Stuck in 4.4.4 hell, please help.

Hi, I posted this in the main troubleshooting thread. It includes a video. I am not a very good phone tech, but I can BASH my way through some basic stuff.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/xper...-help-t3212525

I DO have my TA partition backed up. I haven't tried restoring it. Thanks!