Back to Fallout. Remember last week, when I said the show's biggest problem is that it's got too many stories and characters?

This review contains spoilers for Fallout Season 2, Episode 3, “The Profligate,” which is available to stream now on Prime Video. “I think I just started a war.” Yeah, Maximus, I think you did.

But usually the reason TV shows disappoint in their second season is, while the first season can focus on introducing the core cast, the second needs to broaden things to keep generating new story.

"The house always wins." The age-old mantra, which refers to how the odds of casino games are against the bettors, indicates that it's hard for one person to make a difference in the fate of a larger ...

Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean from the second season of the Fallout TV series. (Prime Video) Editor's note: We were provided the first six of eight episodes of Fallout season 2 for this review, so if ...

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Still, with so much going down at the end of Season One, even the typical five-or-so minute recap wasn't necessarily enough to fully catch us up to speed. As a result, the premiere of Fallout Season ...

When Fallout first premiered on Prime Video, fans rejoiced. The show not only managed to capture the quirk of the franchise, but it also created characters who were easy to love. Video game ...

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I was worried about Fallout Season 2. The dud second season is a cliché in TV just like it is in sport—the sophomore slump where a show loses its spark. Amazon should know this well, having turned a ...

The journey through the Wasteland continues! After getting off to a promising start with its season 2 premiere, Fallout is ...