This article contains spoilers for Fall-out Season 2 to Episode 5.
Season 2 of Amazon Prime's hit Fall-out series has been a rollercoaster so far, and we're only up to episode 5. I had high hopes for Fall-out Season 2 when it went to the place of my favorite Fall-out game, Fallout: New Vegasand so far, between the iconic Mojave Wasteland locations, engaging character arcs, and fun Easter eggs for longtime fans, the season hasn't disappointed. At this point in the season, I'm pretty sure I know where the series is headed, and there's plenty of evidence to support my theory.
While Amazon Prime has confirmed that Fall-out Season 3 is ongoing, further details about the next season are scarce. Obviously, we'll have to see how the current season ends to speculate how that might affect the future of the series, but all the pieces of the plot have been laid bare for fans to start piecing together. Reviewing the events in Fall-out Season 2 so far I have a theory that describes how the series will lead Lucy, The Ghoul and Maximus east to the Capitol Wasteland of Fallout 3 for the upcoming third season.
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Why I think Fallout Season 2 sets up Season 3 to head to the Capital Wasteland
The Fall-out TV shows seem to be slowly working their way east over iconic locations from the video game series. Season 1 was set primarily in the Californian wasteland of the original Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. Now Season 2 takes the series to the Mojave Wasteland of Fallout: New Vegaswhich leaves the US East Coast untouched by the Amazon Prime show so far. Based on some important plot points introduced in Fall-out Season 2, I have some evidence to support the idea that the Capital Wasteland will be the setting for Season 3.
It is possible to Fall-out TV series go to places not explored by the games, but it seems unlikely.
The Brotherhood of Steel's civil war will push Maximus east towards the Commonwealth
Unlike Season 1, Maximus has not interacted with Lucy at all throughout Fall-out Season 2 instead navigates the upcoming civil war brewing within the Brotherhood of Steel. After Maximus murders Xander, the representative from the Commonwealth branch of the Brotherhood, and attempts to kill Elder Quintus, tensions between the chapters boil over, and a civil war seems an inevitable part of Season 3. If the West Coast Brotherhood of Steel intends to fight this war, they will probably have to head east to the Commonwealth to follow up with Maximus. The Commonwealth is further north of the Capital Wasteland, but it is possible that the two factions clash in the Capital Wasteland before the West Coast Chapters reach the Commonwealth.
Fallout Season 2 will likely need to address the FEV elephant in the room
A massive reveal in Fall-out Season 2 Episode 5 is the introduction of FEV into the plot of the television show. After Norm discovers a post about FEV on a Vault-Tec computer, a Chekov's Gun has suddenly been introduced that will need to be fired sooner or later. The FEV, or Forced Evolutionary Virus, was developed by West Tek and used by factions such as The Master, Vault-Tec and the Enclave as an attempt to elevate humanity to the next stage of evolution, resulting in the creation of the Super Mutants, a major faction in Fall-out franchise.
It is not clear how FEV will be included in the rest of the Fall-out Season 2, but I have a feeling it will lead up to the introduction of the Super Mutants, who have been absent from the TV series thus far. The Capital Wasteland is also the ideal location to bring the Super Mutants to the Amazon Prime show given the sheer amount of territory they control there.
The Super Mutants of the Capital Wasteland are different from those of the West Coast, which were created by the Master, and are the result of FEV experiments in Vault 87.
A new antagonist may appear in the enclave
For being such a great overall antagonist i Fall-out The Enclave has been surprisingly quiet in the TV series, only appearing in Season 1 when Siggi Wilzig defected from the faction to give Moldaver access to Cold Fusion technology. However, it seems that the enclave is about to make its great revival in Fall-out TV show, with the introduction of FEV as a new plot point along with Mr. House's warning that an unknown entity will be the one to drop the bombs. Based on the other factors that have started to coalesce this season, I believe that this unknown entity is the Enclave, especially after one detail was discovered by another Fall-out fan on reddit.
Mr. House's doomsday prediction occurs on a date referenced in Fallout 3
Found by Reddit user GonkDroid28, Fallout 3's Broken Steel DLC contains a very suspicious reference to the date Mr. House's algorithm produced its prediction of the end of the world. Near the end of the presidential subway near the enclave's headquarters at Adams Air Force Base, there is a computer that notes that it was activated on April 14, 2065 at 05:20, which is almost exactly the date and time that Mr. House's algorithm produced its prediction of the doomsday scenario. With this missing link found, I am convinced that the enclave is responsible for the bombs and will appear as the main villain in season 3.
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The rumored Fallout 3 remake would be the perfect way to prepare fans for Season 3
The final nail in the coffin that convinces me of that Fall-out Season 3 will be set in the Capital Wasteland is that it would be the perfect excuse for Bethesda to drop the rumor Fallout 3 Remastered waiting for the new season. Although there was no time for one Fallout: New Vegas remaster to be released before Season 2, the latest Steam activity for Fallout 3 suggests that a remaster or remake will happen very soon. This release could potentially even coincide with Fall-out The Season 2 finale will air on February 4, if the last episode of the season ends up teasing the Capital Wasteland for next season, much like the end of Season 1 teased New Vegas.
There is no guarantee of that Fall-out Season 3 will take place in the Capital Wasteland. It may well go to the Appalachian Wasteland from Fallout 76 or the Commonwealth from Fallout 4. But all the hints about the season have dropped so far, along with the rumours Fallout 3 Remasteredmaking it seem like the show is preparing to take fans east to meet the enclave in the capital's wasteland.
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April 10, 2024
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Amazon Prime Video
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Frederick EO Toye, Wayne Che Yip, Stephen Williams, Liz Friedlander, Jonathan Nolan, Daniel Gray Longino, Clare Kilner
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Ella Purnell
Lucy McLean
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