he first thing to note is that, as with The Last of Us, there is no need for any viewer to be au fait with the source material of, Amazon’s new competitor in the field of hit video game adaptations .
All those who can afford it rush to the secure vaults they have had built in preparation. We cut to Vault 33 two centuries later, by which point they appear to be doing very nicely. All the naivety of the 50s and the better parts of its mores – politeness, consideration, cooperation, modesty and restraint – have been preserved, albeit with the occasional twist. Like daily weapons training, and chipper approaches to the avoidance of marrying one of your many cousins.
Surface threats include, but are not limited to: giant cockroaches, godawful sea monsters , radiation poisoning, strung-out survivors, fanatics of various kinds, puppy incinerators and cannibalistic Fiends. The Brotherhood of Steel try to control the Wasteland but you can’t help but feel, committed warrior faction though they are, that they are on a losing wicket. The Brotherhood is divided into Lords , Squires who attend and hope to become them and Aspirants training as Squires.