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Imrahil wrote:Another possibility is that (end spoilers):

Vault-Tec did instigate the conditions for the war to start but they screwed up the chosen time, so it all happened on the weekend before it was supposed to or something. Corporate miscommunication. Which kind of fits the reckless nature of the company (and also how her daughter was still outside when it all happened.)

There are some theories Moldaver was captured by Vault-Tec and frozen due to her unique scientific knowledge of atomic power, even though she was a danger to them.

Zilnad wrote:I'm sure season 2 will have plenty more flashbacks as there's plenty more story there that we haven't seen yet. I wouldn't be surprised at all if further flashbacks confirm the continuity with the games.

As has been mentioned, just because Vault-Tec suggested using the bombs themselves, doesn't confirm they actually did use them first.

Very, very excited for season 2.

Tomous wrote:The Last of Us has excellent production values but it's just a inferior version of a story already told. Great for people who haven't played the games to enjoy but I didn't get a huge amount out of it-it needed more stuff like the Bill episode (which was easily the high point) where it went in its' own direction. Also, Ellie was terribly miscast and I will die on that hill.

Although I've never played the games, going by people's reactions who have, Fallout seems to have hit that sweet spot of telling its own story while remaining faithful to the games, which is not an easy thing to pull off.

Rex Kramer wrote:The funniest bit is the huge strawberry floating bag the squire hauls around. I feel very seen.

OrangeRKN wrote:

Tomous wrote:The Last of Us has excellent production values but it's just a inferior version of a story already told. Great for people who haven't played the games to enjoy but I didn't get a huge amount out of it-it needed more stuff like the Bill episode (which was easily the high point) where it went in its' own direction. Also, Ellie was terribly miscast and I will die on that hill.

Although I've never played the games, going by people's reactions who have, Fallout seems to have hit that sweet spot of telling its own story while remaining faithful to the games, which is not an easy thing to pull off.

The Last of Us is much more directly an adaptation, but Fallout still feels like a remix of game plots to me. Leaving the vault you grew up in to find your father is the whole premise of Fallout 3, while coming out of cryo is the premise of Fallout 4 (as is the Brotherhood arrival in Filly scene). Factional conflicts over a power source, with the key lost in transit by a courier is New Vegas.

OrangeRKN wrote:I'm evidently off-curve as I just found it ok.

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Moggy wrote:Just finished the first season and caught up on this thread.

First off, I realise that the posts were probably weeks/months apart, but the first 4 or 5 pages of this thread seem to only consist of Jawa constantly telling everyone he refuses to pay for Prime.

aayl1 wrote:

Moggy wrote:Just finished the first season and caught up on this thread.

First off, I realise that the posts were probably weeks/months apart, but the first 4 or 5 pages of this thread seem to only consist of Jawa constantly telling everyone he refuses to pay for Prime.

Don't forget Traj telling us how gooseberry fool it looks and how uninterested he is!

Moggy wrote:Which may be the issue, I spent a lot of this series just wondering how the strawberry float Walton Goggins survived for 200 years, while they have explained it, it was winding me up for way too many episodes.

Walton Goggins is great in this. I'll always like him for having such a ridiculous name, but he's a fantastically charismatic actor.

The other cast were ok, nobody really blew me away.

And the show as a whole? I'm with OR, it's ok. Not bad, not amazing. I'll probably watch S2, but I'm not going to be counting down the days. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more if I'd ever gotten into the games.

Zilnad wrote:

aayl1 wrote:

Moggy wrote:Just finished the first season and caught up on this thread.

First off, I realise that the posts were probably weeks/months apart, but the first 4 or 5 pages of this thread seem to only consist of Jawa constantly telling everyone he refuses to pay for Prime.

Don't forget Traj telling us how gooseberry fool it looks and how uninterested he is!

And now here I am, desperate with anticipation for season 2!

Lagamorph wrote:The Fallout show gets the vibe of the game world almost entirely spot on.

It makes a few changes I'm not a fan of, namely the idea of Vault-Tec dropping the bombs to start the Great War rather than China striking first due to the war with the US and the idea of Ghouls going feral without a drug whilst in the games there's no mention of that, Ghouls only seem to go feral due to significant extra radiation exposure, but overall it's both a great intro into the world for newcomers and has plenty for fans to love.