Spoilers Falllout season 2 discussion

Shades of Eternity said:

I'm enjoying it immensely, but this show feels much harder than the other show with similar themes right now: Twisted Metal.

Twisted Metal is freaking amazing because there wasn't much canon to hang off of, and it's doing its own worldbuilding, which is something special.

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Really? I’ve never seen a show start with so much promise and plummet in quality so quickly.

I'm not the most devout Fallout fan.. I've only played the 3D era of the games, and despite putting lots of hours into multiple playthroughs of 3, NV, and 4, I never finished any of them. With that said I think that kind of makes me the perfect audience for the show. I get tickled by all the easter eggs and fan service, but also don't get bitter about changes or failure to adhere to lore.

I really enjoyed season 1, and so far found episode S2E1 alright. Good enough for a season opener. A lot happened, and it was a little rough to watch with my GF, who's never played any of the games, and didn't watch the first season with me. So trying to explain things from both sides to her, and remember what all happened in season 1 and what I know of the game lore was tough.

I like Lucy as a protagonist because she's exactly the kind of character I always try to play in Fallout, and similar games, trying to Charisma my way out of situations I'm not even remotely Charismatic enough for.

I think I'm most interested in seeing how the 3 Vaults story plays out.

payn said:

Really? I’ve never seen a show start with so much promise and plummet in quality so quickly.

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Fallout or Twisted Metal?

Shades of Eternity said:

Fallout or Twisted Metal?

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Twisted. I loved that pilot, quickly lost interest after. Pretty common in network level type shows for me though.

Fallout is in a different league altogether. Fits more in the premium category.

payn said:

Twisted. I loved that pilot, quickly lost interest after. Pretty common in network level type shows for me though.

Fallout is in a different league altogether. Fits more in the premium category.

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I really enjoyed Twisted Metal, but I can't disagree with this. It does feature a level of "jank" that seems to be far lower than what Amazon would accept. I think that was part of it's charm though. It kind of reminds me of old fantasy shows from like the 90's-early '00s.

Meech17 said:

I really enjoyed Twisted Metal, but I can't disagree with this. It does feature a level of "jank" that seems to be far lower than what Amazon would accept. I think that was part of it's charm though. It kind of reminds me of old fantasy shows from like the 90's-early '00s.

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Oh yeah, TM did seem to get the assignment. Just seemed to loose steam after the pilot. Probably could have been a really good 3 hour movie instead.

Cheeky A Christmas Carol reference in today's episode. I wonder if they knew the timing would work out on that.