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Perry Mason Season 2 Showrunner Explains How ‘Impostor Syndrome’ Factored Into Killing Off That Major Season 1 Character

Perry Mason Michael Begler Chris Chalk HBO Jack Amiel Juliet Rylance Matthew Rhys Robert Downey
Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance and Chris Chalk in Perry Mason Season 2

Warning: SPOILERS for Perry Mason Season 2, Episode 4, a.k.a. “Chapter Twelve,” are ahead!

When we left off with Gayle Rankin’s Emily Dodson at the end of Perry Mason Season 1, the Charlie Dodson case had been declared a mistrial, allowing her to return to everyday life. And while the boy that Lili Taylor’s Birdy McKeegan claimed was a resurrected Charlie was clearly anything but, Emily nonetheless decided to accept the baby as her own and joined Birdy’s traveling church. Sadly though, it was revealed in the Season 2 premiere that Emily had later died by suicide, and showrunner Michael Begler explained to CinemaBlend how “impostor syndrome” factored into the decision to kill her off.

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