Superheroes and socio-political champions, cold-blooded killers and murderous polar bears - the year's best television had something for everyone, says Aaron Yap.

"I stared deep into Rust’s locked room. The lights were off, and the door was bolted shut. Empty. I wasn’t peering into a sobering metaphor for humanity, though. Or, maybe I was."

Aaron Yap dissects the sophomore effort of True Detective thus far and compares it to Bosch, the old-fashioned cop show that effortlessly unfolds without the feverish fanaticism.

Alex Casey looks back across the week in television and picks her favourite moments, including The Bachelorette's sex scandal and Hosking's skinny jeans ratings smash.