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Originally Posted by Thessair

Mostly on the backs of the other writers. If you want to give him a pass for 9, feel free. I, personally, found the majority of it to be utterly naff. How about the majority of 8 then? 7? 6? 5? As a writer of single stories, as he did under Davies, he's great. As a showrunner, Moffat is severely lacking. The quality of certain cast members manages to elevate some of what he cranks out, which I think redeems the material a good deal in the eyes of some fans.

Series 5 is my favorite year of new Doctor Who and I feel 6 and 8 are generally quite strong in spite of some weak areas (8 had some crappy non-Moffat episodes, 6 devoted focused waaaaaay too much on River). I do agree that 7 is really weak, though, but more in how unmemorable it is, less for being bad. Honestly, I'm still on Team Moffat and have never really left it.

That said, I'm ready for him to leave. Doctor Who gets stagnant if it has the same creators in charge for too long and I think Moffat has passed his expiration date. I know he's only doing one more series because Chibnall isn't available yet, and honestly I don't have very high expectations for it, especially after that Christmas special. I do hope we get some good episodes, though, and that Capaldi continues to make his case for earning the title of Best Modern Doctor (I'm almost convinced, but not quite there yet).