I miss the old Reed. The one who was always in his lab experimenting and trying things. I do not miss the Reed we have had for the last 20 years though. The Reed who can solve any problem in the universe in 5 minutes and is smarter than almost everyone in the universe just holds no interest for me. NO human should be smarter than most alien races that have been around for millions of years. In the old days sure Reed was very very smart, but not "deus ex machina" smart where he can look at something and know everything about it and how it works in 5 minutes.
Lets not even talk about the living plot device they have made Val into because she has to smarter than her dad who is already way to smart to begin with.