How did you feel about Season 9?

[nothingisasitseems]

I actually enjoyed the individual episodes to a great degree but somehow the totality was lacking.

I think the new writers had some difficulty capturing the essence of the team and in the end while I admire RA, it is not the sole reason I watch and there was too much time spent on the one character.

After the way Lucas' character had been built up it was just too much the way they tore him apart and it would seem that the general public did not warm to the overall theme.

I was one of a minority who actually enjoyed S8 - I think it suffered because it had to follow the fantastic S7. I thought the show had a shelf-life of 8 Seasons so to get both a ninth and tenth is a real bonus. Perfectionists might not agree but I'd rather have any Spooks than none.