Along with Lev (perhaps the worst lawyer in human history), the judge you claim is your father is clearly one of the most intellectually dishonest people I've ever glimpsed.

Very interesting point about their Semitic heritage… hadn't considered that. I also found the series to be monumentally frustrating until they showed up. To finally hear vocalizations of all the things we were shouting at our monitors all along provided a type of much needed cathartic release.

Watched the 1st episode at midnight… and in a 'binging' first for me, found myself unable to move for the 10 hours it took for the final credits to begin rolling.

Interesting… that's been my theory about WTC7 ever since I heard the CIA and/or FBI (I believe) had offices there. Nice to see somebody else saying it.

Heh… I have a family member who was IN the Pentagon the day after and took hundreds of pictures. There were plane parts.

I've read articles and their comment sections on the A.V. Club in the past. I recall them being more thoughtful than typical TV review fair. Yet I've read a half dozen articles recently, and more importantly the comments below them, and wonder what has happened to it? And more specifically what, exactly, 'it' is?

I meant on the part of writers & producers. Every viewer wanted him to slam down his fist and refuse to participate in the charade, and they knew it… but clearly felt it wasn't right for the story.

He's also clearly a very black and white (likely religious) thinking character. The kind of person who truly believe that confessions cannot be coerced outside of physical torture, and that an innocent man (or adolescent, in this case) would never 'confess' to an act they hadn't committed.

Hey now, Halt & Catch Fire is a fine show. Is it on the level of Rectify? Clearly not. But if that's going to be your yardstick, you're only going to watch a few dozen hours of TV per year.

I can't imagine many shows having the intestinal fortitude to allow Daniel to 'confess' a second time. Even though Rectify has defied conventional expectations since it's first episode, I still found myself rather certain he'd have a last second change of mind, and begin to 'fight the good fight' towards exoneration.…

Disagree strongly.