Asylum of the Daleks is pretty great. Between that and Into the Dalek, Moffat is on a roll, best Dalek episodes since Dalek in 2005.

and none of the Smith episodes when he goes berserk with rage

Eccleston was depressed, Tennant had a cold anger, Smith had a white hot rage, Capaldi I'm still trying to figure out.

That is Alasdair's most salient point - The Doctor has always been a dick, he's just not honest about it or able to process it without going into rage or mania. It seems like this time he's really getting his shit together

I haven't seen that kind of visual experimentation since the first couple of seasons in the sixties.

He was so wasted on Deep Breath, THIS is what he was meant for. I particularly liked the trippy entry through the Dalek's eye, paired with Murray Gold who seems to be undergoing a Radiphonic Workshop-inspired re-invention, and it makes for an amazing tense atmosphere. I only wish as much attention was paid to Journey…

Yeah, but how much of that can you take until it becomes like your dad smoking in front of you saying "smoking kills, son"

Look, I can't say I forgive him, but whether the apology is sincere or not is besides the point for everyone except himself. The important thing is that his comments were clearly shown to be unacceptable and wrong, and that the damage to vulnerable people is minimized. What he said is not illegal, we can hardly put…

I would not be surprised if these deranged rants are indicative of his own untreated mental health state. Either way, he should seek counseling, if not for his mental health, then for the mental health of others. This apology also requires action.

You managed to turn shit into gold, thankyou. You receive the gratitude I denied to Rollins.

A lifetime of talking between him, Gene Simmons, and a qualified mental health professional. I would not be surprised if Gene Simmons also had mental health issues, although maybe of a different kind…

Apology accepted, but I am done with him. I also have depression, and reading his comments (against my better judgement) did nothing to alleviate the daily struggle that artists and musicians usually remedy, especially punk music and it's ethos which Henry Rollins supposedly stands for. As public figure in the punk…

Moffat believes his writing turned to shit after The Eleventh Hour too, he cites the next episode The Beast Below as his biggest failure. He says he thinks The Eleventh Hour was the best thing he ever did.
So I'm gonna have to disagree with the both of you.

Source?
It will probably bum me out but I wanna know the details anyway…

Ah, you beat me to it.
I couldn't believe it when I heard Steven Soderbergh directed all 10 episodes of The Knick. Then again, he is hugely prolific.
He says he shot it as a 10-hour movie, and it shows. No sense of episode structure. Whether that's a good or bad thing depends on the viewer. (Personally I like it, keeps…

Even Top of the Lake had multiple directors.
You really need a powerhouse director who can really marathon it. Cary Fukunaga is probably exceptional in that regard.
Basically, there is a very good reason why there would be multiple direcors. I think the key is a really good Assistant Director. True Detective has been at…

It's not constructed as a prestige cable drama, it's more of a 10-hour-movie type of thing. That might have it's own use-by-date, but it's not the same problem.

I think she's more independent than Thackery is lead to believe. I'm trying to work out the subtext of the scene between them this episode. Is he becoming aware of her independence and is trying to clamp down on it for his narcissistic (and possibly misogynistic) reasons? Or vice versa? I'll have to watch it again…

"protagonist
noun
1.
the leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc."

I'm gonna make a weird comparison here, but it seems to have a similar intent to Masters of Sex. Both great shows about pioneers that are mindful of the modern audience, but with wildly different approaches.