User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-5875378-20180902183254/@comment-31892545-20180902185803

Well if by “values” they mean a central plot line rather than a specific theme, I’d personally love to see how the newer staff would handle that, but it might be jarring since we’ve had themed seasons for years now.

What I don’t want this season to be is a pure anniversary season. It can incorporate things from other seasons, but it must be able to stand for itself against the other seasons. There’s a line of how much pondering they can do before it loses itself, so I hope they’ll be modest (even though I, myself, would love a million Easter eggs, I have to think of the integrity of the series).