Plainly Hank MacLean nonetheless has loads of explaining to do — to his daughter Lucy and to the Ghoul.
Spoiler warning: This text incorporates spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Fallout.
The Prime Video adaptation of the Fallout video video games is lastly right here, bringing to life a completely authentic story of what life is like after a nuclear fallout. The primary season options loads of Easter eggs from the unique video games, however even seasoned followers of the Bethesda franchise will not be capable of reply among the questions the season finale left viewers with — particularly concerning the Ghoul.
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The very first thing the Ghoul says to Hank MacLean when he makes it to Moldaver’s headquarters is “The place’s my f–king household?” On condition that the Ghoul is greater than 200 years previous, it is clear the reply to that query is not meant to be an easy one, however what did occur to his household — and what does Hank, nonetheless trapped in a cage on the time of this questioning, need to do with it?
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What occurred to the Ghoul’s household? The season finale cliffhanger.
Although the Ghoul is initially slated to be a violent anti-hero of kinds, by the finale of the season, we study precisely why he determined to get blended up within the struggle over the key in Dr. Wilzig’s head — and it is not for the bounty out on the physician.
If you happen to’ve made it to the tip of the season, then you definately’ve in all probability already pieced collectively that the Ghoul is definitely Cooper Howard, the once-famous Hollywood actor who starred in Westerns earlier than the nuclear fallout.
His spouse, Barb, was a key worker at Vault-Tec, and was even the particular person to counsel the corporate drop the preliminary nuclear bomb, primarily destroying civilization. Earlier than Cooper discovered of this, he and Barb disagreed on how they’d deal with a nuclear fallout, suggesting to cover out on a ranch alone as a substitute of dwelling within the vaults.
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Hank MacLean, Lucy’s father, was additionally one of many managers being skilled at Vault-Tec on the time — he was cryogenically frozen as a part of an experiment the corporate deliberate to execute in its small assortment of vaults. Regardless of Lucy’s preliminary naivety, it turns into clear Hank has gotten his palms soiled within the identify of Vault-Tec, destroying Shady Sands as Moldaver was beginning it up.
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What truly occurred to the Ghoul’s household is not truly revealed by the tip of Season 1, although. Contemplating Barb’s private funding in Vault-Tec, and her intention to safe spots for her and her household within the vaults, it is possible Barb and their daughter joined the preliminary group of civilians in search of shelter within the vaults. The pilot episode additionally confirmed the second the bomb dropped, when Cooper was at a birthday celebration along with his daughter.
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What occurred subsequent to the household (or what Hank might’ve needed to do with it) is not unveiled in Fallout‘s first season. It is potential the storyline will likely be explored if Fallout returns for Season 2, however at the moment the present’s creators have left loads of open-ended questions for the viewers to ponder.
Earlier than the ultimate credit roll, Lucy groups up with the Ghoul as a substitute of leaving together with her father, suggesting we’ll get some extra of his backstory ought to the present return.
Season 1 of Fallout is now streaming completely on Prime Video.