'Fallout' Season 2: Episode-by-Episode Review
- Elliot Lines
- 6 hours ago
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By Elliot Lines - December 18, 2025
TV - Premium TV
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Episode 1 - "The Innovator" 4/5
The season opens with a flashback bar scene that clearly signals the intent going forward, introducing a gruesome bout of mind control that culminates in exploding heads. We then pick up the story with the Ghoul (Walton Goggins) and Lucy (Ella Purnell), who have devised a plan for the Ghoul to be captured in exchange for information. From there, the search for Hank leads them to another abandoned vault, one that connects directly back to the opening flashback. Along the way, we’re given further glimpses into the Ghoul’s, aka Cooper Howard, previous life, revealing his wife’s betrayal of mankind and his first meeting with Moldaver (Sarita Choudhury). Finally, we return to the vaults, where the survivors continue their underground existence, though Norm remains trapped within the cryo tank chambers. The episode closes with Hank monologuing about his desire to work for “the man.”
The episode gets off to a brutal start, one that pays off by the time the credits roll. The Ghoul and Lucy’s dynamic is firmly established here, feeling less like a partnership and more like an uneasy alliance born of convenience. The flashbacks deepen our understanding of the Ghoul’s past, but they also raise questions about his true motivations—particularly his apparent desire to reunite with his family, and especially his wife. Meanwhile, corruption within the vaults seems set to continue as before, unless Norm has something to say about it. By the end, the episode leaves us questioning Hank’s motives and teasing the direction this season is likely to take.
'Fallout' Season 2 Episode 1 is streaming now on Prime Video.
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