Fallout

[Drunk Monk]

[Greg]

Fallout Season Two. Full trailer. December 17

[Drunk Monk]

And we're back!

Ever watch one of those previous season recaps and think "WTH? I don't remember any of this!" And I was paying attention. I did in enjoy S1 by the end of it. 

Once S2e1 got rolling, most of it came back to me, at least enough to follow along again. It's as carnally gruesome and sanguineous as ever with peeps getting huge chunks of their bodies blown away. Lots of exploding heads for one ep. And now there's a dog that's on the side of the good guys (well Lucy & Ghoul) although it seems to be a dog of convenience, only there when something needs to be sniffed, but absent when they go into an abandoned vault full of failed human experiments. 

I'm in again. I like the post apocalyptic world this show has built. And Ella has me hypnotized with her ridiculously huge peepers.

[Greg]

I saw this and reviewed the first episode. Obvs the forum did not like it and sent it to the upside down.

I thought the first episode was pretty meh. More of the same.

But what infuriated me was all the goddamn commercial breaks. There were five in total. I almost punched the TV set. I might not watch any more episodes because of them

[Drunk Monk]

Dec 16, 2025 1:30pm PT
‘Fallout’ Video Game Boss Says ‘We’re Writing Season 3’ of Amazon TV Series Now, Planning More In-Game Storylines
By Jennifer Maas

Lorenzo Sisti/Prime

As a holiday season treat, “Fallout” fans will get to head to New Vegas sooner than expected with Tuesday’s early release of the second season of the Amazon TV series. But the 24-hour shift up for the premiere episode featuring the adventures of Lucy (Ella Purnell) and The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) in the Wasteland is not the only shock viewers will get from Season 2 of the video game adaptation.
“There’s a lot of surprises,” Todd Howard, director at “Fallout” game developer Bethesda Game Studios and executive producer on the TV series, told Variety. “So the main thing is, we’re dropping an episode every week, so I would just say, stick with it. There’s a lot of surprises, and I’m curious to see how it plays for everybody, because it’s gonna be a weekly show now, as opposed to a binge-watch all at once.”
Howard says the shift to a weekly release model for “Fallout” Season 2 will change how the viewers consume the series, but “it didn’t affect the story we were telling.” And that will go for Season 3 as well, which Howard says is currently in the writing stage. 
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While Jonathan Nolan and the “Fallout” writers’ room handle that part, Howard says they are in conversations with the game studio about ways to bring the TV show’s storylines into the “Fallout” video game franchise, just like they did with the “Burning Springs” game update in “Fallout 76” tied to “Fallout” Season 2. 
“For us on the game and TV show side, we’re writing Season 3 now,” Howard said. “We’re having those conversations now of, what are we doing in Season 3 for the TV show and what elements can we bring into our games at that time when it comes out that don’t feel forced or fake.”
Also new for “Fallout” Season 2, Amazon Prime Video and Bethesda have partnered with Samsung to bring the first season of the show and access to “Fallout 76” via Xbox Game Pass to Samsung TV Plus owners. Samsung hopes to continue the deal for future seasons, as it looks to build out its own gaming business by tying itself to one of the biggest game-to-screen adaptations.
“I think we’re extremely fortunate that we were able to get all of Season 1 available to be streamed on Samsung TV Plus,” Kevin Beatty, head of product for Samsung Gaming, Interactive Experiences, and Emerging Tech, told Variety. “I would hope that we’re able to stream Season 2 sometime in the near future. But that’s the unique thing about us, is that we are a platform where these are our close partners. We are promoting the content regardless of if we have Season 2. And how do we reduce user friction? How do we get someone to be able to watch this season as fast as humanly possible? And we’re going to be promoting it front and center.”

[Drunk Monk]

Again the previously opening scene vexed me - barely remembered any of those scenes. Nevertheless this show continues to amuse with its post apocalyptic vision, although Im getting a bit tired of seeing the world fall (I know I know - it’s called Fallout so there’s mushroom clouds and radiation poisoning). Kumail Nanjiani appears. Lots of exploding mice. Lots of scorpions. And now there’s an iron battle blimp. I am still amused by this show.

[Drunk Monk]

So much for Kumail. I’m more in the rhythm of this show again. They went back for a minor character that was somewhat of a loose end (not anymore) and Lucy literally gets crucified. I think I’m more amused by the world here than the characters although I do like Lucy, Cooper & Maximus. S2e3 was a mediocre ep but things fell into place a bit better.

[Drunk Monk]

Just when I’m thinking this show is losing ground, Lucy becomes a drug addict. She goes on a ghoul blasting rampage that’s satisfying. Meanwhile one vault has lost its way to make water and the other surviving vault isnt giving up theirs, and the rogue band that defrosted from hyper sleep off schedule is scavenging in the wastelands. 

Still amusing

[Drunk Monk]

The drug addict arc ended in lots of vomiting, like it does. The mystery of what Kyle is up to deepens. 

Still amusing.

[Drunk Monk]

Season finale: a few cliffhangers as some of the story arcs spiraled out of control while others reconnected. Ella shows her acting chops in a powerful scene with Kyle and it’s not clear if Kyle is done. Ella’s eyes are anime big making her an unusual beauty and giving her a lot of real estate to fill with tears. Walter continues to chew up his noseless role juxtaposed with flashbacks to how it all began, which still isn’t quite clear. It’s still funny and violent, with hints of SCI-fi post-apocalyptic social commentary and fantastic world building.

I’m down for season 3.