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Fallout 1x05 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2024-09-05 12:45:01
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Ryan

We start this one with another big reason that no matter how much fun you're having with the show, and it really is great to see, I never would have recommended it myself. Back when you said the armor triggered your claustrophobia even when it was working right, I immediately thought of this part and might have said out loud "Oooooh fuck." It actually doesn't last nearly as long as I remembered, which just illustrates how scary the idea is, especially when you consider if Lucy had fainted literally a minute earlier they'd both be dead. The election storyline already felt uncomfortably topical months ago on release, and it's downright surreal watching it now. This is the moment Kizzy's been headed for ever since she spat in that two-faced white bitch's water, and Leslie Uggams is fantastic at imbuing every line with an uneasy subtext even if you can't point to anything specific about why. And of course Moises just keeps getting more impressive with each episode as more of his world keeps crashing down. To me, the bridge crossing is one of the crowning achievements of the whole season, a downright Hitchcockian suspense setpiece that always knows exactly when to ratchet up the tension and when to use Lucy's naivete for a bit of relief. I also dig the hand closeups that feel like they're just showing off how they didn't forget about her finger. Some game fans got really upset about how the portrayal of Shady Sands here contradicts the lore, to which I give the same response when something in Star Wars doesn't follow the books or games, "Good thing I don't care," not even enough to dig into exactly what the problem even is. There's so much clever foreshadowing here, with the parking lot too small for a hospital, and the pristine interior with convenient lights leading them right to a door labeled Medical Supplies. And I love so much that from the many reactions I've seen to the show, not one has felt any relief at the ending and jumps straight to "Okay, so what's the deep dark secret of Cowslip's warren?" We're all conditioned so well by now to what kind of story we're watching.

Thomas Corp

Another week, another solid episode. Getting my biggest complaint out of the way: the absence of the Ghoul. I yelled, “We don’t have the Ghoul in this episode? No Ghoul? Ah, son of a... Damn it! He’s the best fucking character in this whole goddamn show, guys, come on!” Aside from that, it was great. Sucks for Maximus when he gets subjected to the steaming pile of bullshit trope that is the liar revealed trope, though given the cult he was part of, the trope’s use here isn’t as awful as other times. And this after it all started nicely with the two guys celebrating their victory all while Michael’s head and our good girl just chill in the corner, like you said. All things considered, I’d say, Jess, you handled the claustrophobia part of the episode well. Nice to see you invest more in the Maximus and Lucy dynamic. See, I feel like a shitheel hearing you express really liking how Lucy has been as naive as she has been. You are far nicer to her than I am. For instance, that bridge scene, when she chimes in, I was yelling, “Oh, Jesus fucking Christ.” Then when it inevitably went poorly, the show wants you to share her disbelief, and it doesn’t happen. I even commented, “It appears we need to explain to you one of the simpler ways of the wasteland, Lucy, as this is a familiar situation. Constraints of society have been lifted, and since you are all that stands between these people and a meal, they will crack your skull with a rock and eat your meaty parts. Unless you kill them first, of course, hence Maximus’s actions.” To be fair, I’m not saying I want her to lose her being a sweet kindhearted soul, I fully agree with you of being more impressed with people holding onto that in the world gone to shit soup. I just want her to temper her expectations with more doses of reality. It was a nice effort though. One such dose of reality was that billboard, and I loved your reactions and comments to that scene. Just how it all hits her: The sole purpose of the vaults, (or so she’s been told) the whole reason they’ve had them in the first place, the outcome they planned already came and went. God doth have a sense of humor. I do like how when she expresses doubt in Maximus mentioning about the bombs, when it looks like he saw that firsthand, he not unkindly points out she has been living in the vaults all her life, hence she has no frame of reference. The heart breaks more for her at the last scene how she’s all smiles about being in a vault, and I’m saying, “...You don’t find it just a TINY bit suspicious that you get back into a vault via falling into a trap?” Now to Norm. Your love and investment in Norm continues to be one of the biggest highlights of this reaction series, Jess, it’s great. I love how you clock that Betty does not buy Norm’s cover story of his being a snoopy snoop. Of course, she does not believe that. You got to get up pretty early in the morning to get one past Blind Al. You are right how he is somewhat past the point of caring if Betty is suspicious or not, he will uncover it, though it’ll be hard for him to meet up with Hal Holbrook in a parking garage. Sidenote: Embarrassing to say that when you said “IDGAF” it took a few seconds to long to process that. And to mildly vent, I HATE when people speak text. You do it if you want, I’m just saying it’s a pet peeve for me is all. He is catching some red flags such as the election results being as consistent without fail as they’ve been. Another big red flag is everyone in this vault preferring Jell-O cake to apple pie, which, as you noted is questionable. You said that, and I said, “Yeah, well, I don’t like either, so that analogy is lost on me.” Not sure if the excuse of the mashed potatoes were better will hold water. Among other things, I don’t like mashed potatoes either. Mind you, there it’s not the taste, it’s the texture. One thing for sure, they cleaned up the one vault so that they are ready for when the monsters are due on Maple Street. Presumably. I’ve not seen past this episode at this time. Loved your reaction to Norm’s last scene with Betty in this episode. Just as I loved the reaction. A grand way to start the morning of a busy day. In a few hours, I’m going to be off to the theater where we turn on the juice and see what shakes loose. Whether it makes my millennium or not remains to be seen. Either way, I’m going to have a good goddamn time as good as the good goddamn time that I have been having with your Fallout reactions, Jess. And this week was no exception as today’s reaction was very nice, thank you.

Thomas Corp
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Yeah, see, she mentioned that the episodes past, and I hadn’t seen this one then, so that never crossed my mind about this episode. Seeing it, the concern wasn’t as strong given they don’t hammer home the claustrophobic feelings like in Kill Bill Volume Two, nor, I would imagine, Horizon, given you mentioned that had a bad showcasing. It is rather brief too, and Jess handled it well, I thought. Say they stretched it out more, the concern would have been FAR greater. The election thing is quite interesting, given the timing of my first viewing. Leslie is showing some amazing skill with the uneasy subtext as you described. And yeah, you can tell it’s been a long journey for her since spitting in that water, REALLY goddamn good Roots reference by the way. That bridge scene is a solid building of suspense; like an orchestra slowly building to a big crescendo, and it takes it’s time with that. I have no frame of reference with the “contradiction of lore” here, nor any idea what all the fuss is about. I hear lots of people caught the hints about the hospital. Likewise, the unease about the final scene where there is the question of what the deep dark secret of Cowslip’s warren is. All I know is that whatever it is, alas, John Hurt’s dead, so he can’t be part of said secret, though from the sound of things, there may or may not be a Room 101. We’re all just too conditioned to these kinds of stories. You are correct on that.

Ryan
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From the last two episodes, it seems losing one of the three main heroes is the tradeoff for getting more time with Norm. And I'm sure the time it takes to get Walton in and out of the makeup is a factor.