Fallout Season 1 Review

Watch our Fallout review for Season 1 of the Prime Video Fallout TV show!
Arriving on Prime Video, in collaboration with Bethesda Games, is the Fallout TV series: a bright and funny apocalypse filled with dark punchlines and bursts of ultra-violence, Fallout is among the best video game adaptations ever made.
Fallout Season 1 will be available to stream on Prime Video on April 10, 2024 in the US and April 11 in the UK.
#Fallout #TV #IGN

[@conandrake444]

9/10 but Modders will fix it anyway

[@rasmuspedersen3563]

Huh???

[@cobrakai388]

🤣🤣🤣 FAX!

[@janbir3]

😂

[@jumpierbook205]

LMAO

[@buddy510]

@@rasmuspedersen3563it’s a inside joke

[@joelou]

An anti-captialism messege in an Amazon Prime series is a hilarious concept

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

Which is perfect for Fallout.

[@Karlach_]

Capitalists will sell you shirts and posters with anti-capitalist messages on them and the moronic customers never think twice about it.

[@Chip118]

💯

[@stockpicksbytim1228]

@@Karlach_ ha like AOC

[@theobell2002]

The commodification of anti-capitalism.

[@negima1276]

Pleasantly surprised on how a fallout TV series was far better than anyone could have expected it to be

[@koiyujo1543]

yea dude

[@sketchflix6425]

Yea ❤

[@FaustianDaydreams]

…wut

[@olaf3140]

If something is different than expected, isn't it surprising by definition?

[@SlothsPlayGames]

"new story in fallout universe!" Also : Dad goes missing.

[@dlobelow760]

Damn it, not again

[@SlothsPlayGames]

@@dlobelow760 it just works

[@funkrobot9762]

“The princess is in another castle”

[@newbie6377]

gahddammit

[@A_Blip_In_The_Universe]

He just went to get milk and lottery tickets. He will be back. -- Mom

[@Peer165]

The actually managed to produce an entire TV show before giving us a Fallout 4 next-gen patch. 😂

[@xPhilxHC]

that's also amazing you don't understand both are two different teams

[@Ichsukatanuka]

This is basically fallout 5

[@aydencahoon6557]

Amazing how you don't get the joke R/wooosh

[@chrissyboy7047]

​@@Ichsukatanukano it isnt. They even came out and said it wasnt. People online were saying it was at first

[@Ichsukatanuka]

@chrissyboy7047 Bethesda has said its canon, its not 'officially' FallOut 5 but its effectively a new story in the universe

[@seedythomp4388]

"The Ghoul is the least complex character, due to a relatively shallow arc" 4:00 This is so wrong, especially with everything that's revealed about him by the end of the season.

[@lordnazar6382]

Fr

[@ChipintozaJr]

his hat reminds me of mysterious stranger

[@sprc155]

Coop has the most interesting (back)story

[@anasshahid224]

Facts bro

[@collinrenieri9927]

100%

[@Jack-pk2lj]

Walton Goggins is so damn talented. Maybe the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

[@FPSBurns]

If this show doesn’t start with a war never changes monologue, I’m going to be extremely disappointed.

[@Grav_0]

FR THEY GOTTA DO IT

[@firstlast9846]

True. But it kind of spoils the theme of the show for the new, non gamer viewers. They’re meant to see all the shitty factions and realise humans will never stop fighting each other and will pick a reason to fight.

[@LionelMeessi]

It does

[@Insanepie]

@@firstlast9846the very first fallout began with it… it doesn’t ‘spoil’ anything

[@Grav_0]

@@Insanepie Better be Ron Perlman

[@carl4243]

This show better not make me wish for a nuclear winter.

[@Tony27654]

The NCR should be a huge powerful faction in this. They defeated the BOS on the west coast and completely control California at this point. They have a massive military and they have their own vertibirds too.

[@Johnspartan296]

@@Tony27654 They were stretched thin by the time of new vegas

[@disgruntled4627]

@@Tony27654 Fallout 3/4/This Show isn't actual Fallout. Fallout New Vegas, 1, and 2. Are creations of Black Isle and it's former studio, their universe of fallout is wildly different. And Black Isle > let's be honest.

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

​@@Tony27654this is 200 years after bombs. NCR was like 270.

[@Tony27654]

@@zyourzgrandzmaz what are you talking about. The NCR was an extremely powerful faction as of 2281 in the Fallout NV.

[@CptRonSolo]

Leave it to walton goggins to have his character arc described as shallow, and yet the reviewer basically still says he steals every scene, as we all knew he would 😂

[@agavechillar3868]

Goggins is a shallow gem that needs to be protected.

[@Karlach_]

A character doesn't have to be deep, they just have to be entertaining. That's what matters at the end of the day.

[@larsstougaard7097]

TGG - The Goggins Gem 💎

[@YZ87110]

He’s the most notable actor on the show

[@Pulpos999]

it is NOT a shallow character. IGN can be weird sometimes

[@Wargasm54]

“A relatively shallow arc”?! The ghoul is the most complex figure in the show !! 😂

[@jdogsful]

she was also the voice of jinx in the arcane series.

[@Crocthunder]

Crazy shes got 2 video game adaptations under the belt that is fine

[@jdogsful]

@@Crocthunder highly rated adaptions too.

[@counterstrike2isdead]

That's why she's familiar

[@kyleebrock]

That animation was awesome.

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

And Jackie from the show yellowjackets

[@enminghee2926]

It's a Wizard of Oz setup: Lucy - Dorothy, Tinman - The Ghoul, Maximus - Cowardly Lion, Wilzig - Scarecrow, Dog Meat - Toto.

[@SwobyJ]

The show creators like to use classics as touchstones.

[@enminghee2926]

@@SwobyJ Right, the Ghoul's story is just about Roy Rogers turning into Clint Eastwood.

[@CheddarVerse]

Mann "Mass Effect" needs the TV adaption treatment.

[@MatiZ815]

It's been announced for Amazon Prime a while back but there haven't been any updates since.

[@onlytri6734]

I'd die happy when that day comes 🤧

[@fragileparadox8658]

YESSSSSSS

[@Jasondurgen]

It will be the vanguard of our destruction

[@joshmcgriff2598]

They would ruin it like they did Halo.

[@dbc707]

Sounds like its structured like the Mandalorian. Each episode being a mission from an RPG game.

[@firstlast9846]

Hopefully better written than Mandalorian since it’s Jonathon Nolan

[@Jerthy100]

Despite it's many flaws, that was one thing very refreshing and very interesting about the show, it really worked.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

sounds bad

[@dlobelow760]

​@@WrangleMcDanglewhen you wanna be different because everyone else is liking something you had no faith in

[@svenskhund3603]

​@@Jerthy100 To bad they only stuck to that formula for a single season, which is why the show went downhill.

[@dpitt258]

I’m just happy it’s all released at once

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

Finally, the new game is without loading screen

[@Phanthief95]

And bugs!

[@derp7327]

This reads like an AI generated comment

[@magicjack4076]

Wait until they find out that prime now has ads

[@ngravois]

*buffering*

[@charlescabbage2933]

@@Phanthief95 There will be Bugs.... literally

[@petrescucezar3307]

Ella Purnell is the better lead; starts like Elisabeth in BioShock 3 and gradualy descends into the madness that is outside world.

[@bw8685]

My family enjoyed her character arc too.

[@justareplica]

@@bw8685 did your family enjoy the "flame cult" scene?

[@M-She-U_Trash_DC_is_Chad]

​@bw8685 enjoyed?

[@bw8685]

@@M-She-U_Trash_DC_is_Chad indeed

[@fredwahab]

As long as another settlement doesn't need our help, I'm in.

[@MeCitadel]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cslaughter1998]

Folks, welcome to an era where video games are finally the proper treatment in film & TV. Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., and now this. What's next?

[@Lux210]

Metal gear hopefully

[@frenchtoastenjoyer]

Cyberpunk 2077

[@devinc9]

The impossible RE adaptation.

[@maxkliegl1951]

Don't forget The Last of Us.

[@Rlucas198823]

And The Last of Us

[@hamrammr1]

Please let there be at least one deathclaw.

[@thefez-cat]

Gotta wonder what else could autograph a suit of T-60's chest plate like that.

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

Theres a deathclaw skull.?

[@Zomesura]

They're keeping the mutants to the unavoidable bigger and better season 2

[@taifunkchichris]

​@@Zomesuraalong with the robots being encountered. There's plenty left in the tank for s2

[@Pulpos999]

there is one, kind off

[@0ld_Scratch]

"Anti-Capitalism Message" Thank you Amazon, very convincing!

[@MrManfhis]

Because capitalism was the main issue in fallout, a post apocalyptic society that barely has a working currency.

[@danielhathaway8817]

Capitalism is also our main issue in reality. It's responsible for so much evil and misery and corruption. It's also going to kill us.

[@federicomarintuc]

​@@MrManfhis seems like you didn't play the games...

[@nhkk2893]

It gets better, Thank you Amazon and Microsoft

[@cubbian]

Did... Did you not understand the point of the games?

[@wankyler]

Having totally unknown characters really makes it easier to watch.

[@holger1590]

Agreed!

[@MDNGTSHEP]

We need Microsoft to put more people on the team at Bethesda. Let’s get another Fallout game out soon.

[@007Dcastillo]

Yes they have to shorten their development cycles. Or at least give the first trilogy to another studio to give us a remake with creation engine 2.

[@christiancrocetti9940]

They need to put Tim Cain and Leonard boyarsky (both currently at obsidian) on Fallout’s team given Tim created the series and they’re probably the two most important people when it came to the originals. Be nice if they can get Chris avellone and J Sawyer part of it too.

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

@@christiancrocetti9940 Chris wants nothing to do with Obsidian though.

[@elchancho8432]

@@Tattle-by-TaleThat doesn’t matter If Xbox says play nice they play nice lmao they have no say so

[@martiananomaly]

Transfer IP to obsidian

[@josephflannery9015]

Cooper Howard… Agent Dale Cooper ( Kyle McLachlan) and Todd Howard’s names combined?

[@lucristianx]

HELLOOOOOOOOO

[@cody3335]

Walton goggins is always fantastic

[@danereeder3417]

It’s out tonight at 6pm- they are releasing it early !

[@itwasaliensbro]

for real?

[@danereeder3417]

@@itwasaliensbro yeah! It’s out right now!

[@DrMcMoist]

Well kiss my grits!

[@Bangarang0037]

Don’t mess with me , IGN! My hopes are high here😎

[@JohnDoe-sl6di]

They have messed with us in the past

[@charlie1234500]

Never trust Ign lol

[@Ballssniffer600]

Those guys are a bit silly 😜

[@THUGPUTIN]

Nope... It's getting great reviews from everyone...

[@Bangarang0037]

Yea they messed up. Definitely not a 9…. It’s a 10.

[@Aunny123]

There better be a Deathclaw in the finale!

[@randellderosas8309]

waiting for this too

[@rehobalint1100]

there has to be at least one Deathclaw in the show. No way not one makes an appearance

[@magicoddball1452]

heh. When you see a “deathclaw” something even better comes

[@shanenonwolfe4109]

There's a skull of one at the end lmao

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Season 2

[@jasondincauze3629]

Anticapitalism, brought to you by Amazon

[@koiyujo1543]

trust me it's not stu'pid as you think man

[@Cleverconveyence]

​@@koiyujo1543the line about the ranchers having more power than the sheriff

[@georgejacinto8209]

Honestly I'm just glad, can't wait to binge it this weekend

[@population-_-420]

U won't

[@docileyoke]

@@population-_-420 You know this how?

[@population-_-420]

@@docileyoke stop being triggered

[@desko2041]

@@population-_-420what does that mean

[@soboring1826]

​@@desko2041Means he's just being a troll

[@user-oe9fs2fr7h]

Great review but Maximus was not cowardly - his strength of character was evident from Day 1.

[@pete6705]

Never played the game. Absolutely loved the show though, kind of makes me want to play the game.

[@jongentles4042]

The last shot of ep 8 🤯

[@bentolar2687]

Yes, but does it have mod support?

[@fulcrum6760]

Ella Purnell has two video game based shows under her belt.

[@Just-A-Clown111]

you gotta be kidding, they are looking for a family member 😭😭

[@YarlWindhelm]

Genuinely who cares shows golden

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

Its a pretty overused macguffin since its fallout 3's but the twist was leagues better

[@cultofape1000]

When does the CBBE mod come out?

[@Jounzey]

Gosh, every scene featuring those beautiful suits of BoS power armor is enough to make a grown cry.

[@YarlWindhelm]

Man the stimpak, the Jet, so much about this is so great.

[@jmartman13]

So excited for tonight!

[@TheAlphaDingo]

16x the detail?

[@Karlach_]

Gonna have to watch a loading screen everytime the show transitions to a new location

[@trickyDicky999]

4 times the size......of fall out 4.

[@emmd1137]

"sometimes satirical." it's like, all the time, man.

[@Afinati]

But done so well, as always for Fallout.

[@jasonmcmurtry7812]

Waltong Goggins was the only cast member to be a part for me to check it out. He's such an underrated actor and the best part of Justified next to only Timothy Olyphant.

[@BrxIghtside]

Hes phenomenal in this

[@Prestongarvey173]

That's a great show, But another settlement needs our help, here, I'll mark it you on your map

[@disneyngooglesuckatvideogames]

Tv adaptation of video games continues to wow critics

[@LuisSierra42]

Vide games are now mainstream

[@marskingdoms]

Except Halo 😑

[@noteasybeingweezy]

​@LuisSierra42 ....seriously? They have been for like 20+ years where have you been?

[@DeltaH-9]

...Tell that to the canceled RE series

[@hunterg1036]

Really? They didn’t like Halo

[@ergohash2517]

glad to hear its decent. stopped 53 seconds into this review, checked the final score , going to watch the show tomorrow

[@paulbunch8388]

What did you think? It’s really well done but it’s just not for me. Maybe I’m just too big. A fan of the original first few games.

[@lorddiethorn]

It out today

[@pastrana21]

been a fan of the games for years. came into the pilot with an open mind expecting to be disappointed....was hooked right away. great job for an adaptation.

[@leocmen]

Ella Purnell's Eyes are hypnotically beautiful...

[@renan0077]

Ok, now it's time to mass effect and bioshock adaptation

[@raywatson3656]

This show was amazing the attention to detail was great and all the parts flowed well together. How they introduce factions was superb as well.

[@hillson418]

Bit with the Mr Handy looks epic

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Mr Barry

[@Andersella]

No mention of the glitches?

[@greatguytv]

5 stars. Only problem is fusion cores last too long In power armor They should have gone through like 10 of them

[@mikeoxmaul9675]

8 PM central! Can’t wait!!!!

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

First episode was amazing 😮

[@BenGoldNYC]

Such a great cast and the production design looks incredible. Excited to watch it!

[@sonicguy1996]

Not a Fallout fan nor ever played the games. But it's great to see Videogame movie and show adaptations are finally starting to more and more love and dedication they deserve!

[@onyachamp]

Maybe time to give it a go. Fallout 3, 4 and new Vegas were fantastic games. Many hundreds of hours spent wandering the wastelands.

[@sgtdornan9778]

Those pipboys are cursed, why didn't they just run with the 2000 mk VI model? 😭

[@Jaydensk8s1]

Its time: Red. Dead. Redemption. Series.

[@obedrosario853]

How the hell are her eyes so friggin big?😳

[@Grey_Shard]

"Crawl out through the Fallout, baby..."

[@lorddiethorn]

Ending of the first episode and sang the entire song by memory

[@LastBastian]

Maximus was easily the worst character in the show. Dumb, kinda doucy, no charisma at all. So weird that he's the one you connected with.

[@pikachewie1124]

Quick thing, 0:18 why is Fallout 1 credited as being released in 1977?

[@ivanwm2513]

So, either No Gods No Masters or The House Always Wins are likely the canon ending, huh? Not bad, not bad. But that was the easier and more logical route for the show to take.

[@f.b.l.9813]

wtf is Eastern BoS doing in Hollywood? what happened to the huge faction called Ceasar's Legion and NCR that's in between Eastern BoS the West Coast?

[@user-lc5nm7iu8n]

If the show went with nuking thr Legion capital (lonesome road) as canon, then they're not gonna be as big of a threat

[@purpleparadise536]

They retconned Vegas. House exists, New Vegas existed, cause recognizable person and place, yaaay fanservice. But the game itself is noncanon now, or at least as long as the show is considered canon

[@Phantom-gc2ns]

NCR capital went kaboom. NCR is probably a disorganized mess

[@TheRogueEmpire]

it shits all over canon

[@Resolution001]

Is the show out already?

[@ProjectMoff]

8 and a half hours from now

[@tehPete]

The TV series is just another example of the fact that forrays into the Fallout universe are best off when Bethesda aren't involved 🤣 Thanks Black Isle / Obsidian

[@ThatFont]

It better include a few crashes to keep it true to the series

[@FlamingGrenade]

can't wait to see the ENB shaders modders make for this show

[@shadowpoet4398]

Goggins... Dude!!!! Is that the same guy from all the old Vault-Tec commercials????

[@rustybroomhandle]

So Ella Purnell is now a lead in 2 well-regarded shows based on games. Maybe that is what Halo needed. She should have been Master Chief.

[@MerlinSpace]

Bro thats an axolotl

[@rynoman303]

Peeped the first episode. Hot fire. Looking forward to the rest. Felt like Fallout TLOU should take note for season 2.

[@jasonott9716]

Early in the first episode, Kyle gives a thumbs up that just perfectly evoked the vault boy... One of my favorite actors all the way back to Twin Peaks!

[@cobrakai388]

Hopefully we can have a backstory on how Coop became the Ghoul for next season and how he escape the vault he was in and became the Lone Wanderer as well.

[@DamienThimons-rv1wj]

Fallout humor is lost on you if you think the satirical element of it only pokes at capitalism. It tickles the toes of all forms of Political movements and social economic backgrounds.

[@iang.4910]

Communism is the very definition of failure!

[@fatmasterblaster]

the ghoul carry

[@Celoth]

Man these reviews are really impressing me. Can't wait.

[@paulshort1027]

It doesnt release in the UK for another 3 hours.

[@skeleton-man17]

This show was perfect...

[@smrt9311]

They gave it a 9

[@CooperDianeBob]

Only missing Raylon Givens and Ava Crowder to finish it off the Justified reunion

[@pulse2796]

Aaron Moten could easilly replace jonathon majors as kang , dude looks just like him - great show

[@CollideFan1]

"It just works!"

[@pengenkaya9977]

10/10 no bugs

[@zenpool]

Whats with all dads ( or "Father" ) that goes missing in all fallout series 🤣

[@Cire_]

@Imcomingforthatboooty lmao

[@cole9693]

They going to get some milk?

[@doughnutsandcoffee8622]

"she has to leave the vault when her father disappears" jesus christ, can't Bethesda think of an original plot anymore?????

[@Chip118]

Nope 😂

[@lorddiethorn]

To be fair they didn’t write this

[@kg30004]

Relax

[@computron100]

Newsflash, moron, Bethesda didn’t write this

[@koiyujo1543]

maybe that will change once you watch it

[@wreckronomic6663]

That, sir, is an axolotl

[@grapeshott]

The technology for movie making is catching up to anime and games....

[@i.YouTuber1]

Why did the explanation at the beginning sorta remind me of "The Force Awakens?" I'm really high right now. 😂

[@amine15777]

Loved the serie , hope we get announement of season 2 soon

[@alexjgilpin]

0:18 "Fallout Interplay Productions, *1977"* That game came out in 1977? Man, it was well ahead of it's time. :)

[@CymruHunter]

its wrong, Interplay didnt exist until '83

[@alexjgilpin]

@@CymruHunter Then it was truly well ahead of its time :)

[@zhulikkulik]

>Protagonist's father goes missing «Ah sh...t, here we go again.»©

[@dafobraced295]

Can’t wait for season 2

[@suspiciouschicken]

Father goes missing huh his kid goes after him... Never seen that before

[@shaqtaku]

did they release all episodes at once?

[@dantewilliams2757]

Yes

[@TheRyleeFella]

the one vault dweller lady that gets a fork in her eye may be a reference to the SPECIAL videos when you start up Fallout 4. In the charisma video, the vault tec mascot gets a fork stabbed in their eye for trying to trade the fork for a large gun

[@Misfit626]

Gonna binge watch it. Can’t wait

[@GamerGuy627]

Its a 9

[@bloodrunsclear]

'Sci-fi Drama' Also 'Everything is a joke'

[@BrxIghtside]

Fallout has always been black comedy youll see a family of skeletons then another has a party hat on its pelvis

[@guybrushthreepwood3002]

As a stand alone show, it's great, as a show based on Fallout, they've captured everything perfectly. Just brilliant, well done Amazon