Doctor Who: Spyfall part one + THAT TWIST
I haven’t really written much about Doctor Who for ages and I dunno why, I think just… I still appreciate it very much but it doesn’t quite grab me as much as it used to? That’s not a bad thing, fandom naturally has ups and downs. But hey, THAT TWIST! I was gawping at the screen. Doctor Who NEVER manages to keep things like that a secret! And now this new season seems like it’ll boost things up a notch plot-wise. I miss the big, ridiculous season-long arcs, even when they made no sense.
(are you ready for the THAT TWIST?)
Sacha Dhawan is playing not some random agent but The Master, and this is extra pleasing to me because we’ve seen him before in An Adventure In Space And Time, playing Waris Hussain. (This now makes him the second person from AAISAT to play a Time Lord in the main show, after David Bradley.) So yeah, really happy to see that! And so mad I didn’t put the clues to his identity together in the episode because there were loads of them.
January 3, 2020 @ 10:34 am
The first watch, I had no clue. When I watched the episode again, suddenly little cues clicked. It was verrrrry subtle, very cleverly done, and I can’t wait for more!
January 3, 2020 @ 6:55 pm
I feel like “O” straight-up insulting Graham to his face (“Are you only here to give exposition?”) was a major clue I missed! That’s such a very Mastery line/thing to do.
January 3, 2020 @ 6:57 pm
His notes on the Doctor make more sense now too.