I loved that scene with Della and Hamilton from the last episode of Perry Mason. It made me wonder weather they are actually engaged (for appearances’ sake) or Ham just likes to joke about it. Thoughts?
Hmm. I thought it was an off the cuff joke he was making, the way Della looked at him in reaction, kind of narrowing her eyes. I feel like if he WERE her fiance we’d have heard it mentioned by literally anybody else before this, Perry, Hazel, EB, even Hamilton to Perry, but I guess it could be a bearding arrangement they don’t talk much about. Oh, but another mark against it would be the huge conflict of interest it must be? At least for Barnes to cause some drama.
If this were a different show, one without all this history that it’s the origin story for, I would almost think it was foreshadowing an engagement precisely because of all the drama but it feels like a lavender marriage between existing characters Della Street and Hamilton Burger is a bit too far even for a 2020 reboot.
Had to IMDb Juliet Rylance bc she looked so familiar and of course she was in American Gothic playing another wlw, love that type casting!
Haha, yes! I’m super grateful. I first saw her in a non-wlw role and loved her so much I went back and was like, ohhh, it’s her in American Gothic? *immediate watch* It was SUCH a pleasant surprise when her character turned out to be f/f in Perry Mason. Della Street is pretty iconic in her own right so I was going to love her played by Rylance anyway, especially when she was by far the most interesting and caring character, but then kissing a lady! :))))
