Mac:
- More storylines/episodes for Mac along the lines of 'Nothing for Something' and 'Exit Strategy' (and pretty much all of s1, as well as episodes like COTP, Consequences, etc) i.e. ones that focus more on the emotional side of things, that get right down to *who* Mac is, what makes him the way he is, rather than case-based Mac-centric ones where some bad guy is out to get revenge or Mac has some personal connection to the case. Well, personal connections would be great, but more should be made of the *personal* aspect of that.
More should be made of Mac's past as well, particularly his time in the Marines, his relationship with Claire and how her death still affects him, his past in the NYPD.
- A good helping of Action!Mac too, of course.
-Bring back Reed.
-Some mention of 9/11, it is the tenth anniversary this year, and they made such a big thing of how 9/11 had affected Mac in s1, and of how Claire's death still affects him throughout the series.
-More Casual!Mac *drools*
-More of Mac working crime scenes/doing lab work stuff, and not being the Boss-Man all the time. He used to do that kind of stuff all the time.
-More Mac & Flack scenes/moments.
-More Mac & Adam scenes/moments.
-Decent continuity from the s7 finale, I don't want Mac to be just back and fine, I want continuity and after-effects of what he went through in 'Exit Strategy'
Jo:
-More of Jo working crime scenes/doing lab stuff.
-More of Jo interviewing suspects, she's so good at it!
-Build on her relationships with the team, especially Mac, I really liked their closeness & chemistry this season.
-Some good family stuff with Ellie and possibly Tyler.
Danny:
-Danny moving out of the lab and working more on the precinct/street side of things.
-More Danny/Flack awesomeness.
-More Danny/Flack/Mac awesomeness - like in 'Exit Strategy'
-Much, much less DL stuff. Danny learning to be a dad to Lucy would be okay, but please, much less DL couple-y stuff.
Lindsay
-Develop Lindsay's relationships with people other than Danny, especially Mac as they have great chemisty, and with Jo - I'd like to see a friendship develop between them. I think Jo might treat Lindsay as more of an equal than Stella did. Stella and Lindsay were friends, but Stella used to call Lindsay 'kiddo' which I think she meant kindly enough but came off (to me) as patronizing.
Flack:
-More awesomeness with Mac and Danny.
- Delve more into who Flack *is* via personal storylines, for example exploring his relationship with Sam, perhaps the apperance of Daddy Flack, a case that becomes personal like that episode earlier this season.
-Show how Flack is coping with Angell's death, show it is still affecting him.
Sid
- More Sid! Let him be part of the team more, like when he was taking part in the team conference in 'Exit Strategy'
-More Hawkes/Sid moments.
- More of Sid interacting with everyone else on the team and seeing his friendships with each of them in little moments.
Adam
-More Adam
-Personal storyline for Adam, something involving his father/past would be fantastic.
Hawkes
-More Hawkes/Sid moments
-More of Hawkes doing stuff in the lab and possibly in the morgue.
General stuff:
-Two case episodes
- No to a Stella return. Mentions of Stella would be fine, even a good thing and a nod to continuity, but I don't want her back.
-More quality writing like we saw in the earlier seasons (1-4) and episodes like 'Child's Play', 'Rush to Judgement', 'Yahrzeit', 'Nothing for Something' and 'Exit Strategy'
-Quality guest star casting (people like Peter Fonda, Edward James Olomos, Nelly as Terrence etc) rather than stunt casting.
-More cases like those in s1, where regular people are involved and the cases are a bit darker, too. More diversity in the cases too - play on the diversity of the city, have people of different races/religions/social 'class' be involved in cases as vics, witnesses, perps (again, like in s1).
-Mentions of/cases connected to the history of New York City. I really like that bit in 'The Cost of Living' (I think) where Mac, Flack, and Danny are down in those tunnels and they see that old train car that used to take FDR to the hotel above them. That is *cool* stuff.