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beccaelizabethsometimes what looks like a plot hole is best explained by slash.
What's the difference between the time on the cliff and the time on the Valiant? The first time the Doctor says the Master would never kill himself. The second time the Master apparently kills himself.
Looks a bit inconsistent.
The obvious answer is all about the 'apparently'. We know he'll be back, because that's the way stories work.
But the other answer is that the first time is a murder-suicide: he'd also kill the Doctor.
... except "I know you, you'd never kill me" would rather undermine the whole hero-villain arrangement. Even if he did have a year of opportunity and still not do it. Clearly not the point.
evil-insane-dead-slash would be more annoying if I wasn't so used to it from these two.
What's the difference between the time on the cliff and the time on the Valiant? The first time the Doctor says the Master would never kill himself. The second time the Master apparently kills himself.
Looks a bit inconsistent.
The obvious answer is all about the 'apparently'. We know he'll be back, because that's the way stories work.
But the other answer is that the first time is a murder-suicide: he'd also kill the Doctor.
... except "I know you, you'd never kill me" would rather undermine the whole hero-villain arrangement. Even if he did have a year of opportunity and still not do it. Clearly not the point.
evil-insane-dead-slash would be more annoying if I wasn't so used to it from these two.