I wanted a slow but emotional show and I asked ChatGPT for a niche pick, since most of the things it would usually recommend I have probably already watched. It has four seasons, so I thought I would be set for a week. I started it today on my second monitor, but it shifted to my main monitor within just five minutes. The opening was strong, and the show continued to build on it.
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Especially for such a heartfelt show, it holds some core details about the main character, who was released from prison after 15 years due to inconsistencies in his prosecution. Keep in mind he had confessed in high school to the murder of his girlfriend, although his family is very eager to accept him, which is different from many similar shows. In his case it is almost the opposite, as he often retreats into himself and reminisces about his prison cell. He struggles to function in the outside world, especially since he went to prison before the internet and the rise of mobile phones and computers, so the world feels strange and unfamiliar to him. There is also a mystery around whether he actually did it or not. He has philosophical tendencies that make him seem like someone who could be capable of it, or perhaps not at all. I completed the first season for now, and I like it very much.
Some details from the web:
Rectify is a drama series that premiered on the Sundance Channel in 2013.
It focuses on Daniel Holden (Aden Young), who is released from prison in the first episode after DNA evidence overturns his conviction for the rape and murder of his girlfriend, a crime to which he confessed at the age of 18 and for which he spent 19 years on death row.
