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Rectify

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Season 4
Season #: 1, 2, 3, 4
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99

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Universal acclaim- based on 273 Ratings

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  • Summary: Daniel tries to start a new life outside of Paulie in the fourth and final season of the drama.
  • Genre(s): Drama

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Oct 25, 2016
    100
    Young's performance continues to be extraordinary, with a monologue late in the premiere all but guaranteed to raise the dust level in your home as you watch it. But it's a measure of the work McKinnon and the supporting actors have done in demonstrating how the smaller conflicts in the lives of Amantha or Ted Jr. or Tawney can be just as powerful (to them and to us) as Daniel's larger existential crisis.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Oct 24, 2016
    100
    Season 4, which marks the all-too-soon end of“Rectify’s distinguished run, finds a fresh thematic connection for Daniel while simultaneously setting him free from past complications. More importantly, it gives Daniel an impeccably astute voice rarely heard before and never this magnified.
  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Oct 27, 2016
    100
    It allows us to know and care for these characters even when they try to hold us at arm’s length, by embracing their truths in quiet moments that connect us to their loneliness, uncertainty, and ultimately their hope.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 25, 2016
    100
    Rectify, a drama entering its final season on SundanceTV on Wednesday, is exceptional in being concerned with what comes after prison, for ex-convicts, for their families, for an entire community.
  5. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Todd VanDerWerff
    Oct 26, 2016
    100
    I’ve seen a few episodes of Rectify’s fourth season, and they’re as sweet and soulful as the show has always been. They contain passages of stark beauty, and moments of dreamlike simplicity. And above all else, they’re guided by McKinnon’s unfailing empathy for each and every character on screen.
  6. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Oct 26, 2016
    100
    No other series so poignantly probes the human condition and our concept of reality, identity, what we know and what is true with such alluring complexity. In a just world, more people would watch Rectify. That it existed at all, and leaves four tremendous seasons to savor and contemplate, is its own lovely blessing.
  7. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Nov 9, 2016
    91
    In its final season, with but eight episodes total, Rectify continues to take risks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. markydisco
    Mar 13, 2017
    10
    In my opinion, this is quite possibly the best series I have ever watched. Season 4 was as perfect as could be. I have never been so touchedIn my opinion, this is quite possibly the best series I have ever watched. Season 4 was as perfect as could be. I have never been so touched by, or felt so much emotion from watching a show. The entire cast is flawless, as is the writing, soundtrack...it kept me glued to the screen. I was especially happy with the way the series ended...just brilliant!… Expand
  2. MrNobody19884
    Oct 27, 2016
    10
    Just finished watching 1st episode of season 4,never have i ever watched anything as emotionally & mentally engaging as this,have so farJust finished watching 1st episode of season 4,never have i ever watched anything as emotionally & mentally engaging as this,have so far watched some of the best shows on TV,likes of sopranos,the wire,mad men,breaking bad,homicide-life on the streets,despite a very modest premise rectify has been the best tv series to showcase the human connection of sorts in a very real & profound way possible.… Expand
  4. Bangstad
    Apr 27, 2017
    10
    Breaking Bad is acclaimed at least in part because of the wonderful character arcs of the 2 lead characters and rightly so. Rectify explores 8Breaking Bad is acclaimed at least in part because of the wonderful character arcs of the 2 lead characters and rightly so. Rectify explores 8 character arcs in a complex and interesting manner. Add in lyrical storytelling and exquisite cinematography and Rectify vaults to the top of my all-time TV shows. Breaking Bad's inventive use of cinematography caused me to gasp out loud at their cleverness in setting up stunning shots, whereas Rectify caused me to tear up with emotion at the sheer beauty of the shot and how it captured the emotion of the moment. Both are admirable, but when compared, Breaking Bad's seems sterile compared to the visceral tug of Rectify's cinematography. It's likely that in my lifetime I'll not see 8 characters explored as thoroughly, I sure hope I'm wrong about that!… Expand
  5. Gerard78
    Nov 11, 2016
    10
    Rectify is best tv series I have ever seen, ever. The only disappointing part of the fourth season is that it's the last. I have watched andRectify is best tv series I have ever seen, ever. The only disappointing part of the fourth season is that it's the last. I have watched and loved all the critically acclaimed tv shows over the last 15 years, however Rectify stands on its own as an experience that affects your sense of being. It's a visceral affliction on your senses that continues to linger long after the series ends. The writing, acting and direction continues to be overlooked and has not received the recognition it deserves. No show has ever picked at and teased out human emotion in order to develop the kind of characters synonymous with middle America. Rectify is a slow burner, as it peels away its layers it reveals the real premise behind the series. This is something you need to experience as it is a series that incomparable to any other.… Expand
  6. Seppo
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    The best show on television, hands down. Gothic literature references, great acting, and a name like Amantha. So good. I can't wait to see theThe best show on television, hands down. Gothic literature references, great acting, and a name like Amantha. So good. I can't wait to see the resolution, and wish that there was more sleeper shows like this.… Expand
  7. night4
    Sep 9, 2018
    9
    I was wondering why this was so highly rated, but having seen it, I understand now. I don't want to give much away, but it feels like aI was wondering why this was so highly rated, but having seen it, I understand now. I don't want to give much away, but it feels like a satisfying ending to the show, and I'm really glad they didn't try to drag it out forever.

    Some scenes are a little ridiculous, but overall, it's some of the best Drama you'll see outside of Breaking Bad.    … Expand
  8. Ripandread
    Apr 4, 2017
    0
    I fail to understand how people can heap praise on this show. I find it to be drawn-out and the lead actor so stiff and boring. How thisI fail to understand how people can heap praise on this show. I find it to be drawn-out and the lead actor so stiff and boring. How this series survived four seasons is a mystery in itself.… Expand

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