Fallout

Exposition-minimum, doesn't spoon feed, mostly show don't tell, pieces of story from flashbacks, interactions between characters, and visually presented, create a set of clues pointing to things being not exactly what may seem to be, including what some characters want us to believe, due to bias, agenda, goals, or simply lacking information..

Characters try impossible or unlikely that by progression of the plot turns exactly that, and in some cases in character, in other for character development.

Events that happen earlier seemingly with no explanations, or seem implausible, have explanations pre-added, as shown later..

The show requires perceptiveness, similar to how Fallout games do, but still works as easy-going, entertaining and well made, while one can, instead getting distracted by what is made to both tell and distract from told, ask a number of questions, for which answers are the guidelines..

First season is very good, with some good, some excellent. Likely we will see another good and improved season, and for that case, regarding mentioned, expect "plot twists", especially seen as such by those who didn't pick up on often storytelling clues and hints..

Probably the best video game adaptation so far, or definitely, and probably beyond so far. Also adapts and uses the source material in general very well.

True to Fallout games, the vibe is genuine, the feel is genuine, encompasses the essence, has the core of, and knows how to stay at the core. All combined, Fallout show is the definition of understanding the assignment.

Season 1 sets the story and puts things to motion, so the wait for ultimate resolution will be that of several seasons. In addition to that, Fallout isn't of those every-day shows, instead it's different and refreshing. Thumbs Up!

Literally felt like I was on the Truman show watching my own campaign. Whenever I had a criticism of them not implementing a facet of the game I was pleasantly surprised later on. Only thing I'm confused on are the water monsters? Are they murlurks? Don't remember them in the game but maybe I just don't remember. I seriously cannot wait for season 2 and then for this franchise to become 10 times what star wars became. There is seriously not as many imperfections as there are fingers on my hand. If they continue this series of bringing the greatest games to life they might just save the theaters🤣

Actually very very good show. Nine-plus for me, at least. Actually does everything, or overwhelming-most right..

Walton Goggins mostly seems to appear and work with good stuff, and so here he is with Fallout, and the way he plays two characters one person, is just so good and fun, and serious and sad, all at the same time. Goggins is great, and The Ghoul is too.

Lucy, surprisingly isn't bossy, nor immediately successful in everything. Instead, she is likeable character, does the best she can with combination of her knowledge, skill, training, mindset, worldview, and how it all works in practice, faced with reality, while learning in the process.

Maximus is that guy that "does the right thing", or at least he believes so, while having that dose of "selfishness", which is just the trait of a Surfacedweller. He also idolizes the Brotherhood, gets disappointed on his first field mission, facing reality.

Interesting how Maximus and Lucy are going through similar arcs, also joined by previously Cooper Howard now the Ghoul, seen through character's flashbacks, which also serve telling some story, and connecting parts told..

Good stuff !

Actually only thing that it doesn't have are your good guys and the bad guys. Motivations, goals, intentions, events, are left rather ambiguous or open to interpretation, thus people can see what people want to see, and one can only combine that with previous knowledge of Fallout, then to realize how overarching story has much more depth than it would appear..

Other than that, on the surface, where the show is much fun and also distracting, has pip boys, stimpacks, junk jets, unreliable narrators, several factions are introduced or slightly introduced, some hinted yet to be.., shortly said, has everything..

With all that, and with just a little bit effort and luck, season 2 will be another banger..