There's no suggestion that Daniel heard laughter down at the camp during his mushroom vision quest. All of that "up there"/"down there" trickery was planted in his head by Trey.

This is how I read the scene initially since so much of the episode dealt with Daniel realizing he will essentially be imprisoned forever. The other interpretation I had was Daniel decided to purposefully live down to everyone's expectations by destroying the project.

I'd imagine Daniel and Tawney's situation changed the moment he confessed to assaulting Teddy.

Yes, definitely. There's a great parallel going on between the kitchen remodel and Daniel's new job as a pool painter (under the employ of one Melvin). In season 2, Daniel literally destroyed the kitchen and left the project in ruins. The painting gig represents a new start, a way to repair something rather than…

I love that Rectify doesn't make excuses for Daniel's behavior. We have context for the incident between him and Teddy but it's not justification. As Jon reminded us in this episode - how or why Teddy provoked Daniel is all but irrelevant because you just don't do that people (barring self-defense). No one ever…

Please don't ruin Lee Pace for me!

Yeah, I'm a Coog fan and yet feel like I've been knifed in the gut.

You're watching too much True Detective :-). I can't say for sure but the Senator is interested in this case only to gain political points. Why would he be shining a light on Hannah Dean's rape and murder if he was in any way involved (other than manipulating the boys, that is)? I could be wrong but Rectify is not…

Does anyone know where I watch the finale Rectify in HD? I need to watch the episode as God intended and On Demand hasn't posted it yet!

I think Jared's line about Daniel riding the former's bike was a bit of a call back to something Janet said in season 1. Jared originally thought Daniel should have his old room back but Janet protested by saying something to the effect of, "it made him [Daniel] happy knowing you were living in it".