Fallout

As someone who's casually played the Fallout video games but never got very deep into the lore, I didn't know what to expect from Prime Video's new adaptation. But this show far exceeded my expectations. It's not just good for a video game show, it's good television, period. Fallout blends brutal post-apocalyptic action with dark humor, sharp social commentary, and a surprisingly emotional story that had me thinking long after the season ended.

What stood out to me the most was how the show critiques modern capitalism, more specifically how power is concentrated in the hands of a few, while the majority are left to fend for themselves. The pre-war world in Fallout is portrayed as a hyper-capitalist society where corporations like Vault-Tec promise safety and security, only to use people as pawns for their own gain. This mirrors real-world systems where corporations often profit off of people's vulnerabilities and maintain control through marketing and manipulation. The contrast between the bright, optimistic propaganda and the harsh reality of the wasteland is a sharp commentary on how modern capitalism often promises prosperity but delivers inequality and devastation, leaving the most vulnerable to suffer the consequences. Fallout doesn't just show a post-apocalyptic world; it offers a glimpse into a world shaped by the unchecked greed and power structures that influence us even in today's world.

Walton Goggins as The Ghoul is unforgettable. His character, a cowboy turned immortal mutant bounty hunter, serves as a kind of living reminder of everything that's gone wrong. He's hilarious and terrifying in equal parts, and his character development throughout the season really got to me. You can tell he's been carrying centuries of trauma, but there's still something human buried deep within him, which makes him one of the most complex characters I've seen on TV in a long time.

Visually, the show nails it. The costumes, sets, and special effects make the wasteland feel alive, and the use of old-timey music in scenes of violence or chaos adds this eerie, ironic layer that is very effective. Songs like "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" aren't just background, they're part of the storytelling.

In the end, Fallout is way more than a post-apocalyptic story. It's a critique of power, survival, and the way history repeats itself. Even if you've never touched the video game, it is definitely worth giving a watch.

Ouality tv, genuine and true adaptation that expands the world. Very well done, and Well Done!

Everything is as should be. Characters we "meet" are exactly as those we encounter in games. Feels like Fallout, and looks, sounds and performs like high quality show. Amazing stuff.

Plot, story, side stories, etc, all spot on.

Athough as first season is setting for a longer series, overarching main story, doesn't rush to explain itself, and instead relies on steady build-up combined with some knowledge of the source material, can occasionally be a slight problem for some. Other than that, no major issues with Fallout TV Show.

Caught a news several days ago that Ron Perlman joined Fallout TV show, and that he is in, and will appear in season two...

Don't know what type appearance and role, regardless, the news if true, and likely is, as Ron himself indirectly floated it, is a great great news for the show.

Don't get me wrong, season one is very good, but there is room for making the show better, while also, as we all previously witnessed, shows can become lesser..

So far the announcement for season two with the dance performance looks like the definition of understanding the assignment, and Ron Perlman news add to that, making it all even more promising..

Fallout is the recipe for how to adapt a video game. A tv show that feels like a video game at the same time. Made for gamers and non gamers. And that is how it should be.

Performances are on point to. Walton Goggins is great. World building is massive and storytelling, while highly accurate to smallest details, and similar to the story for this season that, while wraps its self by the finale, it is establishing overall, serving the purpose for introduction..

Show is very engaging, entertaining and fun, amusing even, also attractive and memorable, while much more intelligent than lets on right away..

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 !