Summary
- Fallout fan theories connect characters from Amazon Prime series to iconic New Vegas locations.
- Expect season 2 to explore The Ghoul’s discovery of Barb’s whereabouts and a potential Snow Globe connection.
- Plot details for season 2 remain under wraps, but Lucy and The Ghoul continue their search for Vault-Tec members.
A Fallout fan has shared an intriguing theory they believe may come to fruition during season 2 of Amazon Prime’s award-winning adaptation, connecting The Ghoul’s wife to a Fallout: New Vegas character. New Vegas is the 2010 spin-off action RPG from the main Fallout game franchise, set in the Mojave Desert 204 years after the nuclear war, and season 2 of the live-action series is expected to include some iconic locations from the game, including Rita’s Café and the Atomic Wrangler.
Starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, and Walton Goggins, and created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, the television series premiered in April 2024. The show captured the post-apocalyptic events presented in the IP’s signature atompunk retrofuturistic aesthetic successfully enough to bag several nominations and a win for Best Adaptation at The Game Awards 2024. Goggins’ portrayal of The Ghoul also paved the way for Bethesda’s addition of playable Ghouls in the latest game entry, and Fallout 76 gamers are expecting great things from the season 20 update when it releases in March 2025.
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Fallout Fan Believes The Ghoul’s Wife Barb Could Return as New Vegas’ Jane in Season 2
Posted on Reddit by YourFallout76trader, an image of Jane, the Securitron from Fallout: New Vegas’ Lucky 38 Penthouse, and The Ghoul’s wife, Barb Howard, from the Amazon series, was shared on the show’s subreddit. Since New Vegas will be a key location during season 2 of the series, the Redditor thought Barb might return as the “Keeper of the Snow Globe collection,” bearing in mind Barb’s whereabouts in season 1’s present day is unknown. Not to be confused with Fallout’s more popular Mister Handy robot line, Jane is a PDQ-88b Mk 1 Securitron and one of Mr. House’s “entertainers” in New Vegas, and since season 2 may explore The Ghoul’s discovery of Barb’s whereabouts, this theory seems plausible.
Jane joins some of the best robots in the Fallout franchise, and other fans populating the subreddit thread thought The Ghoul and Barb’s daughter in the show, Janey, could be a subtle hint. Others noticed the similar facial shape and hairstyle between Jane and Barb, but most questioned how Barb would come into contact with Mr. House in the show and the notable difference between Jane and Barb’s voices. However, fans will also remember that Mr. House received a small cameo during the season 1 finale, possibly setting his stage and story for season 2.
Despite Amazon keeping plot details from the successor run under lock and key, fans can expect to pick up after season 1’s climactic finale that teed up Hank MacLean (MacLachlan) heading for Sin City. Additionally, viewers can expect to see Lucy (Purnell) and The Ghoul (Goggins) continue their search for more Vault-Tec members together, and Goggins previously shared the first image of The Ghoul from Fallout season 2, showing the actor undergoing the extensive make-up and prosthetics routine needed to transform. Furthermore, viewers will see Macaulay Culkin join the season 2 cast list in a currently undisclosed role, but teased to be a “crazy genius-type character.”
Fallout season 2 currently has no release date, but is predicted to arrive early-to-mid 2026.
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Fallout
- Release Date
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April 10, 2024
- Showrunner
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
- Writers
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Ella Purnell
Lucy MacLean
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Source: Reddit