Monday, February 9, 2026

Fallout (season 2)

At the end of last season, Lucy's father, Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), was shown to be the true monster.  While Maximus (Aaron Moten) returned to the Brotherhood of Steel with cold fusion, Lucy (Ella Purnell) and the Ghoul (Walton Goggins) followed Hank to New Vegas.

In flashback, Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins) found himself at odds with his wife (Frances Turner) and roped into an assassination plot against noted industrialist, Robert Edwin House (Justin Theroux).  House was the CEO of a robotics company but was also developing a mind-control device for use on people. Cooper's past was further revealed with another flashback to his time in Alaska during the war.  Here he first saw a Deathclaw.

Back with the Brotherhood, Maximus gained considerable status on account of his recent success.  However, he had also grown a conscience on account of his recent travels with Lucy.  Can he accept that the power of cold fusion will launch his faction of the Brotherhood into a civil war with the rest?

In her trek to New Vegas, Lucy encountered various groups that seek to establish a new civilization.  First, there was Caesar's Legion, a band of people who had adopted the Roman Empire as a model for the future.  Among them was Lacerta Legate (Macaulay Culkin), a high-ranking officer who controled Lucy's fate.  Then there were the soldiers of the New California Republic, a would-be government for the wasteland.

While Lucy hunted for her father, her brother, Norm, found his way to the surface with freshly awoken Vault 31 middle managers.  Could he fool them into believing he was in charge while also delegating to them solving his problems?  So far, so good.

Lastly, there were those still in the vault, trying to rebuild.  Not everyone was who they seem to be, especially Stephanie (Annabel O'Hagan).  Though promoted to overseer of the re-established Vault 32, she proved to be... gasp...  Canadian!  There is a lot of backstory for the cyclops lady.

The second season is outstanding, every bit as good as season 1.  Not only is more of the pre-apocalypse explored, there are many developments in the present.  Hugely entertaining and highly recommended!

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