the first modern series were the final that doesn't centre around the doctor, the three part series final focus's more on one Martha and the bad repercussions of traveling with the doctor and two on the master as a character for modern watchers of new who with a back story a great plot-twist at the beginning of the episode and the layers of the masters characters as a hole, because of this the doctor's character gets for me pushed out of the way a bit and I think that even tho David Tennent is a great actor, an amazing human being and always will be one of the best doctors ever, I think John Simms (the master) having more screen time out shines David Tennent in acting ability on this one. plus lastly I think the reason this episode keeps getting delayed is because of the general election here in England, and having an episode of doctor who shown with and evil prime minister the BBC probably doesn't want any references to real life right now.

What if he ended the speech like the Joker - This town needs.....an enema. disappointed look on the Doctor's face

It’s helpful but not necessary to know classic to get this. A bit of classic is more key for next season.

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I don't like the redecoration. Lol.