Hes a time traveler, warrior, hero, and many things besides.
James lists the ten varied aspects of the Doctor…
The Doctor is, without a doubt, one of the most complex characters on television.
He is both comic and tragic, a king and a fool.
The Traveller
The Doctor is like a gap year student who never quite stopped travelling.
InThe Five Doctors, the Fifth Doctor was given the opportunity to become the president of the Time Lords.
Even this was not enough to stop the Doctor travelling.
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Like many aspects of the Doctor, this wanderlust hints at a darker side.
The Doctors need to move on is, at times, obsessive.
Fearful of what he leaves behind, the Doctor always looks ahead.
The Geek
The Doctor represents all that is great about geekdom.
Guns and violence dont do it for the Doctor, words and wisdom do.
The Doctor, however, is not just any geek.
Hes the one true geek, because hes able do everything that he dreams of doing.
Thats normal, right?
His determination to do the right this has, in many ways, made the Doctor into a general.
The Doctor has also repeatedly demonstrated his skill in combat, engaging in no fewer than five onscreen duels.
Surely, theyre the same thing?
Let me explain the difference, as I see it.
Like all heroes, the Doctor is bold, brave and modest.
He protects the innocent and defeats the villains.
Genius he may be, but undoubtedly a mad one.
On occasion, the Doctor has been known to hide his genius.
Yet, underneath remained the calm and calculating mind of a scientist using his intellect to defeat his enemies.
From his dress sense to his technobabble, everything about the Doctor just screams mad professor.
The Friend
Without a companion to show the universe to, the Doctor is lost.
It seems funny to consider now that the first Doctor was reluctant to take human passengers at all.
Its the Doctors alien and eternal nature that affords him this distaste of violence.
Age gives him the wisdom to know that there are better ways to handle volatile situations.
He betrays a dark side of himself thats rarely seen, but is undeniably present.
Which, nicely combined, leaves the universe with a force to be reckoned with.
The Inspiration
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
People fight for the Doctor.
On many occasions theyve given their lives so that he may live and save the world.
The Doctor gives his companions a new lease of life and they can end up doing incredible things.
The tragic tale of Donna Noble is the most notable example here.
In the end, and beyond everything else, the Doctor is the universes ultimate self-help guru.
