Best Enemies

Forty years ago today, the Master first showed up in Doctor Who. Not a character /called/ 'the Master', but about as Time Lord as a cheese wheel, stuck in the center of the Land of Fiction,* or a character who essentially performed the same plot functions as the Master but was not explicit named as such--none of that shit. The honest to god Master rolled up on January second in the form of Roger Delgado in 'Terror of the Autons' and proceeded to register dissatisfaction with Britain's standard of circus entertainments with a vengeance. We may never know (unless we get him drunk and ask (I do not even think you have to get him drunk, probably Looking Like Jo Grant and Being In Earshot will do it***)) what he came for (probably alimony, tbh), but bless him if he hasn't squirmed his weaselly way into our hearts and minds. The last with the help of highly illegal psychic-control aids, bless.

To celebrate his entry into (paltry human) middle age, have a PARTY POST! ALL THIS WEEK, please post sketches, gifs, drabbles, thoughts, discussiony-bits, etc. Range wide and free, anything goes, but if you want prompted in your fanwork creations, have some--

Midlife Crisis Prompts:

* desire to achieve a feeling of youthfulness
* abuse of alcohol
* acquisition of unusual or expensive items such as motorbikes, boats, clothing, sports cars, jewelry, gadgets, tattoos, piercings, etc.
* paying special attention to physical appearance such as covering baldness, wearing "younger" designer clothes etc.
* entering relationships with younger people/affairs/'Seven Year Itch'
* work or career (or lack thereof)
* spousal relationships (or lack thereof)
* maturation of children (or lack of children)
* physical changes associated with aging


NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT we're having a Thraco-style food-inclusive watchalong. Details forthcoming!


* Not to be confused with a very... vexing dream Two had soon after about the Master of the Land of Friction.**
** Two probably says 'oh my' during sex. Man I hope so. That's too good not to be true.
*** Probably at this point even silly Colonel Trenchard has heard *all about* the Master's 'difficult wife'.****
**** Bonus points for fic in which Trenchard alludes to the Troubles that poor beleaguered man has gone through to Three, and Three is Not Amused that, due to period conventions, he's sacrificed his masculinity in the telling. Also the fact that there was a telling to begin with.

Why are we gonna watch Frontier in Space? Because we want to! Because we want to! (thanks Billie Piper--I feel you /get/ me)

Come on over and hang out!

THREE

ART

Stop Lying About Your Age: An Intervention in Cake Form
Three/Horde of Presents OTP
Kunik
In Which UNIT Members Have All Chipped In To Get Him Something Special
Why So Suspicious?
He Cannot Look Away

FIC

The Unexpected

Title: Five Times Lord Braxiatel Had Occasion to Regret The Doctor’s Exile Very Deeply Indeed (And One Time He Wished The Doctor Would Just Sod Off Forever)
Author: x_los
Rating: PG
Characters: Braxiatel, Susan, Delgado!Master, Four, Five, Tegan, Turlough, Ainley!master, Six, Peri, Evelyn, Romana II, Leela, Narvin, Eight, Benny
Pairings: suggestion of Doctor/Master, and Braxiatel/Romana
Summary: The Doctor is many things to many people, but to Irving Braxiatel he is the universe's most annoying little brother.
Beta: aralias
A/N: THE LAST SECTION HAS SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE 'GALLIFREY' SERIES. I started this when aralias was having a bad day, and it is for her.

Five Times Lord Braxiatel Had Occasion to Regret The Doctor’s Exile Very Deeply Indeed (And One Time He Wished The Doctor Would Just Sod Off Forever)

Also, does anyone know if there's like, a three community to post fic to? I've written some gen three, but know not where to put it?

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED:

* That I've completely abandoned this com recently. I am a crap mother, and the State Department is about to take you all away. But I promise to provide for y'all better in the future. To actually pick up the Food Stamps, and even to feed you with them. TO THAT END:

* b_e now has 200 members! Omg! Guys! We're so big and grown up I could sing Sunrise, Sunset about it! Welcome All!

* WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION TIME THIS WEEK, HELL OR HIGH WATER.

* This it the LAST episode of the Three Era! (Also the last of Delgado!Master, sadly.) Get your discussion on in honor of that!

* We have made it through this whole chunk of classic as a com! Awesome! We'll do Deadly Assassin and Logopolis next before starting on the longer Five Era, to achieve chronological order, if that's cool with you guys? Comment and tell me if it isn't!



Lo, we have an episode this week.

If you're confused about what we're doing, why we're doing it, how to find the eps in question or where babies come from, plz to be referring back to this post for clarification.

Time to watch/talk about



FRONTIER IN SPACE





Or Bang Bang, My Baby Shot Me Down

*EDITED* *INCIDENTALLY* BBC's knocked the serial off the internet (do mention if you find this isn't the case, and it's up at some alternate location on or off Youtube). I'm uploading them. It'll take a bit, but you should be back in business shortly. I've uploaded all the parts. Comment with further updates if you've problems with that? Thanks!