Some basic info on Ghouls: In the Fallout setting, lethal doses of radiation don't always kill. Occasionally, the victim will "recover" but their DNA has been permanently altered, resulting in a Ghoul. Ghouls age extremely slowly and can live for hundreds (perhaps thousands) of years, are extremely resilient to physical damage, and are healed/regenerated by radiation exposure. The big downside is "going feral", over time a ghoul's mind can deteriorate and they essentially turn into wild animals. The time it takes for that to happen differs person-to-person, some folks keep on keepin' on for decades and decades while others lose their sh*t almost immediately.
@OthelloSilvermoon2 ай бұрын
Also it's not just anybody that can become a ghoul you have to have the gene for it, probably not in the show but that's how it is in the game lore.
@RIDOLF013 ай бұрын
Yes, the man was killed by a baby doll leg. In Fallout 4, one might discover a gun called the junk jet. It fires any items from your junk column in your inventory. So, any old junk can be fired at high velocity. Ashtrays, wrenches, baseballs, scissors, scalpels. There is a substantial list of junk in the game, that can be used for raw materials. I believe the game gives a quote about this weapon, "You haven't lived until you kill someone with a teddy bear."
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Talk about up-cycling lol
@stevenbanks15483 ай бұрын
Vaults, in almost every instance, are standalone. The 31-32-33 vault system is unique. And no, the personal fallout shelters are not connected.
@edgarcia47943 ай бұрын
I'm 63 and I remember in 1966 asking my dad about where was the fallout shelter we were supposed to go to in a nuking war with Russia? He laughed and said we weren't on the list and he added we ive in So-Cal close to an Air Force base that has nukes for bombers. we are also between Los Angeles and San Diego with it's Marine and Navy bases even if we survived the blast we'd die later. and would I really want one of my last acts on Earth to be killing a mother with a baby for the last can of pork & beans in the city to stay alive a few more days before dying anyway? My answer was no so oddly I stopped worrying but continued with the school duck and cover drill due to the threat of a major earth quake.
@cyberash30003 ай бұрын
im 42 and british and i grew up in the last 10 years of the cold war and still remember nuclear drills. the start of this show sends shivers down my spin ,they used to tell us to duck and cover if bombs went off, we also had the IRA bombs to deal with so i also developed a phobis of public bins
@corpusD3 ай бұрын
Same age, and in NJ at the time. I remember duck and cover drills in school. All the public schools did have a fallout shelter symbol though. It would probably be not enough. Not sure you could get there in time either.
@j00jy3 ай бұрын
@@cyberash3000 Im of a similar age and ill never forget the one time we had to do one while in gym class and our teacher called it the "bend over and kiss your ass goodbye" drill. He got in trouble because if you tell a bunch of 10 year olds that it spreads like wildfire and that was we all called it from then on.
@cyberash30003 ай бұрын
@@j00jy he got in trouble for that? here in the uk our teachers used to call us useless cunts and cane us at 10 years old, our teachers swore like troopers here in the uk lol, and used to go down the pub at lunch time lol
@DASmovingTARGET3 ай бұрын
As a longtime Fallout fan, I'm so happy to see how this show turned out, and how many people who don't know the franchise are getting enveloped by it. Even if it may feel like a lot, you're asking the right questions, so don't feel bad if you're feeling lost. I felt the show did a good job resolving a lot of the plot points in this episode (why Moldaver invaded Vault 33, what happened to Vault 32, where's Cooper's daughter, etc.), so you'll get your answers as you watch. I think the only non-spoilery thing I can address is that, while the show doesn't explicitly state how people become ghouls (you'll meet more, Cooper isn't the only one, or even the only one in the Fallout franchise who was alive pre-war), the show gives you enough information that you can make an educated guess and get it mostly right. Which I think is a pattern in this show, and it works really well. Hope you keep watching 🤠!
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'm excited to see how the storyline plays out
@JustGrowingUp843 ай бұрын
16:10 Lucy's vault 33 is part of a three-vault system with 32 and 31, where each vault has a door connecting it to the other two, and also a door connecting it to the outside. Note that it's just for these three vaults, doesn't necessarily apply to others.
@noxteryn3 ай бұрын
15:07 - Originally, the Vault Boy was designed to be simply doing a thumbs up. Later on, fans created this theory about the bomb cloud size, and the show-runners used it as canon.
@JustGrowingUp843 ай бұрын
Yeah, I also wouldn't want to live in such a world. But it sure is nice to explore such situations from the comfort of my modern home!
@incantrix13373 ай бұрын
My brother in law once asked me what weapon I would want in a zombie apocalypse, and I was like "none! I don't want to survive the zombie apocalypse. My best case scenario is that I'm patient zero."
@LittleGalaxyBoy3 ай бұрын
16:11 Like others have pointed out Vault 33 is unique in that it's a tripartite society that is divided between three Vaults. Vault 33 has a surface door depicted in the show and I assume that Vault 31 and Vault 32 have surfer doors as well allowing them to visit the surfer whenever instead of going through Vault 33 Everytime. Vaults range in location and layout as well but the idea of a three-vault system is unique to this TV show and is a cool addition to the lore. 16:40 The Brotherhood of Steel are a really interesting faction that first apperinceed in Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) best described as *Metallic Monks* with origins dating back to the U.S Military. Fallout (1997) was set in California with L.A being a location you could visit so the TV show shares the same setting. Fallout (1997) and Fallout TV (2024) are 135 year years apart so we have alot of Wasteland lore. Fallout New Vegas (2010) set in 2281 is the latest Fallout game to be set in the West Coast, 15 years before the events of this show. The Brotherhood we see in this show are hinted to be from the East Coast (Fallout 3 & Fallout 4) thanks to them wearing T-60 power Armor that only came into service months before the Great War and were only used on the East Coast for policing and riot control. The BOS found a stockpile of T-60 sometime between Fallout 3 in 2277 and Fallout 4 in 2287 replacing the older T-45 model we saw them wear in Fallout 3. Also they mention the Commonwealth in this episode better known as Massachusetts, Boston the setting of Fallout 4 and the last appearance on the Brotherhood timeline wise. So alot of cool Fallout lore stuff going on that is not THAT important for new fans to understand but fun little lore building and context to us fans wondering what may of happened after the events of Fallout 4 for example.
@TheFireMonkey3 ай бұрын
I don't know what I would do - but I can see one argument for carrying on - the hope that humanity will survive and one day recover from whatever and although I might end up dead, maybe I can help make sure there is a worthwhile future. Now that works for me, but maybe not for everyone.
@Phoenix272722 ай бұрын
The "why won't you hit the thumbs up button" was such a shameless plug that I went ahead and did it. Well done. :)
@danielnalleyjr69753 ай бұрын
🤠 love the edits. look forward to see you experience this broken world.
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Glad you are enjoying it 😊 thanks for watching
@thatswhyidrink2 ай бұрын
Your editing is very inspired. I appreciate the effort.
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
@arsewynd3 ай бұрын
The needle Lucy used is called a stim-pac and in the game as well as in the series it restores your health. The show uses game logic not reality. Lucys dad isn't dead he was tranquilized. The bomb was used to seal off the entrance to 32 so Moldaver couldn't be followed. The brotherhoods armor is heavy but its powered so you do not use your own strength. The guard was killed by a weapon called a junk jet which fires pretty much anything as ammo.
@j.f.fisher53183 ай бұрын
"...a radius where all the frozen pizas will be perfectly cooked." My nerd side says no, but I still laughled. :p Laughed quite a few times will look up your other videos.
@davidperkins67523 ай бұрын
i feel your pain!🤣
@RangerHouston3 ай бұрын
Lol science and the law of thermodynamics says yes, however everything else would also be cooked in the same way the frozen pizzas are, so it’d be unlikely there would be anyone nearby to notice, or eat them. And even if there was the plastic wrap and box around them would also have been cooked so ew
@MandyMooMovies3 ай бұрын
😂 I love this conversation, let's continue it over pizza 🍕🍕🍕 lol
@incantrix13373 ай бұрын
@@MandyMooMovies The problem is, how do you know if you're in the radius where the pizza is perfectly cooked or the radius where the pizza is slightly overcooked?
@stijill3 ай бұрын
As a video game adaptation you have treat it like very a long "cutscene" and all the quirky plot armor is called "game logic"
@glennsprott16103 ай бұрын
Stumbled upon you because of this show. Glad I did!
@MandyMooMovies3 ай бұрын
Glad you are here! Thanks for watching
@catchall45743 ай бұрын
The face swapping gags are really funny 🤣
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy them :)
@knytestorme3 ай бұрын
Few things while trying to avoid spoilers. 1. Fallout is set in a universe where there was a different outcome to WW2, transistors were never created so everything is still valve driven but nuclear power took over powering everything from home electricity to cars etc. 2. Monte was the breeder. 3. Lucy used a stimpack on herself when she was stabbed, not adreneline which are the default medicinal technique. There are so many game-based mechanics in the show but they still make sense in an in-universe way, hope you enjoy the show as much as fans of the game do. It's up there with Last of Us as amazing game-to-show adaptations so am as excited for your journey in this as with Fast and Furious and will try to answer any show or game questions you come along with :D BTW, a lot of things you ask for people to explain in the comments are explained in the show over time so be careful of spoilers from people if you want to really experience and enjoy the show
@christopherplummer12992 ай бұрын
The opening scene with multiple explosions hitting close together like that is sadly, but highly accurate if it ever actually happened.
@captainofdunedain3993Ай бұрын
Just seen first episode. It was amazing! Now gonna enjoy your reaction
@ShuffleUpandDeal323 ай бұрын
Yes perfectly cooked pizza for about a millisecond lol
@TheTrueMac3 ай бұрын
for a general non-spoilery overview of the world. Fallout takes place in an alternate atomic future. Atomic power was integrated into normal life and lended to that retro-futuristic Jetsons style. In the games, very little is laid out for you, it requires you to loot around and learn bit by bit through recordings, interactions and documents about what happened before and after the bombs dropped. We know that the war was against communism but we've never had truly 100% clear answers on certain aspects of the history. The games themselves take place in different parts of the country, with different antagonists and protagonists from different points in time, between 2102 (Fallout 76) and 2296 (this show). The things that are always the same is the state of the world, the bombs dropping in 2077 and that radiation along with experimentation, before and after the bombs, has resulted in some truly messed up things out there in the wastelands. The games start basically the same with you leaving a vault for one reason or another to be faced with the reality of the world and no way of turning back.
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
I really enjoy the way the world building plays out. That's cool how the games make you peice it all together. Thank you for explaining that to me :) and thank you for watching
@uncoolmartin4603 ай бұрын
Well that was fun, you got a new subscriber, I've only played fallout 4 and had a great time with it, there a lots of references to a lot of the other games, but I see a lot of fallout 4 in the series. Looking forward to seeing what you make of the series. :)
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Welcome to the madness! Lol thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️
@whocaresreallly58862 ай бұрын
Loving your edits
@JustGrowingUp843 ай бұрын
Zombieland is actually a pretty good comparison! I didn't think about it, but it makes sense. Dark humor, gore, mixed with scenes of existential horror, and occasionally sprinkled with some heartfelt moments.
@tinweidman9892 ай бұрын
Right, less than a minute in & I'm already sold. Got my popcorn, carry on
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Lmao 🍿 thanks for watching!
@davidbergfors68203 ай бұрын
🤠 Welcome to the Wacky world of Fallout! Hang in there, most things will be kinda explained!
@axlm.8083 ай бұрын
The show is based on the video game franchise but only uses the background It's a stand alone story which is not directly connected to any of the games So, not knowing the franchise is not a big deal since it's writen in a way that it's accessible to newcomers
@ltkauffee3 ай бұрын
🤠 Great reaction! Will definitely be watching you react to the rest of the series!
@MandyMooMovies3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! And I'm happy to hear you're along for the ride. It's gonna be WILD! 🤠
@Rrz002 ай бұрын
With a little attention you can see that the bombs did not explode from the sky, nor are they seen falling, rather, they explode from the ground. Wink wink 4:22
@danhelphrey62603 ай бұрын
Now I wonder if there would be any survivors in the same ring as the perfect pizzas - I mean, enjoying a perfect pizza in my last minutes wouldn't be the worst thing...
@MandyMooMovies3 ай бұрын
🍕🍕🍕🍕
@whocaresreallly58862 ай бұрын
Well the perfect pizza would be cooked as would you
@billstephens3962 ай бұрын
My first video of your's that I've seen... You're funny!
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it
@DarkKnightBatman4202 ай бұрын
Heck, you're funny. I'm gonna watch the rest of these.
@michaelhoward1422 сағат бұрын
Can't believe you dropped that info nugget about frozen pizzas but then didn't tell us what that ideal cooking distance is. 😞 🤠👍
@mikedignum18682 ай бұрын
Make you wonder why Hank didn't know what was going on in Vault 32 considering he's the Oversear.
@bromanvt3 ай бұрын
Oh man, please use this to increase the viewers, everyone wants all the reactions for this one right this moment
@MaddogJones2 ай бұрын
I've got KZbin Premium, is there any other benefit to joining your Patreon other than no commercials? Are the videos unedited?
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
I am adding the Full Reactions there if that is something you are interested in :) thank you for asking! I'll update my Patreon to clarify that for everyone else that is probably wondering as well. Thank you :)
@MaddogJones2 ай бұрын
@@MandyMooMovies Well, I'll sub when you get the whole Fallout series up. I hate waiting... LoL!!!
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
@MaddogJones lol that's fair :) have a wonderful week! Thank you for watching!
@pricemoore20223 ай бұрын
Awesome reaction of my favorite Fallout episode!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
@starlord34963 ай бұрын
Let's go Moo ❤
@TimSedai3 ай бұрын
The key is to "embellish," not outright lie, lmao
@Tabf32943 ай бұрын
As much as I hate this association of PowerArmor with Halo, I know not everyone has played Fallout, and I've never played Halo, and I found out about the Halo TV series an hour ago, but I can tell them apart. And it's not like Fallout copied it from Halo either. Because when Halo came out, there were already three Fallout games on the market, and Power Armor in each of them.
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Soooo did Halo steal the super suit?
@Tabf32942 ай бұрын
@@MandyMooMovies I don't think so, for me these two armors are so different, in my opinion they were created in a completely unrelated way.
@Bunny_Aoife2 ай бұрын
ok, fun fact, i never lied on a resume, be it for a dating app or a job application... also fun fact, im single and unemployed... i wonder if those facts are correlated at all
@nowonshere3 ай бұрын
🤠
@ShuffleUpandDeal323 ай бұрын
You don't have to censor every little thing, geez.
@Christobanistan3 ай бұрын
Like your style.
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@acereporter733 ай бұрын
🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
@dqan73723 ай бұрын
🐎🤠😱👍
@MandyMooMovies2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ShuffleUpandDeal323 ай бұрын
You want a suitable marriage partner? Where do I sign up? 🤔