FalloutSeason 2 is officially on the way, and one of the show’s stars, Ella Purnell, has given her thoughts on where she wants her character to go in the future. Purnell plays Lucy, who has spent her entire life in the sheltered, meritocratic safety of Vault 33, which has remained isolated from the Wasteland for over 200 years. Season 1 saw Lucy venture out into the decimated landscape of post-nuclear Los Angeles to rescue her father.
The following contains spoilers for Fallout Season 1!
During an interview withGQ, Ella Purnell discussed various aspects of her time working on Season 1 ofFallout. During the conversation, Purnell was asked where she wants to take Lucy emotionally in Season 2. The actress said:
“I just want her to continue to be funny, because that’s really fun to do. I want her to continue to have really cool stunt sequences, because that’s really fun to do. I’d like to see her become her own person. I’d like to see her form some opinions that feel truly and wholly hers, and not a product of her upbringing, or a product of Vault-Tec.”
A large part ofFallout’s comedy was the juxtaposition of the born and bred Wastelanders, whose violent personalities area by-product of their harsh environment, against Lucy’s ‘American Dream,’ can-do attitude, which she instinctively brought with her above ground. Season 1 slowly began to beat that out of her, with her final ‘okey-dokey’ (the character’s signature catchphrase) being delivered with a sinister tone. But Purnell believes that, despite the Wasteland beginning to shape her, Lucy is, at heart, a good person.
“I think part of her being a good person is just truly her, and I think that is just who she is. I don’t know if that’s going to stay or going to go, I’d be down to play it either way. But I’d also like to see her go, like, ‘No, I don’t like this food,’ or ‘No, I don’t think what you…’ A little tiny rebellion, maybe.”
Shooting Fallout Was as “Bat-sh*t Crazy” as the Actual Show
Set in an alternate future where Western and Communist forces engage in an all-out nuclear war in the year 2077,Falloutis host to an absolutely wild wasteland, with 1950s retro-futuristic influences. During the interview, Purnell discussed her time on set, describing it as “absolutely bat-sh*t crazy bonkers.” The actress said that shows likeFalloutare exactly the type she loved producing.
“The baby deer, the one by the lake [in episode three]? I got to play with the baby deer! I got to feed a baby deer. That’s never happened to me before. I got to pet an ox. I got to pet some chickens.”
“I love being sweaty, and dirty, and covered in blood, and vicious, and biting off an irradiated ghoul’s finger.”
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Purnell also likened her experience makingFalloutto Lucy’s first day living outside the safety of Vault 33.
“In the space of one day, she’s got radiation poisoning, she’s fought a 15-foot mutated salamander, she’s made arse jerky, and she’s bitten off a radiated ghoul’s finger. It’s bat-sh*t crazy!”
Falloutis based on the acclaimed video game series by Bethesda Softworks and Obsidian Entertainment.Season 2 has officially been confirmed on Prime Video. No major details about the second season have been released yet. However, following Season 1’s dramatic finale, fans can expect to seethe iconic city of New Vegasappear in future episodes.
