Fallout

I'm a huge fan out the Fallout IP (up until they released the absolute mess known as Fallout 76). They rank up there as some of my favourite video games of all time.

When I heard Amazon were going to adapt a TV series I was horrified. I expected a hot diverse mess (I still get shivers down my spine thinking about what Netflix did to Resident Evil). So much so that I waited months after release to watch it, only because a few friends of mine assured me it wasn't a diverse mess. Thankfully, they were right. It was brilliant! True to it's source material and extremely clever storyline.

Acting was brilliant. I particularly enjoyed 'the journey' that Ella Purnell's character went through. This is a series of mystery and discovery. It posed enough question to keep me interested and solved them all in a fantastic final episode.

I did find it a bit slow to get going, after 3 episodes I was on the fence. But it is worth sticking with. You will be rewarded at the end. I really hope it gets another series.

Action packed, post apocalypse drama, and sci fi, and satire, and survival, and even adventure. Human nature and nature of war are the themes. And also there's the intrigue, and just a little bit of mystery..

Sound, tone, visuals and vibe complement all that suitably for each occasion and throughout all eight episodes.

Pretty good show for sure.

In all the chaos, the gore, various quests, missions, side missions, side quests, all the sidelines and sidetracks, fun, occasional silliness and simplicity, and all the rest that is a Fallout trait, the show has another Fallout trait that is "covertly playing" comprehensive, quite extensive, omnipresent even, and ubiquitous main story..

Real world satire combined with most enjoyable video game elements, and the final result is the show that deals with complex, serious matters, where there's no true good guys nor bad guys, because regardless of all, eveyone is convinced that necessity dictates their actions and deeds.

All that being covered under game style quest and roles, can prompt one to dig a bit deeper, and if do, then to figure how things are.

Sort of unique show.

Didn't know what to expect from fallout tv adaptation, and after finally watched it, can with satisfaction say that it's very good. Lots of good stuff in the show, and quite some excellent. It is nice that we got a military grunt wanna be hero, instead of actual "all capable" cliche. Also excellent is that Lucy turned out all that nowdays is hard to even expect, let alone actually get on TV.

Good characters, and the Ghoul is excellent. Good plot for the season, very game alike. And very good story that we only scratched the surface of in S1. Really looking forward to S2.