Donald the Normal 

A recovered Daniel explores Atlanta and enjoys a taste of big-city anonymity, while Amantha starts packing up her apartment. Tawney grows frustrated with Ted, Jr.'s ever-shifting moods, ... See full summary »

Director:

David Lowery

Writers:

Ray McKinnon (created by), Kate Powers

Stars:

Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Aden Young	...	Daniel Holden
Abigail Spencer	...	Amantha Holden
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Janet Talbot
Adelaide Clemens	...	Tawney Talbot
Clayne Crawford	...	Ted Talbot Jr.
Luke Kirby	...	Jon Stern (credit only)
Bruce McKinnon	...	Ted Talbot Sr.
Jake Austin Walker	...	Jared Talbot (credit only)
J.D. Evermore	...	Sheriff Carl Daggett
Donna Biscoe	...	Mrs. Whitman
Aldis Hodge	...	Stefon Whitman
Ashley LeConte Campbell	...	Wynn Lovaas
Derek Wilson	...	Kent Benny
Anna Enger Ritch	...	Joon Benny (as Anna Enger)
Molly Hagan	...	Florine

Storyline

A recovered Daniel explores Atlanta and enjoys a taste of big-city anonymity, while Amantha starts packing up her apartment. Tawney grows frustrated with Ted, Jr.'s ever-shifting moods, forcing him to seek understanding from an unexpected quarter.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The painting that Daniel looks at the museum is "The Breakfast" (Le Petit Déjeneur, 1922) by Pierre Bonnard. It resides in High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

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Quotes

Peggy: [joining him in front of a painting] What do you think?
Daniel Holden: What do I think? Well, I think I have looked at this painting for so long in a in a book that somehow my brain has trivialized it. And, uh, now as I stand here in front of the real thing, I feel, if anything, disappointment.
Peggy: Oh, that's too bad.
Daniel Holden: Well, not at the painting itself. More at my brain, I guess.
Peggy: I think the brain's afraid of being in a state of constant wonder. It's for safety reasons or something.
Daniel Holden: I suppose it's inevitable.
Peggy: Usually by ...
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Soundtracks

Amanke Dionti
(uncredited)
Performed by Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze
Daniel looks at the painting and talk to a woman about it.

User Reviews

Good episode

Greetings from Lithuania.

4th episode of "Rectify" was probably the best episode in this great season 2 so far. I loved the writing (this episode was even nominated by Writers Guild of America), directing, pacing and strong acting of course. While the story didn't moved much, this show isn't as much about story or plot as it is a character study drama, and it is a very good one - a hard to put down one actually.

Overall, "Donald the Normal" is clear example of good this show is overall. Great pacing, superb writing and down to plausible story (but very involving at the same time), a very good show so far.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gran Via Productions, Zip Works

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color