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Series 7 is my least favourite of the ones I've seen. I don't think 7a's Pond arc is any good (I dislike Angels Take Manhattan quite a lot) and 11+Clara is probably my least fav doctor/companion combo in the whole revival. That's not to say anything against Smith or Coleman, who are much better in other seasons, but there is absolutely nothing compelling between those two. As you say, Clara is pure plot device and mystery machine at this point, she's a collection of all of Moffat's most tiresome tropes without any of the humanising qualities they would thankfully give her when they made her a real person in s8. I don't particularly like how Clara's characterised in s9 either, but we'll get to that soon enough.

Smith isn't my fav but I'm not particularly down on him, I don't like his big speeches but I think he plays the quiet moments nicely and I like his dynamic with Amy. Can't speak to Jodie.