Okay, wishlist? let's see...in order of most wanted.
1) Two-case episodes. Two-case episodes. Two-case episodes. Two-case episodes. Two-case episodes. It's not even a wish, it's the one major thing I'm seriously hoping they do in S7. Ever since I noticed that almost all of Vegas's episodes have been two-case this season.
2) A return to the complex, layered themes that used to appear in the show, both
a) within the cases: in all fairness, most of the cases this season are tons better than last season (they've had a bit more depth to them), but could still get better in terms of variation. For the past two seasons, it's basically been "I'm angry/lost control, killed someone". How about covering things like mercy killings (real, or imagined in the vein of the Cabbie Killer), murder for hire, accidental deaths, deaths that don't turn out to be murder but suicide..
and b) in the various relationships between all the members of the team. Team moments are great and all, but they somewhat lose their meaning if I can't remember what makes this team so great in the first place. More of the specific two-person relationship dynamics shared between the different members of the team.
3) Character-story for Adam. Something like "Party's Over" which explains more about him, or even like his early-S5 storyline where he was worried over his job; bonus points if it ties into his past, and gives us something on that.
4) Sid back. And I don't just mean no more disappearances, I mean Sid back, the quirky part of his personality that hasn't been the same since late S5. And a character-story for him. Don't wanna seem ungrateful because we did get a Sid-centric ep this season, but it didn't feel very character-specific to him.
5) Character-story for Lindsay in which Danny isn't even seen, let alone involved. Something like Stealing Home or Open and Shut or Boo (only with Hawkes or Adam or Mac being the other one working on the case). And/or glimpses of her personal life outside of work, again that have to do with her alone (
please tell me tptb are aware that married people have personal lives outside of each other. I'll accept Lucy being involved, though). I'd ask for a DL breakup, but more realistically, I'll settle for it just not being mentioned for long periods of time.:lol:
6) Focus on Flack, preferably in the form of a story. I don't want them to just leave it at "he changed with Angell's death and now he's angry and different, the end." They don't have to reopen the whole Angell/Cade saga, but if they could have an entirely unrelated story for Flack that highlights how deep the changes have gone. Like bringing Sam back and having Flack be far less patient with her than he was before (or, depending on whether he
does fall off the sobriety wagon, far more).
7) Less of the episodes coming off as just case-exposition -- as much as I like the team interactions of S6, it's really hard lately to get the sense that these guys are people at work at a "normal" job. How about some discussion of promotions, shift or scheduling problems, hanging out in the breakroom, lunch, arriving to/from work, etc...I realize the cases are usually so fast-paced that the characters don't have time to discuss or do any of these things, but they didn't used to be.
8) The old interesting Danny back, there's really no other way to say that.
9)I like what they've done with Hawkes this season, because he's gotten a lot of character development...but how about giving him a happy story, for once? And a love interest.