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If you missed it, Stefan offered a brief review of the Fallout series on Sunday (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5bX7a2TJk37MaAvSLk a little after 1:22:50).
I’ve been grieving in a sense. The games, at one time a kind of shelter for me, probably helped in no small part to nurture my suspicion of power and the mythology on which it stands. But their odd flavor of science fiction which almost didn’t make it to market—that eerie, anachronistic walk in the wilderness between a crazy home and a crazy world which resonated with millions has, as a matter of course, been grabbed hold of and wielded like a super sledge against us by its writers for television. Stefan’s initial resistance to analyzing this attack inspired me to begin to lay out the following for you all a while ago. I’m late to the party, but as an old fan of the franchise I now just aim to add that perspective to the conversation; to offer more of a comparative look and a few thoughts. Certainly not the final word on post-apocalyptic fiction.
First, the show’s gross. I think we understand why screenwriters generally want to hurt us, but per what I have to offer, what makes this "Fallout" wrong—a rank corruption of the more nuanced dark humor that characterized the games? Well imagine, if you will: cheery propaganda papers the walls of an abandoned and crumbling office building. Here you might gun down a pack of snarling mutants while an uppity old-timey jazz number blares over your wrist-mounted radio. We’re invited to chuckle at the irony. The tonal dissonance and madness our character might at times even participate in. And then there are so many moments when, for example, that radio signal cuts out and we’re caught alone with our thoughts, that the full horror of this environment, if we’ve avoided it, hits like a bomb. Like the frame of a house bathed in nuclear fire, the gravity of the situation is laid bare. It’s an instructive humor, I think. Swallow the lies and distractions at your own peril, it warns. A far cry from the false, defensive laughter inflicted throughout the show in the creepy, vaguely pornographic way it repeatedly displays innocence destroyed. Where the games invite depth, the show trains us against it. To detach.
And on the topic of RTR we have to talk about ghouls. I’m always curious about what it might mean when radiation is treated as magic. In Fallout it gives rise to a number of impossible creatures. It can turn people into shriveled, raspy things whose extended lifespans more often than not come at the cost of their reason, so the comparison to boomers, or, people who’ve unrepentantly inflicted generational harm for government benefits, is more apt than Stef may have known when he made it. They are literally sustained by extreme carnage wrought by the state. Certain ghouls in the games, called “Glowing Ones”, even emit baleful green waves of radioactive material, gradually poisoning and transforming everything within their haunt. Surely these are the most advanced in their lack of free will. Notably feral ghouls abide one another but immediately swarm and destroy anything unlike them (and game writers have been back and forth on whether they even need to eat what they kill). Looking into what causes a ghoul’s progressive descent into madness in Fallout 3 will yield that it’s probably manageable by maintaining deep personal connections: It’s chiefly those isolated and dysfunctional ghouls in the wild that end up turning. It’s probably not unimportant that for purposes of the show this detail about staving off madness as a casualty of the war was changed so that ghouls just require vials of what might be RadAway (or RadShield from Fallout 76). A drug treatment.
I also just want to restate what someone mentioned in the live: the bombs were absolutely the fault of the state. Multiple games have as the main antagonist a faction comprised of the most evil and conspiratorial members of the remaining United States government. Yeah. Show’s as abominable as the Master itself.
Anecdotal: I have seen and still hear about how these are apparently the only games women will just watch played for hours. Something about seeing how your man will do after the end?
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In this enlightening discussion, we explored the intricate world of parental excuses and their impact on parenting behaviors. The speaker categorized common justifications for parental aggression towards children and highlighted the historical context often used to rationalize such actions. Emphasizing the complexity of parent-child relationships, the conversation scrutinized moral standards applied to parents and children, challenging inconsistencies and advocating for improved conflict resolution skills over punitive measures. The episode also delved into the effects of different parenting styles on discipline and children's well-being, stressing the importance of prioritizing children's needs and fostering mutual understanding and empathy in parent-child interactions. Ultimately, the lecture encouraged listeners to reconsider traditional parenting norms, promote compassionate familial relationships, and embrace peaceful parenting practices for the betterment of all involved.
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