The Dark Tragedy of The Ghoul - Fallout
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Fallout season 1 just went up on Amazon Prime recently. In this video, I go over my favorite character The Ghoul AKA Cooper Howard, played by Walton Goggins.
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What did you think of Fallout season 1?
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it sucked
It was amazing
Maximus is a really boring character
Check out the Ghoul Raul from new vegas
I played Fallout 76 and I enjoyed the show. Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell were both excellent. The show recreated the atmosphere of the game.
The Ghoul is basically a jaded veteran Fallout player who doesn't even have to try anymore.
Yep, the three main leads are three different types of players
In contrast with Lucy that never picks up any f*cking loot. Hell she doesn't even have a backpack.
He's on new game plus with a new skin all new skills and weapons 😂
Absolutely. All the good perks, level 140, endless AP, and he definitely has Bloody Mess maxed.
You’ve basically described the Man In Black from Westworld
Cooper's line to Lucy is really perfect: “I'm you, sweetie, just give it a little time.”
Once you've played through 40 more times you will be me lol
The other line about “Usually people say one last job, usually means their heart isn’t in it anymore. For me, I’m in it for the love of the game.” So bad ass especially as a character introductory line
I found it a little on the nose. They did not need to say it, just show it.
@@MarioMario-wn3fcCooper wasn’t always like that tho, he wasn’t always that brutal. Because when we see him filming his movie as the sheriff the script tells him to kill the other actor and he says “do
I have to kill him?” Losing his family and being in the wasteland 200+ years would do that to him and I’d love to see in season 2 him going through the hardship of after the bombs fell and see his moral decline into the ghoul he is.
Lucy:" Golden rule! Motherfcuker!"
Somebody pointed out how the ghoul and lucy are 2 opposite ends of the fallout player spectrum. Lucy is trying to make good decisions scared of being a bad person, and focused on her main quest. Meanwhile the ghould is somebody's 80th playthrough, stealing everything and being a badass who doesnt care about being a good guy anymore, embracing the cruelty of the wasteland
It's also the opposite ends of life. We are often brought up to be good and upstanding and after dealing with real life, bills, and responsibilities many give in and sell out.
I wouldn’t say he “doesn’t care about being a good guy” anymore, rather he’ll do anything to find clues to find his family
in the first episode, the dad at the bday party calls him a pinko, basically a leftist or communist. I think his arc is more representative of how in leftist circles it's easy to become jaded and angry and how that's a dangerous mindset to have. Lucy is more or less a liberal, raised with a naive view of the world, thinking her way of life is better or more civilized than those on the surface. and throughout out the show we begin to understand just HOW evil the corporations were. almost to the point it's difficult to comprehend. it's easy to look at the cruelty of The Ghoul when he eats his friend and detest it, but he's not eating his friend because he's evil, he does it because it is what is necessary to survive in the world that vault tec and the other corporations intentionally created.
@@needy3535 bro your analogy is cringe 😬
@@needy3535 Republicans aren't bitter, though? From the outsider perspective Liberals and Republicans are two sides of the same coin. We despise both of you equally, you're entitled Americans, not humble at all
Walton Goggins is CRIMINALLY underrated. Every role he touches is phenomenal. He's the reason I’ll be giving this show a watch.
He's easily the best part of the show
I love him as Cecil on Invincible
@@rorylynch7775 Just finished S2 and only now I noticed it was him
Consistently a high bar in terms of portrayal! Part of it is down that he had to portray the same long-lived character and jump back and forth. I'm not sure the sequence it was recorded in, but regardless of how it was recorded, the character is as he is in that moment, and that is impressive! The Ghoul is not my favourite character, but Walton Goggins definitely is!
@@rorylynch7775 HES CECIL ???
I just realized he carries the saddle of his old horse around…and now I’m sad.
interesting during Fallout New Veags development their was some issue in the developers about implying stuff exist that they knew would never be in the game. One of those things was how a tie in comic shows a NCR trooper ridding a horse, despite the fact the horse don't seem to exist anywhere in the game.
You’re right! I noticed him carrying it at one point and just thought, “huh, where’d his horse go?” And promptly forgot about it. Lol. But you’re totally right! Heartstrings just got tighter.
He carries his saddle bags. It’s like a satchel or back pack. No horse needed
@@williamcantwell4545 My point is I feel like he uses that rather than a more convenient backpack because it reminds him of his horse.
@@stingerjohnny9951 that and its what he has, he likes it, its not broken, why fix it?
The moment that made me realize that The Ghoul still has a heart was when he mercy-killed his old ghoul friend that was turning feral, making sure his last thought was a happy one.
He revived the dog before that.
@@adamdavidsoddities8573yeah.....but to use the dog to hunt his bounty. 🤦
@@willlawson6126 well maybe but if you go back and watch the part, you can see he looks at the dog with sympathy. I've already been watching the whole show a 2nd time and noticing things I didn't notice the 1st time around.
@@willlawson6126 I think it was in part because of his affection for dogs back before the bombs dropped
@@adamdavidsoddities8573yep it’s a well made show, deserves a second watch to pick up on things you missed.
Fallout 4 actually was shown to have many Ghouls who retained their identities. Idk why some people keep forgetting that lol.
New Vegas did as well, and I think fallout 3 might’ve had this ghoul cult that was trying to build a rocket or something. They were clearly insane, but they weren’t monsters like regular ghouls tend to be
@@gameb9oy Nope, it was New Vegas that had that side quest.
Anyone who thinks the opposite has not played the games. Simple as that.
Going Feral is a good ending for a ghoul. Turning into a tree and NOT going feral.. that's rough.
@@BlazingOwnager Harold wasn't a Ghoul, he's an FEV mutant. That's how the tree grew to begin with.
This show really nailed the ridiculousness of the games rather than trying to be a standard Hollywood adaptation which I admire. I'm also glad they went with an original story set in the canon rather than retreading the plot of Fallout 4.
Just played Fallout 4 last year for the first time with probably a 100 mods right from the get go. The main story line was the worst I have seen in any media for a very long time. Any sidequest, log entry, environmental storytelling and evil sidekick was more interesting. It was fun but I never really cared enough to finish it. And let's not get started about the Preston gang - almost had me quit before the the fun actually started. Great physics though, pushing a shopping cart full of loot instead of overloading your inventory felt really neat.
Really? Because for me it felt a like they were struggling to capture the absurd dark humor, especially early on. They definitely started to get it by the end (at least in respect to the post-war era), but I don't think they ever really nailed it in the pre-war segments. This is a world where literally all scientists are literally mad scientists from 1950s sci-fi movies, so the attempt to insert some kind of serious social commentary felt really out of place. Fallout has always approached its commentary by taking things to their absolute most absurd extreme. The "concerned citizen" aspect was way too restrained, IMO.
@@connycontainer9459 Well, I am Preston's fan. Minutemen all the way. The game did not execute well, he's one of my top 3 best character in my book.
@@foxyfoxington2651 As you point out, the show definitely gets closer and closer to the tone of the games as it goes (I didn't super care for the show as a whole until the final episode which blew me out of the water) and so I'm more inclined to believe that's necessary "season one weirdness". One of the many areas that the show, at least initially, has elements sanded down to be expanded on later so that the outsider audience can get acclimated. My bet is season 2 we shift flash-back characters to Lucy's dad who as a vault tech employee would be dealing much more directly with all the crazy scientist stuff. Plus Mr. House will probably be a major player which furthers a lot of wacky pre-war stuff.
Did this comment get copy pasted from somewhere?
This show truly opened my eyes to how much of a phenomenal and CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED actor Walton Goggin truly is
You should watch Justified. Brilliant
I've been saying this about him for years.
Go watch Justified
He’s excellent and hilarious in Righteous Gemstones. He blows us away with how good he is.
He and Timothy Oliphant have some of the best back and forth in television history in Justified
I loved how the first episode hinted at the Ghoul and his relationship with Vault tech with one of the parents at the party asking him to take a picture with the Ghoul doing his "iconic thumbs up" i.e. Vault boy's thumbs up. On first viewing, you wouldn't have noticed that little hint, and it is these little hints that made a second viewing even better
Ikr, when we got to that flashback scene I was like, "Oh god this was so good."
I've had a fallout 3 poster in my room for year with various poses of the pip boy character, most of them are from perks, like one is laying down with a sniper, another is him at a terminal hacking, probably over 50 little images of him on this poster. When he explained the thumb thing I looked at my poster and sure enough at the bottom of the poster is the pipboy holding his thumb up with one eye closed lol
Not to mention him wearing vault tec colors, was really good foreshadowing
@@ashlingteirney7543pretty sure his wife actually mentioned that they made the suit in his colors, and I guess the yellow and blue just sort of stuck. So the color scheme is canonically based off of him too
I kept getting the feeling that he's been playing the role of the ruthless wasteland bounty hunter for so long, he's forgotten it was an act.
I honestly got the vibe that he forced himself to keep playing the role because he'd crumble under the weight of what has happened to him and what he's had to do to survive up until that point. Cooper Howard would hate the Ghoul, but the Ghoul keeps Cooper Howard alive.
We're getting to the point where game adaptations are more likely to be good than bad and that really excites me
Most video game adaptions that come out now are GOOD than bad (which is just halo tv show only really now), and this show being a great one proves to be among the best of them all!
Crossing my fingers and hoping that the upcoming live action Minecraft could live up to the hype, and also Ghosts of tsushima
@@Gadget-Walkmen Witcher is pretty shitty to , Henry saved it a bit a gerald but now that he's gone it will be utter trash
@@paparoach158 Witcher season 1 was pretty good and for a lot of people into the games so I wouldn’t at all say what you said but I haven’t seen much after the first so I can’t say what’s good or not past season 1. And with Henry Cavil leaving, not much reason to watch but who knows, it could be still pretty good if they improve what’s there!
@@paparoach158 Witcher is more of a book adaption not the games.
The Ghoul is the protagonist of The Fallout Show and nobody can convince me otherwise. The first and last scenes in the season were about him, he is the Audience’s connection to the Pre-War World, and he is the only one who got a proper Fallout Protagonist Title.
Fallout 1: The Vault Dweller
Fallout 2: The Chosen One
Fallout 3: The Lone Wanderer
Fallout New Vegas: The Courier
Fallout 4: The Sole Survivor
Fallout Show: The Ghoul
I expect Season 2 to be centered around his journey more than any other character.
Lucy is the catalyst that drives things but yes, you’re right.
While I agree that Cooper is season 1's best character, I still think that all 3 protagonists are valid. Lucy's character and main motivation callback to both the Vault Dweller and Lone Wanderer while Cooper is kind of like a combination of the Courier and the Sole Survivor since he's a man who's witnessed the past world and is searching for his family while also being this loose canon who is super detached from his past personality after a major event that changed him. Maximus is honestly the most unique Fallout protagonist out of the 3 since his allegiance is with the Brotherhood Of Steel which is something we haven't had since Fallout Tactics and the other Brotherhood Of Steel game.
I also like how he has both dogmeat and lucy as companions. he really does feel like the main character.
I don't think he's the protagonist, just like William is not the protagonist in Westworld but his backstory is essential for lore building.
The first scene was about him, the last scene most certainly was not
I think Fallout does what some game adaptations can't. It's able to authentically convey not only the atmosphere of the game, but also the tone with all of its satire, darkness and, in some situations, the absurdity of the situations occurring in the game. The level of fan service for Fallout players is incredible, perhaps the best attention to details on my memory. And in general, you may like the main characters, although not all of them are good people, for example Ghoul. I liked Cooper Howard's story the most from all 3 main characters, it really fits the Fallout universe as a whole. For me, this is the best adaptation of a game on the Arcane level. They are very different, but they do something that some projects simply cannot give to the average viewer or fan of the game.
Another fun fact is that Lucy is played by the actress who voices Jinx in Arcane.
@@grackleboi2523 The secret is obviously to cast her in every video game adaptation from now on
@@TheCoolCucumber Just to not "jinx" it, eh?
@@Niemand lol
It actually feels like a videogame. Like a fallout game. That’s what’s impressive.
one of the best things of watching the show was cutting between the past and the present and wondering whatever happened to that kind and loving man that turned him into that monster, in more than one way
Pretty obvious something happened to his wife and daughter lol
@@3nertia are you sure? at the end of the show he asked where is his family? so there might be more to that, not to mention him finding out his wife pretty much started the apocalypse
And so we learn of another interest of captainmidnight. Had no idea he was such a Fallout fan until now.
Fun fact: I used to write for a show called Hidden History on the channel Shoddycast, where we covered Fallout many times.
@@captainmidnight wow you were a writer on that?? I loved that series!
This performance has elevated Walton Goggins from a character actor who I recognized and thought was good, to a potential star who I'll go out of my way to see. I think you're absolutely right that the show leaned on him and it really payed off.
The ghoul is, in a way, what Lucy could become become of she allows herself to become as disillusioned as him. A dark mirror.
I love her "Golden Rule! Motherfcuker!" She almost snap. I hope she is harden but not losing her heart.
I loved the interactions between Coop and Lucy. He taught her a lot about the Wasteland and she helped bring back a little of his humanity
Would LOVE a Person of Interest retrospective
I loved that show. The AI seemed sci-fi, it seems normal now.
Dude I would love that!
I would definitely watch that! I’m a huge person of interest fan.
The ghoul is the most interesting character to me. He went from your basic good-ish guy just sort of flowing along with life to someone that was aware of the greed around him but, as of when the war happened, not able - or not trying - to do anything about it. When Lucy comes on the scene it's clear he's been ground down to where it appears there may be nothing good left in him. But there are a couple clues that's not the case. He doesn't use violence without purpose, and more importantly he saves Dogmeat. There's still a spark. By the end of season one we see the spark has grown, just a little. I do hope he's on a redemption arc. I love a good redemption arc and he seems worthy.
He didn't struck me as evil, more like he doesn't give a shit because he's been alive for over 200 years and pretty much everyone he knew and love is gone. Also, Ghouls are really not treated that well in Fallout series, most NPCs tend to hate them.
A part of me thinks the the reason the Ghoul brought her to be harvested is cause he knew she would win. As soon as he lets her go, he passes out with basically her being his only hope to survive. Those 2 guys inside wouldn’t think twice about leaving him and just keeping their vials, but some silly vault dwellers might pull through
It's a nice thought, but remember that he bartered her for vials. I took him passing out immediately as showing the audience how desperate he was. He was brutal to Lucy, but he also clearly liked her in his own way. He didn't just straight up shoot her like the other people in Filly. OTOH, once she broke the vials he was well and truly screwed. She was the only thing he had to barter for his own survival.
@@jackinthebox301 interesting to see that 2 different points can be taken from the same scene and both seem almost plausible. That’s what makes a good show
nah i do not think so. If he had passed out before selling her she would have ran away. he already cut off her finger. no way he gonna trust her. He was just holding out until she was sold so hopefully he could get his juice on time.
@@srai5333 after he sold her and she’s dead, how’s he gonna get his juice? The 2 guys watching the place? Maybe they might take him and keep him like the other ghouls, but there not going to just give it to him out of the goodness of their hearts and be on their merry way.
As soon as he walked in not suprised in the least bit she wiped the place out, I knew he brought her there for a reason
I think the Ghouls wester referencing, on a meta layer turning from the obvious cowboy hero to the cowboy antihero who has been worn down to bone while still being a ethical yet compromised hero is definitely a feature and not an accident or bug.
Jonathan Nolan is why.
His character is incredibly well written. They keep this up and The Ghoul will go down as an all time great character like Walter White.
You put Walton Goggins in anything, he will make the final product much better. Or at least just the scenes with him in it.
Thanks for pointing out The Hateful Eight be underrated. It is a masterpiece. Goggins is special in it. Also underrated as an actor. His delivery is up there with any actor and he shows it in that movie! He caught my attention in Justified.
Fallout 4 ghouls have it great. They used to be rotting, smelling, decaying sacks of meat. Their only perks being an extended lifespan and a resistance to radiation that slowly turned them feral. Come Fallout 4 and they all seem to have no flesh decay whatsoever. They live for centuries, apparently do not need to eat, drink or breathe if the boy in the fridge or the Overseer of Vault 88 is any indication, and the discrimination they face has been dialled down considerably. What was once a curse is now a way to gain some nice superpowers.
wtf are you talking my about my guy the fo4 (fuck fallout 4 btw) ghouls are so fugly. You can tell how bad the radiation is fucking them up. Not as fugly as fo3 or NV but they’re no where near how you’re describing them (imo)
@@TrufflesMusicnot to mention, raul from fnv and desmond from fo2 and a bunch more, prewar ghouls have been a thing considtently
also ghouls are still hated. no ghouls in filly, remember? and no ghouls in diamond city...and ghouls are murdered on sight by the BOS in fallout 4 and the show.
also no decay? they have no nose brother, lol....
You even see ghouls at different levels of decay, Goggin's Ghoul is fairly healthy looking compared to some of them. Could be better though, missing a nose and skin turned to tanned leather.
I mean, I understand the appeal of the earlier ghoul aesthetic, but Fallout 4 and the show have more realistic-looking takes on it. Fallout is absurd, yes, but in the real world, when someone's constantly having open sores not covered by skin, they're going to die of infection or sepsis. Fallout 4 and the show feature ghouls covered in scar tissue rather than open wounds, which is a lot more believable.
I have to think the implication is that he’s aware of the cryostassis, and Howard’s plan was keep looking for wherever they’re sleeping or wait long enough for them to awaken on their own. In a life that’s 300 years old he would surely have had gotten used to coincidences by now,but that he suspected Lucy was not just a decedent of Hank but more closely related to him would imply that he was somewhat aware of Valt-Tech having a long term storage plan.
Tbh, I’m equally invested in all three of the main characters. Such a great cast.
Maximus kinda sucks and the BOS is boring.
@@kevinmach730 Yup.
I like all 3 too. I don't get some of the hate towards Lucy and Maximus
@@adamdavidsoddities8573me too. Maximus is an interesting flawed character.
It's a bit of an aside but i love how fitting your channel's theme is for talking about Fallout, the retrofuturism fits the straight up retro vibe so well
Love the channel, please keep it up 😊
Next season we better get at least one character using the fat man launcher while Atom Bomb Baby plays
I truly believe this is Walton Goggins 'Trevor Phillips' moment. Steven Ogg has been immortalized in GTAV forever, Walton will be no different in Fallout.
I just hate how we get 8 episode seasons that come out every two years on prime and it seems more networks are doing shorter seasons.
Just a thought but shorter seasons means they dont have to inflate a story with pointless shit to cover 16 or more episodes, I would prefer a middle ground say 10 - 12 episodes so they could add a little more without bloating a story to the point it out stays its welcome. Personally I would have loved to see more of the Pre-War world, I love the post war stuff but would love a game set in both the Pre-War era and post war era playing as a ghoul. Really hope Fallout 5 lets us play as a Ghoul !
I prefer quality over quantity. Otherwise you end up with a bunch of filler episodes. But I do agree that it seems to take forever for these streaming services to put out new seasons.
I'm kinda excited to see where they take Thaddeus. I didn't expect to like him but by the end I was interested in him and wtf is going on with him.
You don’t cast that actor without some plans to make him do a bunch of funny shit. Knew as soon as I saw him he was going to have a larger role than BoS bully #2.
I'm so excited that you decided to dig into this, and honestly could use another hours worth of deep dive! I had such low expectations and only turned on episode 1 because I was bored....but MAN
fellow person of interest enjoyer, I'm in tears and subscribed
Such a good show with such insufferable actors giving their all. It aged well in a post surveillance and AI age
This show was surprisingly good
Walton goggins was definitely the highlight for me
Im excited for season 2
Another banger from captain midnight
I was taken by surprise as I’m not a gamer. The series is brilliantly produced. Loved Cooper, the Ghoul, Lucy was outstanding and Maximus was great. Loved the music mixed in with the tragic scenes. Really enjoyed all eight episodes.
“No Dogs allowed?”
This was a great review. I'm a first time watcher and enjoyed it thoroughly. The character relationships were excellent leaving for MORE every episode in between.
man is so good see this much love for Walton Goggins, this man has been incredible for decades now. And also great to see Justified mentioned. His relationship with Raylan was the heart of an amazing and very underrated show. One of the best I've seen
What a great show. The usual suspects were calling it out before it even aired. Best thing I've watched in a couple of years.
If they do merch I'm all in for a classic Cooper Western poster.
This show blew me away! I only played a little bit of Fallout 3, so I didnt know much of the story, but man! Each character was done so well, and the writing/set designs was spectacular.
Goggins is so good in righteous Gemstones. Such an undrrated show.
I was more interested in the Ghoul than Lucy, I kept wanting to see more of the ghoul's backstory, I can't wait to see more from Walton Goggins in S2!
0:33 love Person of Interest! Especially watching it with Grandma. As a matter of fact, I’m gonna rewatch it with her again. Great breakdown man, just started the show and the game recently!
If you watch it with subtitles, you'll see that post-apocalypse Cooper is never called "Cooper." Only ever "Ghoul." Cooper died 200 years ago.
The Ghoul reminds me of Mad Max. Both are antiheroes who lose and regain their humanity through the people they encounter on their journeys.
in season two they can really flesh out Lucy and The Gouls relationships. Lucy learning about his past and and becoming friends in something i am excited for.
Omg I'm excited to see what other factions they see like Vipers or Followers of the apocalypse the further they head to New Vegas. Or if they go to goodsprings they could use the real goodsprings since the game is spot on to the saloon and stuff.
Person of Interest is one of my favorite shows! Very underrated and still holds up.
And yes, The Hateful 8 is a masterpiece
Saving this to watch later once I finish the season
I noticed on my second watch through that when Goosey tells the Ghoul about her Father surviving through a famine, the Ghoul forshadowingly opines that her Father was likely first in line to cannibalize others.
the treatment and effective writing off of the NCR kind of tarnished my otherwise profound surprise and appreciation with the time and care the showrunners went to make this series. Apart from that, this is a genuinely good show and I can't want for the future
The ncr are still around don't worry and the show treats them as the good guys even getting the main theme music drops. They'll be back for sure.
@@dillydraws remains to be seen
This show perfectly walked that line of great easter eggs for gamers while also being a really good show to watch for newcomers. It didn’t cater to only one or the other, and it didn’t feel like it was talking down to us either. I was really pleasantly surprised! A refreshing show after a bunch of other adaptation fails lately
Shout out to Lisa Joy. Respect due
Love you too Cap
one of the best new shows, that wasnt a spin off, reboot or sequal, of the last few years
Same I absolutely loved Walton as the Ghoul he is extremely charismatic and I love it!!!!! I truly deeply loved this first season it was great. Can’t wait to see S2
Great essay Midnight.
Fallout season 1 was amazing! I know some people were upset at some lore changes, but I thought they were fine. Even the original creator of fallout said it was fine when the lore of long running franchises change.
I'm not in favour of the idea that the Great War was started by corporations and not America or China. It is only implied so far but...
There are no lore changes or trolls.
@@jimmyryan5880 Who mentioned trolls?
No and the show was fuckin awful stop lying to yourself
Is the Goul the original or not the original Cooper H vault-tec guy. Yes I had expected as much but thanks for answering the question.😅
While Walter Goggins as the Ghoul is the gem of the show. Ella Purnell is just as good, and just as sharp. So happy these two characters are joining up for now, their dynamic works so well off each other.
Person of Interest mention! Absolutely love that show
I did notice he took notice of Lucy's kindness where she got him a few vials (probably the number that were broken) and didn't ask for anything. She actually destroyed the SuperMart operation, and later when the Ghoul was questioned about it by "the President," he took credit for it when he could have said it wasn't him and maybe have been let free. Cooper isn't a coward, and he felt probably that he was going to have to trust *somebody* eventually, so it would be better he chose who he trusts when he still has the strength and mental capacity to do so. I felt his whole attitude toward her and the dog changed at that time.
Don’t forget his role in Diablo, he was fucking amazing and it feels like he’s playing both Scott Eastwood character and his from that movie. Probably my favorite thing he’s been in.
Great video.
I love seeing the two worlds collide. Those who are deeply ingrained in the Fallout lore, and those who have never heard about it before. Both loving this series ❤
I really hope Maximus takes a darker turn in season 2. The new found power and the fact Lucey left him could be the catalyst.
No wonder I get very happy to see the ghoul on screen.
That episode 2 sequence is iconic
This show had no business being as good as it was, maybe it's because I thought the last few fallout games and starfield was so meh. Hope they don't mess up season 2 but indeed make it even better
Fallout was the first show in years I binged as fast as I did (2 episodes 1 day, 6 the next). Lots of interesting threads for them to pick up in S2 and I like that they didn't cut off the flashback, pre-bomb drop story. There's still lots to explore there like how Moldaver was still alive (and not a ghoul), where his family is at (I'm guessing Vault 31), and how/why Cooper got replaced by Vault Boy as the mascot.
Finished watching this 2 nights ago, and yeah, it was so much better than I originally expected. I think you captured what made it so good, and that's that it developed original and compelling characters whose stories and motivations you really want to follow along with. It avoided the pitfall another forgettable adaptation might have where it tries to reproduce something directly from the games and leans too heavily on referential material. Which is funny because the same people whining about this show ruining canon or whatever would probably also whine about a show like that not getting everything perfectly accurate. I think this show has wide enough appeal to be enjoyed by people completely unfamiliar with the games (as it was with my friend who watched it together with me), which hopefully gives it enough staying power to finish telling the story they want to tell.
Walton Ghoulgins is such a treasure. Makes me happy to see him getting more high profile work and recognition.
The Ghoul and Goggins portrayal of the character are definitely the stand outs. I really enjoyed how the show really played with the modernization of the cowboy and the knight that happened post WWII in the US and England. I’m very interested in seeing where this show goes especially with Vegas as the next setting. California was a great place to start this deconstruction of the American west and Vegas will be a great way to show the other side of that coin.
This cast was great but Goggins stole the show, what an utterly devastating origin story for villain
You can’t forget about Walt goggins as baby Billy.
Aaahh yes side quests all the time glorious side quests. I just love that they do the fallout humor got me playing fallout again
Idk how many people have seen Walton in vice principals but his acting is amazing
A man livin' in the new world with an old soul... That's how I describe this guy.
I’m glad this show is giving Goggins the attention he deserves. I’ve been in love with him since Justified
Great video, and yes ... More need to talk about Fallout Tactics, a unique side story. But what about the PS2 game Brotherhood of Steel, and the tragic fall of Armpit...ARMPIT!!!!!!
I went into this show with the lowest of expectations and came out wanting more after finishing the series in one sitting. God damn. It’s been a while since that’s happened.
Walton is an amazing actor
"Yellow Jackets' Ella Purnell" Ahem. That's ARCANE's Ella Purnell, sir.
Walton Goggins is an spectacular actor. He was perfect as Boyd Crowder and nailed the duality of the character in Fallout...
He piqued my interest in the trailers and after watching the show, the person I'm most interested in learning about, especially the pre-war
I knew Walton Goggins would be someone after The Hateful Eight.
I love this show. I love this video. I love fallout.
Fallout show to the Fallout series is what Cyberpunk Edgerunners was to the game.
Hoping for a Red Dead Redemption redemption sometime soon. These companies want our money...we want good content
Goggins was great in bourne series but my god did he win me over in the hateful 8. This fallout show brought even more appreciation poured towards him from myself
He's the real main character here, his on scene charisma and complexity dwarfs Lucy !
i mean Cooper is the main character of this story and im here for it. at least thats what i think.
Cooper, Goosey, and Max are our 3 protagonists, but i do believe the ghoul is the main character of this story
and im here for it
The ghoul: a veteran fallout player
Maximus: the experienced player
Lucy: the Noob
Walton Goggins is the kind of actor that I absolutely trust to blow my socks off. I had to stop watching Justified for a few months because Boyd Crowder had me questioning what was right and wrong because of Walton's acting.
Heck, Cecil in Invincible is so easy to hate but Walton's voice acting is so subtle that you can feel the guy, that, again, is so easy to hate, suffers to do his job.
Much like Jon Hamm, Walton Goggins is the kind of actor that I love - no mater what he's in.
Thanks for giving Person of Interest the recognition it's due!
I loved how all three leads are three different types of Fallout Players:
Lucy is the player trying their best to do a passivist playthrough, keeping karma as absolutely high as possible, even though the world (the game) won't let her.
Maximus is a player just power-tripping their whole playthrough, spending most of their time obsessing over Power Armor and feeling badass, all while not paying attention to the actual story or lives of those around them; except for the one side quest npc they thought was cute and let them pretend to be a superhero in power armor.
The Ghoul is the player who knows the world/game inside in out and genuinely roleplays as their character, putting their own personal head cannon lore about them specifically and what THEY'D do and be. They're naturally playing a lone gunslinger build that abuses the hell out of luck and charisma, chems, and the V.A.T.S. to make themselves untouchable.
What an actor this man eh? He is underrated. The Ghoul!
I think Cooper's wife is Betty and I pretty sure their daughter is frozen in Vault 31. I can't wait until Cooper sees Bud.
Betty is not his wife, you see Betty in a flashback
It was a great season. I will say it felt kinda deja vu, like I was watching Westworld Season 1 again (ghoul is like man in black + his flashbacks, lucy is like Dolores + her understanding the "real" world).
I know they had some of the same people working on both but eh, just curious if anyone spotted any other similarities
I absolutely love this character. Cooper Howard being the actor that becomes the Vault Boy, who is the face of Vault Tec and Fallout in general, but also being a ghoul after the bombs fell is genius. You see the world from two completely different perspectives but still through his eyes. He acts as the narrative bridge between past and present. He perfectly represents pre war America and post war America. As Cooper, he was a renowned actor living the American Dream, he mingled in high society. As The Ghoul, he’s a ruthless bounty hunter who is forced to do terrible things to survive like eat people. The dichotomy of this character is that he encapsulates the false promises that Vault Tec fed people and the horrible outcome of their schemes to play God with people’s lives. Cooper was deceived just like the rest of the world, and unknowingly became the official spokesperson for a corrupt organization in the eyes of the public. And now, over 200 years later, he’s on a path of vengeance. Brilliantly written character and amazing performance as always by Walton Goggins. This might be my favorite role of his, it’s a toss up between The Ghoul and Boyd Crowder from Justified. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of him in Season 2.
I’ve never been a fan of the fallout games. I played 4 but just couldn’t get into it, and quit after a couple hours. So I went into this show with low expectations - for all the reasons you mentioned that normally accompany a video game adaptation, but also my own reservations about not liking the games very much. But I was at least familiar with the comedy, world-building, and aesthetics. So I wasn’t blind.
And hot damn! This show had me HOOKED! I couldn’t take my eyes from the tv for the entirety of the first episode - really the whole season. I binged it all in one day. It was a blast! Goggins completely steals every scene he’s in and it’s such a breath of fresh air to see a video game show made with care, written with respect to the art of writing, and giving love to the world that so many people care about. Not to mention that scene in the first episode where Lucy says something like, “You don’t know your sperm count? Sperm’s pretty important if we’re gonna rebuild America.” That’s when I knew this wasn’t going to be a “The Message”-oriented, Mary-Sue conquers the world, Disney-ified PC nightmare. This show was somehow entertaining, graphic, violent, poetic, powerful, funny, AND respectful to its core audience.
Kudos!
Get a life, Dude
The Ghoul makes the show #1
Wouldn't be such a fantastic show without Walton Goggin....Legendary Actor 😎