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Sacha Dhawan, who plays the latest incarnation of the Master, has revealed that he was left “a blubbering mess” after watching The Power of the Doctor<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next episode of Doctor Who<\/em> will be Jodie Whittaker’s last regular appearance as the Thirteenth Doctor; we don’t know if Dhawan will come back as the Master in future either. Either way, he’s thrown himself head-first into the world of Doctor Who<\/em>, providing a guide to The Power of the Doctor<\/em> for readers of the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dhawan said<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I wanted it to be epic and moving, and when I watched the episode myself, I thought, \u2018I\u2019m so glad we landed that\u2019, because it kind of takes your breath away a bit.<\/p>

“It\u2019s always been really easy with Jodie. I do my thing and she does hers, and it just works. And that\u2019s because, even though the characters have so much animosity between them, me and Jodie really adore each other.<\/p>

“Which actually makes the scenes much more electrifying, and a lot more moving than I thought they would be. Especially in the centenary special. I watched the episode on my laptop in a dark room the other day, and I was just a blubbering mess.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It really is great to see Dhawan fully embrace the role and having fun with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Master was last seen in Ascension of the Cybermen\/ The Timeless Children<\/em> (2020), and Dhawan first played the troubled Time Lord earlier that year in Spyfall<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s easy to be sceptical and critical — some will surely argue that nothing so far has left viewers a blubbering mess, so there’s no reason to believe Chris Chibnall’s last Doctor Who<\/em> episode will deliver anything different — but let’s not forget that yes, it might “just” be a job, but Dhawan will nonetheless have got close to the cast and crew, so this send-off will have been tough for him to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Power of the Doctor<\/em> will air in October 2022, as part of the BBC’s Centenary celebrations.<\/p>\n

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