Fallout (2024-) Season 1 Review
Jonathan Nolan and Todd Howard truly brought Fallout to life. Prior to any trailers, I saw set photos of the costumes, props, and sets. It looked like they were pulled straight out of the game. And with Bethesda's close relationship with Nolan, I didn't doubt it would be faithful to the visuals, at least. But what I didn't expect was how well written it was going to be.
Starting with our main character, Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), she's a vault dweller from Vault 33. Who is on a mission to rescue her father from the wasteland warlord Moldaver (Sarita Choudhury). Very much akin to the main questline of Bethesda's first Fallout game Fallout 3. Although there are far more dark secrets revealed about the history of Vault-Tec, which I won't spoil.
Maximus (Aaron Moten) is our second point of view character. He serves to give us insight into The Brotherhood of Steel. They are insular knights in power armor who search for pre-war artifact. Maximus is at the bottom of this totem pole. Only becoming a squire when his friend gets injured. Then he let's his knight die because he was blaming him for his injuries. Maximus then takes Knight Titus's power armor and steals his identity. Overall, he probably had the most character development, gaining courage and compassion from having to endure the wasteland.
Finally, there is my favorite character, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins). The Ghoul has been a wandering bounty hunter for over 200 hundred years. Placing his birth date before even the bombs fell. Originally, he was movie star Cooper Howard. A former soldier who spends his days galavanting in movies as a cowboy, while his wife Barb (Frances Turner) is a head scientist for the development of vaults. However, it's murky as to what happened to his family after the bombs fell. Now, he's an actual cowboy being a relic of a previous age on a desperate search to find his family.
Jonathan Nolan and Todd Howard truly brought Fallout to life. Prior to any trailers, I saw set photos of the costumes, props, and sets. It looked like they were pulled straight out of the game. And with Bethesda's close relationship with Nolan, I didn't doubt it would be faithful to the visuals, at least. But what I didn't expect was how well written it was going to be.
Starting with our main character, Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), she's a vault dweller from Vault 33. Who is on a mission to rescue her father from the wasteland warlord Moldaver (Sarita Choudhury). Very much akin to the main questline of Bethesda's first Fallout game Fallout 3. Although there are far more dark secrets revealed about the history of Vault-Tec, which I won't spoil.
Maximus (Aaron Moten) is our second point of view character. He serves to give us insight into The Brotherhood of Steel. They are insular knights in power armor who search for pre-war artifact. Maximus is at the bottom of this totem pole. Only becoming a squire when his friend gets injured. Then he let's his knight die because he was blaming him for his injuries. Maximus then takes Knight Titus's power armor and steals his identity. Overall, he probably had the most character development, gaining courage and compassion from having to endure the wasteland.
Finally, there is my favorite character, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins). The Ghoul has been a wandering bounty hunter for over 200 hundred years. Placing his birth date before even the bombs fell. Originally, he was movie star Cooper Howard. A former soldier who spends his days galavanting in movies as a cowboy, while his wife Barb (Frances Turner) is a head scientist for the development of vaults. However, it's murky as to what happened to his family after the bombs fell. Now, he's an actual cowboy being a relic of a previous age on a desperate search to find his family.