Fallout Finale Episode 8 "The Beginning" | First Time Watching Reaction | Review | Beer Pairing | 

What a wonderful end to a fantastic series! Thanks for checking out my reaction to the season finale of season 1 of Fallout! Given that if you’re watching this, you’ve already watched the season finale, no worries about keeping comments spoiler free for this one 💖✨ What series would you like to see me react to next?

In the Fallout Universe, the Reds are the Chinese, who invaded Alaska back in Cooper's time which is why he was stationed in Alaska as a Marine and wore Power Armor during the conflict.

The fact that in the same scene they used "make America great" and "you could lose money running a casino" is a glorious shot fired.

This show caused the “who shot first” debate in the fallout community to start up again. In the show we only know of what vault-tec planned to do and there are unfinished vaults you can explore in fallout 4

16:27 The guy sitting at Rob-Co is Robert House. He's a very significant character in Fallout lore.

I absolutely love the geolocation bits. You rule.

To be fair, Thaddeus didnt know the "Doctor" was a chicken...violator.

It's wonderful how well informed your vids are - the ability to call back to other cultural references in this series.

The Dr. Strangelove callback was perfect.

Me sitting through Hank's entire dialogue: OH BROTHER THIS GUY STINKS. Great reaction to a great series!

The truly sad thing about the brotherhood is its original founder would have most likely been fine with sharing cold fusion, they were originally meant to preserve technology and defend the defenceless but that didn’t last unfortunately.

The British Sci-Fi comedy show Red Dwarf also began, in 1988, with an episode called 'The End'. Way down the line they ended series ten with 'The Beginning'. Of course, there's been more of the show since then. This series finished very strongly and showed game fans a couple of things that should have had us wetting our pants. Namely a Deathclaw skull and the city of New Vegas. There's only two known ways to have survived since the apocalypse. To have turned into a ghoul or to be put in those stasis pods you first see in Vault 4 on level 12, and later in Vault 31. In case you haven't figured it out, Vault Tec are arguably the baddest baddies in this world. I think it is a new revelation that they were planning to start the apocalypse themselves. I say planning because I think there's plenty of references here and in the games that they weren't ready for the apocalypse when it hit. So, I think they got surprised and it was probably still China that shot first as is the current lore. But they were always evil as all hell. Experimenting on their own vault dwellers, their own customers, in hideous ways. So, was it self-fulfilling? Did China get wind that Vault Tec were going to start nuclear war and play the only card they had left? Bud thinks he's smart. Norm is smart. Norm's going to figure his way out of 31 on his own. Possibly hack a way to open all the pods and threaten Bud with waking all his remaining managers up early. I'm also hoping we get a Nerd Rage from Norm in season 2. Possibly with his sister in danger. When badly injured, a hyper-intelligent character in Fallout can have a perk called Nerd Rage. Time slows for them, damage done is greatly increased. Norm on a Nerd Rage would be great TV.

So when those execs were listing off hypothetical valut experiments, they are all real vaults you can find in the games.

"Who is good, who is bad?" When you play the games you come to realize there is not a lot of straightforward good or bad, but lots of gray. It will be interesting to see how the main characters story arcs finish. There are not many happy endings in the games, I wonder if they will take that same approach with these characters.

Haven't heard anybody mention this, but did you notice that the Ghoul used Lucy's finger to shoot her dad? He sewed her trigger finger on

Fun reaction, might I suggest you play Fallout New Vegas. The game takes place in the past so it will give you some backstory and not spoilers. Some have a bit more trouble with this game than others but it's beloved by many. Thanks for letting me tag along on your journey.

I love the "dark okey dokey". There are so many well placed threads and callbacks. "Will you still want the same things when you are a different animal altogether?" .. as the season closes, we get dark okey dokey, and what appears to be Maximus no longer wanting to be elevated in the brotherhood of steel.

First reactor to notice the 3 "mysterious strangers" from the game. That follow you around and help you every now and then. Good catch

Such an insane finale. I hope we get more Thaddeus and Dane in season 2 as well!

What delightful reactions to this season! I was very doubtful about the writers' ability to wrap things up in a satisfying way but was amazed that they actually pulled it off. Kudos to everyone involved in this show. Thank you so much, lovely lady, for allowing us to join you on your journey into the Fallout world! 🤗It's going to be agonizing waiting for season two! But I know both it and your reactions will be worth it! 😁👍

I particularly liked that Episode 3 "The Head" opened with a title card that said "The Beginning".

Ah! I missed the premier, bummer. But loved your reactions to the whole series! Great fun editing with fun facts etc mixed in. And they introduce me to some fun beers I may not have heard of before. To the show I’m glad you liked it! It felt like such a great encapsulation of the vibes from the games, with its own fun story in that world. Overall a simple story, but one that opens up with a lot of fun layers. Excited to see which show or movie you decide to follow up with, but I’m sure it’ll lead to more fun videos in the future!

My crazy theory is that Barb and their daughter went to one of the "good vaults" while Cooper went to Vault 4 and was an early test subject of the "ghoul" serum, before he escaped.

Speaking of MK Ultra...which beer pairs best with LSD?

now you know what Betty meant when she mentioned to Norm that he was lucky not to have seen what clever boys do when they get angry.

In Fallout the Great War was primarily between China and the US. Note that in this episode they show Vault-Tec was evil enough to start the nuclear war, but not necessarily that they did.

Hang on, hang on! That's not the AD&D 2e Player's Handbook & Dungeon Master's Guide on the shelf in the background is it? It's not in focus enough for me to be able to actually read the titles, but I've got those books on my own shelf, and I swear that's exactly what they look like from a distance when you're too far away to read the titles...

I picked up that same bottle opener/stopper a few years ago and have no idea why they're not more popular. Speaking of barrel aged stouts, what's your favorite Speedway variant? I'm always on the lookout for Vietnamese coffee. They closed up so many loose ends in this final episode, but I'm still disappointed we never learned how Moldaver survived, and now that she's apparently dead I doubt we'll get her backstory in the next season. And maybe I'm showing my age, but nobody seems to notice that Bud's car is the same one driven by Cousin Itt in the first Addams Family movie. This show is so well written for being an adaptation of a game series that is essentially "choose your own adventure". The town of Filly, for example, really closely resembles the first town you typically encounter in Fallout 3, except that town is built around a nuke that was dropped but never detonated. In the same way that Filly is completely taken over by the Brotherhood in the show, in the game you get the option detonate the nuke and completely wipe the town from the face of the earth. And yet, even with all those different paths, all the games and the show are canonically set in the same universe.

If people were to go back and listen to The reason Barb cites why she did what she did, about 40% of the people will agree with her. She's not evil. The problem for all three world wars is the governments. There have been three world wars, the last of which lasted 10 years, and the governments were threatening to go to war for a Fourth time using nuclear weapons. As Barb said, war never changes.

Superb reactions! Your beer pairings and location bits are great. Definitely looking forward to future series on this channel!

I think Rose and Moldaver were in a relationship and that was one of the reasons Hank did something. While Vault-Tec might be willing to drop a bomb to start something, it doesn't mean that they actually did start the war. Also not sure Hank nuked Shady Sands either. A nuke wouldn't necessarily leave a crater like that and not sure Hank would have access to a nuke. Sabotaging an experiment of Moldaver though, Hank could do that. Just weird thoughts. You might want to react to other short series, assuming you haven't seen them, like One Piece, Fall of the House of Usher, Wednesday, etc.

I'm sure somebody has already said it, but you have Disney Princess giant eyes, which are amazing!!! Good for you! Thanks for the reaction, I really appreciate seeing it.

Excellent reaction!! Super excited for season 2. Any idea what series you'll be reacting to next?

Never heard of keeping beer like wine.. Hmmm?

"Why couldn't you wake up a bit sooner?" Lol I think it might be the huge amount of cumulative head trauma?

Good point and great review! A lot of things were tied up, but there was enough left for the next season . . .

I'm actually new to your channel... have you watched Firefly ?

I was wondering if cut off before New Vegas sign because sooo many ppl do ... and don't know what the city is ... proud of you

the reveal of the mother was the biggest twist for me in the last episode ... lots of twists but it hit me the hardest

remember when aging beer, it doesnt age in a straight line like wine, it goes up and down, so flavours will vanish then reappear, it goes in waves, as it ages so for periods it can rtaste awful then it can taste great then awful then great etc and so on

This last episode is going to make a bunch of "FalloutBoys" going "FERAL" !!! Ohh you missed the "Capital Record" Building behind Coop

loved your reactions to this series. the lil tit bits added , including callbacks within the series itself, made it all the more enjoyable to experience this with you! thanks!

Maximus coming in as either a Paladin or Special Knight for Season 2.

Big MT Ultra XD

They had killer music in the 60s .....

I wonder which weapons that use a lot of energy the Brotherhood will use next season. I bet they fire red

I’ll bet Dane is a young Moldaver clone…

Would Tarzan The Fearless be an interesting reaction?

When will the lager reviews come out lol

Hiiiii

React to the boys next

🔷 Notes 🔷 🔹 I couldn't get past the 💯 color coordination: blue headphones, blue tank, blue chair. 🔹 Please cite the top five albums in your LP collection, in descending order. 🔹 What is the "interestingly" shaped object on the turntable cover? I assume Star Wars memorabilia, but _why_ _is_ _ANYTHING_ _on_ _the_ _turntable_ _cover_ ?!? 🔹 [23:53] As cold fusion begins, suddenly, piano. And I was instantly in Westworld. 🔹 Rare moments: Maximus smiles. When he tried the armor, with Lucy, chilling with Thaddeus, describing Lucy to Dane. Bright, like cold fusion activation. 🌞 🔹 Lucy at the observatory: How much betrayal, and world-rockin', can one psyche cope? 🔹 Coop, at Vault-Tec HQ: Same. 🔹 [10:40] "How did Titus die?" - "He cut me off on the freeway, then slowed down." 🔹 [11:05] "...and _the_ _LIKES_ _of_ _you_ as its sword." Not reassuring to Maximus. 🔺 [21:45] R. Lee Ermey. RIP. Semper Fi. 🦅🌎⚓ 🔹 [25:26] "But she stopped being your Mother when she left home." Transcribed from any custody hearing? Or maybe a restraining order appeal? So Dad was a toxic gaslighter. Fitting he was overshadowed by shedding light on all of LA. 🔌💡🏙 🔹 [33:39] The Inkspots: "We three we're all alone living in a memory my echo, my shadow, and me." Maximus, The Ghoul, and Lucy. 🎶😗🤌 🔸 This series was a severe and flagrant allegory of our current times, and dilemmas. No comment? I like reactions because of the opportunity to examine the personalities and value structures of the reactors. What they notice, what they do not, what they point out, what they side-step. Perception, knowledge, values. Oh, and humor. 🚩 I'm sorry, but I'm still going with AI. 🤖💅

The series correctly identifies the 2 biggest enemies the US has in real life too. China, although they show signs of significant decline now, and the military-industrial complex. When the game first came out, though, China was definitely viewed as the next great superpower. Now the machinations of the military-industrial complex, I think, are clearly the bigger threat to everyone, not just the US. Note: I don’t use the term “capitalism” because that’s grossly misused in the show, just as “communism” is. In the show, and in real life now, “capitalism” is misrepresented as greed above all else, and corporations controlling the marketplace. Capitalism’s basis is a free marketplace… something I think Moldaver actually supports, but she’s labeled a “communist” as an easy cold-war-style insult that instantly de-legitimizes someone.

Personally I don't want max and Lucy to have a happy ending. That isn't fallout. I would prefer that he grows hardened by him thinking she abandoned him like everyone else in his life. And they end up on opposite sides of a massive conflict and have to realize just how far they have changed. Their ideas, beliefs, and morals have changed to gt to that point. Bt in falloit there is no happiness even in vaults

Not sure why you were disappointed that Lucy left Maximus… He kinda sucks 😂

Ok this episode made me angry. Every bit of information in the games....every bit of it from statements to records from the early warning system was that China shot first. I can only think they changed it so they don't make real world China mad. And they really did Sinclair dirty. Sinclair was one of the few good guys in the series and because he was a good guy he was betrayed and used at every turn. He didn't own stock in Big MT. Big MT wasn't a company it was a government think tank. They used Sinclair. Using his resort to test their tech on humans. House. House had limited connection to vault tech. He was a genius (loosely based on Howard Hughes) who predicted the war coming and took his own counter measures. Vault tech had a very specific reason for their experiments. The enclave had originally planned to abandon earth( the ships weren't finished in time) but the vaults were to test how humans would deal with being locked up on generation ships when traveling to new worlds and to find the best societies for it. This series had been messing with game lore already with some fairly major changes (destroying the NCR, drugs to stop ghouls from going feral etc) however this episode completely rewrites all the games not made by Bethesda.

Beer is donkey pee 🙃

as a british beer expert and connoisseur this woman is the perfect woman. why cant she be british and live near me lol

That's an extremely spoilery thumbnail you've got there flashing to anyone happening by on RU-vid. You should at least do what they did for that shot in the trailer and censor the NCR sign.