Fallout

I watched several shows and movies this year, more or less good, or not that good, some fewer than few actually very good. Somehow in all that, I missed or more like skipped, postponed Fallout, because it is hard not to be aware of the show, and aware of it, I just didn't take upon myself to watch it...

Well, better late than never, as they say, because THIS SHOW, not that much of a drama, nor overtaken by dark, depressing tone, still elements of drama, mixed with, and sometimes built on irony and sarcasm, plot heavy with more extensive character development than expected, action, and lower than lowest amount of exposition in traditional form, pointing to well written, sketched and thought out, IS AWESOME.

No too much diving into heavy drama, character drama, and all the stuff that, truth to be told, does not exist in video games overall, or more accurately said, there is no emphasis on that in video games mostly. Still, characters in Fallout show have more than solid development and arcs, often leaning or entering into drama, while kept a video game style, for this case true Fallout games style, that are still just a starting point in the first season, building for multi season series. Very similar is with the world building, that is immense, while paced to avoid being too overwhelming, considering how big the Fallout world is, and over what long time period it extends, while also is a story-telling tool, simplest example of that is the airship seen, arrived all the way from the East/North East US, with a mid-stop likely in Utah, ultimately all the way West..

In addition to massive lore and extensive source material, show on its own, same as the source material itself, doesn't make it obvious, doesn't spoon feed, and instead frames it into several layers, of which two of the most importance are surface easy going, and in depth complex below. The former mostly serves distraction by fun and enjoyment, the latter tells what actually is what..

So many visual details, big ones, mid ones, small ones, all the way to smallest ones. All those that tell the story, or support telling the story, without saying a word, while build the world at the same time. Things like entering the premises (Super Duper Mart) through the hole in the fence instead the entrance, or is the sun high up, lower or low in the sky, or the difference that blanket made with Gulper's digestion, or maybe some sound, when the exact same tune plays in the background in different occasions pointing to The Reveal, before "the reveal", or following characters around all the wreckage like cars, trucks and buses, on their path, except in rare cases, or particular one case, from inside the bus, "being observerd" style, or getting rad sickness only after submerged into and drank water, or putting the chip in the head now, with no intention to escape now, or heading directly to location of the suit after airdropped in the middle of the town, or...,

many more..

This show surprised me with how good it actually is. No "message". Not overtaken by "modern themes". Just good characters, doing their thing, part of a good story, fitting to what the show is. There obviously is a satire as a remark about some real world aspects and the real world as a whole, but that is nothing new for Fallout, and not an out of nowhere "modern" addition.

Everything is doing well.

Great world building that is quite extensive, while also just a fraction of it all. Visual elements that have world-building purpose, also have story-telling purpose. Daytime or nightime, the ocean, the sun, and various other details combined, that aren't all easy to notice immediately, all have the same purpose, and that joined with how initially presented is developed finally, and also quite ammount of memorable, and some epic moments, as well as action, drama and satire, makes Fallout of those shows with quite high rewatch value.

Top notch TV and excellent adaptation. Season two coming....