NINETOES VS. FALLOUT EP 201

Ninetoes has strapped in for the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout, but was it worth the wait?

Lucy MacLean and The Ghoul make their way across the wasteland in search of her father, Overseer Hank MacLean, and the Ghoul’s family. The vaults start adjusting to different leadership. The legend of Robert House begins.

Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye

Written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner, and Chaz Hawkins

Starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, and Rafi Silver

Hey there, television lovers. It is your old pal, Ninetoes, coming to you from Ninetoes HQ. Today I am looking at the first episode of season two of Fallout. I have coffee in my system and my thinking cap on, so let’s get to it!

The wait is over! Fallout has returned! The heavens opened! The angels wept!…

Well, not really, but this fan sure is happy!

The episode opens in a bar where we meet an innovator who is testing a new product that can hack a person’s brain and render them susceptible to suggestion…almost. It still has some kinks to iron out. But this is in the past, before the bombs fell. Would this technology survive two hundred years into the blasted-out future?

Lucy and The Ghoul make their way across the wastelands in search of family, hers and his. What is interesting with this pair is that we have someone who lives in a world of rules and regulations and another who lives in the world the way it is. They could not be any more different if they tried. What will be interesting to see is if Lucy starts to change more to the way of The Ghoul’s way of thinking. If so, she has the potential to become the most dangerous person in the wasteland, by golly! For now, she is retaining her innocence…almost. Where did she learn to shoot like that?

The acting in this episode was superb across the board. Of course, Walton Goggins steals the show as the too-cool-for-school Ghoul. But then again, we knew he would. That is just who he is. Ella Purnell fills the screen with wonder and innocence. But the person to watch is going to be Moises Arias (Norm MacLean). We see him hit a breaking point in this episode, and to see the change in his face and action is phenomenal.

The writing team has done a great job bringing a beloved video game franchise to a quality television show. It is apparent they have taken loving care with the franchise characters as well as their own creations, and the blending is magnificent.

The sets…oh, the sets. I have always maintained that a good set is an unsung actor in any television show or movie, and it is ever apparent in this show. From the vaults to the wasteland. Each and every set is beautiful to behold. The thing to look at is the differences in the vaults. Each vault is a reflection of its overseer. The set team could have gone full on generic and beat us about the head with mediocrity, but they have breathed life into each set and given them a character of their own.

As first episodes in a season go, this one was an event. It would have been nice if Amazon had treated it as such and given us a commercial-free experience, but I guess they want to kneel at the altar of the mighty dollar and drag us along for the ride.

Until the next time, fellow watchers! I will see you in the wastelands!

Happy Viewing!

Darren “Ninetoes” Perdue is a book and media reviewer. When he is not reading, he is watching true crime shows, cooking for his family, or working on a plan for universal domination. If you see him on his porch, say hi. He does not bite…much.

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