History Recap / DoctorWhoNewAdventuresHumanNature

* CannibalismSuperpower[=/=]YouAreWhoYouEat: Greeneye is a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shape-shifter]] who can imitate any animal he's eaten part of, including humans. If he does it while they're alive, he can also gain their memories.

* CannibalismSuperpower

* [[spoiler: ArmoredClosetGay: Bernice's landlord, Alexander Shuttleworth, cultivates a slightly scandalous reputation as a ladies' man who women should be wary around in case he attempts to seduce them. It's all a blind, since he's actually gay and in a loving monogamous relationship with another male character. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's 1914, and to be an out homosexual man would likely result in prosecution and possible imprisonment.]]

* BalancingDeathsBooks: [[spoiler:Following on from the Doctor offering one of his lives to [[TheGrimReaper Death]] for Ace in "Love and War", here Death takes John Smith.]]

* DeliberateValuesDissonance / NobleBigot: Joan is an entirely sympathetic and likeable character, but during one scene, while John Smith is humming a song by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers the Isley Brothers]] Joan speculates that it was probably written by "some n***r band". Bernice later refers to Joan as "a wrinkly racist", although Joan's attitude would be the norm for Britain in 1914.
** Tim's friend Anand, despite being Indian royalty, is treated with contempt by most of his classmates. During the KangarooCourt (see below) he is called to appear as a witness by the name "Darkie Unpronouncable" instead of by his real name. In a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, Tim saves Anand's embarrassment [[spoiler: but hastens his own hanging]] by saying that the "witness" cannot be called as "there is noone here with that name".

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:The Aubertides seem genuinely upset when Aphasia is killed.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:John Smith, when August accidentally becomes him, does this for Joan.]]
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Rocastle's death]]. Hutchinson wants to see it as this, but Berenice shuts him up and tells him there were alternatives.

* KangarooCourt: Hutchinson holds one for Tim, [[spoiler:and sentences him to be hung.]]

* OminousOwl: Subverted. Joan is able to save John from an Aubetide due to an owl.

* TheSlowPath: [[spoiler:Tim Dean lives to a local ceremony in 1995 while the Doctor and Benny just travel there.]]
* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: Lampshaded. August uses it in his ultimatum to the humans, and then tells the other Aubertides that he [[Main/IAlwaysWantedToSayThat always wanted to say that]].
* WouldHurtAChild: The Aubertides kill a lot of children while attacking the school.

''Human Nature'' was adapted for television into the episodes [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature "Human Nature"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood "The Family of Blood"]].

* InterSpeciesRomance: Greeneye is attracted to other species.

** Tim's classmate Anand, despite being Indian royalty, is treated with contempt by most of his classmates. During the KangarooCourt (see below) he is called to appear as a witness by the name "Darkie Unpronouncable" instead of by his real name. In a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, Tim saves Anand's embarrassment [[spoiler: but hastens his own hanging]] by saying that the "witness" cannot be called as "there is noone here with that name".

** Tim's classmate Anand, despite being Indian royalty, is treated with contempt by most of his classmates. At one point he is referred to as "Darkie Unpronouncable" instead of by his real name.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance / NobleBigot: Joan is an entirely sympathetic and likeable character, but during one scene, while John Smith is humming a song by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers the Isley Brothers]] Joan speculates that it was probably written by "some n****r band". Bernice later refers to Joan as "a wrinkly racist".

* DeliberateValuesDissonance / NobleBigot: Joan is an entirely sympathetic and likeable character, but during one scene, while John Smith his humming a song by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers the Isley Brothers]] Joan speculates that it was probably written by "some n****r band". Bernice later refers to Joan as "a wrinkly racist".

"Human Nature" was adapted for television into the episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E8HumanNature Human Nature]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]]".

!!Tropes

* TheSlowPath: [[spoiler:Tim Dean lives to a local ceremony in 1995 while the Doctor and Benny just travel there.]]

* TheSlowPath: [[spoiler:Tim Dean lives to a local ceremony in 1995 while the Doctor and Benny just travel there.]]
* TheEdwardianEra

* BalancingDeathsBooks: [[spoiler:Following on from the Doctor offering one of his lives to Death for Ace in "Love and War", here Death takes John Smith.]]

* BadFuture: Tim shows a possible future where the Aubertides get Time Lord biodata and have conquered Gallifrey.

* ShoutOut: Included among John Smith's false memories are memories of a girlfriend named [[VerityLambert Verity]].

The Doctor turns himself into a human history teacher in the year 1914 by locking away his Time Lordyness in a pod. Unfortunately, there is a family of aliens who are trying to steal it.

Human Nature was adapted for television into the episodes [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E8HumanNature Human Nature]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]].

Human Nature was adapted for television into the episodes [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E8HumanNature Human Nature]] and [[DoctorWhoNSS3E9TheFamilyOfBlood The Family of Blood]].

* ShoutOut: John Smith has false memories of VerityLambert being his first girlfriend.