We Liked: Lucy’s Adoption of the Wasteland
Lucy MacLean, played by Star Trek: Prodigy’s Ella Purnell, is the heart of Fallout—and Purnell delivers an incredibly charming and endearing performance that lets her turn between the comedic charm of being the naive Vault Dweller in a hostile post-apocalypse to the emotional heart of the show. Watching Lucy get swept up beyond her initial goal of rescuing her dad Hank in this world, and slowly adapting to it on her terms—but also embracing that it will change her, and she’d be foolish not to go with the flow—gives the series a really interesting narrative spine, especially when the general tone of the show is largely playing off Lucy’s journey too, peeling back the initial lighthearted irreverence to deliver a more thoughtful exploration of Fallout’s world.
