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A pill is “a disagreeable or tiresome person,” often because he is a square (overly conventional) or a Debbie Downer (overly negative).
Playing the pill means that he chose the role of a pill, rather than somebody witty and charismatic – like former president John F. Kennedy. It's not idiomatic, but merely colorful language.
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