The older episodes (before the movie) was pure gold! The newer episodes have declined in quality, but they do make some really good episodes every once in a while. The more recent episodes are proving to be a bit of a comeback, though.

hm, really obvious what's the best As much as I support the newer episodes, the older ones had a brilliant touch that has been very hard to bring back.

Of course, the older ones were the best, the pre-movie era has so many enjoyable episodes. But even though the newer episodes aren't the same, I don't think they're as terrible as they were back in Season 5. There have been some pretty good ones recently, and I think they're helping the show improve.