*FALLOUT* Episode 1x05 Reaction

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I wanted to post this sooner, but with the fires in LA, I've had a few delays, and it also felt a little tasteless to be doing a series that's based in post-disaster Los Angeles 😅 Thankfully things are starting to settle down, so thank you to everyone who reached out! Barring any catastrophes, FALLOUT Episode 6 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th, and Episode 7 for next Friday, January 31st.

[@joeb918]

It’s not entirely the same thing, but when The Last of Us Part 2 the video game came out, it was decidedly unsettling to play a game about a worldwide pandemic at the outset of our own real world pandemic via Covid. So I understand those feelings. In any case stay safe and it’s great to see your reactions to this again, it just keeps getting better and better and more and more fecked up, it’s fantastic!

[@joenobody5631]

Episode 7 on my birthday. I'll take it.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

I’m glad you’re ok. I’m also from the LA area (east of the city), and seeing all this happening has been rough. Take care of yourself! 😊

[@zolahVR]

@@joeb918 I started playing Dead Island 2 during the LA fires, it was definitely mirroring reality a bit.

[@thequarteryearman9305]

We understand fully, Jacqui. Have family and friends in The Zone, luckily none of them had to evacuate (In Riverside myself). I kept good thoughts you wouldn't have to bail and assumed the delay was due to the fires. Take care.

[@CollideFan1]

I like how Betty comes off as a kindly older lady, but... She knows what Norm has been up to and their last dialog just confirms the little game they are playing with each other. That last long look she gave him was a threat to stop pushing it. I hope the second year of this show is just as good as the first. Things get more interesting after this episode.

[@socaldayve]

Might have been mentioned before but how good is Moises as Lucy's brother? He really owns that slow burn of increasing intensity as his quest for the truth gives him purpose in life.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Absolutely!

[@itsregal]

he is hands down my fav character in this show. The intrigue behind his storyline is IMMENSE

[@rubenlopez3364]

I can see him becoming overseer later after taking down Betty

[@andrewjuby6339]

I absolutely thought he was comic relief or otherwise not to be taken seriously at first first brush. Tremendous work both from Moises and the writers.

[@andyb1653]

Also I've never seen an actor who can look/play a dude who's like 17 and 43 years old at the same time

[@McBeelzebub]

One thing I love is the dichotomy of Lucy and Norman. Lucy is a powerhouse, brilliant, willful, strong, but naive to a dangerous degree. Norman, her counter-balance, is in many ways frail, but when it comes to the games of politics and intrigue, within days he’s going toe to toe with Betty. His, “Great job cleaning up,” line is tops!

[@arminwolff1748]

I can't help myself from seeing him as the absolute incarnation of the "small frame" perk from the games. ☺

[@xptaco2298]

hes def going to be involved greatly in season 2. possibly interacting with the NCR

[@hartjohnson2975]

I love what I am guessing are film student observations. Lighting, symmetry. It is a fresh take on watching.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

I'l confess something: I love the main trio (Lucy, Maximus and the Ghoul), but I think my favorite is, I think Norm. Him doing the detective work and actively seeking the truth (as opposed to Lucy, that has the truth thrown her way. No shade on the fantastic character, her arc is amazing too) is something impressive to see.

[@jezclark4882]

Norm has solid steel ball bearings down there.

[@nyarlathotep3334]

Yeah, the whole Norm/Chet interaction was super great, and Norm is a very interesting character for sure. He's my favorite too. I hope we see more of both him and Chet (working together) in season 2...not sure how that would work, but I'm hoping.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

@@jezclark4882 That too. It's funny how their father raised such great kids by himself.

[@randalthor741]

Yeah, I love Norm. He's a really well written character and Moises Arias does such a fantastic job in the role.

[@RaulSmith]

I definitely root for Norm. He reminds me of myself sometimes.

[@Tantalus010]

A lot of people forget that Max told Lucy his name was Titus back in episode 2. It seemed like Lucy genuinely forgot, and maybe she did, but she asked his name right after telling him about her trust issues. That raises the possibility that she remembered and was testing him. Since Max was at her mercy, maintaining the lie was the safer choice.

[@catindigo9907]

Vault 31 uses Solent mash potatoes, where the taste varies from person to.person.

[@ManDragonA0]

You really get to appreciate and value those around you that have good taste.

[@theironfox2756]

"Everyone wants to save the world, they just don't agree how" is what I call a "Gumpism" a simple phrase that is exceptionally profound

[@sergioaccioly5219]

I recently heard a variation of this Gumpism. It'd be a lecture from a Budhist monk, who wrote this on a blackboard: "everybody wants to save the world, but nobody wants to help their mother washing the dishes".

[@joeb918]

Well, Maximus does seem to be rolling a low intelligence run sometimes through out this series, so that tracks. Though he has a high luck with an idiot savant perk going on as well.

[@adp806]

It's also one of the core principles of the game. Each major faction (such as The Brotherhod of Steel) has their own idea of how to save the world, how to move forward and reform society etc.

[@davidterry9680]

@@joeb918 I think he's finally starting to perk intelligence though. He'll need a lot of street savvy to survive. They all will.

[@SeattleJeffin]

The "orange in the background" is the IV bag with RadAway that is curing her radiation sickness.

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

Well, the Battle Hymn of the Republic is a bit older than Gory Gory Hallelujah (Blood Upon the Risers), it comes from the marching song The Body of John Brown used by the Union. The text was then Changed by Julia Ward Howe into The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Both Brown and Howe being part of the Abolitionist Movement.

[@RaulSmith]

The thing I love about this show is as I watch for the second time through your eyes, I not only remind myself of WHY I absolutely love this show and am excited for Season 2, but also picking up on things here and there (no spoilers) that set things up later in the season that feel so obvious now. Betty is one creepy lady and for very good reason, when you find out about her. You also got to see the New California Republic for the first time (one of the major factions in the games) and remember Shady Sands. That's going to come back at some point. Again, no spoilers.

[@Precaricat]

The Expanse is one of my favourite series, great to hear that you are watching it.

[@atticstattic]

Ella Purnell's American accent is amazing

[@cstains5543]

Lucy has been doing a lot of leveling up over the last few episodes as those Rad Roaches are not even a threat anymore. And Jacqui has been learning well the lessons of Fallout, paranoia is normal, because there's always something lurking in the shadows. So leveling up all around.👍

[@beardedgeek973]

"She's got guts". All over her boots. Also THANK YOU. I immediately felt the doors were a stylized skull, but nobody else have mentioned it!

[@christopherjensen3034]

Love! That you are catching both the music as well as tone shifts. I agree this is the second part of the rollercoaster. Its a new build up. You are in for a treat.

[@mikedignum1868]

I hope everyone is safe and weel where you are.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you!

[@ryanhill-x5i]

hey I’m Ryan I have a movie request Spider-Man 1 and if you can please wear gloves for this movie

[@jasondolph2785]

Happy to see you back, hope you remain safe!

[@SoshiMECH]

Thanks for teasing us about your "The Expanse" reaction, I hope we get to see it!

[@SilverArtha]

Have you ever seen Blast from the Past, where Brendan Fraser is raised in a fallout shelter?

[@pirateylass]

Hope you’re keeping safe! I have a lot of relatives down there so it’s been tough seeing the spread of the fires just outside of my hometown. Really happy you had some time to relax and have fun with another amazing Fallout episode! The Ghoul is my favorite character, but Norm is a close second. Absolutely love seeing his investigation progress! 😊

[@hammerhead8537]

I'm pretty claustrophobic, and I have to admit as cool as the T-60 is, being frozen in place while the armor is being chewed through by the radroaches is 100% nightmare fuel

[@nomis]

omg.... So good to see you again. Glad you're back J 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lvfd6117]

Shout out to Leslie uggams for being an amazing actress, hard to pull off both Betty and be blind al in deadpool

[@4u57inc0v3110]

A T-60? Might as well be walking around in tinfoil. No way it stands up to my supercharged T-51b. Not even a Deathclaw can damage me in one of those. As a Fallout 1 veteran, seeing what happened to Shady Sands was heartbreaking. There's some rage from other fans over some of the Shady Sands scenes, but I have a more sentimental attachment to it since it's the first civilization you visit in the entire series. It looks much different than the TV series, but that's to be expected since it doesn't really come into its own until Fallout 2.

[@quoctong]

You need to review Silo and compare the different post-apocalyptic worlds.

[@lawrenceadams1456]

Stay safe. Unsettled about the vaults? Yup, that's about right. Looking forward to the next video.

[@YouTubeUserCMXVIICDI]

Maximus telling Lucy the "myth" about vaults being inhabited by monsters is so perfect. They are- by the worst and most dangerous animal of them all bar none. That's the lesson Fallout has always tried to teach, and which Lucy still hasn't fully learned.

[@davidbergfors6820]

Good to see you back Jacqui! I Found Norms and Chets conversation to be very interesting! especially the line you didn't include in the edit, "you might as well be asking why everyone prefers jell-o cake to apple pie, I don't know why" if something as american as apple pie has been "phased out" within the vaults, I wonder what other American things has gone the same way?

[@Educated2Extinction]

This show was so much better than I expected.

[@rayhutchinson640]

"These violent delights have violent endings!"

[@woolenthreads]

Let's see. Vault 15 opened in 2097 (due to overcrowding), Vault 8 was given the all clear in 2091 becoming Vault City, Vault 81 was opened by the Overseer in 2287, Vault 21 opened in 2274 when it was taken over by Mr House, Vault 3 opened up because of a Water Leak (not specified when) and most of the residents of Vault 34 left due to overpopulation (technically it remained sealed and the remaining residents mostly became ghouls). I think all of the rest of the Vaults remained sealed or their experiments destroyed them. The point I'm making is that some Vaults had "early" openings or "Reclamation Days" usually as part of their experiments. The residents of Shady Sands were partly overland survivors and partly Vault 15 descendants.

[@Rert]

Also, vault 76, which was a control vault , opened in 2103 exactly 30 years after the war.

[@jasperzanovich2504]

The power armor being able to be shut of from the outside locking the pilot inside seems like a major designflaw to me. Could be that Maximus just doesn't know how to manually open the suit. Then again this is the parody of the US Military and we have already seen some major designflaws of that armor. 5:40 That lie makes no sense. The name would not make any difference to Lucy. Also in some fantasy Knight cultured this is how it goes. The crusaders in Diablo would have a squire and the squires would take theplace of their fallen master, gear, name and all.

[@williamroop451]

Not to throw spoilers, but if you are nervous at THIS episode, you MIGHT not make it to the finale - without a drink or two. There is SO much revealed through the rest of the season.

[@JDCheng]

8:45 - "Glory, Glory, [sic] what a helluva way to die"... guess you still have Band of Brothers on your mind? As others have mentioned, the song is the "Battle Hymn of the Republic".

[@andyb1653]

I've watched a few reactions to this TV show. Never seen ANYONE notice the rainbow. Or that "Glory, Glory, Halleluja" is playing in the background. Good eye (and ear), ma'am.

[@jmhjmhjmh]

Anyone notice literally every thumbnail on this channel is Jacqui going 😮?

[@rubenlopez3364]

8==D(*o*)

[@eddiejravannen]

I just found out in another reaction, that tay-tos, are a cross breed between a tomato, and a potato. The taste is apparently like fries and moldy ketchup.

[@jezclark4882]

If you fancy a totally different take on the 'living in an underground bunker' thing, but with a heavier dose of mystery and a much darker tone, you might want to look at Silo. Season 2 finished recently. Rebecca Ferguson & Tim Robbins are in it, although the entire cast is on form. You can tell it's a labour of love.

[@CloneByDesign]

I love Tim Robbins, I should check that out!

[@brianb8060]

Hey! Good Mashed Potatoes are VERY important.

[@PrimeMyth64]

Love your videos!

[@arsewynd]

More great commentary. As you watch the next episode keep in mind the name of the medical lab Lucy and Max entered "Hawthorne" Stay safe.

[@TrismegistusMx]

Betty "buried" his mother? In a vault? While wearing pre-war technology?

[@arellajardin8188]

Yeah, it's threatening but it doesn't make any sense for her to say that to Norman. He knows how the Vault works. Bodies go to compost for precious nutrients, prewar tech would be preserved and passed down.

[@erinhaury5773]

@@arellajardin8188 I think it does make sense, as it's a veiled threat. She said that she and Hank were the ones that "buried" his mother, and given her look and tone, I took it as an implication that Rose had been poking around and they had gotten rid of her... which Betty is willing to do to Norm if he doesn't back off.

[@thetragicschoolbuspodcast]

8:44 Pretty sure the score is just 'Glory Glory Hallelujah'

[@casspeus]

"Because I buried her myself" is one of the darkest lines in this whole series

[@rubenlopez3364]

Until you realize it makes no sense and is a red flag because where do they bury you in a vault? We saw the compost room already…

[@firstelderd]

Shady Sands is a location in Fallout 1. I'm not a fan of the show's decision to destroy it. The New California Republic is a reference to Fallout 2 and New Vegas. It is basically a new civilization created in the California area.

[@ArykSapien]

Bummed me out to find out about Shady Sands and the NCR.

[@dawidscheffler7152]

Once you've finished the season, do yourself a favour, read up on all the various Vaults and how they were handled... some fun, interesting, and horrifying options out there :D

[@arellajardin8188]

I'd recommend something like a "top 10 worst vaults" video. As well as the opening cinematic for all 5 games. FNV's opening would fill in blanks on the setting, while FO4's is a powerful look at the prewar mindset that led to the End.

[@Educated2Extinction]

Or maybe wait to see if more are explored in season 2?

[@johnmiller7682]

It's funny, everyone, including myself, misses what's in the background, when they enter the medical center.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

May I recommend the Amazon anthology series Secret Level. it's by the team behind Love Death & Robots and is a 15-episode series its episodes are taken from Computer Games.

[@LibrarianMichael]

Glad you're doing ok, Jacqui!

[@pantlessreactions]

Stay safe. Keep up the great work &if you get a chance, would love to see a reaction to "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead". Amazing cast.

[@Wayazaexa42]

Been looking forward to this! 😄

[@davidwright446]

If you like the shows, you'll love the games. This is the best adaptation I've ever seen,

[@SubieNinja]

wait wait wait how is your sub count under 100k?

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Alas, it's not up to me 😂

[@jasondolph2785]

The algorithm sucks. Jacqui's reactions are a treasure.

[@randalthor741]

I mean, looking at those sad Vault 33 mashed potatoes, I can believe that the mashed potatoes in Vault 31 are a little better.

[@richardyoung3462]

The orange on the wall behind Lucy was graffiti. Specifically, a nuclear mushroom cloud graffiti.

[@aaronjohnson8786]

12:00 In the games there are things called charisma checks. where you succeed or fail based on your character's charisma. This undoubtedly was a high charisma check.

[@canadian__ninja]

I guess I was right when I commented "see you in a month for part 5"

[@tadcooper9733]

Missed you Red!!

[@wtimmins]

The writing of this show is way better than one would expect.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

That anguished, uncomprehending, "Why?!" from Lucy after the run in with the Fiends is, I think, the most emotionally hammering moment in the series. Sums up my reaction to most of the terrible things going on in the world right now too :le sigh:

[@Educated2Extinction]

Right now? That's a valid reaction to most of recorded history.

[@jasondolph2785]

As a historian, I second the hell out of this.

[@kevenpinder7025]

I think they are/or soon will be shooting Season 2.

[@nevermore_nevermore]

Yay another video

[@scott3484]

I still find it funny that they made the fiends less evil in the show

[@knytestorme]

But what was the thing Even Rachel Wood said that you said you'd get back to when you cut yourself off?????

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Oh no, I forgot to come back to it! 🙈 Apparently when ERW was playing Dolores in Westworld, she would do this trick where she looked somewhere with her eyes first before turning her head, and it made her seems super creepy and robotic. Betty's look there made me think of that.

[@R1ddic]

4:30 .. yep, she got guts all over her shoes :)

[@liluziintrovert]

SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW I completely forgot about Betty and the “I buried her myself” comment and dear god she wasn’t lying

[@iczorro]

Ominous Mashed Potatoes is the name of my Weezer cover band

[@LibrarianMichael]

13:23 you and me both, Lucy.

[@frankdillard2522]

Not fearless, courageous. There is a difference.

[@arellajardin8188]

This was the weakest episode for me, though now i realize it's sort of a transitional episode. Also, I think they undersell how important it is that civilization had restarted and only just recently fell apart again. The New California Republic spanned hundreds of square miles and was relatively "safe." They had cities, laws, taxes. The fact that everything is now lawless and dangerous is a big deal.

[@Lordmaniax357]

I so want to see you play a Fallout game... There is so much "nuance" that you are missing. Don't get me wrong, the show is great and does a great job telling a "Fallout Story"... BUT.. Playing the games add so much depth to what you are seeing, knowing and experiencing. Playing the games don't add too much in the "spoiler" category but add to the experience of the the show.

[@Smokey7186]

I think this series is just telling the future. Sadly

[@thomashiggins9320]

As you already know, given how far ahead you are, the plots come off the rails in the second half of the season.

[@pkakira88]

10:51 heh

[@thetalantonx]

Creepy as Four-k, indeed.

[@philipturner9087]

He’s got father shock and he’s not even the father . . .

[@takewhataway]

You said you're gonna go back to what Evan Rachel Wood said??

[@bpora01]

Stay safe

[@dwimrel]

BE PRPEPAREDFOR ONE OF THE CRINGIEST SCENES IN THE WHOLE SERIES NEXT EPISODE. sorry for the caps. Also awesome to see you enjoying this, been a Fallout player myself for years.

[@spidersj12]

Sure Fallout gets a seasons 2, but Fox made sure there was no season 2 for Firefly....

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

Different time, different media environment. Today there would be a HUGE social media campaign to save Firefly and the rights to make it would probably get sold to Amazon or some other streaming service like they did with the Expanse.

[@joeb918]

There was a huge campaign to save Firefly, more or less, it’s why Fox finally gave in and let them do the movie.

[@CloneByDesign]

That was 20 years ago. Sci-fi wasn’t as popular back then and the niche was already filled by Star Trek, Stargate, and Battlestar Galactica.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

4:30 (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ 14:42 I LOVE her acting & character. I'm so curious what they'll do with her for season 2. 17:25 And rad roaches. By the way, when are you going to dive into animated media, Jacqui? Frieren (sub - just incredible writing, production, animation, audio, and disgustingly wholesome), Arcane (more Ella Purnell!), Attack on Titan (sub - The most spoiler heavy show probably, so beware.), etc. There's lots of good stuff here.

[@GrantReedIII]

The thing that bothered me about the "It was buried with her" is I remember them using compost in one of the earlier episodes. A Pip-Boy is unlikely to compost. Also, in a limited environment, I would find it odd not to recycle Pip-Boys if they are a limited item.

[@CigarMick]

The New California Republic is from the game Fallout: New Vegas.

[@DavidBrown-ly6lp]

and Fallout and Fallout 2

[@CigarMick]

@@DavidBrown-ly6lp I've never played Fallout or Fallout 2. I got started on Fallout 3.

[@arminwolff1748]

@@CigarMick Ah, young whippersnappers. Some of us REALLY old farts got started on Wasteland in 1988. Fallout 1 was a "spiritual successor" to that, because back then in 1997 Brian Fargo no longer owned the rights to his game...🤓

[@jdjack519]

And this makes everything even more complicated, frankly. But at least they managed to do it in a poetic way that honors the games. Getting rid of shady sands and the NCR is bethesda's way of saying that they've gotten a divorce with obsidian. But they did it in the most "fallout" way possible, so it's hard to be mad about it.

[@jimsomers8915]

So-Cal film student opens her reaction by relating what used to be understood as a Journeyman, Apprentice relationship to a gay relationship. I bet she also wonders why the left lost in November. Time to step outside and smell the charred roses. You may find the wind to be blowing to the right.