Pay Attention To This Error Of Understanding

It’s already time to watch the second episode of season 2 of Fallout. The Amazon series returned to small screens a little over a week ago, and already there are a lot of changes to take into account regarding our heroes. This episode focuses on Maximus, whose place within the Brotherhood of Steel is considerably different from that in the first season.

The organization, organized in chapters (the equivalent of faction) is much more present within this season 2. And for good reason, after having obtained cold fusion, the chapter in which Maximus evolves obtains considerable leverage compared to the other authorities of the brotherhood. Episode 2 begins a more political arc confronting the different forces in power.

Crucial moment for all parties involved, one can legitimately wonder if the Brotherhood of Steel could not collapse from within. But Geneva Robertson-Dworet, co-showrunner on the series, warns that everything should not be confused. She would like to remind you that each story told in this season 2 remains above all local.

“I think we have to be very careful when talking about the Brotherhood of Steel, because all of the stories in our series are extremely regional. They therefore only reflect what is happening in this specific region of the Wasteland. We do not want to assume that what happens in these particular chapters is representative of what might happen (in the Commonwealth and the rest of the former United States). So I want the fans to know and the viewers to understand that we are only showing a few chapters of a very small part of the southwest United States.”

The legacy of video games

As previously said by Geneva, the advantage of Fallout lies in his wealth. The possibilities are endless as the lore is vast and above all adaptable to many conditions. In games, player choices shape the entire adventure. In the series, the showrunners transmit this notion of plurality by taking care to design localized stories, allowing viewers to project themselves onto what could happen elsewhere. We go to New Vegas one day, New York the next, and the geopolitical situation would be completely changed. She explains:

“But I think what’s great about the Fallout universe is that every time you go to a new region, you discover new history, new politics, new societies, new factions. So I want to make sure that everyone understands that the story of the Brotherhood that we’re telling in this region has a huge impact on this part of the desert, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect what’s happening in other parts of the Brotherhood across the former United States.“

This approach takes on even more momentum in season 2, which deliberately broadens the field of possibilities. For Geneva, it is a way to support the political consequences of each action, but also to give depth to the universe of the series by relying on conflicts which shape the world depicted.

“I love that our second season feels so expansive, simply because there are different factions, or rather different chapters, at the Brotherhood of Steel table. Maybe it’s a technicality that I’m obsessed with, but having two different perspectives on screen at the same time is a conflict, and we always want to film conflicts. But this also has the effect that perspectives always construct the world.”