Rachel Tolleson, Author at The Mary Sue

Rachel Tolleson

Rachel (she/her) is a freelancer at The Mary Sue. She has been freelancing since 2013 in various forms, but has been an entertainment freelancer since 2016 with an interest in movies and television. She currently lives in NYC with her cats Carla and Thorin Oakenshield but is a Midwesterner at heart. If she’s not rewatching Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul she’s probably rewatching Our Flag Means Death.

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Two men silhouetted on the deck of a ship in the moonlight in 'Our Flag Means Death.'

‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2 Is a Stunning Reflection of Season 1

If we don't get a third season, then I think we've ended on a good note.

Oct 26, 2023

the boys in Our Flag Means Death Image by Nicola Dove

‘Our Flag Means Death’ NYCC Panel Proves the Cast Really Cares About Each Other

The cast of Our Flag Means Death set sail at New York Comic-Con! Well, as best they could.

Oct 20, 2023

Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) scares the living hell out of audiences during a scene from Breaking Bad.

‘Breaking Bad’: Who is Gus? Giancarlo Esposito’s Gustavo Fring, Explained

Over the course of Breaking Bad's five-season run, Giancarlo Esposito's Gustavo Fring cemented himself as one of television's best villains. A fried chicken proprietor slash drug dealer, Gus appears inscrutable from the beginning, his face never giving away his emotions and therefore making him (and his unknown motives) all the more terrifying.

Dec 3, 2022