Series 3 Episode 9: The Family of Blood

Summary:
The Family of Blood has found the Doctor and now war breaks out a year too early. John Smith, Joan and Martha get back to the school and prepare the boys for a fight but Joan doesn't know if they do the right thing. She doesn't want to loose John through the war like her first husband. The Family of Blood reaches the school with an army of scarecrows that can't be killed and soon everyone tries to escape and not to fight anymore. Martha still tries to convince John Smith to turn back into the Doctor when they find the watch again which holds the essence of the Time Lord. Finally, Joan is the one who convinces him to do the right thing and the Doctor is able to trick the Family and defeat them. When he returns to Joan he isn't John Smith anymore and so he leaves her behind and travels on with Martha.

I liked the second part of this two-parter because it was a good closing to the story. The Doctor is finally himself again but at the same time it was a bit sad to see Joan in this situation. He's the second man she loved and lost in such a short time. It was a great idea to have a narrative of Son of mine for this episode and it gave it another feeling. The short trip into the future was great too when Martha and the Doctor visit their old friend again when he's an old man. Martha was really great in this episode and she was able to fight back. She's now a real companion of the Doctor and I think he trusts her, which you can see when he puts his life into her hands. A great two-parter close to the end of this series.