Ben Lindbergh

In my book, I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.

Tech company, at long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel.

Don't create the Torment Nexus.

So yeah, this, look, taking the pulse of the Fallout fan base, I have not detected a ton of enthusiasm for this announcement online.

It appears there's been a bit of a backlash.

I mean, partly it just appears to be milking the Fallout brand, right?

And the TV series is successful and I'm happy that it is and that it's found a new audience for the already large established audience for the games.

But this feels very much, you know, it's a reskin of Big Brother or any number of other Fallout or reality shows, right?

It's just, you know, take Big Brother but Fallout, like how can we take this hit show and

have people dress up in the signifiers of fallout and hope that people tune in for that it's not something i'm uh particularly compelled by this pitch so who knows but uh yeah it feels very much like you know kind of a cash brag how can we just extend this this hit brand that we have on tv to the lowest hanging fruit essentially but yeah

Maybe it'll be better than that.

I'm not holding out a ton of hope, but as long as it's not like something that interferes with Fallout proper and the show itself, then okay, fine.

Have their fun, I guess.

But I think they're casting contestants now.

So if this appeals to you more than it does to us, then you can get on Fallout Shelter.

Maybe we'll have you on to talk about it.

So that's something to look forward to.

All right.

So a ton happened this episode.

Any final thoughts on the episode as a whole or what we might see next time?