Notice the coincidence between James Bond and Doctor Who.
Both started airing approximately the same time. Both British, very proper. Very empire.
The character of the Time Lord transforms into another host. So does Bond!
Sean Connery was the first. Proper, distinguished and sarcastic. But the demands of a secret agent are relentless. So he morphed into other forms. The basic trait was there: strong, courageous, intelligent, intuitive, womanizer and a bit a a rebel. Of course, he remained loyal to the crown. And to the core, fanatically loyal to the cause.
Like any hero, he has his flaws.
Namely, women. Deep down he is a wounded warrior. He has experience true love, but it is always fleeting. It has been within his grasp, but those lucky gals always had a way of dying.
And you knew that it hurt him deeply. But like a good agent, he kept his emotions underneath an icy steel veneer.
I rather like the current incarnation, Daniel Craig. One more movie until he transmutes into another incarnation.
Let us hope that the next one is as formidable as the current.
Rule, Britannia!
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