Lore. Lore never changes. Fallout fans will recognize this playful take on Ron Perlman’s iconic voiceover, but it also serves as a bedrock truth for Amazon’s smash-hit series. Fallout the show cannot escape Fallout the game, for better or worse. There is a voluminous history it must draw from, a fact that carries a lot of risk thanks to the legions of devoted fans ready to cry foul when deviations occur. It’s also a tremendous opportunity.
Amazon’s Fallout is set in 2296, nine years after the most recent game Fallout 4. It is uncharted territory, story-wise, and so it can plant seeds all its own. Perlman’s appearance as a Super Mutant in episode six wasn’t just fan service to a franchise legend. His character could portend the resurrection of a major villain for season 3.
