Good ghouls don't do drugs

So recently I finished the second season of Bethesda's Fallout TV adaptation. Nowadays I rarely follow any TV shows unless they're worth my time after I finish the pilot episodes. I dropped bunch of "hyped" shows that I was initially interested in, like Alien Earth, The Last of Us, and The Witcher just because they couldn't hold me after a few hours in. The last series (or miniseries) that I actually enjoyed watching till the end was Chernobyl. Damn excellent show.

Anyway, when I heard Fallout got a TV adaptation back then I was honestly skeptical. Fallout is one of my favorite game series ever, so I know what it's about and I know how the world looks and feels. I doubted that in the current year they could adapt it into a TV series. But they did. This is one of those times that lowering my expectation actually paid off.

When I watched the first episode I instantly recognized it as another canon Fallout media, just like the video games. Actually it feels like a game that is never being made. You've got your naive vault dweller main character, there's your cowboy ghoul sidekick, your power armor-wearing Brotherhood of Steel companion, and of course the ever trusty Dogmeat. The world and places adapted the Fallout aesthetic and vibes perfectly. And the music? It's as if Mr. New Vegas himself picked the soundtrack to the show.

I love this show and don't mind if they continue to venture outside of the places in the games. I also don't mind a few retcons they made here and there. Currently there are two seasons available to watch and I heard they're making the third one. Is this show watchable to non-Fallout video game fans? I think yes to some extent. Who knows, maybe after watching the show you'll end up wanting to explore the nuclear wasteland yourself with a big iron on your hip.

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