I agree with M17, this is a 3 parter, so this is going to be a bit more like the serials we had in the old series, so lets give it a chance, things are just warming up. I am totally with MI7 on his point. It's like if you turn on F1 and you see the cars moving slowly in a line as they are on
their warm up lap. You don;t say it;s poor or rushed, things are just getting started, stick around and let things develop.
And i notice people seem to be comparing Sir Derek Jacobi to John Simm. I think this is unfair as you are comparing an acclaimed actor to someone who has only been well known for the past few years, and besides, we have not gotten a good look at the Simm Master yet, so i personally thing people are running before they are walking, we have only seen the Simm Master for 5 minutes! Give the guy a chance and lets see how it goes, yes Jacobi played the Master superbly, with all the hallmarks of his profession, But lets look ahead here. guys, give him a chance, we gave David Tennant a chance, give John Simm a chance, he would not have been cast if he was not any good. We have not seen much of him, and we should be waiting until next weekend before we can comparing him to previous Masters, most of you are jumping the gun by about 7 days. Wait for the right time.
I do recall people were unhappy with David Tennant when he got cast as The Doctor, when we had not seen what he could do with the Doctor, sadly people are now doing this to John Simm. I saw him in Life on mars and i thought he was superb, i think he will make a great Master. As Danny always likes to encourage us to look forward and not back too much, as he did when the 10th Doctor appeared
I am hoping he might do the same here, as we are dealing with Time Lords
I personally think they stuck in Utopia to show a sense of Irony, as it shows The Master ( In human form ) Being a source of good, it shows what he might have been like had he not become evil, it gives us something to think about, It's drawing parallels for us guys
. It shows The Master could easily have been a Saviour or worlds, of life in general had he not been exposed to all that evil, it's trying to make us think that we can all influence the universe in different ways, it depends on the paths we choose. Yes, it was not technically The Master who saved Humanity, but just pay attention and think about it.
Personally, i think this is a lot of unfair criticism being aimed at the Actors and the plot when we are not giving them a chance, why can't we all just step back and get immersed in the story. Give them a chance. You can;t compare a knighted Actor to a newcomer so easily, you have to let them blend, David Tennant has given us a Doctor of the likes we have not seen since the great Tom Baker, now how can you say John Simm is a poor Master when he only got 5 minutes and little dialog compared to about 40 and lots for Sir Derek? Take one step back and just think about it. I'm quite surprised at some of the things said