#dw: spyfall

[thefiresofpompeii]

ohhh my god and still he’s doing it all for her

he asks her why she didn’t die when the kasaavin attacked her, knowing full well the answer to that: he knew they wouldn’t kill her, because he’d never allow that to happen. he could destroy everything, gain the ‘maximum carnage’ he’s dreaming of, rule as king of a ruined universe, but he would keep her alive for as long as he’s there, no matter how much he convinces her or even himself otherwise. it’s been the same with every incarnation. he doesn’t want her dead, not really. they’d be unbearably lonely without one another. intertwined in a deadly dance on top of the world

#enemies to lovers stories are boring and trite. try enemies AND lovers AND childhood friends AND exes AND brothers AND sisters AND enemies #thoschei #jamie catches up #spydoc #the master #spyfall #doctor who #dw #thirteen #thirteenth doctor #jamie.txt

[evviejo]

spyfall part one // the power of the doctor

i’ve got her // you brought me back

#dwedit #doctor who #thasmin #the doctor #thirteen #thirteenth doctor #yasmin khan #spyfall part one #the power of the doctor #jodie whittaker #mandip gill #parallels* #my gifs #thirteen* #yaz* #thasmin* #dw spoilers #other giffing has to wait till tomorrow or tuesday morning #tough to be a working adult ugh

[belgianreader2]

The lovely @higheldertala commissioned this painting of Sacha Dhawan's Master. Had a blast working on the waistcoat in particular!

Thanks again Rachel for your trust and for your support 🙏

If you like my style and would like a painting of your favourite character, ship, pets, etc. DM me or go to my Carrd for more info.

I'm in the process of saving up to replace my ipad, as it is now not only very old but also lacking the processing power I need to create the art I'd like. Reblogs are much appreciated for a maximum of visibility, and if you can spare a little, buying one of my prints or a coffee goes a long way 😊

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#dw fanart #doctor who fanart #doctor who art #dhawan master #sacha dhawan #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor #thoschei #best enemies #spydoc #dhawan!master #art commissions #commissions open #doctor who #spyfall #bel's stuff

[ssaalexblake]

honestly the best moment in the woman who fell to earth is when Yaz and Ryan are tasked with operating a crane by the doctor and they have to youtube it to work out how. So underappreciated. So realistic. Of Course they'd go on youtube to work it out and of course there's be a video on there telling people how to work a crane.

#dw shit #ryan has gr8 moment ppl ignore and this is one of them #another one is in spyfall where he calls the master 'that old guy' with all the wisdom of a 19 year old #to be fair he's right he's Old old but he looks like 35 dude chill out #makes me want to ask him if he thinks 13 is some older lady bc lol #i mean she IS dad zoned so fair #she's also old as balls so also fair

[billdecker]

Doctor Who Rewatch | Spyfall - Part 1

#doctor who #nuwho #spyfall part 1 #spyfall #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor #jodie whittaker #the master #sacha dhawan #stephen fry #lenny henry #tv #i made a thing #mine: dw #dwedit

[prosocialbehavior]

UNIT, self-preservation, and the Doctor

so UNIT is sus, right, we know this, they're getting too powerful for their own good and I feel like everyone is expecting them to get infiltrated or corrupted or something for a season finale plot twist in the near future. but lately I've been thinking about the weird and impossible position they're in.

so! you're in charge of the planet's main (only? idk what torchwood is up to these days) line of defense against alien attack, and your species has been adopted by a sort of alien trickster god.

this eccentric, erratic alien with apparently godlike power has decided to attach themself to you. The Doctor is benevolent and willing to sacrifice almost anything up to and including their own life for the good of the human race, but they're also unpredictable, unreliable, egotistical. you know what happened the last time a human authority crossed a moral line they decided was unforgivable:

so your organization is technically independent, but there are certain decisions you can't make, otherwise the Doctor might decide the weeds need trimming. you're in theory the highest military authority when it comes to alien conflicts, but if you decide to shoot those guys attacking you with your giant ray gun, there's every chance this guy could crawl out of the woodwork to burn your house down. you can't take any action without also taking the Doctor into consideration.

so what do you do?

maybe when they show up, you take them under your power. they're humanity's strongest asset and you need to make sure you have at least some measure of control over their actions.

but now that you've got them, how do you keep them from wandering off on a whim? how do you keep them inclined to work with you?

you formally grant them the power that is de facto already theirs. you rely on them, blatantly and obviously, making it clear that you need their help and their presence to have any hope of survival. you flatter their ego and encourage their attachment to you.

but in the end, it's been proven that nothing will keep the Doctor anywhere they don't want to be, and nothing will stay their hand when they've decided something needs to be destroyed for the greater good. so how do you make sure your organization stays on the safe side of that line? how do you sway the Doctor's judgment?

you employ their weak spot.

the people the your alien protector trusts, loves, has chosen, you bring them into the fold, and so you bring yourself into their fold. the Doctor can't attack you without attacking them, and their trust will rub off on you and your organization. you find what they value most in the world and keep it close.

so you end up with this defense organization which is semi-independent, but also built up totally around this one individual.

the Doctor is the most passionate defender you could hope for, but they also cut off your own ability to defend yourself. a good amount of your defense protocols center around hoping this guy happens to turn up. you HAVE to rely on their support, and you also have to fawn, flatter, and appease them if you want your organization to go on existing. if you want to get away with anything they might seriously disapprove of, your only option is to dazzle and flatter them, collect their friends, and hope they won't look close enough to find your secrets.

I'm not saying Kate Lethbridge-Stewart is some kind of Machiavelli spending all her time finding ways to manipulate the Doctor. but I am saying that UNIT probably has a protocol somewhere saying that in times of absolute crisis, if the Doctor shows up, the first thing you should do is dangle candy in front of their face by means of having someone they like give them a great big hug.

#doctor who #kate lethbridge stewart #the doctor #doctor who unit #unit #dw #talk #I haven't yet reached the 3rd doctor in my classic who watch so I might have more thoughts on this once I actually get to the start of UNIT #also there's probably more recent stuff I'm missing. for example I haven't watched Spyfall recently and I'm sure theres some relevant stuff #in there #but my point is. kate and UNIT are kind of between a rock and a hard place here #humanity has lowkey been taken over. by the guy who keeps other guys from taking over humanity. wtf do you do with that in kate's position

[iainjclark]

Inktober 2022: "I am usually referred to as the Master"/Inks on 250gsm paper.

#the master #sacha dhawan #spyfall #the timeless children #rasputin #the doctor #doctor who #fan art #doctor who fan art #ink #thirteenth doctor #inks #jodie whittaker #the power of the Doctor #dw fan creations #iainjclarkart #thirteen #doctor who series 12 #doctor who series 13 #bbc centenary #inktober 2022

[sapphichymns]

#DWEdit #Doctor Who #Yasmin Khan #Mandip Gill #Doctor Who Series 11 #The Woman Who Fell to Earth #Doctor Who Series 12 #Spyfall #Praxeus #Doctor Who Series 13 #Doctor Who Flux #The Halloween Apocalypse #War of the Sontarans #My Edits #DW Parallels #Doctor Who Parallels #ChibnallEdit

[theorionarchive]

"Good," said Koschei. "Fewer secrets would be better for everyone."

"Come on, keep going. Let's see what else is buried in the files of the Time Lords."

The Timeless Children / Divided Loyalties / Spyfall

#dw #13 #master #dhawan!master #koschei #doctor who #dweu #divided loyalties #academy era #timeless child #spyfall #the timeless children

[master-missysversion]

I'll never be over this moment. Nobody is watching. So who is he smiling for? It has to be genuine

#doctor who #dw rewatch #spyfall #the master

[thefiresofpompeii]

r/gallifrey out there with the hot takes

#spyfall #jamie catches up #the master #dw #jamie.txt #doctor who #sacha dhawan #thirteen

[silver-12]

Barton: What would your villain name be?

The Master: The Suspense

The Master: Because my victims would be like, « Oh no! The Suspense is killing me! », and we’d laugh together.

The Master: Then I would kill them.

#doctor who #thirteenth doctor #dhawan!master #spyfall #Daniel Barton #doctor who incorrect quotes #the master doctor who #the master #dw incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes

[cerezsis]

It’s a cruel demon’s fate

I had to start this from scratch twice after the app glitched out, don’t let it flop.

#doctor who #thirteenth doctor #dhawan!master #thoschei #spydoc #the doctor x the master #a demon’s fate #within temptation #the power of the doctor #the timeless children #spyfall #my video #edit #dw #sacha dhawan #jodie whittaker

[theangelshavethephonebox]

Vs

#the Doctorification of yasmin khan #doctor who #dr who #the doctor #dw #thasmin #yaz #yasmin khan #doctorification #potd #spyfall #has this been done? #THE HEIGHT!!!!! #lookkkkkkk #13 saves Yaz so 13 stands taller then Yaz saves 13 so Yaz stands taller #parallels #maybe chibs actually put more thought into this than we thought

[modernwizard]

Reasons I love the Spymaster #70: He still likes Yaz!

Find my full series under the HELP I WUVS HIM tag or at the why I love Dhawan Master tag.

#70: He still likes Yaz!

H/T to @themastergifs for these first four gifs.

The Spymaster favors Yaz from their first meeting. Here he is in Spyfall I.

Yaz, proud of herself for having made the steganography connection, looks to the Spymaster [in his guise as O], for confirmation. He smiles and nods, approving of her conclusion and admiring her brains. Furthermore, even though the Spymaster doesn't really do standard eye contact, he makes some with Yaz here. He's really interested in her.

Here they are in Spyfall II.

I love this bit [#36: Self-deprecating flirting with Yaz!]. As I write in #36, "He’s really playing up the lovable loser dork here, isn’t he? Not once, but twice, he acts cool/knowledgeable and then undercuts his own damn self by admitting that, uh, nope, that coolness was just an act. No, they did not win. No, that was not an actual saying. Implication: Yeah, yeah, he is kind of a doofus, trying to impress Yaz." And Yaz digs it. Expressions in the second gif in this series show their mutual entertainment with his gambling ineptitude.

Even after he drops the O persona, he still takes a personal interest in Yaz. In Spyfall II, he says, "Stick with me, Yaz, 'cause I control...everything." Even though he manifestly controls...uh...nothing, please note that she's the only one he calls out by name.

By the time The Power of the Doctor rolls around, Yaz has leveled up in badassery. She has confidence aplenty, flying the TARDIS on her own, putting her foot down and demanding explanations from the Doctor, even training a gun on the Spymaster. As I point out in #59: Still not killing companions!, Yaz's power makes the Spymaster stop and take notice.

I write in #59, "The conversion of Yaz, who once thought the Spymaster was cute, into an armed and dangerous person, subdues the Spymaster...stilling his body and quieting his voice. He quits bouncing around and resorts to a deliberate, anticipatory rocking back and forth. He finds her no-nonsense attitude unsettling and her threat credible." In other words, he's scared of her.

Nevertheless, he still affects familiarity with her, directs serious eye contact toward her, and continues to like her. In a note on #59, @sclfmastery writes to me:

My friend @nickcagestrufflehog​ was talking to me about the Master and Yaz on Discord and they pointed out to me that the Master genuinely liked Yaz back when he was wearing the O persona. Beneath the acting, he was  thrilled she took him seriously, liked him, and listened to him. ... This transferred into a unique desire to earn her respect AS THE DOCTOR...

I agree with this interpretation, especially because it's borne out by the Spymaster's repeated failed attempts to bring Yaz over to his side after he has usurped the Doctor's place.

At first he tries coercion [#53: He remembers his lines!]: Here he is, right after usurpation, trying to get Yaz into the TARDIS:

Yaz obeys, but she doesn't seem very thrilled about the situation, so he tries to excite Yaz with a Doctor-like adventure:

Yaz, of course, wants nothing to do with him. She tells him to change back. She glares at him when he drags her around while he's doing damage in the Doctor's name. She even shoves him out of the TARDIS and leaves him on a dying planet for a while before returning. She sneers at him, insults him, resists him, and rejects him in every way.

And yet, still, when Yaz returns for the Spymaster [to execute her plan of getting the Doctor back and putting the Spymaster where he belongs], he continues to appeal to her.

In this invitation he tries to highlight his similarity to the Doctor. He's "fun" too! He likes to travel too. But he delivers this in a resigned tone, though, rather quietly. He knows that he's not the Doctor, and he knows that Yaz knows this too. He's speaking out of desperation, and it's not convincing.

The Spymaster's persistent attempts to win Yaz over, despite her hostility, demonstrate that he feels like he needs her approval. He can't obtain the Doctor's regard, but he thinks that obtaining the attention and respect of the Doctor's companion--someone Doctor-adjacent--would be second best.  Despite his supposed need for her, though, she has no need for him. 

@natalunasans @sclfmastery @timeladyjamie @whovianuncle @nickcagestrufflehog

#the master #dhawan master #the spymaster #spymaster #doctor who #dw meta #why I love Dhawan Master #spyfall #spyfall II #the power of the doctor #yaz #the spymaster and yaz #HELP I WUVS HIM #the master is fun! #different kind of fun #but fun! #the kind of fun where you're destroying things and spreading misery around i guess #themastergifs

[billdecker]

Doctor Who Rewatch | Spyfall - Part 2

#doctor who #nuwho #spyfall part 2 #spyfall #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor #jodie whittaker #the master #sacha dhawan #lenny henry #ada lovelace #sylvie briggs #noor inayat khan #aurora marion #tv #i made a thing #mine: dw #dwedit