Fake News/Doctor Who: How Many Time Lords Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? (5/8)

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: How Many Time Lords Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? (5/8)
Rating: PG (with ropes on)
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S4 is fair game.
Summary: Ten pulls a few Time Lord mind tricks to keep the young Stephen from snapping. Thanks to the Master, adult Stephen appears live on television for the first time in over a thousand years.

If you're not very invested in Who continuity, you can just sit back and enjoy the ride. But for those keeping track: The Master (Ainley version) and the Rani are just coming from the end of Time and the Rani, which is why they're together on a broken TARDIS. Four at this point has mostly encountered Delgado!Master. However, Ainley!Master has been met by all three of the Doctor's previous incarnations, during The Five Doctors.

Stephen's morbid streak has appeared as far back as 2000 (thanks, rissaofthesaiya!); but for the recent, and really unsettling, stuff, check out his one-sided conversations with his gun.

Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( 'Did they frequently tie him up on his show?' inquired the Doctor. 'He doesn't seem the type. At least, not in public.' )