I will be the first to admit that after the first episode I was a little dumbstruck. Not that I was expecting Raymond Burr's resurrection, but how is a PI named Perry who loves on a "dairy farm" with a runway through the middle going to get the job done?? Besides, that's Paul Drake's job!! If there hadn't been a Della, I may have quit watching believing this was going to be a radical departure from what i was expecting.
Well, getting through episode 1 is essential...think of it as waiting in line for the ride, you wouldn't do it without the expectation of better things to come. From episode 2 to 6, there is rising action, growing tension...sure there are some fun dips, twists and turns, but this roller coaster climbs ever higher. By episode 6, we have met Paul Drake, a very well cast Hamilton Burger, and perry May finally append esquire to his name, but we know there is more and we know the ride is going to be great and memorable.
This shoe has great casting, the blend of personalities is going to make this a series that run several seasons - hopefully. I will say that i wish I never heard of the show until I could binge watch it, but the flip side this anticipation of episodes is special. Only a few shows have made me tune in - early seasons of walking dead, mad men just to name a couple. The golden age of television extends with Perry Mason.
