Fallout TV Show Season 1 Explained | Breakdown | Recap & Review

Fallout TV Show Season 1 Explained. A deep dive look at the new Fallout TV series that’s based on the popular game series. Please Subscribe 👉 kzbin.info...
The whole first season of Fallout is out now and is one of the best video game adaptations we’ve seen on television. The 8 episode first season follows the Vault Dweller Lucy (Ella Purnell) as she makes her way into the Wasteland. She encounters the Ghoul (Walton Goggins) who used to be a famous Hollywood actor named Cooper Howard, and a member of the Brotherhood of Steel Maximus (Aaron Moten) as she discovers how different the world outside the vault is.
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Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind - and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them.
The series comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, writers, and co-showrunners. The series stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), and Aaron Moten (Emancipation). Athena Wickham of Kilter Films also executive produces, along with Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios and James Altman for Bethesda Softworks. Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films produce in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. The series cast includes Moisés Arias (The King of Staten Island), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Frances Turner (The Boys), Dave Register (Heightened), Zach Cherry (Severance), Johnny Pemberton (Ant-Man), Rodrigo Luzzi (Dead Ringers), Annabel O'Hagan (Law & Order: SVU), and Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time). It will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
0:00 Intro
1:48 The Fallout Universe
5:50 The End is the Beginning & The Ghoul
10:38 Wilzig, The Enclave, & Brotherhood of Steel
14:12 Lucy & The Vault
17:22 Worldbuilding through Characters
22:32 Vault 4 & NCR
26:11 Ending Explained

[@PetePeppers1]

I tried to focus on the big picture and things that would help orient TV only viewers without hitting you over the head with random details from the games. There is a lot of potential for a multi-season story. Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins both did a stellar job and seeing Kyle MacLachlan in the final sequence was such a treat. Let me know what you think.

[@sethkozlik6836]

Yeah but I understand the big picture from watching the show I'm trying to understand the game lore that's why I need it a video

[@wonderduck2345]

Your comment about the brotherhood and "pimple popping" also doesn't make sense as well since in the opening shot of the barracks in the brotherhood of steel, there is clearly a dude jerking off under a blanket. I was like....wtf, that dude's just jerking off in the barracks with other dudes all chilling in there?????? lol Somehow he's just very, VERY sheltered still.

[@prastagus3]

yep, this is why this series is appealing the general audiences and long time fan-lite like myself. It is not for the hard-core fans. Also good for more Fallout remakes and Fallout 5, marketing wise. I even read an online review from a hardcore fan that trashed this series, gave it a 0, and call anyone who likes it, not human, at the end of the review. Why so serious?

[@ryry187]

Huge plot hole in episode one after watching all 8 episodes. How did Hank Maclean not recognize Lee Moldaver and the other raiders when they entered from vault 32 given his knowledge of the outside world.

[@prastagus3]

@@ryry187 Lee did get older than how she looked in Episode 8 flashback and likely Hank thought she originally died in the old world and couldn't lived looking like this without being a ghoul.

[@Landscape_]

The ghoul is my favorite character, the background, the lone cowboy style, the fact that he is directly attached to the lore of the show. He is a screen thief 😂

[@Gods-bad-boy]

I don't think I would want to last that long in an apocalypse like THAT. That's what blew me away about the character. But maybe we all would endure that for our kids if we had some evidence they were still alive.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

That fat dude was like "200 years you look good!"😂😂😂

[@edbrown7919]

Coop is def the best character he’s the antihero

[@Recon-go7yg]

Cause he’s white

[@RaymondJacobVEVO]

walton goggins steals every scene he is in! Righteous Gemstones Vice Principals he'll crack you up ! 🤣

[@supafrancis]

Norm: "Is this where my dad is from?" Bud Bot: "You'll never find out!" Norm keeps walking... Bud Bot: "Oh... He's gonna find out"

[@CarlosMedina82]

"I won't tell you anything unless you let me inject you with this! " [shakes syringe up and down 💉] 😅

[@KevinScherrer]

I can't even read this dialog without hearing Patton Oswald's voice. He should have been the voice for this Roomba.

[@hubmacfan]

The “Bud Bot” is even listed in the credit as “brain-on-a-roomba.”

[@gregwassen3877]

I noticed this as well.

[@PetePeppers1]

I hadn't seen that haha

[@JordawnTheJew]

Can see it with subtitles on too!

[@Cyberfender1]

Why did he end up on on a rumba? 🤣

[@KingOPMW]

I saw it in the closed captions

[@Mr.Eeeeeeeee]

Groggins is phenomenal. He steals the scenes and the duality of his character is an awesome thing to watch. He should win some awards for his performance.

[@kanifis]

Agreed. he killed that performance. never wanted to use a weapon in a show so bad as his. that pistol/flintlock is badass!

[@bobbyhill1013]

He’s awesome in “ the righteous gemstones” as well

[@HFFCANADA]

​@@bobbyhill1013and Django

[@bobbyhill1013]

@@HFFCANADA I forgot about Django . Now I might have to watch “ vice principals”

[@kpax2066]

Goggins, no "r". I made the same mistake. Walton Goggins.

[@Kontiio]

Honestly at first it felt weird having fallouts extremely bizarre humor on screen, like the cousin stuff in the first episode. but with every episode it feels like they honed the feeling of this universe more and more.

[@IbuypearsIbuypears]

like fine stone

[@healgoth]

It was the humor mixed with horror that makes it authentically Fallout…. The pregnant lady getting forked in the eye and then going ham with the tommy gun (?) was just so perfect

[@microedin8162]

"Ass jerky don't make itself“ is by far my favorite line in the entire season.

[@kiplingslastcat]

I liked "Get that jello mold outta here!"

[@citizenwayne4550]

"Sometimes a fella's gotta eat a fella."

[@SWSW560]

Bro that scene almost made me barf ...lol

[@PetePeppers1]

there were quite a few good ones

[@amandadadesky5192]

​@@SWSW560TBF, there are *lots* of things used for sustenance in the Wasteland that will make one's stomach churn. 😂

[@DrDetfink]

There is no bad Walton Goggins. Really enjoyable season one. It really hammered home: the problem with people is people.

[@citizenwayne4550]

People. People never changes.

[@SaberRexZealot]

He’s been pretty fantastic in everything I’ve seen him in.

[@jeromethiel4323]

"The reasons, as always, purely human ones."

[@BBAERSTANCE1]

Predators is pretty bad Walter Goggins

[@DrDetfink]

@@BBAERSTANCE1 It’s Walton. Not Walter. And no.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

Sets - costumes - cinematography - music - make up - special effects. All very very good.

[@perry714.]

I saw someone who worked on the sets commenting on a video the other day, just goes to show even down to the set designers, everyone is interested in how it’s turning out. I was very skeptical but I’ve already watched the series nearly 3 times lol

[@adenwellsmith6908]

@@perry714. I'd be interested in how they did some of the special effects.

[@alphastormeex9468]

​@@perry714. Same. The set design is so rich I keep finding little details I missed.

[@perry714.]

@@adenwellsmith6908 I’m hoping they do a making of fallout so we can see how a lot of it was done, meet the people behind the cameras etc.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

@@perry714. I would be interested. The Ghoul. Watch closely, can you see glitches? I couldn't.

[@mandywalker3393]

Can verify. I have NEVER played any of these games and knew nothing beyond it was post apocalyptical which i love. Series was great.

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

The brain "let me stab you with this needle!" 🤣

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

Hold still

[@CarlosMedina82]

Shakes it up and down 😂

[@joebenzz]

Love how the Ghoul have the cannibal perk.

[@AlexRome-fe8zx]

Add the bloody mess Perk

[@ToddMcF2002]

Probably the biggest easter egg nobody talks about is when the tech comes out in Vault 33 and says the water processor chip is bad and they will be out of water in 2 months. This is the opening quest in the original Fallout game.

[@ahhotep1833]

caught that too but it was confusing timeline-wise unless I am forgetting something from the early FO lore/storyline

[@ToddMcF2002]

@@ahhotep1833 it was just a fan service joke

[@nikkifireflyofthefireflyfamily]

I was so mad that they didn't just go and take the water chip from the fallen vault next door. Instead they are splitting up and colonizing the ruined vault. I don't understand the choice making of that little sub plot

[@alexwtf80]

@@nikkifireflyofthefireflyfamily that's because the idea of vault 31 is to keep two separate populations. It halves the risk of annihilation.

[@williamerazo3921]

So dumb they could use the water chip from vault 32

[@misshavisham1287]

what was interesting about ep 1 is when they dug up Ghoul, saying that he is only brought up every few years to be tortured by Dom Pedro. I hope season 2 explores that more

[@shanemahler6830]

I agree. He needs more back story than just what happened before the bombs fell.. would make great flashback stuff while he and lucy head to New Vegas

[@Landscape_]

Lucy's dad with the scar and the armor is going to be such a badass villain

[@leewerchau1544]

Clever lines, funny dark humor., mixed with real ethical decisions where no one is absolutely right and no one is absolutely wrong. Loved it.

[@bencera6067]

Man I was soo skeptical of the show (maybe cause Starfield sucked), but ended up getting the feels and quite a few laughs from this show. Hope they keep the quality.

[@FearOgre]

Why would you think of starfield lol

[@ryanb4940]

@@FearOgrebecause Starfield ended up being pretty bland, empty, uninspired, not very good

[@AnimeBronx]

Starfield was one of the best reviewed games of 2023. You 🤡.

[@eddymonies8302]

But wtf does that have to do with Fallout? Starfield wasn’t as bad as all the crybabies try to make it out to be, either.

[@Fatcat-ss6nh]

@@AnimeBronxand people are allowed to have their opinions, you 🤡

[@Qdobafett]

Walton goggins is elite and I truly believe that his presence made the entire show

[@nikolaiberthelsen1739]

100% agree

[@RustCole01]

Dudes been at it for a long time. The Shield and Justified are 2 of his better roles...

[@Rob-Raz]

I agree with the show creators. This is just another story in the Fallout universe. They did it well enough for it to be considered canon. This medium is for everyone. Not just for gamers. 😊

[@cellmoore4848]

Yeah I’ve never played the games but this was really interesting

[@tarabelle7716]

I played through Vault 34 the other day after watching the show. While reading the terminal entries couldn't help but think Norm would be doing the same thing in Vault 32 a couple decades later. It really is pretty seamless.

[@Noxidsignorantia]

There are some questions about the legitimacy of New Vegas now lore wise but as a huuugh fan and lore this show is spot on. I vote its now cannon.

[@tarabelle7716]

@Noxidsignorantia If you think about the destruction of the Divide (main supply lines to and from Vegas/California) than it's feasible Shady Sands was also destroyed and due to the NCR being spread so thin its not even mentioned or known of by most people. It is a stretch but I'll accommodate some suspension of disbelief- the wasteland is pretty fragmented in the spread of information and most wastelanders are not very well educated either.

[@MockOverdrive]

It's annoying how many people are mindlessly regurgitating the word "cannon" on KZbin lately 🙄

[@nunyabidness3429]

Bruh this has been a golden era for us gamers who want to share these worlds with our significant others. I can confirm this show is totally enjoyable for complete new comers. Plus even as a dispicable ghoul, Walton Goggins is just too charismatic to not keep your eyes glued no matter who you are or what he is doing on screen.

[@tiestofalljays]

Halo. I will say no more.

[@adammac4960]

Was brilliant. The actor who plays the ghoul needs to get some award. The way he created that character was out this world. Really enjoyed it and can’t wait for season 2

[@MikeGill87]

I just binged it all in one day. I loved it. I never played much Fallout, aside from quite a few dozen hours of the OG game back in the day, and it definitely left its mark fro back then. Anxiously waiting for season two.

[@benhadley7452]

Same lol

[@tdmidas289]

The listening device scene hit me so hard bro. Like dam bro is sleeping with a demon

[@enightc]

The thing is that when you know the bomb is inevitable, it's better to be the one dropping it than the one that doesn't know.

[@HarisP000]

​@@enightc Oh I'm probably going to experience nuclear fallout... so let me cause nuclear fallout myself. How is that any "better"? Gotta love when idiots start thinking

[@lewanbroski504]

​@enightc But the bomb wasn't inevitable, which is why she said they should be the ones to drop it. There was a huge chance there'd be no nuking, and then vault techs' whole scheme would've ended, so they had to drop bombs to keep on going

[@enightc]

@@lewanbroski504 she knows vault tech will do it, so she proposed it , therefore she will be higher in position to secure her family.

[@tdmidas289]

@enightc brother no it isn't😂😂. You are responsible for killing billions to sell a product. The world wasn't going to war. Until sure proposed drooping the nukes. There no way to shape this being the "right thing"

[@matthewmccarty6508]

I just wanted to say… once again..…You’re the best around for recaps and critiques. I think you’re criminally under appreciated in the Almighty algorithm. Keep killing it !

[@wonjoomin]

Never played the game, knew nothing of the show, and loved every episode of this amazing season one. Great actors, amazing characters, and an actual arc of the story. Well done, very well done! Can’t wait for season two

[@McRcFly]

Have you been living under a vault?

[@mitjed]

@@McRcFly He's a non game dweller.

[@MrRickstopher]

Cooper being the original vault boy is something I completely missed. That’s so awesome, they did such a good job with this show and Walton Goggins is becoming my new favorite actor. I’ve known about him since the Shield.

[@MultiCheeseLouise]

A great metaphor not mentioned in this video is when Coop drops the listening device shaped like a little bomb into the trash. I think it's meant to symbolise that Coop feels like he dropped the bomb himself, and he carries with him the weight of his responsibility for not doing enough to stop it.

[@MrRickstopher]

@@MultiCheeseLouise that’s a great observation, I’d never of noticed that.

[@coltonjasper1775]

To me Walton will always be Venus

[@joeg2258]

Pete Peppers series rundowns are the best. They are entertaining and thought-provoking and present sides of characters that show their own inner-dilemmas. His Fargo rundowns are great too

[@HatheGaming]

this show seriously was the perfect example of how good a series can be adapting a video game title as long as its done right. Goggins absolutely killed it in season 1 and now I cant wait for season 2

[@itsahostiletakeover]

As someone with ridiculous amounts of hours put into Fallout 3, New Vegas, and 4, I didn't think much of 2277 "Fall of Shady Sands" because I interpeted that as a different chalkboard point from the drawing of the nuke explosion because of the arrow. I simply didn't read "fall" as utter nuclear destruction. The First Battle of the Hoover Dam occured in 2277 and while the NCR defeated Caesar's Legion, they paid for it with ridiculous manpower losses themselves. In New Vegas itself 4 years later, it is explicitly a theme uttered by countless non-player characters that the NCR is spread too thin and could be on the verge of collapse, partly due to the aforementioned losses. So I just took "fall" as meaning a decline and that sometime later in the 2280s was when Hank McLean did what he did. It would more or less line up with Maximus (he of the fridge) and Lucy (remembering the sun as a very young child) being in their early 20s, as I assumed them to be just from their appearances, with the show occuring in 2296. Even if this all turns out to be a production error, I can work it into my head-canon for the aforementioned explanation. And if that's the one thing "real" fans are griping about, that means the show must have done everything else very well in respect to the lore, I certainly feel the love put into it.

[@longlive289s]

100% how I read it too and what I think the producers were going for. I think a lot of people are reading it wrong thinking that "fall" means that was the date shady sands was nuked. 2277 fall was just a down turn in the settlement before it was nuked

[@FerdinandZebua]

This was confirmed by Todd Howard and Johnathan Nolan in a press junket interview, yes. Shady Sands fell in 2277 but the nuking of Shady Sands happened later, and presumably after 2283 (after the events of New Vegas).

[@son_of_the_heavymetal1142]

Honestly, looking at the in-game timeline, alot of explosion happened between 2277 and the current events. Honestly we need to know the canon events of NV

[@davidsurtees4439]

I get what you saying g that looking at the chalk board time line showing the important dates but why wasn't there a date of the nuke dropping on shady sands. After all eveyone in vault 4 are survivers of the nuke so surely they should.have put the date under the nuke of shady sands to put this all to bed.

[@FrutieRoxxi]

That’s how I took it too and Todd Howard confirmed it

[@OscarFowler]

Nice job reviewing and explaining the important connections between the show to the games, Pete!

[@joeg2258]

Goggins----hold his beer. He has stolen everything he's in. Justified had me sucked in. Django and The Hateful Eight was great. The Shield (underrated) Honorable mention: Shanghai Noon

[@SWSW560]

Dont forget Fat Man....also an underrated movie

[@Cyberfender1]

Goggins said in an Interview why he really likes the American western genre, mentions John Wayne and the Sergio Leone sketti westerns like "Once upon a time in the west". BTW Eastwood was not in that one but still highly recommend people see it! ( Peter Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards and a lot of timeless, great, supporting character actors too.) Then you will see where Goggins gets his influences regarding The Ghoul and why his acting was so superb!

[@pocketaces6756]

He's great doing Baby Billy in Righteous Gemstones. Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers!

[@kongJr]

the reason i don't think the bomb dropped on shady sands in 2277 is because of the age of maximus. the story is about 19 years after 2277, and Maximus looked between 6 - 8 yrs old when the bombs fell. he seems like he's 19-21 ish in 2296, which maybe makes sense being an aspirant possibly ready to become a squire (but i don't know if theres a thing about age in the BoS, maybe you can be a 30 year old aspirant). Maybe his naivete makes him seem younger. On the chalk board, the bomb comes after the fall .. we don't know what the fall means. but at the same time, you'd think they'd put a date or year on a very significant event like the end of your way of living as you knew it.

[@macmcleod1188]

We know *from the show* that Lucy's father had the nuclear bomb set off in Shady Sands when she was about 4 to 5 years old. It was not part of the original massive nuclear war. It was a couple hundred years later.

[@PoopyFrikoli]

@@macmcleod1188original commenter said nothing about it being from the original war dingus

[@MultiCheeseLouise]

A great metaphor not mentioned in this video is when Coop drops the listening device shaped like a little bomb into the trash. I think it's meant to symbolise that Coop feels like he dropped the bomb himself, and he carries with him the weight of his responsibility for not doing enough to stop it.

[@amandadadesky5192]

On the matter of who did and did not get put in Vault 31. . .having worked in Corporate America, when you find a phenomenal assistant, *you do everything you can to keep them with you.* Real-world anecdote, but I know a high-level executive that had the same receptionist and executive assistant (two different people, mind you) for nearly 30 years, across SEVEN different firms. His receptionist finally retired three years ago, and her shoes have been tough to fill, according to the executive assistant.

[@alphastormeex9468]

This is the best, most thoughtful and measured Fallout review I've seen so far (And I've been binging them). You got yourself a new subscriber 😁

[@Dfwlaw817]

This is the best breakdown video for the Fallout series. Thank you for posting this. I just finished the season finale.

[@chrisretzlaff2895]

Pete, great video as always. Cant wait for your prediction and question video. Elle really shined in this coming off of yellowjackets, good thing she froze to death in season 1, she had to get to the vault.

[@donaldsmith8648]

Dude you have 1 of the best channels on KZbin in my opinion you doing the Lord's work 😅 another great video my ninja

[@AdventuresWest]

I hadn't played the games at all, but how could I not watch something with Walton Goggins? I binged the fudge outta season 1 and loved every second of it. I don't know if Goggins kind of stays on the fringe in Hollywood by his own choice or not, but regardless, he deserves some spotlight for this show and for all his previous work. I was straight up glued to this show.

[@OldDogLearnNewTricks]

This game made it able to make spin offs in all types of ways. The fact that there so many vaults leaves a lot up to creativity. I'm glad that they really took detail in the items, which made it easy for the studio set team. Everything is on a list already, they just need to make every item. Just hope they pace this well, this can easily drag out or burnout... Walking Dead or Firefly...

[@kwizzeh]

I do enjoy that the show still keeps it very open as to who dropped the bombs first. Since it's canonicity is official, it just throws another wrench into theories with more questions. For example: Mr. House in FO: New Vegas said he couldn't get his anti-warhead defense system completed in time to shoot down all the nukes aimed at Vegas, missing two while shooting down the rest.

[@RedStar441]

That's where the death of good fiction starts in trying to explain every damn mystery. In explaining things they have made it worse.

[@dasmysteryman12]

@@RedStar441Not every good work of fiction has to still have mysteries at the end. Sometimes fiction can tie up all loose ends and still be good. But with regards to who was the first to drop the bombs, I have to admit I am still thinking over it, and it does take away some of the intrigue on the Great War.

[@Mike_Hog_A_Nator]

I never played the game but this is the best show out! Goggins sells it as the ghoul. He's a great actor & I love that "Boyd" from Justified series. It's just damn great. Can't wait for all the other series they come out with.

[@batmanjones655]

I was already super hyped that this series was happening. But when I found Baby Billy (Goggins) was in it, that just put it over the top. The fact that this series did not disappoint (considering it's hype), and infact exceeded expectations is amazing to me. Especially when so many franchises that have seen television or film adaptation have been such massive let downs. Everyone from the developers, producers, showrunners, writers, and actors all delivered an absolute A1 product/performance. Season 2 cannot arrive soon enough. Also, the actor playing Lucy is insanely beautiful and talented. Grade A+, would take out to dinner and respect her personal boundries. And Walton Goggins may just be one of the greatest actors of our time. Main character potential, with character actor talent

[@wtfmanicanthaveaname]

The random and short Michael Rappaport cameo cracked me up! I heard him cussing in that New Jersey or New York accent and knew it was him then it showed his face and got a good laugh from me. I was happy to see Ben from "Lost" too.

[@OSW]

This is so cool to have a breakdown! Although I'm a little sad they didn't release it weekly as we mightve gotten episode by episode recaps, bah! Cheers, v enjoyable 🍻

[@michaelbren3635]

This video will help me understand watching the series period I did not understand it now that I've seen this video it will help out a lot thanks

[@Rickles37]

Same brother. Your spot on. 59 yrs old now and just continued a 4 yr old save. Interplay's Fallout is now playable on mobile devices.

[@tinfoilhatswork746]

Man I loved your "Twin Peaks: the return" videos and it's dope to see you covering another show I thought was quite slick and coincidentally has Kyle Maclachlan

[@Foffer1337]

Binged the whole season today. What a blast, I wasnt the biggest fan of the ending, but over all this was a solid ass season.

[@lakai2305]

A theory of mine... we can see the Vault Tec nuke exploding in the Intro of the show. The explosion looked very different from the other 3 explosions seen in the video. Infact there was quite a delay maybe multiple minutes until the other 3 bombs went off just a few seconds after each other. I'd argue what they see over L.A. is Vault Tec starting the war dopping maybe one or a few bombs also in other cities. Now the US propably start their nukes. A few moments later the chinese submarines (which we know from the games are hiding near the US coastline) nuke the city with multiple warheads. Am I makin sense here? :D

[@RedSaint83]

That's the vibes I got from Fallout 4, that Vault-Tec provoked the start of the war, not necessarily dropped all the bombs themselves, just kickstarted it.

[@royalegavi7643]

Aliens did it

[@Cyberfender1]

I would add to your comments. How could Mr. Howard's daughter and himself look into the blast of a detonation without retinal damage? It should have been super bright from what history we've seen via film. Down scaled Suitcase bombs of low kiloton yield? Did not see vapor trails of missiles. Still looking forward to season 2. 4.2 out of 5 stars. Very good acting from cast and aesthetics..

[@guyjperson]

AHHH! You're right! Vault-Tec didn't have to drop ALL the bombs. They just had drop the FIRST one. Start the chain of dominoes. And that bomb might have just been planted. So the US is caught unawares. But they read it and start firing their bombs. Good observation.

[@jonny-b4954]

@@Cyberfender1 Just curious, how to you derive the .2 points after 4/5? Haha, always wondered that when I see scores like that. But yeah, show actually did really well. Stayed true to the games like Last of Us. Unlike Halo.....

[@zeeupdates5495]

Great Video review again Has there ever been a series where the audience decided the outcome certain story scene outcomes in a season/series. I would guess somethng like that would be time consuming but having the series then end determined on how we would vote could be funny i think... as in shoot or film different outcomes on certain scenes?

[@PetePeppers1]

Black Mirror had a choose your own adventure style season with different endings. I don't hear people talk about it much though and Netflix hasn't made any other series like that.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

I love how at the end Lucy was like Find me Im from Vault 33 was so heartwarming it was so innocent

[@Norbert_Sattler]

Maximus didn't try to take credit for the kill in the end. He told his buddy that he didn't, who for whatever reason ignored this and proclaimed him the hero of the hour anyway. Sure he could have protested with more vigor, but he certainly didn't do some calculated move to make himself stand out either.

[@catsinburg8626]

I think they did that because Maximus told them right before going that he was gonna bail with Lucy. Maybe they tried to make him stay for the glory of having taken out the enemy leader idk

[@Norbert_Sattler]

@@catsinburg8626 Could be... and it would also sort of add a slightly more positive aspect on his self-mutilation. If he hadn't injured his own foot to avoid going into the Wastelands, Maximus wouldn't have gone out there to gain experience and consequently might not have fought so well and bravely in this battle.

[@SpaceDProducer]

After suffering two seasons of Halo, this series has brung back my excitement for a game adaption

[@chrisweir6886]

Wait, there's two seasons? Oh. Oh well, 🤷‍♂️...

[@musek5048]

@@chrisweir6886 that studio should be taking notes from this fallout series on how a game adaptation is done. even if its not to the T of the actual games at least it stays true to the source. i felt insulted watching the first season of halo, they had the story written out for them and they were too arrogant to stick with what already worked.

[@SchardtCinematic]

Alot of stuff like shopping carts still look on pretty good shape for being over 200 years old. Little stuff like that makes the amount of time passed feel off Unless that was supposed to be shortly after the nuke went off.

[@buckybadger02]

Thank you for answering so many questions I had watching this.

[@tigertuft]

Thanks Pete, I was very skeptical but as of Episode 4 I'm loving it. It looks beautiful too.

[@PetePeppers1]

I would say it gets considerably better from there.

[@joshmcgootermier2301]

So far I've seen the first episode and loved it. Really neat seeing Agent Cooper after the end of days.

[@sean-ve6do]

I must admit, as sceptical as I was this is probably one of the best game to series adaptations I've seen. Bravo 👏

[@bluewhitespartan5258]

So what made you sceptical? Ask yourself. Find the true answer. And get a Stephan closer to become a true human. Your choice.

[@sean-ve6do]

@@bluewhitespartan5258 Wtf are you on about, are you simple, or is your grasp on English just 💩

[@dugfunny7988]

@@bluewhitespartan5258wtf are you tapping about

[@marybethsodus6092]

New to 😮Fallout! Loved your review, including 😮all the Zoom-ins, with the attention to detail in each version of the world. And your energetic reporting style! I love how the soundtrack foreshadows the action. Love the attention to detail of the 1950s vibe, The designers had so much fun with the creation of different worlds.😮 thank you for your energetic, comprehensive review. I'll be back

[@NashvillePastaman]

Never heard of the game or show…… and loved the series!!! Your vid- really helped tie some questions together !!! Thanks

[@christopherwood12]

I’m a big game fan and although some things have been modified it is acceptable to adapt it to tv. Very happy with the final result

[@Rokr83]

so there can be good game adaptations ...

[@killerbas40]

Arcane

[@doriangray5750]

TLOU was decent as well I thought

[@gifrock0215]

I never played the games but I was still captivated. It's a pretty usual story which, is what kept me engaged because there are too many predictable stories out there. Thanks for the review Pete.!

[@shanemahler6830]

Fantastic series, the last 10 minutes of episode 8 I was on the edge of my seat! There is easily enough fallout content for more than just another season. There is so much open land and factions to touch on, no doubt they can go wrong!!

[@dawnward5873]

Can anyone explain how Lea Moldaver is still alive? She’s over 200 years old and not a ghoul. She was anti- Vault Tech so couldn’t have been frozen??

[@swepo]

I can’t figure out the same thing ! No one is talking about it, am I missing something obvious or are we supposed to find out later??

[@atorrance]

She was very wealthy (sold multiple companies to Vault Tech) and was running a meeting called Hollywood Forever, they probably had some other form of life preserving stuff for the ultra wealthy.

[@Ulysses_DM_]

Rewatched and she tells Coop that her tech was bought and shelved. Moldaver is a inventor like Tesla who had their best ideas stolen and suppressed, like Tesla she had a hand in many different tech and perfected some, like cryogenic suspension.

[@daviddines479]

I been wondering this about a few charcters. Ghouls have very long life. But we did see some cryo tubes

[@korruptcontent954]

Honestly I think one of her companies made the cryo chamber and that's one of the companies that vault-tec bought off her. Remember she said vault-Tec bought a couple companies off for her. The last four companies she worked for.

[@FilbeeGaming]

Loved the video, huge fan of both Fallout 4 and the TV show. Really loved both. Subbed.

[@MrIStillDontCare]

God job Pete! I'm waiting for the next video you promised about fallout.

[@archersterling8707]

So the timeline question in the show has two main theories. One is that it is believed to be a mistake since 2277 was when the events of Fallout 3 took place. So it is believed to be an error that they simply did an oops on important dates. The other theory is that the "Fall of Shady Sands" was more a metaphorical fall as in political corruption and the NCR moving its forces to Vegas leaving itself vulnerable, etc. and then some time after is when a bomb was dropped on the capital fracturing the NCR into independent factions. Which for NCR fans might mean that the NCR was victorious at Hoover Damn, but this triggered Vault Tec as finally realizing they were to much of a threat after this victory so the bomb was dropped and fractured the once united republic.

[@personman1148]

That's what I took it as and I'm hoping that New Vegas shows the real remnants of the NCR. Could be they made it where they combine endings have House shelter the remainders of the NCR within Vegas. For a price that is.

[@mikavelii]

This is correct ^

[@blitzeditzccp]

I love the fallout 1 references like the protagonists vault is right in the middle of boneyard from that game and shady sands

[@skybox309]

Excellent recap did enough without spoiling. I love it

[@supermstash29]

The fall in 2277 is the first battle of Hoover Dam when president Kimball sent the majority of the NCR military to the Mojave which would have rather obvious negative political repercussions (Hoover Dam being basically an unknown). The fall of Shady Sands is not the “bomb” event because it’s the continual arrow of the time line and not boxed in with 2277… I honestly don’t understand the communities failure to understand how a timeline works

[@jamesclark7448]

Goggins FTW.

[@SWSW560]

Love his style of acting. Loved the character he played in Fat Man and Hateful Eight

[@SWSW560]

Thank you, thank you for clearing up a few things that bothered me. I never played Fallout before so I couldnt appreciate a few things. Overall I think it the series was good enough to have me wanting to see season 2 and also in the mean time have me go searching for info re the Fallout universe.

[@kaitlyndurham5851]

As someone who hadn’t picked up a controller since I was in middle school, I really appreciate these well done game adaptations for peaking my interest and getting me into gaming as an adult. I had no idea the amount of rich story telling, interesting lore, and overall fun I was missing out by dismissing video games!

[@cpiercejr]

Not a gamer and I'm completely hooked!

[@josephmccarthy1801]

When they showed new Vegas at the end, me and my roommate started standing up and cheering. I can’t wait for season two. It was a great show.

[@chrisweir6886]

I did the same! OMG, I can't wait...

[@infrequentflyer4271]

Thank you. This cleared up a few things for me

[@amandadadesky5192]

Thank you for being patient and open-minded regarding The Chalkboard Revelation(tm).

[@PetePeppers1]

It was annoying because it didn't fit in with what I thought was going on when I was watching but never considered it might be part of some agenda.

[@texwiller7753]

I think Maximus is a synth. His behaviour is quite strange.

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

We have synths, super mutants, child of atom, death claws, super ants, rad scorpians, the cult of elvis all to come yet

[@josh_7569]

But he was fetting faint from bkeeding, right?

[@Sparrow4520]

@@josh_7569can happen to synths as well

[@akuma1201]

Synths don't grew up, in the game Synths soon realize that their different from other people by growing or injuries and as you said about their behavior cause Synths have trouble analyzing their thoughts and behavior when their are something new the've encountered, I think the series want to preserve that introduction for further season

[@amberinsanity2018]

Yeah I really noticed his odd behaviour when Lucy asked him if he thought the one eyed overseer looked odd and Maximus said “lots of people have one eye”.

[@TheCloveart]

How did Maldaver survive over 200 years? She wasn’t a part of vault-tec and she’s not a ghoul. It is a spoiler to reveal how she survived or is it a plot hole?

[@healgoth]

CinemaSins has brainrotted you bro, something mysterious not being immediately explained isn’t a plothole, it’s literally just the plot 😭 watch the next season and THEN you can ask why it isn’t explained yet like don’t read a whodunnit mystery novel expecting it to be like an episode of Columbo (a howdunnit, so to speak, where the culprit and method is immediately revealed to the audience and the intrigue is in the investigation by the detective trying to foil the “perfect crime”)

[@TheCloveart]

@@healgoth Lmao!!! It’s not that serious. It is a potential plot hole because the character died. So will they do a quick flashback for a character that is already dead and won’t progress the story further? Or will there be a prequel spinoff that will focus more on the past and her involvement? Another reason I saw this as a plothole is because I didn't play the games so some of the subtle nuances may be lost on a person who hasn’t picked up a next-gen PS4 game in years. And if they do resurrect her without any kind call back to the first season then we call that a Deus Ex Machina. This is indeed bad storytelling because they laid down zero groundwork to produce any elements that could bring her back. Plus, the producer said they don’t know if they will address her existing 200 years outside of her original timeline which to me means they didn’t think about it and they may or may not address it in season 2. I mean they spent some time explaining why Lucy’s father existed in the past and how he survived. But that's because he is a big part of the ongoing story. Will Maldavor be in season 2? We don’t know.

[@Amartin-mu6oj]

​@@TheCloveartthe character dying doesn't change anything, it's obviously something important that will be revealed later on

[@TheCloveart]

@@Amartin-mu6oj Like I said before I don’t know if it's that obvious; the producers don’t know of it they will address it. They might or might not.

[@Amartin-mu6oj]

@@TheCloveart it is obvious to anyone that's ever watched a couple shows, and when did they say that they don't know if they'll address it?

[@travisbaker3062]

Loved it and CANNOT WAIT for more!

[@GRAMMAN112]

I wish i could watch a series the way you explain them. I think i get the whole show but then you point out things i dont even think about 😂

[@ancientgamer3645]

I played the entire FALLOUT game series. Today, 04/13/2024, I binged watched all the TV series on PRIME. Loved it!

[@youtubeuser5524]

Anyone ever watch Person of Interest? Is Wilzig and the dog a reference to that show?

[@macmcleod1188]

It might be a reference to Bear. Or it might come from "A Boy and his Dog" which is referenced by "A Man and his Dog". Or it might all start with the need to have a dog to track his head as a plot device and then they layered in PoI references and Old SF Story references over that.

[@wbwright79]

i share the same game/series perspective as you, and as reviews go, really appreciate the time and effort put in to encapsulate your observations of season 1. it helps me, because as an avid player of the game, i am no so much invested in lore as i enjoy marching through the wasteland as a one man wrecking crew. and your review explains a lot for me. thank you!

[@calebray4168]

Honestly, even though they did a great job on the wasteland and everything, what’s really intriguing to me are the vault dwellers. Very cool world building and the way they all think is fascinating. I’d watch a whole show about being in the vaults and the problems that occur down there.

[@billsmafia2473]

Never played Fallout, but the show wasn’t bad, & by the end it was actually pretty good!!! I’ll give it a 👍

[@PetePeppers1]

I thought it ended strong. Not sure where they'll take it next.

[@philo2189]

You left out the fact that Lucy spent time on the surface as a kid. Before going to the vault.

[@ThomasRBarton]

What? Lucy was born in Vault 33 and was never on the surface.

[@ImRealmz13]

​@@ThomasRBarton AFAIK it wasn't stated that she was born either in Vault 33 or in the surface, but we do know that she's been to Shady Sands as a kid with her mom as we see in her flashbacks.

[@BigDDDD370]

She was born in the vault. The mother ran away and took the kids so the dad came and nuked the town and took the kids back to the vault​@@ImRealmz13

[@ThomasRBarton]

@@ImRealmz13my apologies, you’re right.

[@manuelsoares9698]

She was born in the vault, taken to Shady Sands by her mother then returned to the vault by her father.

[@marcelromijn2]

I liked the video thanks. The TV series left met wanting to play the games again... Now to find some time again :P

[@deeva_deeblock]

Thank you! I love the show and the game but I was so lost

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

This show is next on my to watch list.

[@SWSW560]

Hurry up bro

[@PetePeppers1]

It's fun and the do a good job of weaving things together in the finale.

[@shanemahler6830]

You won't be disappointed

[@charleshamilton9274]

I had never even heard of the ‘Fallout’ video games before binge-watching this excellent - and rollicking - adaptation. So, your background info is appreciated. Similarly, I had never heard of Walton Goggins either but what a revelation. I do so enjoy when an alternative universe is just familiar enough to provide a modicum of context before something completely novel is introduced becoming simultaneously jarring and fascinating. Would I exchange my Apple Ultra watch for that sleek Pip-Boy?

[@RealBradMiller]

You better get to playing the games, there *will* be a quiz!!

[@chrisretzlaff2895]

I can't imagine seeing Walton in this for the first time. You need to watch Justified and for a Laugh Son's of Anarchy episodes. By far one of the best character actors working. Unicorn was a pretty tender sitcom.

[@daniarurman6615]

Great review, Pete. Thanks! Just watched the show. I guess that is a hit. Never played FALLOUT, but i think the universe is awesome. Glad you liked it too.

[@shanehumberstone5262]

It’s fantastic and tips it’s hat so many times with all the little details to the games

[@joep3494]

As someone who has never played a single second of Fallout, I absolutely loved the show. It has actually made me want to play the game.

[@johnpellinijr1938]

You wont be disappointed

[@Andy_Babb]

Same

[@fernandohg225]

Character from Walton reminded me of Man in Black from Westworld

[@shawnhowerton5296]

I started the show on a Thursday afternoon and finished on Friday. I’m hooked. It was so good!

[@Pharoyar]

Thank you very very much for your work

[@Metacomet7]

How did Moldaver live so long?

[@anthonyt219]

My theory is that she was an original resident of vault 4 which had their own cryogenic chamber. Another theory, she's a descendent of the original moldaver?

[@genericrandomness3455]

She refers to the cold fusion research as HER research and has info about Vault Tec that she wouldn't have if she was a descendant. ​@@anthonyt219