Great thread!
Let's see:
1) How Flack is recovering from the bombing. Presumably the show will pick up a few months later when he's back on his feet, but I hope we see how he's grappling with doing his job. Are there any physical after-effects? Anything mental? Eddie does so well with drama and comedy, so I can't wait to see how Flack is reacting to what happened to him. I suspect he'll put up a tough front.
2) Stella needs a good story line. And no, I don't mean another psycho boyfriend. Give her something great like the interaction she had with the orphaned kid in "Til Death Do Us Part." Melina is awesome--give her more to do.
3) Delve into Danny's personality issues. We now know his deep dark secret wasn't all that deep or dark. So where does his damage come from? The guy has serious emotional issues, and I'd love to see the root of those. And really, no one does drama better than Carmine.
4) More interaction between Danny and Flack. We all know they won the favorite couple trophy in the character elmination game
, but slashy goodness aside, their friendship is one of the unique things about the show and something most everyone enjoys seeing. I think those friendships or rivalries (in the case of Eric and Ryan on Miami) are the most interesting things to watch.
5) More Hawkes. The guy unfortunately lost his newbie development scenes to Lindsay, so let this season be his year to shine. Hill is awesome.
6) Less Lindsay. I think the character should be written out, but if that's not going to happen, move her into the background more. She was at her least offensive mid-season, when she was lighter and featured less. And for god's sake,
please drop the forced Danny and Lindsay interactions. There's just no chemistry there.
7_ Keep Mac exactly where he is. I liked Mac much more this season--he was a little looser, a little more in the background, and didn't come across as a stick in the mud as much when he was in the foreground. And let Gary write more because he's clearly good.
8) Mix it up with the format. The two case thing isn't necessary all the time. Be daring, be adventurous--it's paid off for the original CSI.
That's all I can think of for now!