How is Doctor's Daughter a bad episode? I liked it a lot. Granted, it was mostly because the actress is fun to watch, but it worked for me pretty great.

I'll be honest, haven't watched season 7 beyond the first episode yet (in that, the Pond stuff was badly written and out of nowhere). I do hope it's better handled than it has been previously, though.

But that's the thing about Amy. The show was "about" her but replace her with a really feisty brick and everything is still in place.

Was Amy Pond ever an interesting character? I maintain that she only ever worked because Karen Gillan is the best and then as a mystery/plot device instead of a person. (River/Alex Kingston was a similar situation). She was as underwritten as they come. The female characters in Moffat's RTD era episodes were just as…

I think I would also mention Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, Neurosis and Converge.

I don't know that much Torche, I liked Meanderthal but never listened to anything else. Entirely possible that the influence runs both ways, though.

Pretty much everyone.

I don't get anyone who can hate on No Rest For the Wicked.

I think Crack the Skye is miles above what they'd done prior (I like Remission and Blood Mountain just fine, can't really get on board with Leviathan for some reason) and what they've done after (The Hunter was by the numbers and boring). Stronger vision, better cohesiveness, even the pretentious overlong tracks that…

Not disciples in the "pale imitations" way, but I think bands like Baroness, Kylesa, Torche etc. owe a lot to Mastodon.

At least it is Black Haired Werewolf, who is in every way superior to Blonde Haired Werewolf.

Alcide is okay, as long as he is naked and stands as far away from packs and meth girlfriends as possible.

More like he left because it was bad and he didn't want to associate himself with it. But maybe it was the gay thing.

Also I wish there were always tarot spiders around to save me from embarrassing myself.

I would rather get rid of both of them and just bask in the glory of Gloria.

Speaking of Luschek, I sort of love him even if he is a dumb prick.

How does Phil still have that job continues to be a mystery.

GAY PETER CONFIRMED.
That made me way happier than it should have.

Yeah, they still haven't gotten into what's up with the girl in Alison's grave. But Alison is pretty sure Spencer wasn't the one who did that and I trust her word on that one. Wonder what the new horrifying Hastings secret is, though.

I think the difference between our opinions is that I don't mind having Caliban around. He's profoundly horrible, yes, but there are clear reasons for why he is so and his horribleness is entertaining as far as I'm concerned. It's a shame Proteus didn't get to stick around because that would have been a nice story to…