The doctor has a lot of elements of ‘The Trickster’ archetype, which works well for villains.
I also think that it’s just one of those characters that you need to be good at everything to play well. You need to good at being comedic, emotional, intimidating, charismatic, etc. So it attracts very well rounded actors.
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The doctor has a lot of elements of ‘The Trickster’ archetype, which works well for villains.
I also think that it’s just one of those characters that you need to be good at everything to play well. You need to good at being comedic, emotional, intimidating, charismatic, etc. So it attracts very well rounded actors.