"Gary is a lonely, unassuming postal worker who loves the Counting Crows. He has no friends. He hates dogs. There is one house on his route where he bumps into a quiet little kid, hiding outside while his parents have a screaming match in their living room - Gary worries about him. He goes home from his shift and plays video games all night."
"In a perfect piece of casting, Cameron Britton plays that mix of sweet and pathetic so well that you don't see that heel turn coming. You easily brush off some red flags. Gary could never. But you know who is suspicious of this guy from minute one? Xavier Collins. He's packing a gun, a baby, and some new gruff facial hair, and he can immediately tell that not all is what it seems at the post office in Atlanta."
In the Paradise episode "The Mailman," Xavier Collins tracks his wife to an Atlanta post office where he encounters Gary, a seemingly harmless postal worker played by Cameron Britton. The episode alternates between Xavier's present investigation and Gary's backstory from five years before the apocalypse. Gary is portrayed as a solitary, friendless man who loves Counting Crows and spends his evenings playing video games. He develops an online friendship with another lonely player and shows concern for a troubled child on his mail route. Through careful character development and casting, the episode subverts expectations by revealing Gary's darker nature beneath his pathetic exterior, while establishing Teri as an essential character to the show's narrative.
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