Just when it was finally showing some promise, too. This season had been looking a whole lot better than before. Manny Coto was doing a prety darned good job, imho. Perhaps they found the right writing combination too late to punch the series up to big ratings, but they could have shown how a series can improve over time.
I'm not one who thinks that the franchise really needs a rest. I don't think it would serve any purpose, unless it takes that much time to put together a good writing team.