Fallout 2x07 Full Reaction!
Added 2026-01-29 14:24:22 +0000 UTC
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Similar to the business of Norm outwitting Bud, never did picture much in the way of how Lucy and Hank’s reunion would go, and just left it to the writers. All the same, yes, Hank’s overconfidence in his presumed success in swaying Lucy to his side is still surprising. Still need to catch Blackberry. Sort of figured you’d comment as well on how many feet to use when driving. Again, can’t drive myself, but you keep the left over the brakes and the right over the gas, occasionally using both feet for brakes. At least I should think that’s how you do it. Most substantial driving experience (If you can call it that.) was as I said, Dad drove he and I to an empty parking lot, and let me sort of drive around it for practice if I ever did take any form of driver’s ed, which I still haven’t. I’m about to turn thirty-five in about a little over two months, so I’m scared of what I’d do if I drove at this point. Be nice if I could as it’d be easier to see certain movies in theaters that don’t play at the one closest to home. And I do hear you on the extra peddles back then would just raise further havoc on the brain. No frame of reference on the Billy Hargrove of it all, but I remember you spoke of liking the similar explain, not excuse thing with Morgan Elsbeth, or Kreese in Cobra Kai. I think of Martin in Grosse Pointe Blank when he speculates his upbringing had the hand in his profession and how he concurs that it’s not an excuse, but a reason. Or how Alpha, my favorite Walking Dead character got the somewhat more humanizing episode on Tales of the Walking Dead, they kept her ruthless and never excused anything, all with Samantha Morton being magnificent as always. Jess really loved that part too, and it’s nice to see how we are sharing the love of the explain, not excuse trope. I also would have liked more buildup to how Stephanie is supremely confident that Chet is just Prince Myshkin with the blue blanket, and is then blindsided when he declares, “Stop the world! I WANT TO GET ON!!!” What we do get is great. We agree on getting the biggest laugh over the outrage of Stephanie being Canadian. Not seen Marty Supreme, (incidentally, my brother’s in agreement with the General Hux energy of needing Chalamet to lose,) and I know so little about Shark Tank, so can’t follow up with a reference on that one. Yes, inevitable that Maximus gets on the Ghoul’s nerves. If that is true about the gamers having the leg up on what’s up with Thaddeus, then they sell it well for the laymen in the audience with how the Ghoul even has a look of mild surprise and horror, even with Thaddeus assuring, “...I’ve had worse.” How you say, “dissonant chorus”, fair description. Don’t recall Muffin ever being spooked by noises like that. Or are cats not as bothered by such things as dogs? Can see how it would spook your dog as you say it did. Even with knowing that the Ghoul does not make successful delivery to Moldaver, it is still an effective gut punch with the Clancy Brown jump scare occurs with the president commending the Ghoul on a job well done. The colossal prick even managed to sound magnanimous. Ad maybe this cold fusion is part of the Krabby Patty secret formula; no wonder Plankton goes to such lengths to get it, if so. I can’t speak to the point about the New York Times, but I do fully feel the energy you described. Lucy’s response is one where you ask the writers how long they’ve had that one in the barrel. Similar thoughts on the ending. Predicting the House reveal: well, it’s not exactly the biggest shock, put it that way.
Thomas Corp
2026-01-29 21:10:19 +0000 UTCI can definitely see the Ghoul opening the next episode telling House his nose came off because "Your wife closed her legs a little too fast." Everyone after Hank at this point had me saying "As much as I admire your shoes, and I do, I really wouldn't want to be in them at this particular time and place." Though that's mostly because I just saw Cyrano de Bergerac, and it was a big surprise that Steve Martin's prop nose is NOT AT ALL an exaggeration of the original. I'd previously mostly just known Jose Ferrer as the Emperor in David Lynch's Dune, where it takes a lot to stand out in a role that's also been played by Christopher Walken. Brown's Daredevil role is really weird, where when you get to the twist that season, it comes off as just an insanely improbable coincidence that the guy responsible for the death of Frank's family was someone he had any history with, with none of that having anything to do with what caused the shootout where they were killed. But then the Punisher show fixes it by revealing there was a deeper conspiracy that Frank himself was an important part of, and I have absolutely no idea if that was always the plan or even how much conversation there ever was between these shows' crews. Making cold fusion open source had me thinking of the end of Jurassic World Rebirth, where I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were deliberately setting up sequels where some bad person tries to take advantage of the technology that's now open to the world, however much the movie tries to frame it as a purely happy ending. If there's any mercy, we won't get to find out, however much money they keep making.
Ryan
2026-01-29 19:49:32 +0000 UTCOf all the ways I spent the past year thinking Lucy and Hank's reunion could go, this one never crossed my mind, with Hank being so confident he could convince her that he's right that he would openly show her how to bring the whole thing down. Perfect is the enemy of good, but good enough is the enemy of humanity (seriously underrated movie, and easily the best of the "product biopic" trend that seems to already be over). I also had a very hard time wrapping my head around only using one foot to drive, though apparently it could have been worse; I learned from Boardwalk Empire that early automobiles had separate pedals to go forward and back, which I can't imagine getting used to. I never gave much thought to Steph's backstory, but it's nice to get this additional context that, as the Duffers said about Billy Hargrove's abusive father, explains her actions without ever excusing them. I kind of wish we could get some more about exactly how Chet went from "You've mistaken me for someone with a spine" to "I want everything I've ever seen in the movies," but it's still a kickass moment that's worth all the buildup. And I'm a simple person who laughs my ass off every time at that video of the sneezing trombone player, so her being Canadian getting the biggest horrified reaction did a lot for me. And I'm sure in a couple minutes she'll pull herself together and come back at everyone with "I was born in 1601. I'm a vampire. I've been around forever." I doubt that Woody is actually gone since I don't think they'd do it totally offscreen, but I do have to imagine Zach having to split his time between this show and Severance was causing some issues, so maybe this is transitioning him to a smaller role. At long last, we get the final pairing of the three leads, and no surprise that Maximus just completely gets on the Ghoul's nerves. I imagine the gamers have a leg up on figuring out just what Thaddeus is turning into, maybe even as the big season-ending cliffhanger, but the Chatterbox shoulder is plenty for me to feel unnerved. And his arm falling off was done so smoothly I didn't even realize what happened until he was already saying it was just a flesh wound (I mean, I pretty much had to). And then that ending, with the song whose building dissonant chorus freaked the hell out of my dog. We knew this whole time that Cooper would fail to get the cold fusion since Moldaver was still looking for it last season, and a jump scare Clancy Brown is definitely an effective way to get across that he's making a very wrong decision here. I just hope we get to see this guy cry like a little girl when he's taken away. Or just give him a rematch with the Penguin; I'm sure he could take him this time. We see just how much Hank really buys that "perfect" line as he's happy to be like the New York Times and insist every side is equally bad whether it's mass genocide or being condescending on Twitter, and someone in the crew is clearly getting out something they've wanted to say for a while with Lucy's response. I didn't see the true nature of the power source coming at all and have no idea what it could possibly mean, but I'm sure it's going to pay off well. I even would have preferred that reveal closing the episode to House, which I'm sure everyone saw coming even if they don't know the games at all.
Ryan
2026-01-29 19:35:38 +0000 UTCFun time with the penultimate episode. Start with Norm who’s at least still alive. Nice that Claudia’s in his corner. The other vaulties ponder if there’s the rule of death in response to Norm’s actions. I wouldn’t put it past Vault-tech to have such a rule, but if they try it on Norm, then we can expect you on our screens, choking some vaultie bitches the FUCK out. Hopefully, you get some acrylic action in too. I’ll get the popcorn and the cooler of beer for that. Neat to have more insight on Stephanie. And we like the steady drip of flashbacks. Narratively satisfying. Fun how it took you a second to realize you were getting Stephanie flashbacks. I saw the sign, clocked the maple leaf, and figured out what was going on. Fun contrast. Interesting how the Ghoul inadvertently pointed Stephanie to ask Hank about management, explaining at least an idea of why she’s after Hank’s box. Says something when Betty is unnerved by Stephanie. We confirm Woody’s dead, or no, not dead, because Stephanie said, “Woody? Woody’s actually, I believe he’s on extended vacation. He’s good.” Interesting pile up of specific stuff with Stephanie. The glasses being proof of a murder, the deep dark secrets, and she’s already gotten the headstart on the eye damage. Makes a man ask, “...Is this all accidental, or is the show purposefully suggesting that Stephanie is just living her best Faye Dunaway life?” Figure that one out later as it is mawwiage that is whut bwings us togevveh today.We agree on loving how Chet found his backbone. Yes, I do believe Chet yelled, “Jesse! We need to cook!!” and did so to Stephanie. Love the “Wait, she’s Canadian!? Harumph!! Harumph!! Harumph!!” response to that revelation. You speculate that all this will result in Stephanie doing her best imitation of a disgruntled postal worker, probably, yeah. She only has herself to blame for how the wedding went. She stretched it out too much. She should have taken no chances and gone with the short SHORT version of the ceremony. We do get several kicks out of the Ghoulish, good girl, and Maximus team up. You do worry about Thaddeus. When the Ghoul sees the one mouthy thing, and even he’s slightly nonplussed, you become mildly concerned. Maximus did the damn thing with the deathclaw, getting a tip of the hat from our good Ghoul. He sees House appears to be living his best Arnim Zola life. Bringing us to Lucy and Hank. You speak true of although Hank’s not incorrect about those like the legion, he’s hardly likely to distinguish who’s brains he dry cleans. He’d need steel toed boots and wire cutters for my brain if he tried that. Hank’s wrong, by the way. You do need both feet when driving; one foot for gas, the other for brakes. (Sometimes both feet for brakes.) I can’t even drive, and I can tell you that one. Brings back memories of the one time Dad and I used the one empty parking lot to try to get some practice in. Like I said last season, I’m with Norm on not much liking mashed potatoes. It’s not the taste, it’s the texture. Lucy does rock yellow fairly well, by the way, yes. It is great how the initial argument is at the very least compelling enough to make Lucy hear Hank out some before too many red flags are spotted. We cheer her on when she handcuffed Hank to the oven. She also should have taken that dessert and shoved it right in Hank’s goddamn face. I’m a bit mean when Lucy credits Hank for why she’s not a fucking idiot. Well, she sort of is, but thankfully she’s not stupid. Lucy’s ready to fuck shit up, Hank’s bacon is cooked. And notice, Hank foolishly had plenty of oranges on the table, meaning the Coppola rule is in play. Particularly as one well-dressed fucking Ghoul knows where Hank’s fucking cute little butt’s hiding. Going to be a hot time in the old town tonight. Or the next episode, anyway. Unpack Diane getting ahead in the post apocalyptic world next episode. And we are greatly appreciative of the parallel of doing things with the best intentions, and who do you trust with that. You gathered that the president was going to be a villain. Particularly the way the Ghoul bristled at Maximus insisting that because Lucy is a good person that she’ll do the right thing with the cold fusion. A suspicion ultimately confirmed by seeing said president as you don’t hire Clancy Brown for just a less than ten second cameo. It’s more glaringly apparent than his appearance in Daredevil season two where there at least, though suspicious, the scene was substantial enough to make it not entirely impossible that he wasn’t a villain, and it could have just been a very neat cameo. There’s also the problem of the idea of just dumping free energy onto the market, which makes me hear Morgan Freeman’s villain speech in Chain Reaction. (Or am I the only one here who remembers that movie?) Additionally, though I’m told that the gamers have some sort of leg up with knowledge of the president, we both, Jess, you and I, are plagued with a certain cynicism about it given certain current real presidents in office right now. (Curious how we’re going to talk about it with future generations.) All resulting in what I suspect will be ample material that we can dive into next week, which I will enjoy hearing what you have to say about it as you have a keen mind, Jess. Thank you for the great reaction to this penultimate episode.
Thomas Corp
2026-01-29 16:51:37 +0000 UTC
