I am the Master and you will obey me!
After the 5 year absence of the Master, he returns in full force here. Picking up where Peter Pratt left off, Geoffrey Beevers delivers a masterful performance. Without the fried-egg eyes mask, Beevers is better able to express himself through his face but it is his voice that makes this version of the character.
We also meet Anthony Ainley as Tremas and Sarah Sutton as his daughter Nyssa, both of which will have huge parts to play going forward in Doctor Who. It's interesting to see the Doctor and Tremas working together throughout the story, knowing Tremas' eventual fate. It's also nice to see Nyssa in her home environment, being brilliant as ever. Knowing what is to come, it's rather sad to watch this again and think of all the destruction the Master will soon wreak upon this peaceful planet.
The surprise ending with the Master taking over Tremas' body and re-casting Anthony Ainley as the new Master was brilliant and sad at the same time. Ainley would go on to play the Master for the next 8 years, but it's nice to see him play a good guy this once. And Tremas' relationship with the Doctor adds to the tragedy of the Master killing Tremas. As the 4th Doctor's penultimate story, it is par excellence!
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