Prime Video’s Fallout perfectly matches the vibes of the gaming franchise while introducing its own satisfying narrative.
ThisFalloutreview contains no spoilers.
Prime Videos TV adaptation ofFalloutdoes something the games in the legendary franchise never haveput storytelling above all else.
And then, another.
Cue biiig time jump.
The blue and yellow Vault-Tec suits, the ramshackle settlements, the hulking Power Armor suits.
Even the glow-green Pip-Boy interface looks spot-on.
Fuck the Vaults one ornery settler spittles as Lucy opines about her peoples lofty long-term reclamation plans.
Hes power-hungry, bull-headed, and at times supremely idiotic, but still, theres something likable about him.
The Ghoul is a far cry from the horse-riding hero we met in the opening moments of the show.
Hes got a nasty mouth on him and an even nastier trigger finger.
Lucy and Max go through some serious internal changes over the course of the season that cant be undone.
They do regrettable things, they do some valiant things, and by the end of it…surprise!
Turns outFalloutis a pretty damn good coming-of-age story.
The Vault-dwellers painfully naive, Okie-dokie!
Fans of the game will no doubt get a chuckle out of that one.
Without getting into spoilers, the show takes on a twisted,Twilight Zone-inspired atmosphere that is genuinely disturbing.
Its also at this point later in the season that Purnell really starts to shine.
Shes sensational in the back half of the season, as are Moten and Goggins.
The origins of the Vaults, the Brotherhood, the bombsits all tied into the same harsh reality.
Its clear by the finale that the showrunners hope to extendFalloutinto future seasons.
All eight episodes of Fallout premiere Wednesday, April 10 at 9 p.m.
ET on Prime Video.
Rating:
4 out of 5
