Well, General Whatsisface and his second did make reference to the High Council being sequestered somewhere else and their plan having "already failed," so it was definitely handwaved but not ignored. Presumably while DotD was happening the newly-returned Master was busy taking over the High Council, or some such.
I am utterly convinced that at least part of the sunny optimism of the ending is that Moffat is laying ground for either himself or whomever is showrunner when they decide to return to Gallifrey to give the Doctor a severe "no, they're still a bunch of assholes*" reality check. Probably in the form of President Master.
Which, as much as I enjoyed the sunnily optimistic ending and do think it's ultimately a good thing that Gallifrey's back, is one of Moffat's biggest problems as a storyteller. He can juggle all the narrative/thematic/moral elements in the short term, or play a long game, but he can't seem to do both at once, or at best has mysteriously lost the ability since the end of series 5.
*Romana and a couple of others excepted, obviously.
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Date: 2013-11-30 12:47 am (UTC)I am utterly convinced that at least part of the sunny optimism of the ending is that Moffat is laying ground for either himself or whomever is showrunner when they decide to return to Gallifrey to give the Doctor a severe "no, they're still a bunch of assholes*" reality check. Probably in the form of President Master.
Which, as much as I enjoyed the sunnily optimistic ending and do think it's ultimately a good thing that Gallifrey's back, is one of Moffat's biggest problems as a storyteller. He can juggle all the narrative/thematic/moral elements in the short term, or play a long game, but he can't seem to do both at once, or at best has mysteriously lost the ability since the end of series 5.
*Romana and a couple of others excepted, obviously.