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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #50 on: May 02, 2024, 01:06:29 AM »
Those bombs in the opening scene were awfully low yield (Davy Crocketts?) and it's interesting that they were ground bursts.

I'm about 5 or 6 episodes in.  I'm beginning to think Vault Tec might have been behind the initial blasts, then it got out-of-hand.

The Ghoul is the only really interesting character so far.  Lucy has too much plot armor.  Maximus hasn't been developed enough yet but might be eventually.

The Dog is absolutely gorgeous.

I like the old-timey music, even tho' I don't know some of it. Maybe especially because I don't know some of it but I know a lot of it.
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #51 on: May 02, 2024, 01:22:57 AM »
and it's interesting that they were ground bursts.

If you want to maximize fallout you go for ground bursts. If you have no plan to occupy the land poison it. Plus ground bursts are more effective at taking out bunkers and shelters.
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #52 on: May 02, 2024, 01:35:58 AM »
If you want to maximize fallout you go for ground bursts. If you have no plan to occupy the land poison it. Plus ground bursts are more effective at taking out bunkers and shelters.

Yes, plus ground bursts are easier if you have no delivery system.  That's why I think Vault Tec was behind it   [tinfoil]   :laugh:

Watching it now, end of episode 6 is getting weird.
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #53 on: May 03, 2024, 10:12:01 AM »
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #54 on: May 03, 2024, 06:25:52 PM »
I'm gonna have to watch that last episode again to figure out WTF happened.  :laugh:  I understood maybe half of it, and I'd figured out part of it ahead of time but not the reasons.
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #55 on: May 04, 2024, 07:51:32 AM »
Stopped by my local grocery this morning to pick up some bagels and cream cheese.

The normal cadre of pickers was going around the store grabbing people's online orders.

I realized they're wearing these armbands with almost a minitablet on it, which they're using to keep track of the orders they're picking.

I guess the Grocery-Tec Corporation has invented a real-life Pip-Boy...
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Re: "Fallout" on Amazon Prime
« Reply #56 on: May 04, 2024, 07:57:10 AM »
Those bombs in the opening scene were awfully low yield (Davy Crocketts?) and it's interesting that they were ground bursts.

I'm about 5 or 6 episodes in.  I'm beginning to think Vault Tec might have been behind the initial blasts, then it got out-of-hand.

The Ghoul is the only really interesting character so far.  Lucy has too much plot armor.  Maximus hasn't been developed enough yet but might be eventually.

The Dog is absolutely gorgeous.

I like the old-timey music, even tho' I don't know some of it. Maybe especially because I don't know some of it but I know a lot of it.

I haven’t seen this scene but one of the core weapons in the Fallout games is the Fat Man mini nuke launcher, heavily inspired by the Davey Crockett
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