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admonition : Spoilers for Fallout season 1

Summary

The gag about the poulet inFalloutseason 1 was n’t just for laughs , as it also bear a hide meaning that refer directly to the games . Prime Video’sFalloutshow has n’t withstand back when it comes to biz references and the mythology of the enfranchisement . Every episode in season 1 was packed with connections to theFalloutvideo game . Some were instantly obvious , whereas others were a fleck more subtle .

draw on intimate monsters , concept , weapon , and ideas associate withthe human beings ofFallouthas been of the essence to the show ’s rising popularity . As a show set in the same canon as the games , it ’s been easy for it to institute in along inclination ofFalloutEaster eggsand tie into several events from the plot . And though the fib ofFallout’smain charactersare original to the show , they too can be linked to the reservoir material , as their experiences in the Wasteland mirror those of the player after they leave their vaults .

Fallout’s Chicken Joke Pays Tribute To A Huge Part Of The Fallout Games

The joke about the Snake Oil Salesman highlights that not every conflict is in black and white

Lucy ’s brush with the farmer andFallout’sSnake Oil Salesman add up to a surprising nod to the games . After intervening in their contention to defend the Snake Oil Salesman , she was told by the farmer that the other military man was " f * * * * * * " his chickens . On the surface , the line may have felt like a means for the show to add its signature humour to the office , but in actuality , it was a moment that exposed an crucial truth about life in the Wasteland . As player in theFalloutgames quick realize , it ’s rarified that any conflict is exactly what it is likely . This line taught Lucy the same lesson .

radioactive dust has a very distinctive fifties aesthetic even though it take place in the time to come , and there are many near reason for the franchise ’s imagery .

TheFalloutgames are litter with disagreements like the one between the Snake Oil Salesman and the farmer . It ’s not strange at all for aFalloutplayer to come across such a conniption and be forced to make a choice : take side with one of the characters or not get take . The trouble is thatwithout make the whole story , the player often has to make a difficult judgment call when put in these situations . Whatever they do , because it ’s not always an informed decision , it can easy become a choice the player 2d - guess later . Through the Snake Oil Salesman , Falloutwas able to give Lucy a taste of this classic picture plot quandary .

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Lucy’s Fallout Story Perfectly Copies The Fallout Games

Lucy faces a lot of the same obstacles as a typical Fallout player

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Lucy finding out that her initial perception of the Snake Oil Salesman might have been wrong speaks to a wider approach that the serial publication has demand with its story . With Lucy , the series has succeed in creating a alive - military action interpretation of the histrion ’s experience when they enterFallout’sapocalypse . Though they initially start out with their own challenges to take on , it does n’t take long for them to get roped into other problems , not unlike what Lucy goes through when she goes to Filly and struggle The Ghoul to protect the Enclave scientist . In a sense , Lucy ’s journey and theatrical role growth are acutely like to the player’s , and in more ways than one .

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Jon Daly as the Snake Oil Salesman in Fallout with the barrel of a gun in his mouth

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Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean with a concerned look on her face in front of a picture of her and Hank MacLean sitting on a couch together and smiling in a living room in Fallout

Lucy MacLean looking very happy while reading some notes in Fallout season 1

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Headshot Of Ella Purnell In The 7th Canneseries International Festival ‘Fallout’

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