*FALLOUT* is GROSS and I LOVE IT | Film Student Reacts to Episode 3

[@stephencarty]

Broken water chip is a nod to Fallout 1 game where that is your initial main mission to find a replacement.

[@benn454]

I. WANT. THE. COM. PU. TER. CHIIIIIIIIIP. - poor frustrated Overseer dealing with 1 INT Vault Dweller

[@QuickdrawMcShawthe1st]

And is never brought up again. I think it would have been better to have it be no big deal, plenty of replacements. Still a nod to the game and yet doesn't become some plot obscurity.

[@johnyshadow]

@@QuickdrawMcShawthe1st I´m not sure about the timeline, but I think that things happen pretty quickly here. So, it might be a plot point for S2.

[@QuickdrawMcShawthe1st]

@@johnyshadow It's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.

[@gawainethefirst]

@@QuickdrawMcShawthe1st it’s actually a big point in the original game. There is a ticking clock and every thing.

[@aaronjohnson8786]

16:25 If you ever play a Bethesda game "Thou shalt be side-tracked by bullshit every goddamned time" is basically the point of the game. There are plots, but the side-stuff is always more enjoyable.

[@ReivecS]

This was a common theme well before Bethesda, youngin' ;)

[@vkdeen7570]

and there's sooo much side stuff that u just inevitably get distracted... before u know it u've played 3 hours of side quests and done 0 main plot 😂

[@monerane]

Every couple of years I start Fallout 4 again. Because I spent hundreds of hours in the game - finished all DLCs sidequests tons of and main quest - not even close to finish it. This time I'll finish the game - hours later - same situation - side quests - DLCs .... Companion quests ... but where is the main thingy? :D

[@rogu3rooster]

I don't think I've ever finished Skyrim or Fallout 4, get hundreds of hours in and then think, which one is the main quest again?

[@evanmarrs353]

1 active main quest, 37 active side quests, 18 miscellaneous quests all at once.

[@andrewjuby6339]

"So fucked up and so charming at the same time" is about the best one line summation of the Fallout esthetic I've heard.

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

I feel like the "Cozy Catastrophe" trope has never been more accurate.

[@marcoc2077]

Happy to see you back reacting to Fallout!

[@RunningTogether]

The incongruity you like is completely true to all of the games. They love to mix the idealistic, possibly naive 50s outlook with post apocalyptic horror, and the fun music with extreme violence and gore, etc. Nice job spotting little things like the same setting between past and present. Great reaction! 🎉

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

Yeah, I totally missed the studio lot bus and statue. Good spot!

[@davidedwards1705]

7:59 The oversized bag is a joke on all the stuff the player has.

[@JDCheng]

And forces their companion to carry, in order to not be "overburdened"

[@AmonKhan438]

@@JDCheng "I am sworn to carry your burdens".

[@erikbjelke4411]

@@AmonKhan438 Wrong game. . . but absolutely the right sentiment. The resigned tone in Lydia's voice. . . "Yeah, sure, we both know you keep me around just to carry all that crap so you can sell it when we get back to town, fine."

[@benn454]

@@erikbjelke4411 Feels a bit weird if you marry her and she says that, though.

[@jasperzanovich2504]

1:54 In the Fallout Universe the red scare never stopped but instead of the Sovjet Union they are afraid of China. (I'm talking like the red scare ever stopped in our timeline.) 3:20 I just put it together that even if Cooper saved his daughter in the start she would have died a long time ago from old age since it's been 219 years since then. 6:00 Maximus it's absolutely a stamina build. 10:40 Norm on the other hand is absolutely and intelligence build. 23:40 You got sharp eyes and a good memory. P.S.: I am glad you are back, didn't want to get spoilers for Serenity.

[@MWSin1]

I love the subtle callback/contrast here with "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" during the gulper attack. When Titus shouted that he was trying to save himself. When Maximus shouted it, he was trying to save Thaddeus.

[@pklemming]

Still gets me that the overseer is blind Al from Deadpool.

[@shrubbinthepub3176]

i bet she still wants to make a snowman!

[@axlm.808]

@@shrubbinthepub3176 I don't think they have any angel dust in the vault's inventory

[@swingmattuk]

@@axlm.808depends on the vault

[@Stray7]

@@axlm.808 Not for long, anyway...

[@Elementarian]

This episode has some incredible character development, and the story progression leading into episode 4 (one of my favorites). The back and forth between Lucy and the Ghoul is absolutely top notch.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

I love how you’re both horrified and delighted by the show. I think that’s exactly the response the makers were hoping for. XD

[@steveriley6458]

Remember in Episode 1 where the dad was asking Coop to give his "famous" thumbs up pose, and he begged off? Yeah, now we know why the pose was famous.

[@thequarteryearman9305]

Love that you immediately got the Jaws reference. The bait reference. Everything with Scoggins. You mentioned the squire carrying so much, it's a nod to the game where your companion can carry so much stuff for you.

[@ronbroach5474]

Glad to see you back in FallOut! This is a great show and I love your commentary

[@beardedgeek973]

Finally :) Two things you said that explains this setting, this series, AND the games; the perfect blend between absurdist dystopia and wholesomeness, and your final comment about comedy thru congruity... both encapsulates the games too, perfectly.

[@maksphoto78]

So glad you're checking this serious out, one of the best I ever watched. The desert location they filmed in wth sand-filled houses is a real abandoned mining town in Namibia, Africa.

[@Lordmaniax357]

What I loved about the show is that it had enough "stuff" to keep the viewers that haven't had any exposure to the Fallout Franchise but also had a great deal of "inside joke/Easter eggs" for the casual and avid fans of the games. I know I've watched the shows a couple times. First time to "just watch" and enjoy the surface jokes and then again for the stuff that makes a Fallout game a Fallout game. (I SOOOOO want to see Jacqui play the any of the games. LOL!)

[@IceMetalPunk]

I know basically nothing about Fallout, but I *loved* this show so much. Its so well done!

[@LibrarianMichael]

Glad to see you back watching and enjoying Fallout. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@TRPLD]

You are so good at picking up minute details, I am excited to see how accurate your predictions for the ending get the further we go along. Great stuff!

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

It's so good to see you back!

[@jmontesi4]

Remember when in Episode 1 Lucy passed by a sign that said 'Don't lose your head'? Good times...

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

I love the soundtrack to this show! 22:05 … as random of a song to be playing during this scene, the swing dancer in me loved hearing it!! I am willing to bet that you can totally jitterbug! I can’t wait for the next episode!

[@tadcooper9733]

its so good to have you back; I have a lot of bullshit coming over the next months starting with a surgery removing 40% of the meniscus in my left knee in a week (biking is my main mode of transportation) so things are going to be difficult for me. my birthday is the 23rd and then we have xmas and new years and throughout all of that im alone in a state 1000mi+ from any family. getting to physical therapy is going to be a major task as I've been unemployed for a long while. All this to say': I'm sorry about the tragedy you've been through recently but I hope you take solace in the respite creators like you give to us.

[@RJSierra]

Have you considered an eBike? Easier on the legs, good for recuperation.

[@Undivided-X]

Nice to see you back, hope all is well now :)

[@TheFioda]

"Not the head!!" Yep. That´s fallout and those stupid side quests... I LOVE THEM!

[@ADHDqueenB]

I can't wait until Jacqui finds out the origin of the gulper.

[@tommorrison4942]

That will definitely be entertaining.

[@LibrarianMichael]

10:11 she is Blind Al from Deadpool.

[@LibrarianMichael]

19:36 lol. Good The Good Place reference with Cheade.😅

[@scottlette]

Hooray! You are back!

[@spidersj12]

What does the dog in this episode (called unitonically Dog Meat) neve in common with flight attendants... they're both dead heading it a lot. Like a famous watch band, takes a licking and keeps on ticking, or was that just the Geiger counter?

[@Drudenfusz]

Yay, Fallout is back on the menu! Also, great mention of Chidi, had not thought about it when I watched it, but with all the Good Place references you drop all the time it was only fitting that you thought of him.

[@davidterry9680]

I've been hoping for this too!! Glad to see you picking it up again. I think Season 2 is in the works as well.

[@LibrarianMichael]

I think i heard mid 2025 for season 2.

[@ADHDqueenB]

It is! I think they started filming last month (November)

[@sgt.tattoo9609]

Been watching your you tube since "Firefly".

[@JDCheng]

24:13, 25:35 and 29:00 - you get the whole character arc for Cooper Howard/"the Ghoul" and Vault-Tec, when in the outro credits you see that he's the inspiration for the "thumbs-up" Vault Boy. And it's the Amazon series that makes this whole point canon now. It's an indication of how closely tied the games and the series are.

[@dragon297]

Welcome back! Glad you're back and glad you're doing well!

[@erikbjelke4411]

16:31: "Haha! Sidequests." Even worse. Bethesda, the gaming studio that does the Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, specializes in big, open world games. It's less about the story, and more about the freedom to go and do, interact, influence the various factions and events happening in that particular time and place. It's pretty easy to forget what the "main quest" even is, to be handed an allegedly critical and time-sensitive mission, then spend literally days doing tons of unrelated crap. It's a great strength, and a great weakness, in that "completing" any of the games is a Herculean task. 23:23: In the games, finding water safe to drink is a REAL challenge, most of what's out in the world is heavily irradiated. You can still drink it, but it will increased your Rads, which isn't great. Ghouls are very resistant to, if not immune to radiation, and can even be healed by radiation exposure. So the water in the Ghoul's canteen is probably heavily irradiated, because he doesn't need purified water. So, you *could* look at it as not a purely sadistic move as it appears, but him trying to hint to Lucy because he can't be bothered to spell it out that what he's got is no good for her. Now, there's a bit we'll talk about later that changes this perception somewhat. 25:28: It's even bigger if you know the games. "Vault-Boy," the mascot of the Vaults, has a thumbs-up as one of his iconic poses (he does all kinds of stuff related to various things in the games). Revealing that Cooper Howard was the inspiration for Vault-Boy, that he spawned the face of VaultTec and the Fallout games, was a GIGANTIC "I cannot FRELLING believe it!" moment. And as we see, he's apparently had some kind of falling-out with VaultTec since he did their ad campaigns, which only makes us more curious. . . 28:00: Well, it's the fascinating thing about this setup. Yeah, all three of our main characters want the same thing, but for incompatible reasons. The Ghoul wants to get paid, Maximus wants to take it to the Brotherhood (and now has orders to kill anyone not helping him do that), and Lucy needs to get it to Moldaver to get her Dad back. Putting them together means putting them in conflict, and how that drives the characters and interacts with their immediate and long-term motivations is a critical aspect of the show.

[@Stray7]

Well, in the Bethesda games at least, there's no real ticking clock on the main quests -- in 3 you're searching for your father, but that's not a world-ending thing. In 4, you're searching for your son, but there's also no time sensitive elements until later on. It's only 1 and 2 that have real ticking clocks, while New Vegas is a stalemate situation that your character tips the balance of. The "ticking clock but not really" element is more pronounced in the Elder Scrolls games.

[@erikbjelke4411]

@@Stray7 True, but a lot of quests you get *feel* like they're time-sensitive. The Railroad needs to get this synth out of the Commonwealth before the Institute tracks them down, the Brotherhood are under fire and taking heavy casualties, a Vault is under attack by Raiders. But you can ignore these for days, even months, and they won't advance until you arrive. Not necessarily a flaw, but an observation.

[@nearsightedcyclopes7674]

fun fact about Vault Suits. In game they do block SOME rads. About 15% Just enough to keep you alive till the radiation gets so intense it kills you fast rather then slow.

[@armchairgravy8224]

I love how Maximus gets his moment of running in power armor yelling "Fork"!

[@blitzgirl6522]

The "incongruity" you speak of nails the vibe of the video games perfectly!

[@laurashepherd2479]

I just came to the comments to say exactly this but you've said it for me! 😄

[@fate-aki]

Maybe we should call them Jacqui Scares: 6:27, 8:30, 8:48, 11:42, 13:42, 14:50, 22:33 (Not sure if this one qualifies, but hey. Why not?).

[@kaizen5023]

Lucy really got ahead in this episode! Also, that dog actor deserves a hand, excellent performance!

[@jamestate5059]

Sweet, you watched SuperStore. BTW it's great to see you back.

[@arminwolff1748]

Love your reactions. Going from the most knowledgable comments on filmmaking, writing, camera angles etc. directly to full geek/fangirl mode is SO precious. 🤓

[@acrazydutchman8683]

I never knew it was called "comedy through incongruity"! I've always loved it and now I know how to describe it!!!! BIG THANKS JACQUI

[@craignellist7277]

How was Maximus not limping with four bottle caps in his boot?! 😅

[@rowenatulley852]

Knowing what happens in the next 5 episodes make me so EXCITED to see your upcoming reactions! Keep up the great work . . .

[@Dylan_Platt]

Fantastic reaction, as always. So glad you're back, my heart goes out to you in a big way. So excited to see what you think of the rest of the series.

[@DrakeAurum]

So good to see you back with this great show.

[@MichaelTotin]

Lots of movies have done head crushes, prior to The Boys. Off the top of my head (pun intended). BladeRunner (though they didn't use the cut with the full head crush), Deadly Friend, In a Violent Nature, Hobo with a Shotgun, Friday the 13th Part 3...

[@daleclark2376]

I love watching you react to this show! Any show, really, but especially this one. Great job!✌️❤️

[@PrimeMyth64]

This channel is really awesome, thanks for the videos!

[@RaulSmith]

Oh you're watching The Expanse?? I knew I liked your vibes for a reason. And agreed on the casting choice of Walton Goggins. Whoever came up with that idea deserves an Emmy for that alone. There are so many callbacks and so many references and so much foreshadowing in this show that it is truly amazing. Fallout isn't just a great video game adaptation for this reason, it's a work of art. Filmographers will be studying this show for decades. Can't say that's a surprise considering who all is behind this show (Jonathan Nolan at the helm). Shout out to the finger fly trap, it died as it lived: disgustingly.

[@LibrarianMichael]

9:12 forked up and charming is what makes the game so much fun.

[@Khoye25]

You are so cute watching fallout lol. Glad to have you back!

[@pirateylass]

Jacqui, having upbeat retro music while something completely unhinged happening is definitely Fallout! LoL The first in the series I played was Fallout 3, and I still love the contrast of navigating the Washington DC metro tunnels full of feral ghouls while Sid Phillips' Boogie Man played on my Pip-Boy radio! 😜

[@dbcooper69]

The swamp creature is like an evil HR Pufnstuf.

[@GrantReedIII]

I'm glad your back. I hope you continue to enjoy it.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Redder is better is kinda funny in the context of the show and this episode. Turns out, Jacqui is a bit of a communist. x) 3:08 Keep in mind he was paying alimony in the episode 1 intro. 6:47 Also one of his bullies from episode 1. 16:26 This is indeed a meta joke. Bethesda games are open world titles, notorious for giving the player freedom to explore and consequently throwing them off the beaten path of the main quest / mission by the sheer amount of content outside of it. Add their generally excellent mod support to them and you can end up with hundreds or even thousands of hours of gameplay, without ever finishing the main story. 20:39 This is a reference to the first Fallout game. The main plot was that the water chip breaks and you're send to the surface to find a replacement in time before everyone dies. 22:34 Gulpers in the game actually do not have fingers / human features. They're just big muscular bipedal newts / salamander type creatures.

[@inspectre27]

"...straight out of The Boys." Fallout has never shied away from a bit of gore. There's even a character option called "Bloody Mess" that increases the level of gore. Good stuff.

[@jasondolph2785]

Which the fans are pretty sure the Ghoul has taken said perk.

[@catindigo9907]

Remember all those 'don't loose your head' posters?

[@JokerNL070]

Dont know if somebody told you but the black ladie in the vault also play in deadpool as Al. And the night the bear kills is in my name is earl

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

Lucy is so precious, she needs to be protected

[@ADHDqueenB]

I'm glad that the training in the vault actually prepared her for surface dwelling, for the most part. Good thing she can shoot because her Charisma isn't as high as she thinks.

[@kylestillwagon]

We missed you Jacqui glad you are back.

[@badwoofy]

This is the only reaction channel that makes me feel smarter after watching. Thanks for the insights!

[@LibrarianMichael]

15:18 that's called a Gulper. Lots of fun.

[@bpora01]

Jacqui needs to be in season 2 of fallout

[@jeromecameron5942]

Welcome backb❤❤❤

[@TomKlapka-k2q]

Your reference to the oversized golf bag is also an inside joke for the gamers. It is a reference to how players use their traveling companions as pack mules to carry all of the junk they hoard while traveling the wastes.

[@jenniferhanses]

Re: The Ghoul and the water There's actually an argument to be made that he was being kind to her by throwing the water away. Ghouls can drink irradiated water with no negative effects. Regular people cannot. Why is anyone assuming that he'd have clean water in his canteen? As he says, water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. He doesn't need it, and clean water is expensive. . When Lucy is thirsty enough to lick the water out of a puddle, then she'll be ready to drink the same water as him. Until then, she's better off not drinking because of the radiation. Not to say that it's not cruel to taunt her. But he does have a persona to maintain.

[@vipwanrinkle6439]

I’ve never seen anyone acknowledge this but think about how bad it feels getting teeth pulled out like your wisdom teeth. Imagine how badly it would hurt to get punched in the face while also feeling that pain I think I would go into shock.

[@lordAvatar]

The kid from Superstore is 43 years old.

[@rromano158]

The giant "venus fly iguana" is a mutated axolotl, and you will find some more information about them in a later episode.

[@arjovenzia]

Thank you. I used to breed them, weird, cute little creatures (if you like the idea of eels with legs and a mane), i think they are adorable. But gulper is an appropriate name, they sit there dead still, and then WHAM, inhale the worm your trying to feed them.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

​@@arjovenzia Not to spoil anything but when we get more about them remember the words you just said... And the worm 😅

[@caffeinedelusions]

It’s a mutated something, but axolotl ain’t it. Maybe some other breeds of Gulper (which is NOT a scientific classification) that would be true of, but not this one. That said, the axolotl is clearly where the design started.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Just like *Radroaches, Bloatflies* are quite a bit larger than their 21st century counterparts. And you should see the mosquitos...

[@kylarking]

You have to do a review of the Wild Robot! It's my top animayed film of the decade and I'm loving your reviews as a film major

[@kraigprzybylski3162]

Welcome back, glad you’re enjoying the show! You should absolutely keep the video game adaptation train rolling and watch Arcane. Even though it animation, I think you’ll still appreciate it because it’s made like someone is holding a camera most of the time. It’s also just insanely good!

[@markkringle9144]

This is the Spirit of the fallout games: false happiness in the face of the wretchedness that is the wasteland. All of these little easter eggs to the series: the assaultron robot in the sand, the teddy bears, the bottles with pills in them, the hard time of finding non-radioactive water (the broken water chip is the Mcguffin in Fallout 1).

[@itsregal]

I feel so bad that this show is up against giants like Arcane in the running for awards, because its SO GOOD and SO well made. omg.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

It isn't up against _Arcane_ though. The second (and final) season of _Arcane_ qualifies for a different awards year because its release is so recent; _Fallout_ came out in April so it's already been through most of this year's awards cycle. Which is still a shame, because that meant it was unfortunately having to compete for awards against the masterpiece that is _Shōgun,_ but I'm definitely hoping that future seasons of _Fallout_ will be equally as brilliant as this season was

[@RomulessI]

Great stuff one thing I'll say about the characters is most people in Fallout are morally grey, except most of the Followers of the Apocalypse and a few of the Vaults, won't elaborate on why now. You don't see them in this series, but they will almost certainly be in season 2, assuming they stay true to the factions present in the area season 2 will be placed, which I won't reveal. One last thing to add the end credits greatly foreshadow the setting for the next episode... All I will say is watch the final episode's ending credits very closely.

[@MrPingn]

Looked like you were ready to fly out of your seat with that jump scare.

[@sirianrune198]

"What in the Venus fly trap?" "What in the irradiated iguana?" "What in the goddamn?"

[@boneless9305]

I don't know if anyone said it already bit if not the Gulped is an irradiated Hellbender Salamander

[@davidbergfors6820]

Comedy through incongruity, what a perfect way to describe the Fallout style! I love seeing your reactions Jacqui! the insights you have is making me enjoy the show so much more! Calling the already married through the ring on the finger, nice! most reactors I've seen only understand when their child shows up! I can't wait to see your reaction to what is coming up! it's more of the same wonderfully horrible incongruity!

[@vinnydaq13]

Just so you know, in that clip of Betty Draper , she had a Daisy BB gun, not a shotgun.

[@silverbladeTE]

*_Always watch the Outros, especially this episode!_* 😉

[@thestanleys3657]

15:14 it's called a Gulper its a mutated salamander

[@nicj8206]

Wait you did a reaction to The Expanse? Is it Patreon only? I don't see it listed on your YT.

[@JimAW63]

I'd love to see your reaction to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. I have yet to see any reactors do it justice. It only lasted 2 seasons, but the potential was so much bigger. "Everything is connected."

[@MichaelTotin]

In this alternate reality the bombs dropped in 2077. So the flashbacks are likely to that year or shortly before. Not the 1950s. The 1950s esthetic is just a staple that hung on to the atomic age that fueled the USA in that reality.

[@dawidscheffler7152]

The "Venus Fly Iguana" is called a Gulper and they are... horrifying.

[@folcotook3049]

Hope things are going better for you.

[@hammerhead8537]

you may want to make sure you have a LOT of time (possibly it's own episode) after the season finale, there are a lot of revelations to unpack (hydrate and tissues handy as well)

[@MolnarG007]

Yaay another FO reaction! Back on track baby!

[@ProtoZer0.7]

16:28 Accurate commentary on any and all single player rpg’s (Fallout, Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, etc.) lol

[@rlsuth]

Wait, are we getting a reaction to The Expanse sometime in the future?

[@jobanh7ify]

24:58 yeah sure, the vault suit blocks about 10 radiation resistance

[@arminwolff1748]

... which is WAY less than even a bowl of vegetable soup (gives +25 for an hour) or a pill of RAD-X (+100) 😆

[@Milton2k]

12:20 No, not an oxymoron, ghouls are not dead, they are not zombies. They are people that somehow evolved into ghouls with radiation an time. You'll see.. they kinda show it later.

[@Thehighwayman429]

"An irradiated iguana?" Nope, and the truth is so much worse.

[@kmvoss]

You are very sharp, great reaction.

[@altairtodescatto]

We'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely And begging down upon his bended knee I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsin' All I'll have to do is act naturally The music is 10/10 on fitting the scenes. The games and specially this adaptation is to notch, zero complaints.

[@thgeremilrivera-thorsen9556]

"Petty officer Shortsight" is the best name ever.