Doctor Who: 10 Greatest Villains From The Moffat Era So Far
3. House (The Doctor's Wife)
Initially, writer Neil Gaiman intended House to be the Great Intelligence, only to have to change it as Moffat had plans for the character to appear later on. That House is in a higher spot on this list than the GI shows how effective he is as a villain in his own right. Its a chilling vocal performance by Michael Sheen who manages to make House sound evil, indifferent, sadistic, threatening and cocky, all at the same time. The voice is a big part of why House works as an antagonist. But thats not all. Houses backstory makes him a considerable threat to the main characters. By his own admission, hes killed hundreds of Time Lords, which doesnt bode well for the last of them. Hes also hugely powerful, too, able to possess his minions at will in the pocket dimension, able to tear the TARDIS right out of her casing and able to conjure up countless psychological torments for Amy and Rory. These torments are an example of what makes House such an interesting and effective bad guy. Hes not just threatening because of what he can do, hes sinister because of how he views the rest of the world as his playthings. Auntie and Uncle die once hes done with them and theres the feeling hes just toying with the Ponds until he gets bored and crushes them under his metaphorical boot. In fact, if it wasnt for letting the TARDIS back into her control room, where she can destroy him before he eliminates any of the team, hed have won completely. Even the Doctor wouldnt have stood a chance. Not bad for a villain created by a booming voice and green mood lighting.
