Being locked inside an enormous bunker could be creepy sufficient even with none further parts of mayhem, however a number of the experiments they cover carry issues to a complete different degree. Think about Vault 11, the place the central pc makes use of threats of complete destruction to pressure the inhabitants to sacrifice one individual per 12 months … and by the point the Vault dwellers discover out this can be a bluff, there’s solely a handful of individuals left.
Extra low-key however equally horrifying is Vault 92, which capabilities completely usually until you depend the fixed subliminal messages and white noise that trigger everybody to lose their minds. In fact, there are additionally extra historically terrible analysis Vaults, the place the unwitting inhabitants are subjected to issues like radiation or mutating viruses, with predictably horrible outcomes.
In opposition to this background, seasoned “Fallout” veterans might not be shocked to find that regardless of how chipper Lucy (Ella Purnell from “Military of the Useless”) appears, the present’s Vaults have critically dystopian vibes from the very first episode. In spite of everything, the human spirit should not be contained — particularly in a Vault-Tec assemble.