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Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan do love their tall dark strangers.
Despite the source material, and showrunning duties held by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, its basicallyWestworld 2.0.
(Not to take too much away from the series, of course.
Where showrunner Craig Mazindidinvent new material, the resultscould be sublime.)
Keep wandering, and youll find a vault where all decisions are determined by chance.
Another still is, uh, eugenics-forward.
Namely, how does culture clash with individual morality?
Theres a lot to recommend withFallout.
Ramin Djawadis score, which carries hints of Reznor and Ross, drones with excellence.
Goggins, a preternaturally charismatic actor, eats every second hes given with and without the nose.
But not everything in this adaptation works.
To be sure, the series does sorta-kinda believe this about itself.
However, to callFalloutcomedic is to either oversell the series sensibility or undersell the concept of funny.
Its noteworthy that the one character graced with any convincing dignity is Gogginss Ghoul, whos literally a mutant.
InFallout,as inWestworld, they continue to seem unsure.
This article has been updated with credits for the series showrunners.
