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It turns out that the Doctor has changed himself into a human to escape the hunters. Completely. Because the aliens will die after three months without food -- and the Doctor is food -- he's decided to subject himself to the agonising process of reprogramming his own body during that time. He has one heart, one human brain, and one hell of a confused look on his face when he's eventually cornered by the monsters, who demand that he turn himself into the Doctor again. But he, completely bewildered, still has no idea what they're talking about... not even when they take his friends hostage.
 
Continued in [[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S3 E9 The Familyof Blood|Doctor Who]].
 
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* [[Sadistic Choice]]: The cliffhanger.
* [[Scary Scarecrows]]
* [[Shout -Out]]: John Smith's parents are named Sydney and Verity, after [[Sydney Newman]] and [[Verity Lambert]], the names of the two people most often considered to be the "creators" of ''Doctor Who'' (they weren't -- the show was created essentially by committee, but Newman offered the most input of anyone there and Lambert was the show's first producer -- but they are the next closest thing).
* [[Something He Would Never Say]]: Forget about the monsters and the scarecrows. The scariest part of this episode is watching the blasé way in which John Smith waltzes around trampling all over the moral code that defines the Tenth Doctor. Sure, go ahead and beat the kid. Of course I'll supervise machine gun class. Hide behind a bunch of terrified teenagers to save my own skin? Sounds like a plan! It REALLY ISN'T HIM.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: Latimer stealing the Doctor's watch.
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