When I think of Walton Goggins and Fallout, I think of the Ghoul. The Ghoul’s intense makeup is unforgettable, and Goggins’ charisma is off the charts. So, when I watch the series with my Amazon Prime subscription, that’s primarily what I’m thinking about when his character is on screen. However, he has some seriously emotional moments too, and the actor revealed the scene from his character’s arc that left him crying his eyes out.
The first time we see Walton Goggins in Fallout, he’s not The Ghoul yet. He’s simply Cooper Howard, a father who is performing at a birthday party with his daughter. Then, we see explosions go off, and the next time we see the character, 219 years later, he’s a hardened apocalypse outlaw. It turns out that the first scene made a real emotional impact on the man playing this complex character, and he told Vanity Fair why it left him “bawling,” beginning his thoughts with:
