The Ghouls

Greetings from Lithuania.

"The Ghouls", the fourth episode of "Fallout" was a terrific one. Very involving with great storytelling its basically a "Fallout" game series coming to life on a TV screen in series medium. The production values, all the little details from "Fallout" games are extremely good here. I really liked the storytelling of this episode, as well of all previous ones. I like every one of them, and they all are great. Its like "Fallout 5" which i bet won't have story and storytelling this good.

Overall, with of the season done, "Fallout" is an exceptional series in terms of adapting a video game. From the feeling, humor, production values, worldbuilding and all weird things that happens - its a true "Fallout" on its very best.

It takes one hell of an actor to slowly seduce the viewer - especially as a ghoul whose suffered the effects of extreme exposure to nuclear materials.

Goggins embodies the antihero with such charm, charisma, & apt sarcasm that one cannot help but wonder, is there anything Walton cannot do?

His southern way - the drawl, parlance, swagger seduces the viewer so slowly that you're feeling empathy for a ghoul before you even realize it.

This dystopian series serves as a warning to us forgetful apes utilizing wit, humor, music, and subtle acting talent that draws the viewer in slowly & holds them still.

A masterful work that uses all of its tools - set, lighting, & soundtrack to transport as transcend.

I'm hooked & happy to hold still to see where the story takes me.

I absolutely loved this one. Although it was missing the third main character Maximus, I felt like pushing forward the dynamic between Lucy and The Ghoul was really well done. This episode probably had the most references to the video game series and had some of the best world building for people who haven't tried the games. It also developed Norm into a character with courage and probably got me the most interested in the vault side story since the actual pilot. It did a great job of explaining some of the unanswered questions like why The Ghoul desperately needs vials. I really like Lucy after what she did for him even after how awful he's treated her throughout the show. 4.5/5 stars.

This episode splits the action between just two stories, nice and focused.

One half of the story is a satirical/horror whirwind that is shocking, hilarious, and features the peerless voice acting of Matt Berry from What We Do in the Shadows. In addition to being wildly entertaining, this sequence gives us some vital info on ghouls and the significance of the inhaler vials.

The other half deals with Lucy's brother Norm and her cousin Chet as they start poking around and discovering things they never knew about the vaults where they've spent their entire lives.

I can't help but feel these two plotlines are on a collision course?

I've played the games and I was so excited to find out that Prime was turning it into live action. However, there is NOT this level of gore and profanity, etc., in any of the games, and even if it were, there is a BIG difference between a video game and live action.

You might as well file this series under "Horror" because watching a lot of it is akin to watching slasher films. It seems like the producers, etc., just want to do it just because they can. They need to learn that you can get the point across and stay true to the plot line without all the extra extra. It just amounts to overkill. So please stop it already.