“Blasphemer,” Elder Brown (David Wilson Barnes) screams with such fervent conviction it goes way beyond righteous indignation. This is a guy who can cast a first stone and just might get his rocks off doing it. Alice’s mother (Lili Taylor) is stuck between a hard place as Alice becomes spiritually ready to roll post-trauma into a Lazarus hat trick. Maslany brings a very delicate balance to the imbalance of spiritual sight. Taylor is amazing to watch as everything we know her character is feeling is immediately thrust below the surface, hidden from sight, but only barely. One wants so badly to immerse herself into belief. The other is almost waterproof.
No one is looking for a fourth man in the Dodson case except Mason and Pete Strickland (Shea Whigham), the latter of whom quips the trail is “vanishing like the blush of innocence.” This is an endearing scene in the show for both characters as it reveals a poetic depth and a surprised appreciation in each man. It’s a fun acting moment to watch because it is almost the opposite of breaking character. Both actors break further into the character with the same ease they break into coroners’ offices.
Virgil (Jefferson Mays), the mortician, gets a day away from the formaldehyde. He wonders, hopefully, if Perry and Strickland stole him away to show him pornography and one of the funniest bits to come from the Strickland when he offers to go get some. He is never at a loss for a good comeback in general, but here you can hear how much he would actually enjoy sharing some illicit bric-a-brac. But no, Virgil isn’t picked up for that. Some people can’t get away from work.
Perry Mason broke a lot of rules in the early books of the series, and here we get an example of a very inventive interpretation of habeas corpus. I don’t know if the novelized Mason ever stole a body, Raymond Burr’s Mason would never do such a thing. But HBO’s Mason and his investigative partner take George Gannon’s (Aaron Stanford) body from the county coroner and drop it off in their friendly neighborhood mortician’s jurisdiction. This is really pretty ingenious. The police ruled Gannon’s death a suicide, and country coroner Frank Nazz “fucked up” his report “because he was told to,” Mason explains. He and Strickland try to prop Virgil up as a hero, but in the end, he feels so small he could fit in a lady’s purse.
Perry Mason is at least inventive in its portrayal of fetishes. Most shows go for S&M and leave it at that. This series already dished out a tasty helping of sitophilia. (Chubby actually takes his revenge on Mason tonight for ruining a guilty pleasure in the opening episode. He also wants his shoe back in the memorable and revealing scene.) The cathouse that Detective Ennis (Andrew Howard) shakes down has ornate pages of fetishes to choose from on its sexual menu. Virgil has a shrink kink, which is an interesting embellishment for a guy who works in such proximity to embalming fluid. It probably isn’t in the books but, as a detail, it captures the pulpy flavor of the original novel series while updating it.
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