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"Doctor Who" Human Nature (2007)
11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
A very different "Doctor Who" tale..., 26 May 2007
Author: DVD_Connoisseur from England
"Human Nature", based on Paul Cornell's original "New Adventure" paperback, is a very different tale to what we're used to seeing on the small screen. When The Doctor becomes a human in 1913 England to avoid the clutches of the evil alien Family of Blood, a frustrated Martha watches events unfold as the cover of his servant.
This period story is gripping and unusual. David Tennant is superb as the headmaster John Smith who occasionally has dreams of another life and alien creatures. His book of "imagined" memories is a joy to behold.
The atmosphere in this episode is very authentic and there's a real sense of dramatic suspense. The scarecrows are a genius touch and are particularly creepy.
Jessica ("Spaced) Hynes is thoroughly delightful as Smith's love-interest Joan Redfern.
9 out of 10. Depending on the quality of the next episode, this could be a story that's discussed for a very long time.
Again, what a series this has been so far! This is setting a new bar of quality for the future.
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Chilling, 26 May 2007
Author: Pickwick12 from Ft. Myers, FL
This episode tells the first half of a story from a book written about the Doctor back in the '90s that was rated by readers as the best DW story ever.
To me, it was very unsettling, less because of the villains than because of what occurs with the Doctor himself.
The acting is excellent as always, the story is well paced, and a real sense of danger is established.
The second half hasn't aired yet, but I'll be excited to see exactly how the Doctor pulls out of this one.
Overall, this episode is brilliant in two ways: it has very brave character development along with chilling villains in true Who style. Nothing to complain about; I just can't wait for the ending.
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
I loved it, 26 May 2007
Author: adamcartwright_512 from Liverpool, England
Although I feel Dr Who series 3 to be the weakest of all 3 of the series on the whole, the episodes have gradually got better and better as the series has gone on, and this episode has to be one of my favourites from the whole series. It is steeped in mystery, and there was a lot less alien bashing and running around than last week, and a lot more emphasis on developing story and characters, which I found much more interesting. At times, this seemed like an episode of 'The X Files' or something like that. I am hugely intrigued to find out what happens next week, and I found all the references to previous episodes of the new series of Dr Who and even references to further back to be a very good touch. It just gave me more ideas about whats going to happen in the final episode though...
3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Shockingly Sophisticated And Intelligent, 3 August 2008
Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute , Scotland
In the early 1990s Virgin books started to publish a range called The New Adventures Of Doctor Who . These so called New Adventures were supposed to continue the saga of DOCTOR WHO the television series but I never ever bought a copy because I didn't consider the range to be canonical and just seemed to be a way of parting fans of their money . They were just glorified fan fiction something I had zero interest . When the BBC confirmed one of the stories of series three was to b an adaptation of Paul Cornell's NA book Human Nature I rolled my eyes : " Couldn't they employ people to write original scripts ? " I asked myself . " Dear oh dear the show won't have long to survive if they've got to do this "
It seems after watching this episode that apologies of some sort are in order to the production team . Far from being a debacle of any sort Cornell and co have crafted a very sophisticated and intelligent piece of fantasy television . Not only that they succeeded in showing why DOCTOR WHO is the most remarkable show in the history of television . unlike the preceding episode 42 Human Nature is entirely original , it doesn't remind you of any story you have ever seen before . It's also an episode full of character development for the Doctor . Nostalgia plays a part too with a quick flashback sequence and a picture book reference to previous Doctors and adventures , along with an in joke to Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert . But perhaps the show's greatest strength is one of imagery and millions of children will never EVER look upon scarecrows in the same way again
There are one or two flaws to the story . One involves internal logic in that if the Doctor trusts Martha so much then why doesn't he let her keep the watch ? Talking of Martha it becomes clear that despite her best efforts Freema Agyeman seems to be spouting dialogue that was originally written for Rose Tyler and just to point out that she's not a lame reference to Martha being black is added . But these are minor flaws in an episode that rightly deserves to be called a classic
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Amazing, 12 August 2007
Author: katissokool from Australia
I LOVED THIS EPISODE!
It was entrancing. It just had me hanging onto every word when I watched it.
It had been video-taped because I was out on Saturday night so I watched so many times that Sunday and the first time I'm pretty sure the entire village could hear me and my friend scream at the cliffhanger - the only reason I'm not giving it a 10.
That stuff is so frustrating!
I love it when personal touches are added to shows.
This episode was fantastic.
It is definitely among my overall Doctor Who favourites!
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Everything a Who story SHOULD be, 9 May 2008
Author: movieman_kev from United States
In order to give the slip to some enemies that have him cornered, the Doctor chooses to erase his own memory. Using the old alias of John Smith, he winds up as a teacher in a finishing school in 1913. Now completely human, he must deal with human feelings such as true love. Martha is tasked with keeping an eye on him while the crises passes, but as always with the Doctor's adventures, it's not quite that easy.
Now THIS is what I'm talking about! This is everything a good Doctor Who tale should be, an extremely well-acted, captivating, marvelous story with memorable, suitably threatening villains and no over-reliance on CGI. If the second half holds up as well, it'll be ranked amongst the best episodes of Who in decades.
My Grade: A+
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
how can anyone think that, 31 May 2007
Author: rainbow_letloose from United Kingdom
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who can anybody say bad stuff about this episode? i know it's been a while since Billie piper's character of Rose left the show but people have got to move on. besides out of all of the episodes out of the 3rd series this one has got to be one of my favourites.the fact that The Doctor had to turn human to save him and Martha was heroic in a weird sort of way. David Tennant and Jessica Hynes have great chemistry and Freema Agyeman Played Martha perfectly as the green eyed monster(aka jealousy). The Family of blood and the jackstraws were great villains and to be honest i can't wait until Saturday's next instalment.big thumbs up for David Tennant he still continues to be a brilliant Doctor.keep it up MR. Tennant!
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Well-played, and displayed., 28 May 2007
Author: emilyc30 from Norway
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This episode was a excellent piece of work, which reeked with excitement from beginning to end. From the opening sequence to the ending. The plot is superb, and well-played (with some "small" exceptions, but we shall ignore Baines).
The way Martha was treated, and the way that the doctor acted, as a "human" was well-played. I had never thought I'd find myself sympathizing with Martha on the fact that the doctor seemed to be ignoring her, and obviously falling in love with someone else.
I adored the bit with the cricket ball. It wasn't needed, but it made the episode so extremely special and brilliant.
The journal was a nice touch, and so was Tim, who one can be quite frustrated with (who is he?). Hopefully we'll find out about that...
Saturday, come fast for the wait is too much for me!
3 out of 39 people found the following comment useful :-
Terrible., 27 May 2007
Author: borgter from United Kingdom
This episode of Doctor Who is by far the worst of series Three and I would even go as far as to say its the worst of the entire series! The initial concept is good and very interesting to have the doctor turn human, but, to put it simply, it's just so damn boring! The pacing is bad, there is hardly any action and there just isn't any depth to the episode.
(Also, its a two-parter, which I hate on Doctor Who as all two-parters on this show are terrible, so I didn't really expect much.) The only positive was the very humorous acting and mannerisms of Harry LLoyd (Baines), making the episode 2 out of ten - instead of abysmal! Im so looking forward to next weeks episode....(Sarcasm)
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