So I re-watched the series 4 finale today and really enjoyed it, such a great cliffhanger at the end of Part 1 and Davros was extremely well done. The Rose bit was completely naff though, I thought it then and still do now.
Now for a comment I'm going to get flamed for. I have really enjoyed this current series, but throughout I've had this nagging feeling in the back of my head that somethings missing. Watching a few "old" new who episodes, I think I've discovered what it is for me. Emotion. I honestly couldn't give a hoot if Amy or Rory die, but the end of series 2 when Rose got stuck in that other time thingy place touched me, (yes, I'm a woman). And when Donna forgot all the stuff she had done with the doctor, again it saddened me. Amy isn't a particularly likable character, in fact at times she's downright horrible. And Rory makes shaggy look like William Wallace, he's such a wimp. This series just seems like it's being written by, well a comedy writer. And it has been very funny, and Matt Smith's doctor is great but I do think it's lacking some emotional depth. Of course, many people (on the internet) hated that stuff during RTD's reign, so I guess they're loving it.
As an aside, I did also watched the Tennant finale again, and this is an example of when RTD overdid the emotion. However, the scene where the Doctor has to save Wilf with the four knocks bit is so fantastic, I really think Tennant deserves some accolade for his acting in that scene, it's just phenomenal.