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Released

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Written by

Robert Valentine

Directed by

Helen Goldwyn

Runtime

67 minutes

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Spaceship

Synopsis

The Master is having a crisis of the existential variety.

While he may have a classic diabolical scheme on the go, the dastardly Time Lord's latest incarnation isn't quite feeling himself. In fact, he's not even sure who he is anymore. He needs help. But can he help himself?

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I started this story thinking, "Wow, this is the worst thing Big Finish has ever produced," but I fully came around by the end. The ending of the story after the climax is just great.
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Azurillkirby

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This was a fantastic start to the box set, Sacha Dhawan Continues to play the Master incredibly well and I cannot wait to listen to more.


KamelionFan27

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After listening to this I definitely feel i understand this masters mind more like fully just wow inner demons indeed


Rock_Angel

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This review contains spoilers!

Self-help is an excellent start to Sacha Dhawans incarnation of the Master. It serves as a lovely bridge between The Doctor Falls and Spyfall and probably one of the earliest stories in this incarnations timeline as this story is him figuring himself out. Some alone time, some therapy, and some chaos to allow him to reconnect and realise who he is. Dhawan plays the insanity and chaos of this Master perfectly and gets many lovely Master moments, getting a decent array of acting moments in this story. It is a great start to the range and I look forward to hearing much more of this Master!


Shayleen

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For the first half of the story I wasn’t really feeling it tbh. Dhawan is of course amazing, but it was exactly what I feared: leaning more wacky and a bit extra. While I love the chaotic energy of Spymaster in the show, I hoped it’d either be toned down a bit or have more of a sinister edge like it does in the show to prevent it from purely being wacky.

But shortly after the supporting cast are introduced and we get more time with them, I started to appreciate what they were doing more and found it more and more fun. By the end I enjoyed it, but not to the same degree that it seems everyone else here has.

This all being said, I do really love Kris going mask off though, that ruled. The story did a great job setting up the fact he was being a guru but just doing it for the money, and once we saw who he really was and him and The Master's positions switch was so fun!


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