Howling:Vincent Van Gogh is The Master
1. van Gogh, as we discover in 'Vincent and the Doctor', is mad. The Master is also mad. 2. van Gogh was deeply unpopular with the local rubes. The Master was terribly charismatic and brilliant at manipulating local rubes to his advantage (cf. 'The Daemons'). If the Master were trying to hide his true nature, what better way than to appear deeply unpopular with the locals? 3. van Gogh could see the Krafayis when nobody else could see it. This is probably a Time Lord ability to see things nobody else can see. 4. Alternatively, a bio-upgrade of some sort given to him offscreen during 'The Mark of the Rani'. 5. No one can agree on the correct pronunciation of 'van Gogh'. Got to be an allusion to the many different names the Master has used throughout his career. 6. I seem to recall in one serial during the seventies the Master expressed an interest in painting. 7. The name 'Vincent van Gogh' is an anagram of 'Vincent van Gogh', the alias used by the Master in this story. 8. Tony Curran. Anthony "Tony" Ainley. Do I have to spell this out, people? 9. Being a man, he's definitely not Susan, Romana, the Rani or Rose, the only other possible candidates for a character in a Doctor Who story. Although there is a slim chance he is secretly the eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann. 10. In one of the deleted scenes for this episode, van Gogh laughs maniacally and screams, 'I am the Master', before turning into the Master. I believe the evidence is clear. --Lucifuge Rofacale ☎ 10:32, November 18, 2013 (UTC)
