Edit: The final line has been changed. I felt a bit uncomfortable with it (I get uncomfortable with weird little things). Originally the Doctor said: 'If nothing had changed, I'd be dead.' which isn't really what I wanted: the Doctor and the Master have always had this connection, and the Master is still dangerous and insane. Of course it's the same, it's just that both of them have finally given in to what they feel (er... sort of).
The line now reads 'I didn't say it had; but that doesn't stop me from being right.' Simple change, but important to me - it indicates that everything that's coming to the surface now has always been there, just hidden under all the enmity.
Finally we're getting back into that connection. I'm so glad to be back in private with these two - they interact so beautifully on a one-to-one basis.
I must admit, though, that I am having a little trouble tempering the Master at the moment - while I know what's going on in his head, it's difficult treading that fine line between his two extremes.
I'm also glad to be going into their back story a bit. The only tiny problem I had with the Master arc in the reboot was the lack of reference to his previous regenerations. Obviously, post-Time War the two characters would be different (there is no way they wouldn't be suffering from PTSD), but it's still nice to give a nod to what has gone before. It always did make me smile in reminiscence when the Doctor said 'The Master always was sort of hypnotic...'
Anyway, the Doctor and the Master are now firmly back in privacy for the time being. Depending on how the scene flows, this phase of the story is drawing to its close. After this, things really begin to pick up pace
...'Running. Lots and lots of running'...
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