I want them to be down-to-earth like FwPC was.
You know, it was really not particulary characteristic of the genre to downplay the Magical Land of Fairytales aspect so much but Honoka and Nagisa actually felt like real girls. The clever writing helped too of course.
What I want is that I want genuine drama back. It was in FwPC, it was in Splash Star, it was in Fresh, it was in Heartcatch. But the newest two seasons look like they're not even trying. Shallow characters, uninspired hamfisted morale, nonthreatening villains, poor battle directing. (It's still a super hero show, even if it is for girls, you know, Toei!) And hey, it's not like they forgot how to do that! Latest Smile episode (about the relay race) was really really great!
If they have the writing down it doesn't really matter what gimmick they employ.