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This person gets it, Fallout the TV show is basically a fairytale😅 If ya wanna get Really into it, when he defeats the “Dragon”(The Gulpper) he finds the Princess’ shoe(boot)
The more you think about it the more deliberate it seems. She's also the daughter of their 'kingdoms' ruler, the Overseer, has gone out alone on a personal quest, and fits the fish out of water trope seen in nearly every Disney princess film. She IS a Disney princess in the wasteland, and I think that was intentional with all the nods. Ironically it's even funnier if you consider that her character Jinx in Arcane was one of the few characters straight up drawn in the style of a Disney princess with the slender frame and big doe eyes made popular during Disney's 'golden age' in the 90s.
Wellll...it's a combo of things. Some creepy crawlers have a preferred hunting ground or area to cover. And then of course, sometimes things just pop up just 'cause. Some have telltale signs like having lightly phosphorescent antenna sticking up among the reeds like other reefs in the swamp. Gulpers are from the Far Harbor DLC (designed to challenge you after you finished the main game) and they are naaaaasty. Like berserker bullfrogs. This one was relatively sedate. Usually you run away and shoot at then from a distance and keep distant and hope you have enough ammunition and good enough aim to take it out.
It happens so much you could practically turn it into a drinking game. ie.) When a horrifically mutated creature attacks you unexpectedly, take a drink.
Wilzig didn't just happen to bump into Lucy: he saw her fire from a distance and wondered who would be stupid enough to advertise their location at night.
"Thou shall get sidetracked by everything every single goddamn time" Has never been more true. Fallout games are renowned for "This is your objective, find your way there, get sidetracked by EVERYTHING" Also, Lucy perfectly embodies everyone's first fallout experience, naive, but unphased. innocent, but persistent.
Side-quests are a meme for a reason, but yeah this is especially true for any Bethesda game. Play 100 hours and still not finish the main story quest because of side-quests.
My favorite was TH-cam reviewer Angry Joe’s Fallout 4 skit: - Lone Survivor emerges from the vault cursing and spewing hate ready to find his family - Cut to one year later, Lone Survivor is musing about his settlement he’s founded, happy that his crops are doing well, and trying to remember something he forgot 😂
Love the contrast between pre-war Cooper being uncomfortable with having to pretend to kill someone in a movie to the Ghoul just annihilating anyone who gets in his way left and right.
The Ghoul is a bit more understandable because even if you wanted to bring someone to justice quite often there's no legitimate law to fall back on. I get the impression the Ghoul had to become this to survive while Man in Black was just a sadistic dickhead.
It's the split between his Soldier side and his Parental/Civilian side. Now in the aftermath, he has been in the soldier role for up to 200 years (since we don't have many details of his life since the bombs dropped). Cooper was a marine in the past, I would assume it was during the early days of The Sino-American War (2066-2077 when the bombs "fell"), which began with the invasion of Anchorage, Alaska (winter of 2066).
There are a dozen "First time playing" of 3, NV and 4 in my feed. I went and started another run at NV myself, although the imminent update and broken mods were also reason step away from 4 for a while.
In Fallout 4 and in the show the Power Armor is fueled by a fusion core. You ALWAYS remove the fusion core and take it with you when you get out of your power armor, so NPCs don't inadvertently steal it.
"I don't like that Maximus is taking joy in all of this" (flashback to ep 1) "Why did you join the Brotherhood?" "...To hurt the people who hurt me." can't say they didn't give us warning =\
It could be, but it honestly also makes sense they'd need that much. The gear and supplies for two people, tools and equipment to maintain/repair the suit, ammunition for two people including the suits weapons, and factor in that all handheld tech in the Fallout universe is bulky since the transistor, which is what allowed for the miniaturization of technology, was not invented in this worlds timeline.
@maxybob My favourite theory I heard is that the bags were originally made to be carried by the person in the power armour, hence the golf bag design since they lack fine motor skills.
So it’s actually two different drugs. The one the raider took was “Jet” which gives you a rush of adrenaline and strength and also makes you kinda nuts.
@@funnylilgalreacts there's literally a level up perk you can choose called "Bloody Mess" which increases your damage while significantly increasing the in-game combat gore. 🤣
06:45 - nailed it - The Enclave is basically what's left of the US Government. On a similar note The Brotherhood of Steel was original formed by Army defectors, which is where they all got their gear. I'm with you on the practical sets and props, combined with the extreme attention to detail really makes this feel like a lived in world and very much suits the feel of the games. Cooper being the Vault Boy caught all of us off guard - we've only seen the cartoon poster version before. Most of the flashback stuff is brand new lore that hasn't been covered before, certainly not in this level of detail. Love that you're loving it, catch you in the next one!
Caps are currency in the wasteland because there is a limited supply of them, they are portable and they can't be made any more, so they ended up being the currency of the new society.
There's a whole history behind caps as currency, but the reasoning is pretty straightforward. Nobody has the technology to produce the caps and the paint on them anymore, giving a more or less set supply which is exactly what you want in an unregulated currency.
After 200 years of use, all of the paint would be worn off long long ago, and stamping a bottlecap is pretty easy compared to modify a scrap pipe pistol into a pipe rifle into an automatic pipe rifle. Or build a fusion generator from scrap.
The only time we see the Ghoul give a little smile in the series is after he revives 4 with the stimpak, probably the first good moment he had in a very long time.
@@AR-yd2nd That really isn't a smile, he is baring his teeth and smirking/grimacing when he kills, maybe he's a bit bemused by the situation. It isn't until 4 perks up that you see a genuine little smile on his face, a hint of happiness, a remnant of who he used to be. Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but there's a difference between grinning while doing what you have to do, and smiling.
Just listening to your review and commentary, I think you got a good grasp of the world of Fallout. I'm tempted to mention stuff. But it's more fun to watch you go through it. Can't wait for more. 👍
Just to give you an fyi: The drug the raider took in the first episode is called "Jet" (there's multiple different drugs in the game you can use, and you character can even get addicted to, that give different buffs). The drug that The Ghoul uses is different. What it is I won't say due to spoilers, you'll learn more about it this season :) Let's just say he actually *needs* it to survive
In fairness, nobody outside the writers really knows what the ghoul is using even if there are some theories. Since what they show of it doesn’t really line up with something from the game for now.
They did a ton of practical effects in this show. And, for the most part, the CGI is great. There were shots I had no idea were CGI, until I watch a making of video.
The inhaler the Raider used in the first episode is a different drug, called Jet. It's from the games. It's not the same Cooper's drug inhaler. That's all I'll say, since Jet and other drugs are not directly explained. The Jet inhaler in the first episode is just an Easter Egg for fans.
I think the squire carrying a gigantic bag is also a reference to the games. In Fallout 4, at least, you can have a companion with you and they can carry 150 pounds of random stuff for you if you ask.
Put them in a upgraded PA, then they can carry around 400. With military paint, +1 strenght for the chest piece and calibrated shocks for the legs, you can carry 540 and then there is a mod that adds backbacks for PA, that gives you additional 180
The Ghoul angry about having to be sidetracked. In game that would be a Side Quest. It happens a lot. Kinda like when you go to start your coffee maker only to find you're out of coffee, you panic and hyperventilate, then prepare for a side quest of stopping at the Quick Mart for coffee before work.
That's not really a side quest, more of a sub-objective. A side quest is anything that *doesn't* advance the main quest - so, in your example, if your spouse asked you to let your dog out while you were walking to the kitchen. :)
I almost never eat the old stuff in-game. I'll eat bugs instead. Iguana-on-a-stick is low weight and just one satisfies hunger. Noodle cups conveniently satisfy both hunger and thirst, but are heavy and need to eat two. Crispy crickets from Nuka World are good for restoring health, but also heavy.
@yt45204 It's a game reference. Rural folk are just as apt to bring odd or just too much stuff as beginning backpackers as city people. Maybe different stuff, but still.
As bizarre as it may seem a lot, and I mean A LOT of this things happening in the wasteland here in the show. It happens in the game. The game can go from horror, comedy, emotional, drama. Or all at once.
There are quite a few different drugs that make the rounds in this world. Inhalation, injection, ingestion - all the kinds! The red solid colored inhaler is Jet, and the raider took it in the vault to boost combat ability; it’s like a berserker mode. It’s actually made from the fumes of Brahmin (mutated cow) DUNG. 😅
The game is ultra violent and absurdly humorous. There's even a perk you can get in the game that makes everyone you shoot comically explode in a cloud of blood and guts with eyeballs and teeth exploding in 3D at your screen. Meanwhile, that 50s music is playing the whole time. Lol.
I envy her ability to suspend disbelief, and then toggle back to reason and analysis. Back and forth, back and forth like throwing a switch. It's what makes her reactions and her ability to communicate them so great
"Does shit like that happen in the games" Oh yes. Gulpers, Yao-Guy (The bear from the second episode), big ugly Bugs... everything wants a piece of ya. I _am_ actually surprised that Deer only had one head though. Usually the only deer like thing you see are Radstags and, uh... they've got two.
I'm surprised that the first creature she ran into wasn't a giant rat like in the first game. Of course, one starts off basically naked when they leave the Vault. You collect clothes, gear and weapons as you progress.
Jonah Nolan is great at weaving different timelines to tell the story. Momento, the prestige, Westworld season 1, the entirety of Person of Interest. Along with his sucker punch twists. With Cooper he also delivers on the "Hero living long enough to become the villain" which is just the best version he's done.
I appreciate them delving into the pre-war culture, particularly the future version of the Red Scare and how films were being influenced to include subtle propaganda about individualism (in opposition to anything that might feel like socialism).
They’re doing Maximus pretty well as the character torn between revenge and personal gain that also has a conscience. I’m also super interested in Thaddeus’ character after what happens this season. All the characters are great they did an amazing job on top of creating the world of fallout.
More than that, that particular song ("Maybe" by The Ink Spots) is *the first proper song in the entire series*. It's the one that opens up Fallout 1 during the intro cinematic. It'll live rent-free in memories of the fans of the original games forever. Iconic with a capital "I."
Introducing another of this wild, wild wasteland's wonderful creatures! This week we have... the Gulper! This one is a bit different to the ones from the games for various reasons, but the ones in the games are mutated from Newts and the amphibious Hellbender Salamander species. Also, I couldn't think of a better way to describe the games than "Thou shalt get sidetracked by bullshit every goddamn time."
@@funnylilgalreacts Also as an Australian, I don't think it's that bad here in terms of bugs etc. You just have to be careful of the Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes.
Idk if they’ll make a fallout game with these characters BUT people have been playing the games and recreating Lucy, Max, ect… it’s cool to see the show is inspiring people to replay the games
I hope they don't. Keep them separate stories. I'm sure they already have the character arc and story for 5 if it is ever made. It's Bethesda, they do nothing fast lol
I wouldn’t mind some Easter eggs in future fallouts. Maybe having one show up as an NPC. Maybe not the mains but one of the sides. Like an older Dane showing up as a Paladin or Thaddeus popping up in a bar or something.
@45:38 - In the first episode one of the guys ask why he is doing birthday parties, and the other one says "alimony". So at the time of the party, at least as far as those guys (and we) know, she is alive and they are divorced.
Just a clarification on nomenclature. People who live in vaults are called vault dwellers. The protagonist for each game is referred to as: Fallout 1: The Vault Dweller Fallout 2: The Chosen One Fallout 3: The Lone Wanderer Fallout New Vegas: The Courier Fallout 4: The Sole Survivor In Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas the protagonist is not a vault dweller.
12:15 I have around 3000+ hours in the Fallout game series, and when you think about the guy in the Vault that did the inhaler thing, he inhaled something called "Jet". The drug is a powerful meta-amphetamine that stimulates the central nervous system, triggering a rush of energy and strength primarily brought about by endorphins.
is he though? he actually has some proficiency as squire, does what the knight asks for, thinks on his feet, and doesn't betray his knight. make no mistake, tidus got killed by maximus, first injured due to maximus being daft, then by open betrayal. and all of that after maximus swore to obey and got branded. no idea why ppl think maximus wasn't the one putting the razorblades in there. he skipped the line, wasn't ready for squireship, and I bet that's also partly why tidus treated him badly.
@@danii7584 Titus was a shithead, he was probably going to treat Dane equally shitty. Hell, it's not even implied he actually knows something happened to his first squire.
So I'm new here, this being my first show reaction to watch on the channel. And I just love your sense of humor and edits, and it's fun to see your reaction going into it completely blind, not knowing anything about the universe. I can also completely relate to how empathetic you are(you mentioned being "quick to empathize with people" when taking about Maximus within like 2 minutes of seeing him in episode 1), your love of Walton Goggins, and your love of animals. I'm here for it!
The song "Maybe" was prominently featured in the first game. They really wanted to use "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire," but the copyright holder asked for too much money, so they used "Maybe" instead. The thing in the water is a "centaur": an unholy merging of one or more humans and/or animals.
Live streams or playthroughs of you playing Fallout 3, Fallout 4 or New Vegas would be something I'd definitely watch. You would absolutely love the games and it would be awesome to experience the first time playing Fallout vicariously through you.
You know, it's really interesting to see how different the experience of watching the show is for someone with no prior knowledge of the Fallout world. I don't mean that in a bad way - it's actually really cool, and a testament to how good the show is. Because I know the different entities in the game; the Brotherhood, Vault-Tec, the Enclave, etc., that colors my impression of the characters. And that gave me some different surprises as they developed and the show threw twists at us, than what you're getting. We both get surprised, but in different ways! That's fantastic! Love the reactions.
It's funny that there IS such a huge bag that the squire carries, even the presence of the squire himself! It kinda represents the "encumbrance" that any player faces when carrying all the weapons options, ammo, gear etc. Lol 😆
36:35 Great catch! Yeah, from what this show is saying, Coop is the original "Vault boy". You can even see it on the end credits for this episode. And the thumbs up he does was co-opted by Vault-tec and rebranded to be a "Do this if you see a nuclear bomb" thing.
41:00 the Slo Mo analogy is actually pretty accurate; the drug dispenser looked like Jet, which slows the users' perception of time. I think Post Apocalyptic Zeppelin opened the Reading & Leeds Festival in 1998
So fun fact about that music you're referring to at around the 13:48 mark when Lucy is playing around so nonchalantly with the head: That's not just random genre music used for ironic juxtaposition, oh no. That is "Maybe" by The Ink Spots, and it was used during the intro cinematic for Fallout 1 (way back in 1997). For those of us who were fortunate enough to get into the series with that first game, that song will always be our introduction or gateway to the Fallout world. It holds a very special place in my heart, and I'm sure I'm not alone. I couldn't help but get a case of the warm 'n' fuzzies when I heard it in that scene.
Great job and thanks for your thoughts! Before the innovation of barrel etching and cartridge. Expanding gas pellets could be almost anything, they were called “THE BLUNDER BUST”. So I suggest calling the fictitious pellet propeller a SALVAGE. Thanks again!
Norm “lacking enthusiasm” is probably representative of his exceptional Intelligence and perceptiveness; I’ve known super-bright people before who absolutely SUCKED at school and menial tasks because of a lack of challenge.
The inhaler that Rader used in the Vault in the 1st episode is a kinda batttle drug that boost dmg and some stats in the game. The Ghoul used vials that helps not to become a feral ghoul.
On the rehabilitation vs capital punishment, there truly some minds that connot be rehabilitated, im not saying we should just end them. But, some people, and some minds, cannot be fixed, and there are some crimes that take a specific type of evil within that cannot be rehabilitated.
The drug the raider in the vault took is called "Jet". It's basically rage steroids, to improve your combat abilities. And YES, your character can get addicted to it in the game, so theyre actually like drugs too. However, ths drug that Cooper takes, is not the same thing, but i cant give out any information about it without spoilers. Its just also in the form of an inhaler. Hope that clears that up
The flashbacks and stuff in the vault are great. There's almost nothing before the bombs in fallout games, and little in actual active vaults besides the aftermath.
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also people that do this dumb kinda "watching a movie or tv show" and they don't play the WHOLE THING because of copy right, but then lets slap the tv show on another platform and leach money from it
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"If the baby deer approaches her she's a Disney princess." No wonder she's so enamored by a knight in shining armor.
This person gets it, Fallout the TV show is basically a fairytale😅 If ya wanna get Really into it, when he defeats the “Dragon”(The Gulpper) he finds the Princess’ shoe(boot)
It's not impossible. Lucy has those big eyes, she lost a shoe, in love with a knight in shining armor...
The more you think about it the more deliberate it seems. She's also the daughter of their 'kingdoms' ruler, the Overseer, has gone out alone on a personal quest, and fits the fish out of water trope seen in nearly every Disney princess film. She IS a Disney princess in the wasteland, and I think that was intentional with all the nods. Ironically it's even funnier if you consider that her character Jinx in Arcane was one of the few characters straight up drawn in the style of a Disney princess with the slender frame and big doe eyes made popular during Disney's 'golden age' in the 90s.
@@Dilligffif she's a princess she's a warrior princess
And she's also googly-eyed for ghouley Goggins.
"Does shit like this happen in the game where-" YES. Emphatically, yes!
If it’s unnecessarily brutal and darkly hilarious, then the answer is “yes”
Also meeting random strangers, It never feelt odd to me when the head scientis showed just up.
Wellll...it's a combo of things. Some creepy crawlers have a preferred hunting ground or area to cover. And then of course, sometimes things just pop up just 'cause. Some have telltale signs like having lightly phosphorescent antenna sticking up among the reeds like other reefs in the swamp.
Gulpers are from the Far Harbor DLC (designed to challenge you after you finished the main game) and they are naaaaasty. Like berserker bullfrogs. This one was relatively sedate. Usually you run away and shoot at then from a distance and keep distant and hope you have enough ammunition and good enough aim to take it out.
It happens so much you could practically turn it into a drinking game. ie.) When a horrifically mutated creature attacks you unexpectedly, take a drink.
@@operative2136 Wait…there are other ways to play the games?
Wilzig didn't just happen to bump into Lucy: he saw her fire from a distance and wondered who would be stupid enough to advertise their location at night.
Also everyone was headed to Filly.
When I play fallout new vegas and I see a campfire at night
They tend to have corpses around them, lmao
"Thou shall get sidetracked by everything every single goddamn time"
Has never been more true. Fallout games are renowned for "This is your objective, find your way there, get sidetracked by EVERYTHING"
Also, Lucy perfectly embodies everyone's first fallout experience, naive, but unphased. innocent, but persistent.
Yeah, and this is one of my my favorite lines from the show. One of the two biggest laughs of the season
Side-quests are a meme for a reason, but yeah this is especially true for any Bethesda game. Play 100 hours and still not finish the main story quest because of side-quests.
My favorite was TH-cam reviewer Angry Joe’s Fallout 4 skit:
- Lone Survivor emerges from the vault cursing and spewing hate ready to find his family
- Cut to one year later, Lone Survivor is musing about his settlement he’s founded, happy that his crops are doing well, and trying to remember something he forgot 😂
my Fallout 4 experience was like 50 hours doing sidequests and 200 hours building Sanctuary - never got any close to finishing the actual game
@@lexij2497 I managed to finish Fallout 1. I got hopelessly sidetracked in Fallout 2, 3, 4 and New Vegas and never got to the end in either of them.
Love the contrast between pre-war Cooper being uncomfortable with having to pretend to kill someone in a movie to the Ghoul just annihilating anyone who gets in his way left and right.
The Cooper/Ghoul transformation reminded me a lot of the William/Man In Black transformation in "Westworld". Both shows are produced by Nolan/Joy, too
The Ghoul is a bit more understandable because even if you wanted to bring someone to justice quite often there's no legitimate law to fall back on. I get the impression the Ghoul had to become this to survive while Man in Black was just a sadistic dickhead.
@@sfitzmd The Ghoul is dressed like a Fallout 3 Regulator. He's hunting an enclave scientist. The Ghoul IS the law, he's just also a cannibal junkie.
It's the split between his Soldier side and his Parental/Civilian side. Now in the aftermath, he has been in the soldier role for up to 200 years (since we don't have many details of his life since the bombs dropped).
Cooper was a marine in the past, I would assume it was during the early days of The Sino-American War (2066-2077 when the bombs "fell"), which began with the invasion of Anchorage, Alaska (winter of 2066).
It's a tribute to Goggins' talent that he makes Cooper's story tragic, compelling and ultimately believable
This adaptation is so good that it brought literally millions of new fans to all the Fallout games and its awesome 😢
Steam and Nexus servers are getting overloaded and crashing.
There are a dozen "First time playing" of 3, NV and 4 in my feed.
I went and started another run at NV myself, although the imminent update and broken mods were also reason step away from 4 for a while.
In Fallout 4 and in the show the Power Armor is fueled by a fusion core. You ALWAYS remove the fusion core and take it with you when you get out of your power armor, so NPCs don't inadvertently steal it.
And the NPCs will steal it. In Fallout 4 Left my power armor in town. Come back to see an NPC walking around in it.
Funny how the phrase "inadvertent theft" applies multiple ways here. NPCs can't intend to do anything, so all theft by NPCs is inadvertent.
@@davidedwards1705the second sentence was entirely unnecessary
@@metalhead522 your and my comment even more so.
Ah yes! I'd forgotten about that and was wondering why the raiders didn't just get in the suit.
"I don't like that Maximus is taking joy in all of this"
(flashback to ep 1)
"Why did you join the Brotherhood?"
"...To hurt the people who hurt me."
can't say they didn't give us warning =\
I think the giant bag the squires carry is an inside joke about how big an inventory you have as a person just walking around in the game.
It could be, but it honestly also makes sense they'd need that much. The gear and supplies for two people, tools and equipment to maintain/repair the suit, ammunition for two people including the suits weapons, and factor in that all handheld tech in the Fallout universe is bulky since the transistor, which is what allowed for the miniaturization of technology, was not invented in this worlds timeline.
@@troikas3353 😄 But why a golf bag? I know its probaly all they have available.
@@maxybob I imagine because its the best design to carry that much equipment, some of which is probably quite long like the rifle.
And BoS are basically tech hoarders, so they need bags as big as possible!
@maxybob My favourite theory I heard is that the bags were originally made to be carried by the person in the power armour, hence the golf bag design since they lack fine motor skills.
So it’s actually two different drugs. The one the raider took was “Jet” which gives you a rush of adrenaline and strength and also makes you kinda nuts.
The jet will make you jittery
Angela: pop him!
Also Angela: 🤢🤮
The instant regret 🥴
@@funnylilgalreacts Ask and you shall receive 😅
The gore is very well done. So much so I have to wince in disgust at a lot of it and I'm usually not that sensitive to seeing it lol
@@funnylilgalreacts there's literally a level up perk you can choose called "Bloody Mess" which increases your damage while significantly increasing the in-game combat gore. 🤣
be careful, what you wish for....
26:01 "Stop! Torture is wrong!" I don't know why but this line just slays me every time. 😆
She's such a lawful good character.
Me whenever I play a good character, especially in F3
06:45 - nailed it - The Enclave is basically what's left of the US Government. On a similar note The Brotherhood of Steel was original formed by Army defectors, which is where they all got their gear.
I'm with you on the practical sets and props, combined with the extreme attention to detail really makes this feel like a lived in world and very much suits the feel of the games.
Cooper being the Vault Boy caught all of us off guard - we've only seen the cartoon poster version before. Most of the flashback stuff is brand new lore that hasn't been covered before, certainly not in this level of detail.
Love that you're loving it, catch you in the next one!
Nah, it was obvious the moment he was introduced.
All the old music is what you hear on the Radios in the games. Perfect vibes for exploring the various Wastelands.
The water chip being broken is the basis of why you have to leave your vault and find a new chip, in the first game.
water is also related to Fallout 3 as well
@@prastagus3 revelations something:something
I love how it literally looks like the Fallout 1 water chip.
Yep. That always puzzled me though. You'd think someone could simply build a new chip.
@@user-EricWatson55 How? someone who? lol, those things seem to be factory made and vaults don't tend to have factories
Caps are currency in the wasteland because there is a limited supply of them, they are portable and they can't be made any more, so they ended up being the currency of the new society.
I think the editor is having more fun with this series than angela. And I am HERE FOR IT.
There's a whole history behind caps as currency, but the reasoning is pretty straightforward. Nobody has the technology to produce the caps and the paint on them anymore, giving a more or less set supply which is exactly what you want in an unregulated currency.
The NCR has access to bottle cap presses and make more once in a while.
@@CliffSedge-nu5fv Had
After 200 years of use, all of the paint would be worn off long long ago, and stamping a bottlecap is pretty easy compared to modify a scrap pipe pistol into a pipe rifle into an automatic pipe rifle. Or build a fusion generator from scrap.
@@wolf310ii you're right. 100%. But it's fallout
Also caps were being minted in the NCR as the other commenter says
The only time we see the Ghoul give a little smile in the series is after he revives 4 with the stimpak, probably the first good moment he had in a very long time.
Ghoulgins has a bis ass smile when he was killing everyone in Filly
@@AR-yd2nd That really isn't a smile, he is baring his teeth and smirking/grimacing when he kills, maybe he's a bit bemused by the situation. It isn't until 4 perks up that you see a genuine little smile on his face, a hint of happiness, a remnant of who he used to be. Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but there's a difference between grinning while doing what you have to do, and smiling.
@@craigreipold3931 no I agree
Just listening to your review and commentary, I think you got a good grasp of the world of Fallout. I'm tempted to mention stuff. But it's more fun to watch you go through it. Can't wait for more. 👍
Just to give you an fyi:
The drug the raider took in the first episode is called "Jet" (there's multiple different drugs in the game you can use, and you character can even get addicted to, that give different buffs).
The drug that The Ghoul uses is different. What it is I won't say due to spoilers, you'll learn more about it this season :) Let's just say he actually *needs* it to survive
In fairness, nobody outside the writers really knows what the ghoul is using even if there are some theories. Since what they show of it doesn’t really line up with something from the game for now.
They did a ton of practical effects in this show. And, for the most part, the CGI is great. There were shots I had no idea were CGI, until I watch a making of video.
I've really enjoyed the resurgence of practical effects. CGI is great and all, but it will never be quite the same.
The inhaler the Raider used in the first episode is a different drug, called Jet.
It's from the games.
It's not the same Cooper's drug inhaler. That's all I'll say, since Jet and other drugs are not directly explained.
The Jet inhaler in the first episode is just an Easter Egg for fans.
"Everything's related to a toilet with this guy". Maybe he joined the Brotherhood of Stool.
Aspirant Gluteus Maximus
@@stingerjohnny9951 I'm di(arrh)eing 🤣
Oy. *winces*
This is a shit joke
😃
I think the squire carrying a gigantic bag is also a reference to the games. In Fallout 4, at least, you can have a companion with you and they can carry 150 pounds of random stuff for you if you ask.
Put them in a upgraded PA, then they can carry around 400.
With military paint, +1 strenght for the chest piece and calibrated shocks for the legs, you can carry 540 and then there is a mod that adds backbacks for PA, that gives you additional 180
Nuka cola bottle caps are the currency of the wasteland. And yes, you are constantly getting sidetracked or attacked by insane things in the game.
Actually it's bottle caps period. Sunset sasperilla and vim caps work too.
@markcarpenter6020 oh ok. Never saw anything but nuka cola named sry 🤷♂️
@@Jeremy-83 no prob it's an easy mistake to make.
The Ghoul angry about having to be sidetracked. In game that would be a Side Quest. It happens a lot. Kinda like when you go to start your coffee maker only to find you're out of coffee, you panic and hyperventilate, then prepare for a side quest of stopping at the Quick Mart for coffee before work.
The Super Duper Mart?
That's not really a side quest, more of a sub-objective. A side quest is anything that *doesn't* advance the main quest - so, in your example, if your spouse asked you to let your dog out while you were walking to the kitchen. :)
And after you filled up the coffee, the water is empty, then the trester is full and then the machine wants a cleaning.
13:06 Ah yes. YumYum Deviled Eggs.
Main ingredient: Nitrates and nitrites
Best before: ~500 years after manufacturing date.
yum yum.
if you think products nowadays different think again. Xum yum more E123 in my food as stabiliser
I prefer a Salisbury steak or some Old Prospector pork'n'beans.
I almost never eat the old stuff in-game. I'll eat bugs instead. Iguana-on-a-stick is low weight and just one satisfies hunger. Noodle cups conveniently satisfy both hunger and thirst, but are heavy and need to eat two. Crispy crickets from Nuka World are good for restoring health, but also heavy.
@yt45204 It's a game reference. Rural folk are just as apt to bring odd or just too much stuff as beginning backpackers as city people. Maybe different stuff, but still.
34:13 Angie singing the melody for "In The Mood" made my day lol
You're so close to 100k subs! Feels like so long ago that you started The Expanse here.
It’s been a wild ride!
As bizarre as it may seem a lot, and I mean A LOT of this things happening in the wasteland here in the show. It happens in the game. The game can go from horror, comedy, emotional, drama. Or all at once.
Honestly the story this show weaves is so good. I think the first 4 episodes draw you in so deep that you can't get the last few episodes fast enough.
There are quite a few different drugs that make the rounds in this world. Inhalation, injection, ingestion - all the kinds! The red solid colored inhaler is Jet, and the raider took it in the vault to boost combat ability; it’s like a berserker mode. It’s actually made from the fumes of Brahmin (mutated cow) DUNG. 😅
News to me. It was made out of flowers in F4.
The game is ultra violent and absurdly humorous. There's even a perk you can get in the game that makes everyone you shoot comically explode in a cloud of blood and guts with eyeballs and teeth exploding in 3D at your screen. Meanwhile, that 50s music is playing the whole time. Lol.
I envy her ability to suspend disbelief, and then toggle back to reason and analysis. Back and forth, back and forth like throwing a switch. It's what makes her reactions and her ability to communicate them so great
"Does shit like that happen in the games"
Oh yes. Gulpers, Yao-Guy (The bear from the second episode), big ugly Bugs... everything wants a piece of ya. I _am_ actually surprised that Deer only had one head though. Usually the only deer like thing you see are Radstags and, uh... they've got two.
I'm surprised that the first creature she ran into wasn't a giant rat like in the first game.
Of course, one starts off basically naked when they leave the Vault.
You collect clothes, gear and weapons as you progress.
Jonah Nolan is great at weaving different timelines to tell the story. Momento, the prestige, Westworld season 1, the entirety of Person of Interest. Along with his sucker punch twists.
With Cooper he also delivers on the "Hero living long enough to become the villain" which is just the best version he's done.
"Think about it all the time". Yep, same way. It got me started on the game again, after a couple of years.
I love the Ghoul commenting on getting sidetracked by a side mission like you do in games, lol
I appreciate them delving into the pre-war culture, particularly the future version of the Red Scare and how films were being influenced to include subtle propaganda about individualism (in opposition to anything that might feel like socialism).
They’re doing Maximus pretty well as the character torn between revenge and personal gain that also has a conscience. I’m also super interested in Thaddeus’ character after what happens this season. All the characters are great they did an amazing job on top of creating the world of fallout.
My favorite mod for Fallout 4 plays the car door open ding whenever the power armor is opened lol
13:50 That is the type of music you can hear on the radio in the games.
More than that, that particular song ("Maybe" by The Ink Spots) is *the first proper song in the entire series*. It's the one that opens up Fallout 1 during the intro cinematic. It'll live rent-free in memories of the fans of the original games forever. Iconic with a capital "I."
Introducing another of this wild, wild wasteland's wonderful creatures! This week we have... the Gulper!
This one is a bit different to the ones from the games for various reasons, but the ones in the games are mutated from Newts and the amphibious Hellbender Salamander species.
Also, I couldn't think of a better way to describe the games than "Thou shalt get sidetracked by bullshit every goddamn time."
"These bugs, it's like Australia. I hate it!"
Me, an Australian "Hey!"
The bugs! Not Australia!
@@funnylilgalreacts Also as an Australian, I don't think it's that bad here in terms of bugs etc. You just have to be careful of the Drop Bears and Hoop Snakes.
Idk if they’ll make a fallout game with these characters BUT people have been playing the games and recreating Lucy, Max, ect… it’s cool to see the show is inspiring people to replay the games
I hope they don't. Keep them separate stories. I'm sure they already have the character arc and story for 5 if it is ever made. It's Bethesda, they do nothing fast lol
I wouldn’t mind some Easter eggs in future fallouts. Maybe having one show up as an NPC. Maybe not the mains but one of the sides. Like an older Dane showing up as a Paladin or Thaddeus popping up in a bar or something.
@45:38 - In the first episode one of the guys ask why he is doing birthday parties, and the other one says "alimony". So at the time of the party, at least as far as those guys (and we) know, she is alive and they are divorced.
The Shows score is amazing. When Thaddeus shot that Gulper and Glen Miller started playing, that was hilarious.
Just a clarification on nomenclature. People who live in vaults are called vault dwellers. The protagonist for each game is referred to as:
Fallout 1: The Vault Dweller
Fallout 2: The Chosen One
Fallout 3: The Lone Wanderer
Fallout New Vegas: The Courier
Fallout 4: The Sole Survivor
In Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas the protagonist is not a vault dweller.
"you left the ghoul alive?"
"I had a flight to catch.'
Just a little appreciation for the editor of your videos. Very good and funny
12:15 I have around 3000+ hours in the Fallout game series, and when you think about the guy in the Vault that did the inhaler thing, he inhaled something called "Jet". The drug is a powerful meta-amphetamine that stimulates the central nervous system, triggering a rush of energy and strength primarily brought about by endorphins.
Thadeus, Maximus's squire is such an arse-kissing, yes man. I love it. 😂😂
is he though? he actually has some proficiency as squire, does what the knight asks for, thinks on his feet, and doesn't betray his knight. make no mistake, tidus got killed by maximus, first injured due to maximus being daft, then by open betrayal.
and all of that after maximus swore to obey and got branded. no idea why ppl think maximus wasn't the one putting the razorblades in there. he skipped the line, wasn't ready for squireship, and I bet that's also partly why tidus treated him badly.
@@danii7584 Titus was a shithead, he was probably going to treat Dane equally shitty. Hell, it's not even implied he actually knows something happened to his first squire.
Heads off... er, hats off, to the editor on this video. "404 Head Not Found", Fallout Boy's head as a blocking graphic... nice work!
"I'm sworn to carry your burdens"
Yep, I agree. The mix between style, music, dark humor, and seriousness is what put this series on the top. It's special and unique
"404 not found" 🤣🤣🤣
Great reaction vid
that water chip problem is from the first fallout game in 1997, the start of the whole franchise.
34:50 you've got the best editor in the business! These shots never fail to get a giggle out of me.
Top marks to the editor for this video
So I'm new here, this being my first show reaction to watch on the channel. And I just love your sense of humor and edits, and it's fun to see your reaction going into it completely blind, not knowing anything about the universe. I can also completely relate to how empathetic you are(you mentioned being "quick to empathize with people" when taking about Maximus within like 2 minutes of seeing him in episode 1), your love of Walton Goggins, and your love of animals. I'm here for it!
The song "Maybe" was prominently featured in the first game. They really wanted to use "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire," but the copyright holder asked for too much money, so they used "Maybe" instead.
The thing in the water is a "centaur": an unholy merging of one or more humans and/or animals.
Live streams or playthroughs of you playing Fallout 3, Fallout 4 or New Vegas would be something I'd definitely watch.
You would absolutely love the games and it would be awesome to experience the first time playing Fallout vicariously through you.
"Absurd and dark and wonderful." Perfect description of Fallout.
@1530 "We buy TEETH??!!"
FLG discovers there is a place for her in the Wasteland.
You know, it's really interesting to see how different the experience of watching the show is for someone with no prior knowledge of the Fallout world. I don't mean that in a bad way - it's actually really cool, and a testament to how good the show is. Because I know the different entities in the game; the Brotherhood, Vault-Tec, the Enclave, etc., that colors my impression of the characters. And that gave me some different surprises as they developed and the show threw twists at us, than what you're getting. We both get surprised, but in different ways! That's fantastic! Love the reactions.
"He had a dual with the Ghoul" That is the content I come here for 🤣
It's funny that there IS such a huge bag that the squire carries, even the presence of the squire himself! It kinda represents the "encumbrance" that any player faces when carrying all the weapons options, ammo, gear etc. Lol 😆
Awesome reaction, awesome shirt choice (Darth Vader). With your background I guess you're a big Star Wars fan? And your channel...so AWESOME!
The bully hierarchy is accurate. Bully someone else to avoid being bullied.
36:35 Great catch! Yeah, from what this show is saying, Coop is the original "Vault boy". You can even see it on the end credits for this episode. And the thumbs up he does was co-opted by Vault-tec and rebranded to be a "Do this if you see a nuclear bomb" thing.
41:00 the Slo Mo analogy is actually pretty accurate; the drug dispenser looked like Jet, which slows the users' perception of time.
I think Post Apocalyptic Zeppelin opened the Reading & Leeds Festival in 1998
17:40 😂😂😂😂 i mean you did say to pop him. LMFAO
Zander's really stepped up his Vault Boy censorship game on this one. 🤯
Funny lil gal posted! Never have I clicked on a video so fast before! 😂
The inhalant the raider used in the vault in episode one was most likely "Jet", which is a combat narcotic (think like Enraged mode).
So fun fact about that music you're referring to at around the 13:48 mark when Lucy is playing around so nonchalantly with the head:
That's not just random genre music used for ironic juxtaposition, oh no. That is "Maybe" by The Ink Spots, and it was used during the intro cinematic for Fallout 1 (way back in 1997). For those of us who were fortunate enough to get into the series with that first game, that song will always be our introduction or gateway to the Fallout world. It holds a very special place in my heart, and I'm sure I'm not alone. I couldn't help but get a case of the warm 'n' fuzzies when I heard it in that scene.
Great job and thanks for your thoughts! Before the innovation of barrel etching
and cartridge. Expanding gas pellets could be almost anything, they were called “THE BLUNDER BUST”. So I suggest calling the fictitious pellet propeller a SALVAGE. Thanks again!
The editing is great in these.
The great thing about the games, is that you create your own character. You'll spend hour(s) designing the face, then almost never see it again.
That head has gone through so much. From the Dharma Initiative into a pretty crazy Jigsaw to decapitation.
That's a really big golf club bag for the caddy to carry. Oops. I mean supply bag for the Squire to carry. 😂
We had a really cool band teacher in Jr. High, with an awesome jazz band. In The Mood was a staple, and always brings me back.
1:42 Gotta be honest.... This is one of the reasons i keep coming back to this channel. Dilly!!!! Dilly!!!!!! 😊
I believe the Gulper is based on an axolotl.
And she’ll find out more about them later 😊
Johnny Pemberton (Thaddeus) has the best girl scream I have ever heard after Jamie Lee Curtis hahahahah.
I like how you compared Australia to a radioactive wasteland 😂
Norm “lacking enthusiasm” is probably representative of his exceptional Intelligence and perceptiveness; I’ve known super-bright people before who absolutely SUCKED at school and menial tasks because of a lack of challenge.
The inhaler that Rader used in the Vault in the 1st episode is a kinda batttle drug that boost dmg and some stats in the game.
The Ghoul used vials that helps not to become a feral ghoul.
On the rehabilitation vs capital punishment, there truly some minds that connot be rehabilitated, im not saying we should just end them. But, some people, and some minds, cannot be fixed, and there are some crimes that take a specific type of evil within that cannot be rehabilitated.
Lol the size of the bag is huge. Almost like the knights are supposed to carry it instead of the squires lol.
I’m honestly astounded that they seemingly numbed his mouth to pull that tooth 😭
Titus couldn't shoot the bear because it bit down on the big gun and destroyed it.
Great pleasure to see how people who never knew about this game are reacting on this quiet authentic series show.
The drug the raider in the vault took is called "Jet". It's basically rage steroids, to improve your combat abilities. And YES, your character can get addicted to it in the game, so theyre actually like drugs too.
However, ths drug that Cooper takes, is not the same thing, but i cant give out any information about it without spoilers. Its just also in the form of an inhaler.
Hope that clears that up
It has been greenlit for a season 2
17:42 - "Oh, pop him!" He did. He popped him alright.
Hey! As An Australian we do NOT have bigs like that! Hope you come here to check it out for yourself 😂
The flashbacks and stuff in the vault are great. There's almost nothing before the bombs in fallout games, and little in actual active vaults besides the aftermath.