User blog:Fire and Shadows/Series 5: your overall views

Well, now Series 5 is over, I'd like to hear what people think of it.

I personally think some parts absolutely failed, whereas some parts were good. Episodes that stood out in my opinion were Arthur's Bane, Another's Sorrow, The Hollow Queen, The Drawing of the Dark and The Diamond of the Day (Part 1). I liked most of the new guest stars and the standalone episodes such as Another's Sorrow, but some characters completely went one-dimensonal and the plotline failed. What do you think?