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nevereatpears t1_iu89ybd wrote

Reply to comment by jkilla88 in 'The Devil’s Hour' – Proof That Peter Capaldi Is One Of The World’s Most Terrifying Actors by Gato1980

The doctor is clearly not a villain

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GuyWithLag t1_iu8ha9r wrote

>The doctor is clearly not a villain

The Doctor is a deity. Major or minor is debatable, but tends towards chaotic good...

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nevereatpears t1_iu9jgg0 wrote

So you think he uses his powers for evil. That's what you're saying?

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LadyLazaev t1_iu9s30w wrote

That's not what "chaotic good" means.

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nevereatpears t1_iu9v7df wrote

Nope, but you're arguing that the doctor is in someway a villain even though he saves the world and civilizations throughout time on a consistent episodic basis.

This whole argument is nonsense. Plus to go the other route on your argument, he's not a deity or a god. He's a god like figure. Closer to a fallen angel as his whole mythology (forgetting the Chibnall shite) is about him stealing a tardis and fleeing/being cast aside by the timelord race.

You've only been upvoted for the poncey statement. It in no way supports your argument that the doctor is a villain i.e. evil in some way.

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LadyLazaev t1_iua5e4l wrote

The Doctor generally isn't a villain, but occasionally cleaves close to it. Remember the whole "Time Lord Victorius" thing? Or the other times where the only thing to keep him from doing terrible things is his companions. The Doctor has said it many times himself that when he's alone for too long he goes.... wrong.

I also think that you've got me confused with somebody else and you really should double check who you're replying to in the future. But what they said is correct. The Doctor is a deity and a terrifying existence--whether he is good or bad; hero or villain, is often down to perspective. Most of the times he comes across as good, but he is always capable of doing terrible things.

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