Fallout Season 1 Review - 10 Ups & 2 Downs

12. Down: The Story Is Seriously Packed

Although the vast majority of its eight-episode first season is tightly wound and expertly paced, there's no denying some of Fallout's drama could have done with some fine tuning. 

Weaving back and forth through time from before a nuclear Armageddon destroyed the world as we know it and two centuries after its effects were first felt, the episodes are careful not to overwhelm themselves with criss-crossing plotlines, but from time-to-time - like in the exposition-heavy fifth episode - there can be a touch too much to focus on.

That's not to say this is a deal breaker, or even something too jarring to overlook once you notice it, but you certainly get the sense that the season could have done with another two episodes or so, fleshing out its biggest storylines - like, say, The Ghoul's pre-apocalypse life, a major subplot so engrossing it could fill a season on its own. 

This is a minor quibble, but Fallout demands attention, game fan or not, and could have benefitted from a longer debut to make its bigger revelations easier to digest at once.