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The Best Episodes of Rectify Season 1

Every episode of Rectify Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rectify Season 1!

After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. Daniel is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his homecoming reignites the fears of a small town and threatens to shatter his family’s fragile peace. Daniel’s alleged crime divided a community. Will his freedom tear it in half?

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:SundanceTV

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Rectify" season 1 is "Always There", rated 8/10 from 1003 user votes. It was directed by Keith Gordon and written by Ray McKinnon. "Always There" aired on 4/22/2013 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Sexual Peeling".

  • Always There
    8.0/10 1,003 votes

    #1 - Always There

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2013

    After 19 years on Death Row, Daniel Holden is released due to new DNA evidence. He returns with his family to his childhood home, struggling to adjust to life on the outside. Meanwhile, the Senator who prosecuted him plots to reopen the case.

    Director: Keith Gordon

    Writer: Ray McKinnon

  • Sexual Peeling
    8.0/10 839 votes

    #2 - Sexual Peeling

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2013

    Daniel explores the town while Amantha worries about his safety; Ted Jr. fears for the future of the family business; tension run high at Daniel's welcome home party.

    Director: Billy Gierhart

    Writer: Ray McKinnon

  • Modern Times
    7.9/10 763 votes

    #3 - Modern Times

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2013

    Daniel retreats from the stress of recent events; Tawney reaches out to Daniel, unbeknownst to her husband; Amantha fears that the town's anger could erupt at any moment.

    Director: Nicole Kassell

    Writer: N/A

  • Plato's Cave
    8.0/10 725 votes

    #4 - Plato's Cave

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2013

    Janet's day in town with Daniel turns into a media circus; Sheriff Daggett questions Trey Willis about a missing witness.

    Director: Jim McKay

    Writer: Graham Gordy, Michael D. Fuller

  • Drip, Drip
    8.5/10 758 votes

    #5 - Drip, Drip

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2013

    Daniel begins to lose his grip on reality as he struggles to adjust to life on the outside; Ted Jr. starts to question Daniel's innocence.

    Director: Romeo Tirone

    Writer: Ray McKinnon

  • Jacob's Ladder
    8.7/10 794 votes

    #6 - Jacob's Ladder

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2013

    As the town's anger hits the boiling point, Daniel's family goes on alert. Foulkes presses the D.A. for a retrial. Ted Jr. & Tawney recover from disturbing encounters. Trey Willis searches for the missing George Melton. Daniel must decide his future.

    Director: Ray McKinnon

    Writer: Ray McKinnon