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But, as the show makes clear, Lucy hasnt lost sight of who she is.
Earlier in the episode, he suggested that ghoulification was Lucys fate, too.
She would change, just as he did literally, and, by his implication, metaphorically.
She, too, would fall to the savage demands of the wasteland.
I may end up looking like you, but Ill never be like you, she tells him.
Golden Rule, motherfucker.
My name is Roger.
He snarls and coughs like a dying street dog.
Anyway, the Ghoul knows Rog, and they catch up.
Youve outlasted us all, Roger tells the Ghoul.
How long since you first started wastelanding?
Maybe, then, not all ghouls are from before the war.
Doesnt matter, anyway.
Hundreds of years of suffering just to end up in the belly of a rotting cowboy.
Then, another Goggins line read for the ages.
Now, come on, Vaultie.
Ass jerky dont make itself.
The more shit he puts her through, the more her good nature is tested.
He loves seeing this naive little vault dweller debase herself.
Such is the theme of the episode: Hes willing her tobecomehim.
Remember that once upon a time, this man himself had a daughter.
There you are, you little killer, he says.
you might almost see a proud smile on his face.
As we approach the series midpoint, Id like to take this moment to celebrate one ofFallouts greatest assets.
Theyre electric to watch together.
The enthusiasm they each have for their respective roles really shines through.
Some of the seasons best scenes so far have been the ones theyve shared.
The finger exchange is right up there.
Down in Vault 33, the vault dwellers are preparing to elect a new overseer.
(I think Ill often come back to the words of Ma June: Fucking vault dwellers.)
A raider in the vaults jail puts him over the edge.
So, he and Chet go to Vault 32 to look into what happened themselves.
The atmosphere conjured by the direction and production, undergirded by Ramin Djawadis killer score, is hair-raising.
The scenes they find are gruesome, to say the least.
Never mind the raiders: The dwellers seemingly went insane and murdered each otheryearsbefore anyone arrived from the surface.
Other dwellers killed themselves by jabbing forks into toasters or hanging themselves.
Next to a rotting corpse, a message is left in blood: We know the truth.
Man, what the fuck happened here?
Averystrange couple of clues are to be found in the long-dead overseers office.
First, another message in blood reads Death to management.
Thats Lucy and Norms mom.
But theres a reason he so regularly dopes himself up with enough powders and liquids to render Seabiscuit comatose.
He was once, after all, Cooper Howard.
He looks …sad.
It seems he gave into the directors demand for violence.
Its a new America, after all.
Bottle Caps
I didnt even mention … Matt Berry!
Of course, hes the voice of Mr.
Handy in the TV show.
This model, Snip-Snip, is the perfect embodiment ofFallouts dark humor.
I keep on saying things to this effect, Im sure, but its because they keep nailing it.
Long may that continue.
Why is Lucys surname of interest to the Ghoul?
Does he know who her dad is?
The Super Duper Mart is another set with tremendous attention to detail.
Notice the Halloween decorations that have been up for 219 years.
Abraxo cleaner can also be weaponized inFallout 3andNew Vegas, where its a component of the ultraexplosive Nuka grenade.
Stephanie sure misses Bert!
This article has been updated to correct the name of Matt Berrys character.
