Sure, there’s some Main Character Syndrome with Amy Larsen on Doc, but that’s because she is the main character.

We’re following her story, and as the protagonist — even a deeply flawed and somewhat tragic one — we’re inclined to sympathize with and root for her. She feels like an underdog, and we want her to persevere.

However, just because Amy feels like the hero in our story, does that mean the other characters are villains?

(Fox) Doc Calls For Us to Sympathize with Amy, and We Do

The series makes us sympathize with Amy. When we met her, she was cold and blunt and didn’t care about a filter. It was apparent that most people around her had grown tired of her brusque delivery and prickly personality.

But we’re used to a character like this.

Many of Amy’s traits as a medical professional aren’t new.