History Recap / DoctorWhoNSS3E12TheSoundOfDrums

* CallBack: Jelly baby?

* IHaveYourWife: The Master has Martha's ''entire family''.

* MagnificentBastard: The episode should have been titled [[EvillyAffable "101 ways why The Master is awesome"]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: See above, re: awesome evilness of the Master. A pretty good proportion of everything he does is simultaneously [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel terrifying]], [[MagnificentBastard awe-inspiring]], [[CompleteMonster horrifying]], and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]].

** Similarly, the Master is described as an independent MP who managed to become Prime Minister, even though the PM is the leader of the largest party in parliament. There is a mention that his government is a coalition of [=MPs=] who "jumped on the Saxon bandwagon" but that just creates further problems - if he's just leading defectors from other parties, how can he possibly have the majority?
*** Lots of defectors?
** It's also treated as though the public has voted for Saxon directly, but British politics don't work like that.
*** See above regarding the defectors. Though also, bear in mind that MindControl's at work. It {{Hand Wave}}s away a lot of weirdnesses.
* EarWorm: The eponymous sound. And "Voodoo Child."

* FoeYay: If we had a "sexually charged phone conversations" trope, this episode would provide Exhibit A.
** Can we make one? Please, please, please?

** Also the phone call, which almost singlehandedly got ''DoctorWho'' its own FoeYay [[FoeYay/DoctorWho subpage]]. One editor described it as "basically the Doctor trying to persuade the Master to have a long term relationship with him and the Master trying to get the Doctor to have phone sex with him."
* FridgeBrilliance: The Master [[spoiler:could see straight through the Doctor's jury-rigged [[SomebodyElsesProblem perception filters]]]] the whole time. He had Martha's parents unloaded when he did [[KickTheDog just to mess with her]].

** Possibly NightmareFuel In Hindsight, but it made this troper laugh.

* JamesBondage: Galore!

* LargeHam / FeedMe: John Simm makes a determined effort to act everyone else off the screen.
* MythologyGag: No, the Master is ''not'' the Doctor's brother. Also, jelly babies.

* StrawmanPolitical: Winters. Enters WallBanger territory...since he's being a jackass to the villain, a genocidal psychopath, and wanting to take over a situation ''that impacts the entire planet'' in the name of the UN is portrayed as a ''bad thing''.
** Though in fairness, he does want the props used for welcoming the Toclafane to be decorated with his coat of office, not the UN's.
*** Or, it's a greedy political move, taking credit for the first contact.

** This Troper thought that was both a Crowning Moment Of Awesome and a demonstration of how everything is a game to the deranged Master.

* TitleDrop (sort of): "What this country needs...is a doctor".
** Wouldn't that be more like a protagonist name drop?

** Leading to an awesome visual demonstration of InsultBackfire.
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* [++[[FeedMe HERE COME THE DRUMS!]]++]

* [[AffablyEvil Offers people]] [[ShoutOut jelly babies]].

* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:The Master could see straight through the Doctor's jury-rigged [[SomebodyElsesProblem perception filters]] the whole time. He had Martha's parents unloaded when he did [[KickTheDog just to mess with her]].]]

* ThisIsSPARTA: The Master would like to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3I44dzNfFA remind everyone]] of [[ExpospeakGag the imminent arrival of the percussion instruments]]. [[NoIndoorVoice At high volume levels]].

* "[[YoureInsane You're INSANE!]]" * [[InsultBackfire Thumbs Up!]]*

* MythologyGag: No, the Master is ''not'' the Doctor's brother.

* WickedCultured: Decimation, as properly defined.

* LargeHam / FeedMe: John Simm makes a determined effort to act everyone else off the screen.

*** See above regarding the defectors. Though also, bear in mind that MindControl's at work. It HandWaves away a lot of weirdnesses.
* EarWorm: The eponymous sound.

* YoureInsane!
** Leading to an awesome visual demonstration of InsultBackfire.

** Similarly, the Master is described as an independent MP who managed to become Prime Minister, even though the PM is the leader of the largest party in parliament. There is a mention that his government is a coalition of MPs who "jumped on the Saxon bandwagon" but that just creates further problems - if he's just leading defectors from other parties, how can he possibly have the majority?

* TitleDrop (sort of): "What this country needs...is a doctor".

* TooDumbToLive: Winters turns into a blubbering, outclassed idiot when the [[spoilers: Toclafane]] show up. What follows is, well, you know.

* SayMyName: He likes it when you do.

* "[[OhCrap I am the Master. These are my little friends!]]"