{"id":7378,"date":"2017-10-10T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2017-10-10T07:00:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T06:00:46","slug":"doctor-who-1-character-9-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/doctor-who-1-character-9-types\/","title":{"rendered":"#TypesTuesday – Doctor Who: 1 Character, 9 Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

Types Tuesday<\/h2>\n

by Guest Contributor Oscar Harding<\/em><\/p>\n

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There is no other character in all of film and television like The Doctor from\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Countless actors have delivered unique and differing interpretations of everyone from Hamlet on stage to The Joker on film, Blanche DuBois to Hannibal Lecter. Sometimes characters in TV series like Eastenders\u00a0<\/em>or Film franchises like The Avengers\u00a0<\/em>are recast.<\/p>\n

But The Doctor changes appearance, and retains all past memories. Every actor who has played The Doctor is also playing everyone who has come before them.<\/p>\n

It is a fascinating anomaly and means The Doctor has, at some point throughout the show’s 53-year history been every single one of the “Power Of…” character types.What is particularly interesting is that in some way, the defining characteristics of each incarnation are a direct result of how their predecessor died.<\/p>\n

The logic of the Regeneration concept allows for this unique quirk no other fictional character is able to do. With the latest actor to play the role, Jodie Whittaker, recently being announced, and the current actor, Peter Capaldi, about to finish his time in the role, it seems like a good time to look at an incarnation of the Doctor who has embodied each of the 9 character types.<\/p>\n

BE WARNED!<\/strong> Major spoilers follow for every era of\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Power of Love<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The First Doctor (William Hartnell) was introduced as a grandfather who fled his home planet with his Granddaughter, Susan. Every dangerous adventure he undertakes is occupied by a need to protect Susan as much as he also wants to show her the Universe and broaden her horizons. Susan eventually decides to stay with a man she meets on one of their adventures, and though it is heartbreaking for The Doctor, he realizes that letting Susan stay is the safest option for her.<\/p>\n

Every dangerous adventure he undertakes is propelled by a need to protect Susan as much as he also wants to show her the Universe and broaden her horizons. Susan eventually decides to stay with a man she meets on one of their adventures, and though it is heartbreaking for The Doctor, he realizes that letting Susan stay is the safest option for her.<\/p>\n

He may be remembered as grumpy, but almost every action of this incarnation is motivated by love, even if it doesn’t initially seem like it. This Doctor, despite his appearance, is young and everything he does is for his companions. He isn’t the embittered, battlescarred Doctor we meet later on in the show’s history.<\/p>\n

His iconic speech as he bids his Granddaughter farewell shows the love and admiration he has for her:<\/p>\n