I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
, a sprawling, expensive series that must simultaneously create a brand new story in the video game’s world, while pleasing longtime fansI am happy to report that as a game, as a fan of the series, I thought it was excellent. I’ve seen all eight episodes and my appreciation for the series only grew in time. The trailers made it look like they just might manage to pull it off, and I think they did.
That vault dweller is Lucy, played by Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell in what I would argue is a star-making turn for her. While her naiveté and innocence is slowly twisted by the horrors of the wasteland, it’s not a full Joker arc, and she retains her core values even as she gets very comfortable shooting lots of things.
Not all of these are answered by the end, but this isn’t Netflix or Max where we have to sit around and bite our nails to see if the mysteries will last forever after a cancellation, as all signs indicate Amazon believes in this show and season 2 is already in the works.
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