First post! I don't like the new, more human Pod.

Damn, I can't remember posting that. I came here tonight to make the same point and was pretty shocked to see this post.

"If I have any genius it is a genius for living" - Errol Flynn

I don't think she has changed that much. She has obviously become more understanding of human nature as the show has gone on, and has probably taken on board some of The Frost's advice about being more compassionate, but she is still capable of being suitably acerbic when the occasion demands it. I actually think it is one of the stronger points of the new series that she is more willing to engage with people, rather than treating them like objects. Pod off.