New Who was famously labelled as more character-driven when it returned in 2005. Moffat claims they had to be to make the show "a bit Hollyoaks" to fit in, and thus, a lot of more detail went into character relationships, with the plots of stories staying thin, and easily manageable. That's not to say Davies couldn't handle a plot, he just allowed for more characterisation in his era. The first couple of series focussed a lot on Rose's relationship with the Doctor, which was given time to grow and breathe; Moffat chose however to whisk Amy around all of time and space without paying too much attention to how her and the Doctor reacted to one another. Moffat's Who is an awful lot more in line with the Classic Series in terms of plot-driven story. The Tenth Doctor was given plenty of screen-time for brooding, reminiscing and coming to terms with events; the Eleventh just sort of deals with life on the spot.
