Just getting caught up on this new season. I consider myself a mere casual fan so I don't know if I have much to add here. I'm enjoying the new season and cast even if there are a couple of wrinkles. Reading the past few pages, yeah I'm a little sad they threw out the character development of Missy just to have crazy manic RTD era Master. Though, when I think about it, and I apologize if someone brought this up already, it feels like they developed him to be sort of a personification of toxic masculinity culture to sort of play off the "progressive woman doctor". The manic tantrums, playing dress up as a Nazi, and getting off on having the doctor kneel and call him Master. It's a really bold, fitting approach.
Also, I was really surprised to see that the actor playing him is not only that forgettable villain from Iron Fist, but the voice of the cowardly Prince Faris from Dragon Quest XI. Man, talk about opposite ends of a spectrum!