Masterly musings

[kerravonsen]

So, flist of mine, I am wondering, and thinking. Perhaps a stupid question. What do you think it would take to redeem the Master? I don't think Ten could do it, really, he's too messed up himself. I liked the android!Master in "Scream of the Shalka"; nicely ambiguous (and someone wrote a believable series for a backstory for that, which I tend to take as personal canon). Then there was the Master in Now We Have A Map of the Stars, who was chilling and manipulative and still ended up sort of redeemed. He kind of reminds me of Draco Malfoy in A Year Like None Other: a spoiled brat who has good reasons for changing allegiance, but very bad habits to overcome.

I like redemption; but while I could imagine the Master being pragmatic about allegiances with Good Guys, I can't imagine him feeling remorse. And I don't think he could truly be redeemed if he didn't.

Comments

[neuralclone.livejournal.com]

A belated comment as I skim back through my friends page...

What about Professor Yana? True, Yana isn't the Master, but if the Doctor was right about John Smith being part of the Doctor, then Yana is part of the Master. And Yana was basically a good man - hell, Yana was basically the Doctor when you come to think about it. (Laboratory, female assistant, trying to save the human race... )

So I think there is a spark of something there to be redeemed - but it's probably buried deeply!