The Fallout TV show S01

Months before this show came out fans were excitedly apprehensive. The general consensus was that this show would either be amazing or completely crash and burn, there was no middle ground. 

Luckily it turned out amazing. Sure, there are some instances where the lore peeps can point out that the writers didn't adhere to established lore, but overall I don't think I've talked to anyone who actually disliked the show. Okay, there are some people who think the gore was excessive, but aside from that. 

Toni kept referring to the dog as Dogmeat even before the Ghoul did. Just a callback to Fallout 4 although there's no chance it's the same dog. 

The reveal about Lucy's dad didn't surprise me. Kyle MacLachlan never plays a straightforward character. 

I'm happy that it got renewed for a second season even before the first season was released!

Chernobyl

When this show was new we talked about watching it, but always ended up watching other things and then we kind of forgot about it. However, when it was recently my time to choose a show for us to watch I randomly remembered this show and decided it was time. 

I wasn't alive when Chernobyl happened (born four years later) and Toni was barely two years old, so neither of us were really around for it, but we've both heard stories. Like how mushrooms and berries were prohibited to be picked in the wilds of northern Sweden for years afterwards due to radioactivity. 

The show was brilliant in showcasing what went wrong and slowly, bit by bit, allowing the audience to become completely horrified by all the covering up and endangering that was going on.

The slides at the end of the last episode which showed real photos and told the story of what ultimately happened to the people portrayed in the show was absolutely heartbreaking.

This show was fucking amazing.