Doctor Who: 10 WTF Moments From The Magician's Apprentice

6. I Have Had It With These Motherf***ing Snakes…

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Someone is after the Doctor. Well, a lot of people are after the Doctor, including Missy and Clara, but only one is walking around looking like the leader of an evil underground cult, complete with robs and scars across his face.

This is Colony Sarff, a servant of Davros who is trying to find the Time-Lord to deliver him to his master. He searches around the galaxy for him - with a whistle-stop tour around the Whoniverse, including the Maldovarium, the Shadow Proclamation, and Karn - before finding him in Essex.

This is where we get the reveal of exactly what Sarff is, as it’s revealed that he is comprised of one large snake, and a number of smaller snakes as well. It’s a really weird moment, even in the context of Who (I mean, he is literally a guy made of snakes), but one that somehow manages to work. Of course, if you happen to speak Welsh, then you may already have known that, as Sarff actually means snakes. 

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