The Dark Tragedy of The Ghoul - Fallout

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The Ghoul is basically a jaded veteran Fallout player who doesn't even have to try anymore.

Cooper's line to Lucy is really perfect: “I'm you, sweetie, just give it a little time.”

Walton Goggins is CRIMINALLY underrated. Every role he touches is phenomenal. He's the reason I’ll be giving this show a watch.

The moment that made me realize that The Ghoul still has a heart was when he mercy-killed his old ghoul friend that was turning feral, making sure his last thought was a happy one.

Somebody pointed out how the ghoul and lucy are 2 opposite ends of the fallout player spectrum. Lucy is trying to make good decisions scared of being a bad person, and focused on her main quest. Meanwhile the ghould is somebody's 80th playthrough, stealing everything and being a badass who doesnt care about being a good guy anymore, embracing the cruelty of the wasteland

I just realized he carries the saddle of his old horse around…and now I’m sad.

I loved how the first episode hinted at the Ghoul and his relationship with Vault tech with one of the parents at the party asking him to take a picture with the Ghoul doing his "iconic thumbs up" i.e. Vault boy's thumbs up. On first viewing, you wouldn't have noticed that little hint, and it is these little hints that made a second viewing even better

This show truly opened my eyes to how much of a phenomenal and CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED actor Walton Goggin truly is

The Ghoul is the protagonist of The Fallout Show and nobody can convince me otherwise. The first and last scenes in the season were about him, he is the Audience’s connection to the Pre-War World, and he is the only one who got a proper Fallout Protagonist Title. Fallout 1: The Vault Dweller Fallout 2: The Chosen One Fallout 3: The Lone Wanderer Fallout New Vegas: The Courier Fallout 4: The Sole Survivor Fallout Show: The Ghoul I expect Season 2 to be centered around his journey more than any other character.

This show really nailed the ridiculousness of the games rather than trying to be a standard Hollywood adaptation which I admire. I'm also glad they went with an original story set in the canon rather than retreading the plot of Fallout 4.

Fallout 4 actually was shown to have many Ghouls who retained their identities. Idk why some people keep forgetting that lol.

I kept getting the feeling that he's been playing the role of the ruthless wasteland bounty hunter for so long, he's forgotten it was an act.

We're getting to the point where game adaptations are more likely to be good than bad and that really excites me

I think Fallout does what some game adaptations can't. It's able to authentically convey not only the atmosphere of the game, but also the tone with all of its satire, darkness and, in some situations, the absurdity of the situations occurring in the game. The level of fan service for Fallout players is incredible, perhaps the best attention to details on my memory. And in general, you may like the main characters, although not all of them are good people, for example Ghoul. I liked Cooper Howard's story the most from all 3 main characters, it really fits the Fallout universe as a whole. For me, this is the best adaptation of a game on the Arcane level. They are very different, but they do something that some projects simply cannot give to the average viewer or fan of the game.

one of the best things of watching the show was cutting between the past and the present and wondering whatever happened to that kind and loving man that turned him into that monster, in more than one way

And so we learn of another interest of captainmidnight. Had no idea he was such a Fallout fan until now.

I loved the interactions between Coop and Lucy. He taught her a lot about the Wasteland and she helped bring back a little of his humanity

This performance has elevated Walton Goggins from a character actor who I recognized and thought was good, to a potential star who I'll go out of my way to see. I think you're absolutely right that the show leaned on him and it really payed off.

The ghoul is the most interesting character to me. He went from your basic good-ish guy just sort of flowing along with life to someone that was aware of the greed around him but, as of when the war happened, not able - or not trying - to do anything about it. When Lucy comes on the scene it's clear he's been ground down to where it appears there may be nothing good left in him. But there are a couple clues that's not the case. He doesn't use violence without purpose, and more importantly he saves Dogmeat. There's still a spark. By the end of season one we see the spark has grown, just a little. I do hope he's on a redemption arc. I love a good redemption arc and he seems worthy.