OMG!!! *FALLOUT* Episode 8 Reaction

[@mojoshivers]

I think you may have missed the fact that Betty was the one who brought Cooper Howard to the room to meet Hank, the same Betty that’s now the overseer of Vault 33. That was another big shock/cool reveal to me too.

[@rikmoran3963]

So many reactors talk over the dialogue and miss that point.

[@agwyvern]

Nope, she caught it I think ... "FULL CIRCLE! FULL CIRCLE!"

[@blackjackbarron5315]

"If my dad learned I'd destroyed a whole society just to rescue him, he'd never forgive me" - damn that line hits SO DIFFERENT after the last episode.

[@nyghtmoon]

Doesn't it though. It blew me away that he nuked civilization and his wife for Vault Tec

[@EvilOdysseus]

So when those execs were listing off hypothetical valut experiments, they are all real vaults you can find in the games. "We could overcrowd a Vault so people have to compete to survive inside it." - Vault 27 "We have been developing a robot to deliver milk, it's quite intelligent. I would like to see a Vault governed by it." - Vault 7 "What about using a Vault to develop a Super-Mutant soldier using illegal immigrants?" - Vault 87 "We could pump psychoactive drugs into the air supply." - Vault 106 "We could separate parents and children." - Vault 29

[@zaqmackraken673]

Hilarious that Vault 7 was actually successful up to their Reclamation Day.

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

25:15 *Tunes into Radio* "This is Radio New Vegas, and I'm your host, Mr. New Vegas. And in case you're wondering if you've come to the right place, you have."

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Ave Caesar! Never picked 'im though....then again No One can read this = ALAS or just: AVE GOOGLE

[@PythonDad]

"Me again, Mr. New Vegas, reminding you that you're nobody till somebody loves you. And that somebody is me. I love you. "

[@Hare_deLune]

Will they get Wayne Newton again? Is he still alive? Suspense intensifies! 😫

[@Belisarii1]

​@dallesamllhals9161 I tried so many times to have an evil Legion run, but I just couldn't do it. 😂

[@PythonDad]

@@Hare_deLune He is still alive, and he has performed publicly at least as recently as 2023, so it might be a possibility.

[@przemekkozlowski7835]

Lucy and Maximus have achieved their goals but are now different people who no longer want what they once wanted. The doctor in episode 2 was prophetic.

[@wtimmins]

It's SO WELL-WRITTEN

[@beardedgeek973]

"Oh my god it's a human experiment!" - Welcome to Fallout, grashopper! 😉

[@nicj8206]

"If you are going [to survive in this hostile environment,] then you will have to adapt. The question is: Will you still want the same things when you have become a different animal altogether?"

[@kitader]

1:37 “But we need the Falkland Islands…” 😉

[@JeffKelly03]

Also Jacqui: if you had watched through the credits, you would have found out what the city at the end was, because they show the sign for it. And it's an iconic Fallout location that got a lot of people very, VERY hyped.

[@alittlecreepywhenyou]

Jacqui: Please do this. It's not so much a spoiler but a massive...how do you say it? Ummm, massive motivation to indulge your interest in the games and all its lore.

[@JeffKelly03]

"They're all experiments" - yep, and some of the ones in the games are absolutely CRAZY, whether in a hilarious way or deeply dark and disturbing ways. Most of them lean toward deeply dark and disturbing.

[@romanbanias2218]

I love the Vault that Penny Arcade wrote about in their webcomic. One man, stuck alone in a Vault, his only company being a crate of hand puppets

[@camannwordsmith]

They're not ALL experiments. Almost all, sure, but there are a handful of control vaults. And there needs to be - experiments don't work without controls.

[@notthestatusquo7683]

Gary

[@cornfedjuggalo]

Gary???? Gary.... Gary!!!! HAHA GARY!!!! 😂

[@JeffKelly03]

@ True! I always forget about the "normal" vaults because they're just not as fun/memorable... haha. (And while we're on the subject of vaults... I think 112 is the one that's stuck with me the most in all of the games.)

[@cbobwhite5768]

The code Hank typed in, is actually the release date of the first Fallout game.

[@Hare_deLune]

Cool. Good eye.

[@LibrarianMichael]

11:22 that's the famous Fallout tagline. "War. War never changes."

[@dethtongue945]

I really like the Brotherhood Elder. He's so twitchy you can almost hear the crazy voices whispering in his ear. I wouldn't be surprised if we find out he was the Knight who rescued Maximus when he was a kid.

[@charlie7mason]

I have always assumed it to be so until told otherwise.

[@camannwordsmith]

At so, at the end of Season 1, our three protagonists got what they thought they wanted - Lucy found her dad, Maximus became a knight, and Cooper became a real cowboy. And our fourth protagonist, a man who never wanted to get involved or have responsibility for anything, is now solely responsible for the survival for everyone in Vaults 32 and 33.

[@krissmith8851]

You caught that Henry was actually Hank, but did you realize that Coop's wife's secretary Betty was Overseer Betty?

[@peadarruane6582]

Not sure if you picked up on it, as it wasn't in your edit, but the Ghoul that says 'That's her' at the Observatory was the Ghoul that said thank you at the super duper mart. And as well, you were too shook by Barb's 'Drop the Bomb ourselves' comment to notice, but Coop called the woman he had been talking to 'Betty', the younger version of the future 33 Overseer :D Such a good finally. Full of easter eggs for game players, but still riveting and coherent for those who hadn't played the games. For example, the skull in the desert was that of a Deathclaw.... one of the most frightening things you encounter in the games. 'War never Changes' is part of the monologue introducing each of the games. And as somebody else mentioned, all the horrible ideas for vaults they mention are actual vaults that you can find and explore in the games.

[@peterdobos1606]

That last "okey-dokey" is right up there beside Arnold's "I'll be back".

[@JDCheng]

10:09 - in the shock of the "bomb drop moment", you missed Betty! 😁

[@TynamM]

7:40 The corporate meeting contains several characters immediately recognisable to players of the games as major villains of the series. We're all not mentioning the details because at least one of them is really obviously going to be a character next season. Vault-tec is, not so much the major antagonist of any of the games, but the most recurrent. ("War never changes" is pretty much the games' tagline, and we were all waiting for someone to say it.)

[@JeffKelly03]

The one you're referring to at that meeting, I literally gasped when that character popped up on screen when I first watched this. Was absolutely not expecting that one.

[@TynamM]

​@@JeffKelly03Yep. My partner and I all but jumped off our seats when that character appeared.

[@JeffKelly03]

@@TynamM My wife has absolutely zero knowledge of the Fallout world, so that's one of those moments were I was fully geeking out and she had zero context for why... haha. I tried to get her to play Fallout 4 (which I think is the most accessible for new players), but she got tired of it before even getting out of the vault. She's more of a Dr. Mario type of gamer... haha. (She absolutely loved the show, though.)

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Funny how half of them didn't even make it to post apocylapse.

[@atf_1414]

Mr. House is not a villain!!!!!!!!!! Mr House Supremacy!!!!!!

[@jaeladarlingtrailers]

The one about separating parents and children and only breeding the strongest ones is an actual vault experiment in Fallout 4. You can explore the vault and everything.

[@mauriceedwards9588]

This was such a great series from start to finish the music the cinematic filming and of course the great acting Ella Purnell and Walter Goggins should win awards for there performances, loved at the end when Lucy went off with the Ghoul, bring on season 2.

[@ladypeyton]

In the games you find vaults that match each of the descriptions used during that board meeting. LOL! The entire show is a huge Easter egg. My Echo (Maximus), My Shadow (Ghoul), Me (Lucy)

[@bpora01]

Jacqui has such expressive eyes. Just a range of emotions.

[@InarisMask]

She's an actress, if you check her website has her credits and I feel this reaction series is a resume, examples of her acting ability

[@nyghtmoon]

​@@InarisMask She just knows how to react and be animated, rather than just look stupidly, unemotional

[@Hare_deLune]

@@nyghtmoon How about "She's a human being, like the rest of us."?

[@azukalios]

17:32 Maximus probably realizing Cooper could've killed him with one shot the first time they met 😂

[@NeuroTX36]

Actually he was out of ammo in his sawed off gun. He loaded it with armor piercing rounds here, I assume that was the difference.

[@kd6558]

City at the end is New Vegas, which is the setting for the game Fallout: New Vegas. In the end credits you can see little teases of it.

[@caboyle79]

The city shown at the end is New Vegas, which is a big deal because the game Fallout: New Vegas is a fan favorite in the series. But the show takes place 15 years after the events of that game so it will be interesting to see how much the city has changed in that time. Also the man with the moustache in the board meeting is Robert House, casino owner and head of Robco, who manufacture many of the robots we see in the series, as well as the pip-boys. He is a major character in Fallout: New Vegas, and so far, the only character from the games that has appeared in the show.

[@joeb918]

I love that you know the second part to “curiosity killed the cat.” My favourite one of these that few know there is a second part, or one that was later applied to is, “the early bird gets the worm… but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

[@noone1704]

That last Okey dokey gave me chills , great choice

[@Crazyivan777]

"You want another autograph, young Henry?" That line gives me chills! Imagine living over 200 years, only to find someone you pissed off early became immortal and has spent all this time becoming a hardened killer specifically to come after you and yours!

[@KidVolcano]

In the games there's perk available to high charisma evil characters called *Terrifying Presence* where you debuff your enemies immediately before combat by saying the most forked up sh!t

[@thetalantonx]

What a wonderful present for my birthday! Thank you for finishing out this series. 0:55 - The first episode was The End, this is The Beginning.

[@aking8134]

Happy birthday!

[@thetalantonx]

@@aking8134 Thank you very much!

[@Hare_deLune]

Happy birthday! 🎂🎉

[@thetalantonx]

@ Thanks! :D

[@seanodonnell8001]

Fun little Easter Egg for you, 10/10/97 is the release date of the original Fallout game.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

Remember in Episode 3 when Thadius asked Titus if he dispatched the Ghoul with no problem... Turns out that particular Ghoul would indeed be a problem.

[@bencejuhasz6459]

Greetings from Hungary! Seeing your reaction that the ghoul at the table is Lucy's mother... That's how things are full circle. At least for Season One.

[@kevenpinder7025]

My guess is that Norm will "play" robo-Bud with offers and threats, "I wonder what would happen if I started pulling out wires?" In no time Norm would have Bud-a-roomba eating (figuratively) out of his hands.

[@TheBudhaboss]

Ghouls have regeneration ability. That is how they are able to live that long (if they do not turn feral). Moldaver was rich (VaultTec bought every company she worked for, she invented cold fusion). So probably some private shelter with cryo pods, that is how she survived that long. The place at the end - watch the closing credits till the end.

[@RichieWitch]

The clues to answer your questions are hidden in the background of the ending credits.... Fantastic reaction--I've enjoyed every episode.

[@kylevickers7824]

I'm kinda hoping that Norm gets in the cryo chamber and then gets woken up by Chet after he realizes things are not what they seem with Betty, and then Chet and Norm team up. I find Norm to be one of the most intriguing storylines as he is doing detective work.

[@markkringle9144]

I'm hoping Norm takes over vault 31 and releases the vaults to repopulate the surface.

[@Argyuile3]

I love that Maximus takes a blow to the head/neck area and lucy shakes him around. Also be unconscious for that long is definitely brain damage.

[@andrewdemarco3512]

he is constantly getting hit in the head. He is for sure a high endurance, low int build

[@TomTomson81]

Before speaking, the ghoul's wife looked up at a gallery where a person was standing in the shadows. Therefore, I believe that his wife is just the doll of this person and says what this person wants to get her familie into a safe vault. She said she would do anything for her family.

[@Paull2]

According the to the Wikis, the CEO of Vault Tec is never identified in anything yet. It's probably them and their identity will either be revealed next season or left to the videogame makers to play with.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Some people had theory it was Stanislaus Braun from Fallout 3 but I'm not sure if he was even part of Vault Tec and not just a scientist.

[@andrewdemarco3512]

@@Paull2 that makes sense. My assumption was it was someone from the Enclave, as we know from the games they were very involved in the vault-tec experiments.

[@arellajardin8188]

War. War never changes. A line first uttered by Ron Perlman in 97, the tag line for the franchise. As overused as it can be, thy keep finding ways to make it powerfully delivered. For non gamers interested in the setting, I'd suggest at least watching the intros to 3, 4,and New Vegas. They really set the tone and give a little background to the world. And yep, the show is canon with the games, set after all of them.

[@rossmackay9819]

You are the best “Reactor” on KZbin. Your observations of the sets and the editing etc are second to none. thanks for the effort you put in. It is very entertaining💥

[@cloudstone123]

I love that they included the phrase 'War never changes'. I still remember it being said in the first Fallout game in 97.

[@Lordmaniax357]

"War never Changes!" This episode more than any other is a reason Jacqui needs to play the Fallout games... To FULLY appreciate the "Easter Eggs" and "insider knowledge" given in that "Shadow Council" room. I watched that episode a few times just to fully enjoy the "nerdgasam". LOL!

[@Deato9000]

It's funny how many reactors miss the Betty reveal during the flashbacks 😅

[@wmloxley]

as an accessibility consultant in entertainment, I love that you call out humor in subtitles. it absolutely can be intentional and this show does a great job conveying its comedy for hearing and non-hearing folks

[@Knightfang1]

As a long time fan of the games, watching you realize how twisted Vault-Tec really is was a great moment. Yes almost all of the vaults are some sort of experiment, there are a handful of “control vaults” that are not but 95% of them are.

[@arthurcamargo8416]

I have to say that you are one of the more fun reactors to this series that I have seen, and that is saying something because everyone is pretty fun! It looked, though, like there was a question about the casino remark... the implication being that only a person of extremely diminished intellectual capacity could lose money running a casino. What's that? Oh, you got that implication already? Oh, well then I guess... never mind. I will say that it is fun having someone guide us through all of the nuances in filmmaking that may otherwise be lost. For example, when the final song ("We Three") plays, I thought it was mostly about Cooper (who truly is feo, fuerte, y formal as a ghoul, btw..), Lucy his echo in anger, and Dogmeat (CX404/the puppy) his shadow who follows him everywhere! I never thought about associating it with Maximus, Lucy and The Ghoul, but it works too!

[@aaronjohnson8786]

7:18 Mr. House '"You could lose money running a casino." Both foreshadowing if you played Fallout: New Vegas (my favorite Fallout game BTW) AND a political joke, given Trump also has done what I said in the quote.

[@erikhanson1162]

One of the many things I loved this series was how well it kept revealing surprises. Masterful storytelling.

[@MatthewStephensAU]

It's one of the few times a whole series builds to a *flashback* scene.

[@JDCheng]

26:18 - find out ... Just watch the end credits

[@noone1704]

One of the best shows I've seen in the past years can't wait for next season. Great reactions as always Jacqui loved it !

[@maksphoto78]

You're so clever, you called things out before the big reveals! ^_^ "Brain on a roomba"

[@rodentpete]

'Who are you? I'm you, just give it some time..' He wasn't wrong.

[@johanswart9556]

SPOILER!!!: The town in the end is Vegas from the game Fallout: New Vegas. The flag you see in the background is for the New California Republic who was a lot in F:NV

[@MatthewStephensAU]

Ep5: Titus: "Everyone wants to fix the world. They just disagree on how." Ep7: Barb: "I worked very hard to get our daughter in one of the *good* Vaults."

[@joenobody5631]

That ominous "Okey dokey" was fantastic. Can't wait to see where Goosey's character goes from here.

[@Sanyaenyenwa]

Remember earlier in the show? "Will you still want the same thing, when you've become a different animal altogether?" and "Oh, I'm you, honey, just give it a little time." She's certainly on the way there, isn't she?

[@WestsideNavajo]

When I saw NV for the first time. I screamed so hard. I'm not ready and I can't wait for season 2. NV was everything to me growing up.

[@Pentagram619]

I know youre not a big gamer, but if theres one you should play in anticipation of the next season, it should definitely be Fallout New Vegas. Takes a bit to get working on modern hardware, but absolutely worth it.

[@greywarden5513]

11:57 Lucy’s Glorious King!! Max was doing crazy work for her all season🫡 Dude treated protecting her like a full time job.

[@cstains5543]

Also we assume that his daughter was with him. In Fallout lore cloning technology is real as is cryo technology and they can clone someone to a certain age where you might not realize for an extended time the person you're with is a clone. So it's possible his wife gave a clone with a limited lifespan to him on the day she and Vault Tech were blowing up the world and took his daughter with her.

[@andrewdemarco3512]

I never thought of the cloning angle. That's possible, or it might jsut be that they were planning on driopping the Nukes but soemone (ie. China) beat them to it, catching even Barb by surprise

[@Hare_deLune]

Gaaaary!

[@chrisbergsten1429]

"Why am I not surprised?" Because for years now popular fiction has been stripping away our innocence and acclimating us to the idea that we're ruled by unaccountable sociopaths who regard us as insects? Or something.

[@Frostbite08]

The dumbest thing about Vault-Tec is how self defeating their logic is. Hank's argument is that factions are the problem. And yet, they built the Vaults. Each Vault with a unique experiment, which would forge the survivors of each vault into... a faction!

[@sgt.tattoo9609]

You could lose money running a casino...is a metaphor...I get it now like that one guy!

[@seriomarkj]

Just like that one guy, couldn't keep any business afloat

[@InarisMask]

Hey Jacqui, all those vault ideas? They're actual vaults from the games!

[@kevenpinder7025]

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back. Now you know what became of his 10th life.

[@McBeelzebub]

“Curiosity killed the cat. Loathsome rituals brought it back.”

[@kevinhammond3691]

You didn't mention it in the video. Did you happen to notice that Barb's secretary is Betty? The same Betty that is now overseer of vault 33.

[@rowenatulley852]

I think she talked over it . . .

[@christopherjensen3034]

I am so happy we are here. Been looking forward to this point.

[@ericswanson411]

And now, the unknown wait begins. My only question for season 2 is whether it will be just as great as the first season, better, or slip. I am actually worried about finding out, but on the other hand, I need to know. Fallout is well done. It is a breath of fresh air considering all of the trash being made.

[@blitzgirl6522]

This first season nailed the vibe of the games, and I can't wait to see where Lucy, Maximus', and the Ghoul's stories take them in the next season.

[@CaptainAmercia]

If you want a dive into Fallout lore I highly recommend the video *The Complete FALLOUT Timeline Explained!* by GameSpot. It released when the show came out and could make for a fun reaction, a final send off the first season before we get Season 2.

[@1aler67]

Yes, although there are better videos

[@scottrule480]

Brain-on-a-Roomba said "Not much food in here, except for the occasional very large bug." Makes me wonder if bugs can find their way in, can Norm use that access to find a way out? He's never shown actually getting in a tube.

[@H71576]

Loved the light foreshadowing in ep 6 when she was looking in Vault 4's classroom she seemed to recognize the model and drawings of Shady Sands a bit then here with her mother and Moldaver it was very similar, even more heartbreaking

[@dom3267]

I’m not 100% sure but I believe the ghouls were being used to make ghoul juice in ep4. Maybe that’s why cooper ate Rodger in the beginning 🤔 in the games people either die or become a ghoul from the radiation due to a natural mutation in some people, but when they become a ghoul it’s an automatic feral or not-feral. The ghoul juice is a new concept to the fallout lore.

[@ChadVital]

"Cause war... war never changes", gives me goosebumps every time.

[@rowenatulley852]

"That's how Vault-Tec deals with competition, just like they did 200 years ago." Moldaver (Miss Williams in the past) was a witness to the history of the start of the war. Vault-Tec didn't have to drop all the bombs, just one (probably in the US). That would be enough to cause a retaliatory strike by the US on China, and China on the US in return. Once Shady Sands made itself known, Hank ordered the city destroyed, again only needing one nuke. I believe Vault-Tec did start the war, but depended on the high tensions between the US and China to ensure they would follow through . . . excellent review of the series! You can see Ella Purnell in her new series Sweetpea. It's quite a different role from Lucy . . .

[@andrewdemarco3512]

but would Barb have started the war knowing her daughter was out there and might get nuked? I think they intended to start it, but China beat them to it. Its hard to say, but I like that they are keeping that mystery vague as its something that's been debated for a long time in the fandom.

[@theguyishere249]

War, war never changes. Classic line from the games.

[@mynos]

Okay. Just before I actually watch this: Points for "Oh! OH!" and bonus points for Eddie Izzard Dress To Kill reference!

[@folcotook3049]

"No flag?" I understood that reference. FYI - every vault experiment mentioned by the CEOs is inspired by one from the game. While Vault Tec was definitely evil enough to start the great war, we still don't know with certainty they did. Watch the credits. (Some of) The answers are there. Fallout lore is that becoming a ghoul is related to exposure to radiation. Is Thaddeus a ghoul or did Max just think that's what he became? There are..... other substances in Fallout that could also explain what happened (is happening?) to Thad. 😉

[@joeb918]

The end is just the beginning…

[@0Cruik0]

I love watching people go through the multiple layers of realization involved in the idea that bud completely lost his mind :)

[@Hare_deLune]

Quite literally, it seems! 😆

[@SubieNinja]

there's fun parts of you not knowing the games/lore and not so fun parts. so you finding out that the vaults were all intended to just be human experiments was very satisfying to see but you NOT recognizing New Vegas was like awwww man she doesnt know new vegas :( probably though the BEST part about watching your reactions is your knowledge of filmmaking, like all the angles and lighting things and what it is they are trying to convey through those elements are things i never even knew were a thing to look for. thats the most interesting part for me

[@Theegreygaming]

"is that Seattle, that's the Space Needle, right?", nope, that is the Lucky 38 Casino, shaped like a Roulette wheel, in "New Vegas".

[@JDub-TV]

I want to call back to something Lucy said in an earlier episode. That when she was young, for the longest time, she though the sun in their vault was real. That she swore she could feel its warmth. But realized it must have just been her mother that made it feel real. Think on that with all you know now.

[@dawidscheffler7152]

The end will make little sense to you; The building you are seeing is from the games and teases the next location for season 2 (also had every single Fallout fan drooling for season 2 to get here sooner-rather-than-later)

[@andrewdemarco3512]

I mean, the reveal is in the credits as to where it is anyway

[@nickjeffery536]

Jacqui [22:15] - The Halo lighting, oh, this beautiful Halo lighting! No - HALO is a completely different video game series - this was Fallout lighting!!!

[@davidbergfors6820]

Not so subtle commentary on capitalism is correct. and Flawless is right too! so great! and hearing your comments on it with the eye for film-making makes it even better! - I think you missed the fact that Cooper named the assistant Betty, as in the new overseer in vault 33. - and the reveal about mom, what a stab in the heart! now the comment about the light in the vault actually being the sun is looked at in a different light, as is Lucys comment on her dooming a community to save themselves. Thank you for bringing me along on your journey through this amazing show, I am eagerly awaiting the continuation with you! (that skyline in the end is New Vegas, very recognizable by lovers of the games, and more revealed in the credits of this episode, so it's not a spoiler.)

[@Baiko]

It's funny how the first episode was called The End and the last episode is called The Beginning.

[@thetalantonx]

9:47 - Several of these are actual vaults in the games!

[@silverbladeTE]

There's LOTS of stuff behind the "black table meeting" ;) Repconn made the rockets and nuclear missiles Big Mt = Big Mountain, which is about the "Old World Blues" and "Dead Money" DLCs for Fallout New Vegas and Dead Money IS WAAAAY deep tragic and has the Sierra Madre Casino, hence the crack Mr House made about Sinclair losing money The guy with the moustache is "Mr House" who in New Vegas is one of THE most iconic Fallout characters Go back and watch the episode's "Outro" ;)

[@firstelderd]

Now you know. I think this is one of the best season finales ever made. It brings everything together perfectly, all the things that hit different now, and the good guy bad guy swap twist that is very hard to see coming. Moldaver turns out to be a great character, one of my favourites now. How Moldavar is alive is most likely cryo-freezing, but is a mystery. "War... war never changes" Is kind of the Fallout motto. It's said in the intro of nearly all Fallout games. The vaults are experiments, except around 17 'control vaults' that did function as advertised. Vault 8 from Fallout 2 is one of these. The original idea for Fallout 1 was that the vaults served as tests for creating a colony ship if Earth became uninhabitable. This has slowly changed to be more sinister. People turn into ghouls from high amounts of radiation. The ghoul serum thing is newer. imo Coop became a ghoul from being in the blast in the first episode, his wife is in Vault 31, and his daughter could be either or dead. I never liked the idea that Vault-Tec dropped the bombs, it just doesn't make sense to me. No one is buying vaults after that. Those helicopter-VTOL-aircraft the Brotherhood uses are called Vertibirds

[@Hare_deLune]

"No one is buying vaults after that." No one knew they were responsible. Even gamers only figured it out relatively recently in the timeline of the games.

[@catindigo9907]

Eddie Izzard, you are now officially my favorite reactor.

[@bjorns131stpa2]

So in game canon there are several ways The Great War could have started. 1: China starts the war 2: US starts the war 3: The war was a massive accident. A radar tech in Alaska mis-identifies an object on his radar as incoming Chinese missiles and the US retaliates to a believed strike. Opps, my bad. 4: Vault Tec starts the war. and 5... aliens. No really. There are aliens (Zetans) in the Fallout world.

[@bigyeticane]

That scene where Cooper snags the fusion core beneath the Observatory and the lights go out reminds me of actually playing Fallout. I've set up some ambushes like that myself. Just like you don't F with Couriers in the Mojave Wasteland or Lone Wanderers in the Capitol Wasteland, apparently you don't mess with old ghouls in the New California Wasteland.

[@LangGuessr]

In the first episode, there's a brief shot of Lucy and Hank watching a cowboy movie together!

[@Tedger]

as long time fallout fan loved your reaction :) ... the ruins in the end are... every fallout player recognized them immediately... you can check some fallout lore, it wont spoil anything as this series stands on its own in fallout lore.. I am as excited to see what happens next as you.. maybe something to do with one of the guys in the big meeting :)

[@1aler67]

Yes, except for destroying the NRC, it's a good show.

[@Knightfang1]

One of the Fallout games Fallout: New Vegas takes place in the ruins of Las Vegas. That is what hank was walking towards at the end. The tower that looks like the space needle is called the Lucky 38 Casino

[@MartijnVos]

That town at the end is the name of one of the best installments of the Fallout games. I'd love to see what it looks like now.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Not Seattle, it's New Vegas