With showrunner Russell T Davies previously referring to the character as \u201cthe Doctor\u2019s most powerful enemy yet\u201d, and considering the character\u2019s name<\/a>, fans have been speculating about whether there might be some links to one of the Doctor\u2019s most famous foes, the Master.<\/p>\n However, Davies has shut down those rumours, confirming that we won\u2019t be seeing the Master, last played by Sacha Dhawan,<\/a> for some time.<\/p>\n Exclusively chatting to RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the London premiere for Gatwa\u2019s first full season, he said: \u201cNo, it\u2019s nothing to do with the Master\u2026 it\u2019s completely different, a pantheon of gods that we\u2019ve introduced.<\/p>\n \u201cI did think when I named them Maestro that there was a chance that that might overlap. It causes speculation, which is fun, but the Master is kind of parked for the moment. There\u2019s been a lot of the Master recently, so it\u2019s time to start again and have a fresh start to the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Maestro is far from the only villain we\u2019ll be seeing in the new episodes, too, with Davies teasing the \u201cstrangest\u201d monster yet.<\/p>\n \u201cIndira Varma\u2019s there, she\u2019s amazing,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n \u201c[There are] lots of great villains \u2013 episode 4 has got possibly the strangest villain you\u2019ll ever see. You have to come and watch \u2013 even in an interview like this, it\u2019s hard to describe. You\u2019ve got to come and watch episode 4 to understand what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then episode 5 has great big ugly monsters, which are fantastic, so good old Doctor Who territory.\u201d<\/p> Viewers will meet Maestro in episode 2, The Devil\u2019s Chord, while episode 4 is the mysterious 73 Yards, which is being kept very much under wraps. Episode 5, which is also shrouded in mystery, is titled Dot and Bubble.<\/p>\n Consider us intrigued!<\/p>\n Doctor Who returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 11th May 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section> <\/body><\/html>\n Jinkx Monsoon’s Maestro is similar in name only. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":50350,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/doctor-who-showrunner-confirms-the-master-is-parked-time-to-start-again.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Jinkx Monsoon's Maestro is similar in name only.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/50349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Doctor](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/sacha-dhawan-the-master-01ec6a1.jpg?quality=90&crop=34px%2C0px%2C1366px%2C910px&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"sacha-dhawan-the-master\\"\/")
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