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The War Master: Master of Callous 2.4


Back on Callous, Teremon wants the Swenyo and nothing will stop her. Mr Orman knows its location and its not like that kindly old man can do anything.


This begins with Mr Orman - the Master being tortured, though this is the Master and laughing at their attempts isn’t the response they want. Finally we’re seeing the real Master. The thing about the Master he likes a long game doesn’t he? How much time did he spend will Bill in World Enough and Time? It feels such a long time since Elliot King trying to get the mines working and the Ood with their ringing phone in part one. I’m not sure if I’d have the paiitence. 


With the focus of the set being on Cassandra, her father, Martine, Teremon and the people of Callous, now they’re no longer the driving force. Teremon knows the swenyo has been hidden and will wipe out the whole colony to get it. Its a desperate situation and its felt here. Cassandra is at her wits ends, everything she accomplished and been for nothing - she doesn’t even know what’s happened to Martine.


Its the second half where the War Master really comes into his own. Suddenly he’s doing the kind of thing that I’ve spent this whole set waiting for. Clever, calculating, ruthless - that the Master we know.


We do get some info on swenyo and what’s its properties are, so some questions are answered. The audio also ties into the final moments of The Persistence Of Dreams wrapping things up quite nicely.


I have enjoyed this set, but I’m less enamoured with it than most others it seems. The War Master barely, or doesn’t feature in two episodes and is a background character in another. If I hadn’t known who he was the reveal would have been terrific.


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