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There were actually at least 2 pretty clear Super Mutant references in the show. 1st, in the enclave (ep2?) there is a large body being wheeled around on a gurney with a large green hand/arm visible under the sheet. 2nd, when the Ghoul is speaking with “the President”, there is a clear Super Mutant featured on the “Wanted” board in the back ground.I'm maybe not quite a Fallout "superfan" who knows every detail of lore in the universe, but I definitely qualify as a fan. I put a lot of time into 3, 4 and 76. I have a Fallout bobblehead on my desk at work (entertaining Easter egg and conversation piece).
I finished watching the (first) Fallout season last night with my wife - who is also a fan. Here's some personal takes:
- Fucking Hollywood! Every male character in every movie these days is either evil or emasculated; only females are allowed to be strong characters or positive leaders. This Fallout series followed that 100%.
- Fucking Hollywood! The story takes place in California. Again. There are over 100 other vaults in the U.S. and I would've definitely preferred a fresh location. ...But that would've involved more creativity.
- No super mutants. Super mutants are a core "creature" of Fallout; they whiffed on a single hint of the existence of super mutants.
- Minimal creatures. We saw a couple rad roaches and gulpers and that's pretty much it. There was no threat of wild creatures as the main characters traversed the open wasteland. There was plenty of opportunity for it.
- Phenomenal job of capturing the Fallout environment. Vault details, wasteland details, lore franchise details (the obvious ones like Nuka Cola and Red Rocket and the not obvious ones like Super Duper Mart), and clothing details (the costume designer gets an A+ from me).
- The stories - over-arching stories and mini-substories - all felt like genuine Fallout lore. All of them fit well together and fit well in the Fallout environment.
- For Fallout fans, there were plenty of Easter eggs (obvious and subtle) to watch for and find.
This is a live action show, that wasn’t guaranteed to be a hit. Adding Super Mutants, Deathclaws, Mirelinks, etc would have been a bit of a tough sell to non-diehards, AND been expensive to produce. I am not thrilled that they chose to include Gulpers, which are only KNOWN to exist in Maine and WV (no mention in Maryland, Virginia, Boston, Vegas, LA or Sacto previously), but that isn’t a huge gripe, imho.