#rectify tv

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Rectify (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Amantha Holden/Tawney Talbot Characters: Amantha Holden, Tawney Talbot Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Religious Discussion, Bonding Series: Part 13 of Pride Month Prompts 2020 Summary:

“I love the water,” Tawney says, half announcing and half marveling in that way that she always seems to be. She always talks like she’s discovering something unheard of, something she isn’t quite sure she’s really seeing. Amantha looks up from her book, her thumb marking her place as the breeze blows the cover shut. “Yeah? Why?”

Happy Pride Month and welcome to my first ever month-long fic challenge! For thirty days, I'll be writing and posting LGBTQ+ fics inspired by the prompts listed here. These fics will be anywhere from 100-1,500 words, will be for different fandoms, ships and characters, and will all stand alone. Here goes nothing!

Day 13 Prompt: Swimming. Set in an AU where Tawney is separated from Teddy— or maybe she and Teddy were never even together? Idk I just like to pretend Teddy doesn't exist because he sucks lol. I just love the idea of bi Amantha and repressed lesbian Tawney so I knew I had to write them even though I haven't watched the show in years.

Title comes from the song "Oceansize" by Oh Wonder.

[timotay-chalamet]

Almost everybody at some point in their life has to deal with or figure out how not to deal with their stuff. You, you have a very unique variety of it and I don’t think you have the option of not dealing

[timotay-chalamet]

Are you dangerous?                        Sometimes, mostly to myself, rarely others

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RECTIFY: Season 1

Warning: Probably some spoilers. Maybe. Not really. Well, kinda.

On Sunday I stumbled across this gem as all of you watched your digital cable and satellite connections to Game of Thrones.

Yes, I’m entirely jealous, but I’m putting that jealousy to productive use. 

Generally, I don’t ever feel like watching anything to do with prison life. I can’t really say why, I suppose it really depresses me. Eg. Green Mile, Escape From Alcatraz, American History X, The Shawshank Redemption, Alien 3, Deadman Walking. I tend to leave the incredible prison stories to the movies, that way I’m not watching more than 3 hours of something that rips my heart out and forces me to think about some of the reality of this kind of stuff. All that emotional deterring aside however, I decided to give this one a shot because of the show’s premise.

It’s a story about a Paulie, United States man’s readjustment to life outside of prison after spending 19 years in solitary confinement on death row after being convicted of the rape and murder of his girlfriend when he was 18 years old. So, it’s not entirely based in the prison and I found that was what piqued my curiosity. It’s not something you think about every day. After so many people being forced into confessing something they didn’t do, you’d think this kind of stuff would register with you. It doesn’t. This show brings up things you’d never think of, or maybe I should say we avoid thinking of. 

This is a Sundance Channel original awaiting to be watched by all of us Canadian Netflix users. The first episode’s description reads:

“After 19 years on death row, Daniel Holden is suddenly released. While he adjusts to life on the outside, Sen. Foulkes plots to reopen the case.”

In one day, I watched the entire first season (6 episodes) with my boyfriend. The show is brilliant. It’s so brilliant that I am likely going to watch them all a second time through. My boyfriend and I found ourselves strangely compelled to keep powering through the episodes not only because they were great, but we couldn’t help but want to know how the story pans out for Daniel. He becomes a character you are weary of, yet totally dedicated to.

The show has been green lit for a second season and after that last episode, that made me sob like a little girl, I have great expectations for it and am really excited for it. Also, I should probably mention it was produced by some of the same people who produce Breaking Bad.

Thank you, Ray McKinnon, for learning how to pull at my heart strings the only way I thought the writers of Breaking Bad and Six Feet Under knew how. Dang.