10 MORE Times Doctor Who Lied To Your Face

In the Doctor Who Confidential episode all about The Long Game, there was a section about the Master, in which the likes of Sylvester McCoy, Peter Davison, and Russell T Davies discussed the Master. And the incumbent showrunner didn't sound all that keen on the idea of bringing the character back in the modern era, saying:

"I'm sure someone will bring back the Master one day, because it's a sort of irresistible idea. I just think it should be done properly, He should be written properly. I mean, the Master used to turn up in a story and say 'Ha-Ha I'm about to destroy everything.' And then you're going why?"

Someone, eh Russell? Not you?

It's clear from how RTD approached Doctor Who in 2005 that the return of the Master must've been playing on his mind when he said all this. After all, Davies systematically brought back the Daleks then the Cybermen, so the Master was surely the next headline villain. And with how much RTD1 feels like a cohesive package, particularly with regards to the Time War and the fates of other Time Lords, there's no doubt that he'd at least considered how the Master would be re-introduced to modern audiences.

And so, two years later, RTD could resist the Master no longer, and brought him back in the heart-stopping climax to Utopia, proving once again that playing your cards close to your chest can often be for the benefit of the viewer!