Fallout: An oddity for the morbid curiosity in all of us.




I understand that Fallout is a popular video game, my sister in law regales me with her love of the game. However, besides the general knowledge that it takes place in a post apocalyptic world, I had absolutely no knowledge of the plot. 


The plot is everything, the plot is the seduction that captures your attention and keeps you engaged even through fantastical disturbing oddities. I won’t lie, the show is a hard watch. Inhumanity, savagery, ghoulish behavior, and gore adorn the chaos; but the sacrifice to suffer through is worth the squeeze.


I am confident that most people would hate it, and I sort of hate it too. I hate that I was captured. Nevertheless, as a person watching the show with absolutely no knowledge of the video game, I understand the popularity of having a first person experience with that video game world.

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