[January Meme] Do you think Missy ever went to the library to free River out of spite as well as ego

[grimorie]

"Do you think Missy ever went to the library to free River out of spite as well as ego and ended up liking her too much?" for thymejot

In honor of the Big Finish Audio coming out....

Because of 'Worlds Enough and time' we know Missy will be annoyed ("if somebody kills you and it's not me, we'll both be disappointed." -- really, anyone who successfully kills the Doctor will have to contend with not only vengeful Companions, they would have to also deal with a pissed off Master).

Add to it, the Master, historically, doesn’t like it when the Doctor chooses their human friends over them. It usually ends up badly for the friend, and I think the only reason Clara lasted as long as she did is because Missy specifically chose Clara for the Doctor.

You know what? Missy is Bananas (her term not mine!) With lesser impulse control than the Doctor I think Missy would visit River. If only to express her extreme annoyance that someone else killed the Doctor. I don’t know if Missy would free River immediately — but again, bananas! Also, Missy will do it, if only to prove she's more technically capable than the Doctor.

I assume River would be confused at first but it would take River several minutes to acclimate but I bet River would try to go toe to toe with Missy, ending with a bit of an impasse.

The thing that would most interest me is how, IMO, River is the healthier version of the Doctor's relationship with the Master. River claims she's a remorseless killer, a psychopath but I never believe her, it always seemed to me as more telling than showing. Sure, she kills people in combat but she's not a heartless killer like the Master is.

Also, for me, the reason why the Doctor is so good dancing the Murder Tango ('Let's Kill Hitler') with River was because it's familiar dance to the Doctor. It would be interesting for River to encounter Missy (would she know about the Master and their relationship with the Doctor, or would River be surprised?).

Then again in 'Extremis' it seemed like Missy had a lot of respect for River, or at least who River was to the Doctor. Maybe, after having a go at River, who manages to escape, Missy would be impressed enough to let River go. After all, with River out and about there would be one more clever shot Missy can play with.