In approximately 2,296 AD, the world is still reeling from a nuclear war that quickly began in 2077. In “Fallout,” we follow three people experiencing the wasteland. There is Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins), who was alive before the bombs dropped but, due to intense radiation, is now known as a “Ghoul.” Second, there is Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), who is a vault dweller, someone who lived in a bomb shelter made to last for generations, but when raiders kidnap her father, she leaves the once-assumed safety of her vault to find her dad.
Lastly, there is Maximus (Aaron Moten), a member of the Brotherhood of Steel. With being raised within the Brotherhood of Steel, a military organization that seeks to bring order back to the world and confiscate technology from before the bomb dropped, Maximus has longed to be stronger than he was when he was recruited as a child and potentially get revenge on those who left him an orphan.
In the season finale, you get a lot of answers to things you’ve been wondering about since the beginning, but the show sidesteps answering questions about certain characters.
As we learn what happened to the New California Republic, the mysteries of the vaults that exist continue to draw you to what’s happening underground vs in the Wasteland.
Another legendary video game franchise has found itself getting a television adaptation, and with far more lore to pull from than its peers, “Fallout” is crafting its own pedestal.
Season 1 of “Fallout” continues the trend of good video game adaptations we’ve seen recently, with this trying to balance the seriousness of a nuclear apocalypse with the comedy Obsidian Entertainment gave “Fallout: New Vegas.”
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