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From filler to killer, that was a pretty densely packed episode.
As we saw in the first episode, tragic inevitability hangs in the air.
You know, no dogs in the vaults.
Uncertainty is everywhere, aside from the certainty of the end.
But theFalloutshow is the first time weve spent any real, consequential time in America circa 2077.
On which subject: The production team onFalloutreally, really deserves their flowers.
Its the little details that really matter.
Even the fact that Lucys catchphrase is okey-dokey?
But you just cant get better graphics than real life, and the showreallymakes theFalloutworld sing.
Not a great start.
Now hes heading up the Southern California operations for Vault-Tec.
No doubt hell be sticking around.
Sebastian blames the scourge of radicalism sweeping through Hollywood like a bad case of the clap.
Hence why he sold out and licensed his voice to robots like the Mr.
Handy we see 200 years later, threatening to steal Lucy MacLeans organs.
He invites Cooper to a meeting.
What, like, use my cock?
Lucy is probably missing all that cousin fuckin of Vault 33 by now.
The show is eminently aware of what the demise of the NCR will mean to fans.
This is when shit getsreallyweird.
They worship the Flame Mother, who Lucy is terrified to discover is Moldaver.
Well, thats not how I remember her, is all, he says.
Cut to the past, and Cooper Howard meets with Charlie Whiteknife at a funeral home in Hollywood.
Theyre joined by none other than … Moldaver.
It seems shes been around for just as long as the Ghoul.
So how has she survived for over 200 years?
And why isnt she similarly ghoulified?
Back in Vault 4, Lucy ventures up to level 12.
Its one of the most unsettling images in the series so far.
Vault 4 and the Vault 31-32-33 trifecta are comparably tame.
Its often cited as one of the inspirations behindFallout.
Cant say it enough: The casting department nailed it.
AnotherFallout 3song appears in this episode: Im Tickled Pink by Jack Shaindlin.
