2. Better Story Arcs
I have two issues with the story arcs that Moffat has introduced. Firstly, they are far too obvious! The cracks in the universe, it has to be said, were criminal! They were in nearly every single episode and were not subtle at all. I understand, of course, that they were cracks in the universe and were just there, rather than hidden messages laid out for the Doctor and the audience to slowly pick up on. At least, I hope they werent supposed to be subtle, because by episode three the audience had already picked up on the fact that they were a recurring thing. Russell T Davies did subtly well with the Bad Wolf message that was spread across time and space. Maybe it was because the audience werent looking out for anything, not knowing that they had to, but the messages remained a mystery for the majority of the series, even though they were in a lot of the episodes. The other issue I have with the story arcs is that they are over far too quickly or there are too many at once, this means that they have less time to build up and therefore more have to be thought of to replace them much faster, which isnt really necessary. In series six, they had two story arcs: Amy being pregnant and the Doctors death. Almost all of the episodes were dedicated to extending one of these stories in some way and they just felt rushed. Moffat could have quite easily put a few filler episodes in between, that didnt mention the story arcs in any great detail, thus making the stories feel as if they went on for longer. The same goes for series seven; the overriding storyline is the confusion about how Clara died twice before and is somehow still alive and oblivious to this. They really could have strung this one out until series eight, or if its got something to do with the 50th anniversary, switched it for a previous storyline wed never have known! They could have possibly shown her dying a third time and dropped a few more hints (but spaced out further) that linked her to her previous incarnations. It could have really spread out the drama and tension, making for much more interesting watching.