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Series 12 welcomed back [[the Master]] to the show in a new male [[incarnation]] played by [[Sacha Dhawan]] and disguised as an [[MI6]] spy known as "[[O (Spyfall)|O]]". The Master was last seen in [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]]'s {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} with both their [[The Master#As Harold Saxon|Harold Saxon]] incarnation played by [[John Simm]] and [[Missy]] incarnation played by [[Michelle Gomez]]. The series finale, {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}, used an anagram for Dhawan on the ''Doctor Who'' website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".<ref name="Fakout">https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050</ref><ref name="Stemis">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m</ref> This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from [[2007 (releases)|2007]]'s {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}/{{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}/{{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}, had not been seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' in [[1983 (releases)|1983]], when an alias was used to hide the presense of [[Anthony Ainley]]. | Series 12 welcomed back [[the Master]] to the show in a new male [[incarnation]] played by [[Sacha Dhawan]] and disguised as an [[MI6]] spy known as "[[O (Spyfall)|O]]". The Master was last seen in [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]]'s {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}} with both their [[The Master#As Harold Saxon|Harold Saxon]] incarnation played by [[John Simm]] and [[Missy]] incarnation played by [[Michelle Gomez]]. The series finale, {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}, used an anagram for Dhawan on the ''Doctor Who'' website; "Barack Stemis" which, if re-arranged, means "Master is Back" and playing a false character called "Fakout".<ref name="Fakout">https://twitter.com/0_MattWhelan_0/status/1230222077300482050</ref><ref name="Stemis">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000g09m</ref> This tactic, discounting in-universe examples from [[2007 (releases)|2007]]'s {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}/{{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}/{{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}, had not been seen since ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' in [[1983 (releases)|1983]], when an alias was used to hide the presense of [[Anthony Ainley]]. | ||
Series 12 re-introduced the [[Judoon]], giving them a central role in a television story for the first time since the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]] mid-series finale {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}} in [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. The [[Nanogene]]s, last seen in the [[2012 (releases)|2012]] story {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}, also made an appearance this series. | Series 12 re-introduced the [[Judoon]], giving them a central role in a television story for the first time since the [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]] mid-series finale {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}} in [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. The [[Nanogene]]s, last seen in the [[2012 (releases)|2012]] story {{cs|Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)}}, also made an appearance this series. | ||
The series also saw the return of the [[Eternal]]s, not seen on television since before the 2005 revival of the show. This was done through new characters, [[Zellin]] and [[Rakaya]]. | The series also saw the return of the [[Eternal]]s, not seen on television since before the 2005 revival of the show. This was done through new characters, [[Zellin]] and [[Rakaya]]. |