Quote: chipolata @ May 28 2011, 3:47 PM BST
I don't mind long story arcs if the storytelling in individual episodes works. And I think American shows just tell a story better. They understand how to do conflict, jeopardy and pacing.
So, if that's the case, attack that rather than saying an arc, in and of itself, is silly; because it's clearly not. You just think they're delivering it badly.
If anything, I think, at the moment, the mistake Moffat has made is keeping the arc so much in the background. By making it the focus of the opening two episodes, he set you up to expect more focus on it; where as we've had no new developments or info since. Though apparently we do by the end of tonights.