I totally agree with this comment. Unfortunately, Moffat has expressed a clear preference for constant excitement over character development**. This is just me theorizing, but I imagine he's heavily influenced by his young sons, and wants to write the sort of thing they want to see, which is a whole lot of flash-bang and not too much angst.

**The exact quote: "There’s no need for character development, or chat, it’s straight into: ‘There’s something wrong here, let’s look into this deep, dark hole.’" The interview is from 2004, though, so we can hope his views have adjusted. Just a bit, maybe?