Cosplaying- Costume Play

It has come to my attention that this subject is, to my mind, divided into to camps. The first of these camps feature those of us that Cosplay for the fun of it, the joy of dressing up as the Doctor, or as Amy etc. We care not that the jacket is not the right colour, or that the shirts not the right pattern.

The second camp, however, while most likely doing it for the fun of it as well, also see it as job I believe. They are accurate to the degree of it being obsessive. Everything has to be perfect for them, the coat must be the right colour, and the right make, and have the right buttons. Everything must be screen accurate.

Now I myself fall somewhere in between these two camps. I do like items and clothing to be as screen accurate as I can make it, however, I'm not going to lose sleep over it if they aren't. Take, for example, my Harold Saxon PM cosplay. Now you see he wears a ring on his right wedding finger, but do I? No I don't, I wear on my left index finger, where it feels the most comfortable and right.

Now then, the real reason for this post. I, myself, have no problem what so ever with those people who reside in the latter camp, those who need all aspects of their outfit to be perfect. The problem I do have with said group, and this does not include everyone in that group mind you, is when people look at those in the former group, who do it for fun, and criticise and generally look down their noses  at them. So what if it's not the right jacket or the right shirt! People are doing this for fun! And for someone to take one looks and just dismiss the outfit infuriates me to such extremes.

So to end this post I will send out this quite clear warning. Woe betide anyone that see's a cosplay costume and then when the cosplayer has departed say that it's shit or something and I am in hearing distance. I shall unleash a fury upon you that has not been seen for long time.

The Master

So, after a lengthy absence, sorry about that by the way, I am back and back to my little poems. This time I'd like to talk to you all about the Master, the Doctor's arch-nemesis. This was the first time that another rogue Time Lord was introduced and re-appeared in numerous stories, in fact he he would appear in at least one story for each of the Doctors from the third to the eighth. However, this was not the plan at first. Oh no no, the Master was originally planned to die in the last of Jon Pertwee's stories where he would die to save the Doctor and be revealed as the Doctor's brother. However this was not be as the actor, Roger Delgado, sadly died before the story could be shot. Since then the Master has popped up continually to be a pain in the Doctor's backside before finally seeming to die to save the Doctor in David Tennant's last story, however it is likely that he will return. The Doctor and the Master have always seemed to be intertwined  as well, it is widely accepted that, even if they are not related, they knew each other at the Time Lord academy and were in fact friends. In fact on particular book (Divided Loyalties) describes this friendship, and the Doctor's friendship with other rogue Time Lords, as being part of a group called the Deca. Also, in Planet of Fire, when the Doctor has a chance to save the Master from certain death, although he did escape somehow, the Master declares 'would you do this to your own'. Sadly we never hear what the last word would have been; friend maybe? Or maybe brother? Whatever the Master's relation to the Doctor it can be assured that he will always return.

The Master

The Moriarty to the Doctor’s Sherlock

A member of the Doctor’s own race; the Time Lords

A suave psychopath with a mutual respect for the Doctor, seeing him as almost his equal

Became obsessed with survival towards the end of his life, willing to destroy the Time Lords to gain it.

Stole a body and became more flamboyantly evil and bombastic. More charismatic, deadly and sophisticated.

Resurrected to fight in the Time War but fled

Became more sadistic and manipulative, shared many traits with the Tenth Doctor

Apparently sacrificed himself to save the Doctor against Rassilon; Lord President of the Time Lords