Norm: A Profile in Courage - The Fallout Show

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Ай бұрын

Norm could have easily been written off as the annoying little brother. Instead, he proved to be more courageous than even he ever expected. Norm proves that everyone has a role in the Fallout universe.
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@mica720x
@mica720x Ай бұрын
Norm is the only character to complete a quest without getting sidetracked
@taylorstratford9717
@taylorstratford9717 Ай бұрын
I mean... Not many settlements within a vault
@GSUS-fc6ss
@GSUS-fc6ss Ай бұрын
​@@taylorstratford9717 you made me think about Preston garvey.
@taylorstratford9717
@taylorstratford9717 Ай бұрын
@@GSUS-fc6ss Good! Because another settlement needs your help! I'll mark it on your map!
@RobotsEverywhereVideos
@RobotsEverywhereVideos Ай бұрын
that's because he did it in the vault, so the wasteland's golden rule did not apply
@GSUS-fc6ss
@GSUS-fc6ss Ай бұрын
@@taylorstratford9717 I'm convinced he is running a terrorist cell because of how he knows about these attacks. You seen a cell phone in Fallout? And I didn't install a terminal at that one Preston, I designed and built it you know.
@spacelife1163
@spacelife1163 Ай бұрын
Norm’s introverted trait boosts his perception to 10
@t84t748748t6
@t84t748748t6 Ай бұрын
when hey levels a bit more hey should invest in strength hey got to much intellect and sneak
@that-1-boi
@that-1-boi Ай бұрын
Charisma set to 0
@mrdude88
@mrdude88 Ай бұрын
@@t84t748748t6 You don't need strength if you aren't carrying a lot or like to fight up close. Endurance is a better stat because everyone needs more health and stamina.
@FieldAgent-D
@FieldAgent-D Ай бұрын
Well no id say 1 or 2 for charisma he managed to get around Betty
@riceniceman548
@riceniceman548 Ай бұрын
"Lacks Enthusiasm"
@XxGavinRMxX
@XxGavinRMxX Ай бұрын
my dude is 5'1 you CANNOT blame him for hiding, dude knew he'd die instantly
@Ponn3s
@Ponn3s 25 күн бұрын
Well maybe he can pull out a stealth attack or two
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
Norm is so perceptive, he is aware of his own crappy stats 🤣
@Kilroy098
@Kilroy098 20 күн бұрын
I watched a 5’ guy tap out a 6’2” guy in the marines. Speed ain’t no joke.
@oystersaucee_
@oystersaucee_ 20 күн бұрын
@@Kilroy098 sadly norm doesnt have MILITARY TRAINING
@ixelhaine
@ixelhaine 18 күн бұрын
Small Frame boosts his AC by 1
@estaveler3288
@estaveler3288 Ай бұрын
i took me until now to realize what the "i buried her myself" actually means, she isnt lying to norm she just phrased it differently she buried their mom in the sense she helped hank nuke shady sands.
@abcdeisthekey
@abcdeisthekey Ай бұрын
I made that realization in this video too. I gasped and looked over at my mom while pausing the video and said the theory. She totally agreed it's a big possibility and the way hank was insisting the story wasn't quite as it seemed like not totally denying it but implying there was more to the story that would change the perspective
@boiledegggaming8424
@boiledegggaming8424 25 күн бұрын
shes got a few good double meanings, i noticed her talking to Norm in this video too about how "Ive seen what happens when smart men get angry", and realised she could have easily been talking about the bombs being dropped at the end of the war
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
But the question remains ond how she got her Pípboy. I think they might have captured her and used some sort of hostage situation in order to sneak in the bomb
@boiledegggaming8424
@boiledegggaming8424 23 күн бұрын
@@catslino5037 have you watched the whole series yet?
@sloanefrances1881
@sloanefrances1881 22 күн бұрын
I knew it was a threat immediately 😂😂 what that says about me is a pretty peak at the kind of things ive endure over time as a norm-type. Aint that a kick in the head?
@TheJehu
@TheJehu Ай бұрын
Norm was a sleeper-hit character.
@Redrgon25
@Redrgon25 Ай бұрын
I agree. Initially, I thought his story was going to be the less interesting.
@connormclernon26
@connormclernon26 Ай бұрын
@@Redrgon25his is a detective’s tale, of using guile, wit, and a complete understanding of his foes to win
@SwearMY
@SwearMY Ай бұрын
Absolutely. I hope we see more from him.
@matthewglover8804
@matthewglover8804 Ай бұрын
@@SwearMY same! i really hope thaddeus shows up again too,in full ghoul form,either in a game or season 2 lol,it would be hilarious
@JamesDatWork
@JamesDatWork Ай бұрын
Agreed. He was the most normal, common sense, smart, and perceptive character in the show. All the main cast annoyed me at least a few times (maximus many times), but Norm was a character i didn't care about in eps 1 and 2 and ended up being the best overall character for the show IMO.
@doomlover9762
@doomlover9762 Ай бұрын
I liked the surprise of Norm being a fourth main character I also liked how it wasn’t annoying seeing his POV his story was interesting.
@manbob15
@manbob15 Ай бұрын
To me it was one of the best parts of the show I was realed in
@vanyadolly
@vanyadolly Ай бұрын
Yeah, it was my favoruite part. I loved the mystery and the way he grew during the show
@Nirawen
@Nirawen Ай бұрын
Same, if each character is considered to be on their own quest then Norms was by far the most intriguing and rewarding.
@Torriotorres
@Torriotorres Ай бұрын
Wow. Why do people think they are expert critic of the world? Just say thanks for your hard work Ox
@DrinkyMcBeer
@DrinkyMcBeer Ай бұрын
​@@Torriotorreswho are you responding to? Everyone is just saying they like the character. Are they not allowed to express that opinion?
@Persephone_Personified
@Persephone_Personified Ай бұрын
I love that he’s worked ALL the jobs so he has ALL the talents.
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
Well he is pretty smart so he probably gained quite a lot of XP points each time
@789syrus789
@789syrus789 14 күн бұрын
@@catslino5037i love how y’all treat the show like its the game. It’s silly 😂
@Literallyryangosling777
@Literallyryangosling777 12 күн бұрын
​@@789syrus789todd say it, this show its fallout 5
@user-vm7cj1qc6m
@user-vm7cj1qc6m 11 күн бұрын
​@@789syrus789 Because they're awesome.
@nikoladedic6623
@nikoladedic6623 7 күн бұрын
​@@789syrus789 Considering how the show operates, you can literally see many checks being done.
@srk4044
@srk4044 20 күн бұрын
Norm is every middle manager's nightmare. Intelligent, perceptive, and a self-thinker.
@yaboymattias
@yaboymattias Ай бұрын
Norm has potentionally the highest Perception out of all the characters in the show
@ILikeTrainsKid2
@ILikeTrainsKid2 Ай бұрын
Or the entirety of fallout
@connerthewubbzler1062
@connerthewubbzler1062 Ай бұрын
What he lacks in charisma, strength, agility and luck, he more than makes up for in Perception and Intelligence.
@connormclernon26
@connormclernon26 Ай бұрын
@@connerthewubbzler1062strength was his dump stat, intelligence and perception were his mains. Sometimes you need the smart guy able to make the connections others won’t or can’t
@josuearanzazu8607
@josuearanzazu8607 Ай бұрын
And intelligence
@NukaRage
@NukaRage Ай бұрын
he wouldn't seen the cracks in the walls back in rep conn HQ
@davidci
@davidci Ай бұрын
I love how a character named Norm is the one breaking the vault's norm
@jorgesalazar818
@jorgesalazar818 Ай бұрын
Get out. Please leave the vault.
@DeadSpacedOut
@DeadSpacedOut Ай бұрын
Considering he's the most oddball character in the show (or at least of the 31-33 vaults), I think his name is probably meant to be a cheeky little joke.
@LexYeen
@LexYeen Ай бұрын
*[extremely Enclave power armor voice] Exit the Vault immediately.*
@Grom84
@Grom84 29 күн бұрын
for me he was on of the few likable characters so far in this episodes.
@EddieFreak
@EddieFreak 29 күн бұрын
😐
@DAVID4GAMER
@DAVID4GAMER Ай бұрын
From an anoying rich ass kid character in a disney comedy, to being an edgy antagonist in other movies, to becoming the obnoxious bro in a retro postapocalyptic universe. Dude has gone trough a long journey.
@abioticflyer63
@abioticflyer63 26 күн бұрын
Been hoping he'd get a break for a long while, especially after he kinda dropped after enders game
@Likelyfairy
@Likelyfairy 25 күн бұрын
He’s amazing and I liked everything I saw him in after Disney, glad he’s seeing more opportunities
@HKNative217
@HKNative217 15 күн бұрын
How is he obnoxious in this show?😂
@life09m
@life09m 14 күн бұрын
Probably cuz he’s always casted as the younger brother 💀 but he killed it this time around
@hinasakukimi
@hinasakukimi 10 күн бұрын
he truly has such range!
@thatrealba
@thatrealba Ай бұрын
Took me about 30 seconds of his screen time to think "Idk if I like this dude." Took me 5 seconds of his screen time during the speech to realize I like that dude a heckuva lot.
@user-qg3nj1sv8j
@user-qg3nj1sv8j 16 күн бұрын
Honestly Norms Arc is the most entertaining aspect of the show, Coopers past is interesting but it's easier to understand Norm he has to know the truth at all costs, he's gonna have alot to process when Him and Lucy reunite again and she gives him the rundown, I wonder if Cooper will tell her anything about Vault Tecs plot against humanity and what her reaction will be when she learns about Norm.
@jerryboy7810
@jerryboy7810 9 күн бұрын
The actor is great as well,I was rooting for him the entire season.
@peterteitz507
@peterteitz507 Ай бұрын
They wanted to breed the ultimate manager. Norm is the only person in vault 33 with any brainpower at all. I really think he will be the one.
@connormclernon26
@connormclernon26 Ай бұрын
The problem though is that when you select for brainpower, they start to question the narrative. Why are things the way they are? What’s going on here? And if their code of ethics is different from the one you intended to instill in them, then there’s a problem, as seen by the fact that Norm was able to deduce so much about what was going on from simple context clues
@thekillerprawn
@thekillerprawn Ай бұрын
IT IS THE LISAN AL GAIB! AS WRITTEN!!
@spazzey0
@spazzey0 Ай бұрын
​@@thekillerprawn IS NORM THE LISAN AL GAIB?!?!?
@UndeadSlayer5
@UndeadSlayer5 Ай бұрын
And after when they get that what then
@Vincentpanh
@Vincentpanh Ай бұрын
@@UndeadSlayer5 Norm become management and manage all over the vault.
@2centschange
@2centschange Ай бұрын
The funny thing is, that as the series goes on, you realize that he HAD to stay in the vault. Had he gone with Lucy, she probably would have had an easier time of it. A lot of the things that got her into trouble, he would have seen coming. He didn't have her level of naivete so her 'fish out of water' story wouldn't have worked so well with him constantly pointing out the issues. Ironically, he would have been pretty well equipped, mentally, to handle the wasteland.
@thedigitalrealm7155
@thedigitalrealm7155 Ай бұрын
And at the same time, there would be nobody to uncover vault 31s conspiracy. Its Lucy's willpower that trumps her naivety to get her through the wasteland, with help from others. Norm had faith in his sister and turned out it meant he could stay and operate in the vault. They're a pretty great duo.
@spacecowboy1438
@spacecowboy1438 Ай бұрын
I'm betting he is gonna get sent after a water chip or something so Betty can kick him out of the vault, that is if he escapes 31.
@The-Doctor6969
@The-Doctor6969 Ай бұрын
​@@spacecowboy1438I hope he has enough balls to leverage bud's buds, it's the only way he gets out I think
@connormclernon26
@connormclernon26 Ай бұрын
@@thedigitalrealm7155in that sense, Norm is the brains, the intellect, the raw intelligence, the superego, Lucy is the heart, the one trying to do right, impulsive to some extent, kind of an id, and Cooper would be the beaten down ego balancing the two with his practical knowledge of the outside world.
@spacecowboy1438
@spacecowboy1438 Ай бұрын
@@The-Doctor6969 my fan theory is he convinces bud to make him overseer for 32, then becomes a surprise antagonist as he gets confronted by Lucy's return and her revealing details. But that's kinda cheesy and doesn't leave much room for character development like exile would.
@whitetober7825
@whitetober7825 Ай бұрын
Honestly the Norm scenes had me deeply enthralled. His and pre-war Cooper scenes were definitely my favorite out of the entirety of the seasons I enjoy Norm's meaningful defiance and purposeful obedience - it's a perfect scale of someone who's saying everything the audience might be thinking, whilst not being "meta" or unrealistic for his character I definitely hope we see more of him. The hidden 4th protagonist
@Sejikan
@Sejikan 27 күн бұрын
I feel like cooper is the 5th protagonist
@ArnikaandMe
@ArnikaandMe 22 күн бұрын
@@SejikanI mean he is the same guy as the ghoul so I would count them as one
@Sejikan
@Sejikan 22 күн бұрын
@@ArnikaandMe i mean literally yes, but in the context of how the show is presented they are basically different characters that are just connected
@ArnikaandMe
@ArnikaandMe 22 күн бұрын
@@Sejikan honestly i wish someone would make a game based on this multi protagonist game with each character having different stats that are predetermined. It would not be an rpg basically but just an action game based on fallout. Sort of like tales of the borderlands that completely changed the gameplay
@bat4360
@bat4360 16 күн бұрын
@@ArnikaandMe kinda like gta 5 where the 3 main characters had different abilities and different quests
@AgonyInk
@AgonyInk Ай бұрын
The performance from Moises in itself was breathtaking in my opinion, the subtle tension between himself and Betty; lots of eye contact acting. Wordless yet perfect, his face and reaction in the final episode really knocked my socks off. I hope to see him in more serious roles in the future; I think it’s hard in Hollywood finding really meaningful roles as a shorter man just due to industry toxicity but he’s got the chops!
@bia31187
@bia31187 Ай бұрын
I was surprised to see him and I was shocked at his acting and the way he played this role. I didn’t know what to expect but he exceeded my expectations. Definitely one of my favorite characters and I’m looking forward to his story continuing.
@RoflCannon6
@RoflCannon6 26 күн бұрын
A big part of it is how well you do during interviews. Moises seems to get very nervous and flustered during interviews which is why you don’t see him getting much of the limelight despite his stellar performance. The main 3 actors are all very outgoing and easy to talk to people so it makes for good interviews which gets them into the public eye more.
@AgonyInk
@AgonyInk 26 күн бұрын
@@RoflCannon6 Wonderful point! It’s surprising somewhat because of Disneys notorious PR training but I truly think it’s just his nature. Id trip over myself no matter what on camera so I relate to being an anxious creature. Happy to see him going strong despite child stardom
@DomR1997
@DomR1997 22 күн бұрын
Tom Cruise doesn't struggle with that, he just forces them to use SFX so he's at least as tall as his female co-stars, lol.
@hinasakukimi
@hinasakukimi 10 күн бұрын
@@DomR1997 no way 💀💀
@Hoigwai
@Hoigwai Ай бұрын
I am glad that Norm was not a throwaway character. It was very smart of them to not throw away the rest of the story in the vault as well. It adds to the depth of the series as well as keeping perfectly in line with the Fallout universe.
@samwwrl98ify
@samwwrl98ify Ай бұрын
Makes it feel like the world itself is alive, not just the stories of the lead characters. It’s great!
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
​@@samwwrl98ifyExactly, well said.
@Gecko17k
@Gecko17k 24 күн бұрын
Of course, contrasting the vault with the wasteland and seeing that things actually explain each other is satisfying.
@tmozzz
@tmozzz 24 күн бұрын
Well that vault is a key plot point so they need someone to drive that part of the story , being norm
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
And they sinked up perfectly for the big reveal! I feel scared for Norm and i hope he manages to get himself out instead of someone coming for him the next season
@RafaelSantos-pi8py
@RafaelSantos-pi8py Ай бұрын
Courage isn't the absence of fear, its the ability to do what you must even if you're scared to death. Norm is an interesting character.
@dazzwsmith
@dazzwsmith Ай бұрын
I look forward to where they take his character in season 2. I think he has the potential to become the main character. He's a man burdened with intellect.
@GamingLovesJohn
@GamingLovesJohn Ай бұрын
That reminds me of the speech the Third Doctor said in Doctor Who when he was in his final story before regenerating.
@jenn82armstrong
@jenn82armstrong Ай бұрын
As john Wayne puts it , Courage is being afraid but saddling up anyway.
@HuracolMb203
@HuracolMb203 Ай бұрын
​@@dazzwsmith I still wonder how he will get out of vault 31?
@raymond8920
@raymond8920 Ай бұрын
Courage isn't just a matter of not being afraid you know, it's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway
@parknplay8328
@parknplay8328 22 күн бұрын
I loved Norm because you could tell he was a coward at the beginning, and that never changed. He never lost his fear, but the need to know the truth gave him the courage to keep digging. He’s my favorite type of character
@djx7134
@djx7134 22 күн бұрын
Norm experienced a mentally stimulating challenge for the first time in his life. It was too appealing to resist. And I think Moldaver was right about Lucy's curiosity, too.
@aarondonald1611
@aarondonald1611 21 күн бұрын
@@djx7134 100%. The vault provided nothing to challenge him mentally his whole life and then this mystery appears? Of course he's gonna want to figure it out.
@maxgillner2123
@maxgillner2123 Ай бұрын
Norm's character was important for the show to portray the feeling of going into a vault and learning about the atrocities that took place there
@Bigal3031
@Bigal3031 Ай бұрын
Norm + Chet = 1 functional person.
@WatermelonAttack
@WatermelonAttack Ай бұрын
Hell yeah
@jeffreykoch4673
@jeffreykoch4673 Ай бұрын
Master blaster vibes
@ralfsfilips4154
@ralfsfilips4154 Ай бұрын
Norm on chets shoulders and uses ears as joysticks
@5-Volt
@5-Volt Ай бұрын
I really liked their dynamic. They are like the polar opposite. Norm is small, smart & skeptical. Chet is tall, dumb & gullible.
@oliversantillan8105
@oliversantillan8105 Ай бұрын
Chet may be dumb, but he said one of the hardest lines on the show after Norm told him he's a coward: "We all are, Norm. That's why we live on a vault."
@0roboro
@0roboro Ай бұрын
I think Betty poisoned the raider prisoners because they were the only witnesses of what happened in vault 32 and after Norm and Chet learned about 32, these prisoners could be dangerous because of what they knew. By poisoning them, she was removing loose ends.
@DJDigitalDamon
@DJDigitalDamon Ай бұрын
Great theory!
@thenightmaricsenpai524
@thenightmaricsenpai524 Ай бұрын
Yeah, that actually makes sense.
@mrchiefbs
@mrchiefbs Ай бұрын
I thought norm poisoned them
@GarlicPudding
@GarlicPudding Ай бұрын
I thought Norm poisoned them.
@vanyadolly
@vanyadolly Ай бұрын
That's a good theory. I thought it was Norm, but Betty would make sense.
@Viennery
@Viennery Ай бұрын
I hope Norm gets a gamer tag name intro thing next season to highlight the fact that he is one of the 4 main characters. “Stealthboy”
@williambutcher7429
@williambutcher7429 19 күн бұрын
That’s actually a great idea
@sirbear9396
@sirbear9396 Ай бұрын
I think when Betty tells Norm the line about "clever boys being angry.. and being lucky enough to not see where it leads". She is most likely talking about his father Hank, and what he did to Shady Sands when he got pissed at his wife.
@raven4k998
@raven4k998 15 күн бұрын
are you a bit of a wall flower?
@Werrf1
@Werrf1 Ай бұрын
I love Norm. He's the kid who's willing to say that the emperor has no clothes. He's the sand in the gears, the guy who doesn't just bow to peer pressure but says what he _actually_ thinks.
@Katharina-rp7iq
@Katharina-rp7iq Ай бұрын
The thing is he is a budding strategist and leader. He has quite a bit of growing to do to get rid of his naive side, but he is also still just a boy at this point. He's going to grow into someone remarkable eventually.
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
I do too. I didn't, at the very beginning, but he quickly won me over.
@jmarquiso
@jmarquiso 28 күн бұрын
Them Vault 31 genes ​@@Katharina-rp7iq
@korawitbuttramee618
@korawitbuttramee618 21 күн бұрын
@@Katharina-rp7iq Both Lucy and Norm are the product Vault 33 aimed to create: a capable young people capable of making tough decision and soldiering on during hard time. The problem is Vault-Tec also want people like that to be mindless yes-men who lived to serve their agenda.
@LostinNost
@LostinNost 13 күн бұрын
@@korawitbuttramee618 They got that Buds Buds manager DNA
@BenjamenMcCauley
@BenjamenMcCauley Ай бұрын
When Betty is giving Norm advice about anger, I think she’s describing what happened with Hank and Shady Sands. A clever boy got angry and she knows where that leads.
@CodeeXD
@CodeeXD Ай бұрын
I mean based on her saying she helped bury his mother she was in on what happened to shady sands. I think she just means her experiences before the war
@ianthe.w
@ianthe.w 29 күн бұрын
@@CodeeXDI agree, thought I also think it’s plausible that Hank’s actions were still not completely ideal and were perhaps unexpected for Betty, but her loyalty to him and vault tec meant she helped cover his tracks and return to their usual mission.
@Icedcoil
@Icedcoil 29 күн бұрын
I thought what she had in mind was what happened in vault 32, but maybe she meant Hank
@tessa63627
@tessa63627 27 күн бұрын
I don't believe Hank is clever but maybe Betty does
@BenjamenMcCauley
@BenjamenMcCauley 27 күн бұрын
@@tessa63627 Lucy says she good at science but not as good as her dad
@SilasSeiler
@SilasSeiler 27 күн бұрын
Betty's actress did a great job at the subtle sinister vibes and acting
@guntguardian3771
@guntguardian3771 18 күн бұрын
Reminds me of Mom from Futurama.
@christopherdolunt4445
@christopherdolunt4445 7 күн бұрын
Leslie Uggams is a solid actor, and a decent singer too.
@Sane-17
@Sane-17 6 күн бұрын
She plays Blind Al I think so it makes sense, even Blind Al knew things
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj 22 күн бұрын
People are complex. They can be cowards in one situation and courageous in another. Norm is written well precisely because he is believably complex and his motivations and actions are believable and consistent with his personality and strengths. His character arc is leading him towards finding more and more courage and confidence, despite his self-doubts and relatively small physical size. His intelligence coupled with his ability to face his weaknesses and eventually overcome them makes him likeable. True strength of character does not come from being perfect, it comes from having weaknesses and recognizing them and working hard to overcome them and improve.
@djx7134
@djx7134 22 күн бұрын
All the main characters have huge, glaring weaknesses. Lucy is hopelessly naive, despite general competence in all areas. Cooper is her mirror; he's overly cynical and tends to kill or abuse everything around even when it's detrimental to him (he got lucky Lucy gave him the drugs instead of leaving him to go feral like most would've). And Max is just kind of dumb.
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj 22 күн бұрын
@@djx7134 Yes and a key is that all their behaviors are consistent with their characters and their experiences. Cooper's change into a cynical psychopathic killer, is understandable given what he learnt about the start of the war, the behind the scenes scheming and betrayal (most painfully the betrayal his wife committed shattering his view of the world), along with what seems to be the loss of his daughter subsequently, after the bombs drop and hundreds of years of surviving the brutal wastelands. They never go the convenient route with him, they stay true to his callous lack of empathy and its only when Lucy shows mercy even after he sold her off as body parts, that he begins to slightly question what he has become, when the movie reminds him of who he used to be. its just excellent writing. But I feel like there are multiple writers on the show. One of them worked a lot on Cooper and Norm and that writer is very skilled. While the one working on Maximus a lot and the BOS story line is not as good of a writer and gets far too silly at times and is prone to overly convenient writing that even approaches Dues Ex Machina at times.
@djx7134
@djx7134 22 күн бұрын
@@ScottMcMaster-er4xj I think Maximus is supposed to actually have insane LUCK. As in a nod to the attribute in Fallout games. They all have protagonist plot armor levels of luck, but his luck is just ridiculous. He defines "failing upward" like no character I've seen before. I'm pretty sure it's intentional. And Max has changed a fair bit. He's still stupid. He probably always will be. But his priorities have changed. In fact, his crazy luck is kind of bothering him these days, since it's pushing him in a direction he'd rather avoid (becoming more tied down to the Brotherhood). So, don't think ironic is the right word exactly, but interesting, at least.
@djx7134
@djx7134 22 күн бұрын
@@ScottMcMaster-er4xj Also, I think we still have a lot to learn about Cooper and how he became the Ghoul. There's still a wide gap to bridge between Cooper Howard and the Ghoul. What we've seen so far doesn't quite account for everything.
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj
@ScottMcMaster-er4xj 22 күн бұрын
@@djx7134 Fairly sure his daughter died. She was on the horse with him, then gone later. The death of his daughter definitely would mess him up, especially knowing the whole war was planned and conspired. It also explains why he's gunning for Vault Tec now and anyone he sees as responsible.
@jessep5280
@jessep5280 Ай бұрын
Norm surprised me. I didn't realize he was going to have such an important role in the story. Great casting for the character, too.
@MT-zw1ti
@MT-zw1ti Ай бұрын
Who thought Rico from Hannah Montana would land such a big role
@burymeinjhenny918
@burymeinjhenny918 Ай бұрын
@@MT-zw1tiRIGHT???
@randomyoutuber0524
@randomyoutuber0524 Ай бұрын
@@MT-zw1tihe’s landed several large roles over the years where have you been? His characters are consistent fan favourite main characters
@normalgirlcvco
@normalgirlcvco Ай бұрын
@@randomyoutuber0524really? Haven’t seen him in anything else 😮
@thatbloomer5642
@thatbloomer5642 Ай бұрын
Norm's part actually covers my most favorite part out of a Fallout game. Exploring and solving mysteries, especially those involving vaults.
@Ben_youth
@Ben_youth Ай бұрын
And it was just like in game too! No long dialog leading to clues or eavesdropping sevens. Instead amazing visual story telling and hacking counsels. The whole show felt like the real game it it was amazing
@R3GARnator
@R3GARnator Ай бұрын
Brings me back to the fantastic experience exploring The Glow in Fallout 1.
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
@@R3GARnator YES! It's that slow build that goes from shock to horror
@Katharina-rp7iq
@Katharina-rp7iq Ай бұрын
I just love the fact that one of the villains is an elderly, sweet black lady. Not a devilishly attractive and seductife femme fatale or hot guy, or even a mad scientist or evil old guy with PTSD.
@billbaggins7355
@billbaggins7355 22 күн бұрын
We don't quite know if she is a villain. Only that she's part of the other likely control vault. Everything else she's done has been vague and her motives are not clear yet.
@wernergruen3943
@wernergruen3943 21 күн бұрын
@@billbaggins7355 not quite sure about that, but i think betty is the woman who introduces "henry" to cooper when he is spying on the meeting at vaulttec
@doorkeeperforlethal8015
@doorkeeperforlethal8015 18 күн бұрын
Okay baba yaga fan
@Ixarus6713
@Ixarus6713 15 күн бұрын
Also interesting how Mordred (the typical villain you'd expect) turns out to be... kind of a hero. They really flip the script on that. She brings power to the wasteland and starts off the NCR, one of the best forces to hold New Vegas.
@deannas2778
@deannas2778 8 күн бұрын
I mean she's a very unassuming villain. But pretty much everyone in vault TEC were villains.
@ryanle1293
@ryanle1293 Ай бұрын
My favorite segment from Norm was when he called all of the council memebrs overseer to watch them fight over the title
@linkfan6555
@linkfan6555 Ай бұрын
Bro was honestly the most interesting to me, not sure why but everytime he showed up on screen after Lucy left the vault, I was glued to the screen.
@Devanimations
@Devanimations Ай бұрын
It might be because every scene he is in is filled with tension.
@thomaswillard6267
@thomaswillard6267 Ай бұрын
I think it's because we so rarely get drama within the vaults as it happens
@luvondarox
@luvondarox Ай бұрын
​@@thomaswillard6267100% agree. I love seeing a mystery unfolding within the Vault, which is a setting we very rarely ever get to see in real-time. The games always focus so much on the Wasteland its fun to see the social dynamics of Vault-Life.
@connormclernon26
@connormclernon26 Ай бұрын
Because unlike everyone else who resorts to fists or guns, he is using the tools between his ears to solve his problems
@youngnat
@youngnat Ай бұрын
@@connormclernon26that’s right, Lucy has the chance of being saved by the ghoul or by maximus but Norm is truly alone in this vault and wouldn’t make sense for him to be guns blazing. Norms situation forces the writers to make something interesting every time Norm is on screen.
@greenrandall143
@greenrandall143 Ай бұрын
Norm clearly takes Affter his mom. The way he investigates and outwits the overseer just like how is mom did. he is very perceptive and techno savvy. just like his mom. His ending was so sad
@AliAkbar-gq6ed
@AliAkbar-gq6ed Ай бұрын
Well did we really see his ending? I feel like he has a trick up his sleeve. Maybe like waking up all of bud’s buds?
@greenrandall143
@greenrandall143 Ай бұрын
@@AliAkbar-gq6ed I hope so, I think he going to get woken up in like season 3 or something, maybe near the end of season 2,
@CollideFan1
@CollideFan1 Ай бұрын
He could threaten to shut off their life support
@beanmachine917
@beanmachine917 Ай бұрын
Something tells me that norm gets into the robo brain, or the computers. Either that, or Lucy goes spelunking looking for them again to bring him out into the wasteland
@itsauguste
@itsauguste Ай бұрын
I'm predicting Bud will stop him after he's informed by Betty that the water chip is broken. Fearing that his own idea for humanity's future will be doomed, he'll task Norm to find a new water chip.
@sgg3586
@sgg3586 24 күн бұрын
Norm is a prime example of a well-written character who has depth. We initially get only a brief glance at him being this possibly spoiled and lazy younger brother, then as kind of a coward during the raid of the vault. But immediately after we get to see him portrayed as angry, maybe even malicious in wanting revenge. Building this expectation that Norm would end up doing something extreme like killing all the raiders or trying to become Overseer himself. Only to once again be subverted by him going out of his way to investigate the other vault and gradually trying to uncover all these secrets despite the possible danger/horrors he could uncover. Especially as a "smart" character, who usually get stereotyped into becoming like the bitter or jealous character in most stories. But he constantly proves that he's actually one of the more courageous and good character's in the show.
@noirangel6416
@noirangel6416 23 күн бұрын
Dude could be a great detective in the wasteland with that level of Perception.
@Grim-xk2ko
@Grim-xk2ko Ай бұрын
Our guy Norm decided to stick to the main quest all season long 😂
@BeavisSaves
@BeavisSaves 27 күн бұрын
Only person in Fallout history to do that
@XenoJehuty84
@XenoJehuty84 Ай бұрын
Norm really became one of my favorite characters of the show. Despite his own claims of his cowardice, he has integrity and heart, and is willing to follow his instincts even when authorities above him are basically telling him to 'stop poking your nose where it doesn't belong'. He smells a rat and has to know the truth as it maybe the key to why his Vault was raided, and like any good sleuth, he follows the clues and breadcrumbs. He may lack Lucy's upbeat attitude but he has her go-getter energy in his own sedate but equally determined way.
@reklom2334
@reklom2334 Ай бұрын
I like the mention of Norm having the same go-getter energy. He mentions he wouldn't be able to go to the wasteland bc he's scared or doesn't have the courage, but the story showcases that he actually does and that Both he and Lucy are quite similar as siblings in that regard.
@zillagrilla315
@zillagrilla315 Ай бұрын
@@reklom2334 I like to believe the reason why Norm didn't go into the Wasteland was because he lacks self-confidence. From I can tell Lucy was the favorite child outgoing, charismatic, and talented (from her opening). Leading their father to favor her more then Norm which made him compare everyone of his aspect to Lucy's which damaged his own confidence. It was only when the Raiders who killed his friends and families that he finally becomes motivated.
@emote3976
@emote3976 Ай бұрын
The nonchalant go-getter attitude 😂
@MangoeSundae
@MangoeSundae 22 күн бұрын
Tbh, I didn't think Norm was obnoxious maybe because I find him too relatable lmao
@willxiong1569
@willxiong1569 27 күн бұрын
I thought Norm was gonna be the boring annoying little brother but he ended up being one of my favorite characters on the show. Definitely did the "Pacifist" run challenge. Didn't fight, just used his words.
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
And his stalth of course
@datalemon
@datalemon Ай бұрын
I definitely thought norm was a spineless loser after seeing how he handled things in the first episode. But his admission that “he’s too chicken” followed up by some genuinely good sleuthing made me really root for him by the end.
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
Me too. I didn’t expect to like him, but now he's one of my favorites!
@DapperGoth
@DapperGoth 26 күн бұрын
@@zxyatiywariii8 same
@tonoornottono
@tonoornottono 24 күн бұрын
what, for hiding when people are attacking his community? i think that’s pretty normal. no use judging people for their fight-or-flight responses.
@DapperGoth
@DapperGoth 24 күн бұрын
@@tonoornottono you can when they're not real 🤣
@tonoornottono
@tonoornottono 24 күн бұрын
@@DapperGoth i think even in this context it’s just a very reasonable reaction. fiction still contains the real-world logic of fight-or-flight, these are still people. in fiction, people often have exaggerated skill sets. but they rarely have exaggerated flaws or weaknesses, those are usually just normal human traits. i don’t think this reaction is even something which exists on a moral scale, it’s just a biological imperative to survive. our evolutionary path has selected for communities which react in many different ways during a crisis in order to secure the survival of the species. if we all reacted the same way in every crisis, humanity would have gone extinct a very long time ago. and i think fiction usually appreciates this logic, the show certainly does. because norm thinks back on hiding and he feels ashamed, he questions why he did it. but he did it for survival, just like his sister did what _she_ did for survival. there isn’t shame in that, in a crisis situation. sustained decision-making is where moral judgment lies.
@stephenknizek2651
@stephenknizek2651 Ай бұрын
I wonder if Norm’s hacking skill is sufficient to spring him from Vault 31.
@noahdean9685
@noahdean9685 Ай бұрын
That's what I think too and he'll somehow deactivate bub the brain on a Roomba lol and maybe on freeze everybody
@mewletter
@mewletter Ай бұрын
@@noahdean9685 Deactivating Bud would be too much a rouse. Outwitting Bud, convince his cousin Chet to start a revolt against Betty and revealing the truth to the remaining Vault dwellers is more likely. Can't wait to see his showdown against Betty.
@noahdean9685
@noahdean9685 Ай бұрын
@@mewletter vault 32 is basically a death sentence for those who do not meet the requirements of buds buds!
@kevind3974
@kevind3974 Ай бұрын
My guess is he’s going to hack bud He would probably need atleast expert level of hacking and a base skill in robotics to hack bud. He hacked and overseers computer and com link so that probably puts him at around expert to master level as that’s usually what their at in none desolate/half done vaults. Robotics thou is tricky. Didn’t see a mister handy type bot in there. This makes sense as the whole line of products suck at lying. they would have accidentally outed 31 long before even if programmed be it with actual information or just observation from being old. The thing is he did do practically every job in the vault so he probably has a point into repair and that could be enough for him to figure out the robotics. Especially because buds probably one of the weakest robobrains (robotics wise) we have ever come across so the level for rebooting should be minimal
@wintertrooper7918
@wintertrooper7918 Ай бұрын
@@mewletter he will never actually kill anyone he might actually be attack by betty and his squirrely nature willw cause her to trip and she will die from her own weapon
@SirDrumzAlot
@SirDrumzAlot 25 күн бұрын
The intrigue of norms story line was fantastic. Having a vault dweller figure things out from the inside of the vault is awesome to see pan out in a show. He was my favorite character and also the one I kept watching the show for.
@FalloutPharaoh
@FalloutPharaoh 27 күн бұрын
One day I had Fallout playing on one TV while I was playing Fallout 4 on another TV, While I had Fallout shelter on my phone, While an Oxhorn lore video was playing on background play on my phone and my wife walked in and just said “You have a problem”. Got me feeling like I need Falloutholics Anonymous! 😭
@JP-uf9sh
@JP-uf9sh Ай бұрын
Norm is the 4th main character to me. I sure hope we will see him again in season 2 because he is quite relatable and offers us an outside view into the vault - which is just as much if not more sinister than the outside. There is a different kind of horror and monstrosity to people pretending to be your friends and family whilst they kill and lie.
@noahperkins4716
@noahperkins4716 Ай бұрын
It’s not just you. Nobody else who stayed in the vault actually was focused on. Lucy and/or Norm are heavily involved in all but two scenes that take place in vaults 33, 32, or 31. And those two scenes weren’t even that crucial to everything that happens
@qrowing
@qrowing Ай бұрын
I'm hoping my guy Chet has a change of heart, and comes looking for Norm once he realizes he's missing.
@politicallyincorrect4395
@politicallyincorrect4395 Ай бұрын
@@noahperkins4716 Stephanie and Chet will be big in Season 2 I bet. Stephanie is from 31, so she knows as well. She's pretending to be dumb.
@Redrum-707
@Redrum-707 Ай бұрын
@@qrowing i can see stephanie being a psycho killer ... me thinks she has the black widow perk lol STAY SAFE CHET! ... also the whole time i was like "is that seth mcfarland?"
@Wintermute01001
@Wintermute01001 Ай бұрын
20:31 "Some are strong. Some are agile. Some are lucky. Some are smart. But no one is useless."
@Hanoua2
@Hanoua2 29 күн бұрын
I was expecting: "But everyone is S.P.E.C.I.A.L."
@thesmiths31061
@thesmiths31061 27 күн бұрын
That line was something I didn't know I needed to hear tbh
@UndeadEggmiester
@UndeadEggmiester Ай бұрын
Norm is definitely a underrated character. They say he's a coward but really he's a smart guy that isn't really pushed into activating his motivation. When he is finally pushed he shows that he won't let anything stop him.
@Shadowkunakari
@Shadowkunakari Ай бұрын
Norm is just tagged in energy weapons, that's why he hasn't been able to fight just yet. Won't get that reliably until about mid game.
@DaGravityMan
@DaGravityMan Ай бұрын
Lucy is a Fallout first timer build. Guns and jumping and tinkering, sounds good. Norm is like a Stealth build. He can hack more terminals which gets lucrative the longer you play. He can move and be quiet at the same, which is the difficult part of stealth in Fallout and something that can surprise new players.
@stankobarabata2406
@stankobarabata2406 26 күн бұрын
Maximus is most players - rushing to power armor headlong. I know that's what I did. Fk if that thing doesn't make me feel powerful.
@TheHestya
@TheHestya 24 күн бұрын
Agree. Lucy being super naiive and kind also made me think of all the players like me who always make the moral choice and doesn't want anyone to die etc. I loved that she was like a first character. They really knew what they were doing with the whole show.
@mastergreeen1385
@mastergreeen1385 24 күн бұрын
and then there's the Ghoul who seems to be a god dang level 100 character with a high investment in Luck, Perception and Agility (given all his precise VATS-like killshots)
@catslino5037
@catslino5037 24 күн бұрын
I think that's always like my second or third build when playing a new Fallout game, accept being really squishy to get the full lore (and stealing from everyone and everywhere, let's not forget that)
@YouCanCallMeReTro
@YouCanCallMeReTro 23 күн бұрын
@@stankobarabata2406 Fr, all while making questionable moral decisions.
@bhart3321
@bhart3321 Ай бұрын
It's so funny to me that Norm is the little brother but clearly LOOKS like the older sibling when the actor is actually 2 years older than Ella Purnell 😂
@hengineer
@hengineer Ай бұрын
im trying to remember, I'll have to rewatch, I only remember "Lucy" mentioning her brother, but not if he's older or younger. Its implied hes younger but not explicitly stated. He seems less mature than Lucy, so then maturity is part of Norm's character arc.
@xXluluchanelXx
@xXluluchanelXx Ай бұрын
it's never implied he's her little brother, he's just her "little" brother 🤣
@robertpirtle7642
@robertpirtle7642 Ай бұрын
He was a kid in Hannah Montana if I remember correctly, he's got plenty of experience acting and he obviously has tremendous talent for it. His name is Moses Arias
@GRA5S
@GRA5S Ай бұрын
Lucy acts like a stereotypical protective older sister towards him so I just assume she's older. Did his mom took off to shady sands with him or just with Lucy? I can't recall but if he was out of the vault with her, I think he would at least remember being outside if he's the older sibling.
@fallsky_19
@fallsky_19 Ай бұрын
@@GRA5S definitely lucy is older. throughout the show lucy constantly remembered her mother in a bright area while we never get any of those moments with norm, which implies he might not even have been old enough to remember her face since moldaver mentioned that when hank found out where rose was living and tried to get her back in the vault, he "took the kids and dropped a bomb"
@iffystill5554
@iffystill5554 Ай бұрын
Norm carried the show when the story wasn't focused on lucy or the ghoul
@RisingShadow11
@RisingShadow11 23 күн бұрын
Norm is one of my favorite character he does alot of his exploring alone.. that takes courage expecially knowing that he most likely he can not defend himself.
@Eineus
@Eineus Ай бұрын
In a better world, he would have been an excellent detective much like Nick Valentine. His innate skill at reading the room, piecing things together, he would make a great PI if any city in the post apocalypse requires someone with his skillset.
@FinniganHealey
@FinniganHealey Ай бұрын
See this is what I think. I hope there is a small reference to nick or dima
@thecpmr6276
@thecpmr6276 Ай бұрын
I dunno, there is a certain level of danger that comes with that job. He'd definitely need a partner.
@chengkuoklee5734
@chengkuoklee5734 Ай бұрын
​@@thecpmr6276Sole Survivor:" We will sort that out. Strong you follow Norm." Strong:" Strong protects little human."
@00persia
@00persia 27 күн бұрын
​@@chengkuoklee5734also strong: [STRONG DISLIKED THAT]
@SuddenlyCthulhu
@SuddenlyCthulhu 23 күн бұрын
@@chengkuoklee5734 A Super Mutant Thaddeus/Norm teamup would literally be the best timeline in my opinion
@BigCowProductions
@BigCowProductions Ай бұрын
I feel Betty is definitely antagonist-ish; she definitely split up Chet and Norm, and I agree that I think she was the one to kill the Raiders, but I honestly think Betty likes Norm. Something about her interactions to me gives me an inkling she may be trying to protect him, or deviate him so he doesn't get int trouble, or that she may want to get him on her team.
@hengineer
@hengineer Ай бұрын
I think she realizes that Norm is the perfect type of person to be a manager with Vault-Tec lmao
@JGreen-le8xx
@JGreen-le8xx Ай бұрын
Or, she kept him at her vault because "keep your enemies closer." This way she can keep a closer eye on him. If he was in the other vault, he'd go digging for more info with no supervision..
@stevedowdy1
@stevedowdy1 Ай бұрын
I think there might be some 'worthy opponent' feelings there. I think Betty enjoys the fact that she actually has to put a bit of effort into dealing with Norm and can't just manipulate him as easily as the rest of the vault. Any game's more fun when winning is a challenge and she likes that the 'Norm' sub-plot of her playthrough isn't stuck on 'easy' like everyone else's.
@sealake7935
@sealake7935 Ай бұрын
I feel like she doesn’t want to make Hank upset. Hank seems to have a lot of power, so Betty is trying her best to not get Norm into danger
@BigCowProductions
@BigCowProductions Ай бұрын
@@stevedowdy1 I could definitely see that!
@averagecarpentryskills7148
@averagecarpentryskills7148 Ай бұрын
Next please do "The chicken f**ker: a profile in whatever the hell that was"
@tigaliga8942
@tigaliga8942 Ай бұрын
Norm “You Can’t See Me” McClean is built different.
@rickytleung
@rickytleung Ай бұрын
My friends and I had an interesting discussion and one of us brought up that the characters in the show parallel the characters in Wizard of Oz. Lucy is Dorothy on her journey, Maximus as the Tin Man at least superficially with his Power Armor, the Ghoul/Cooper as the Scarecrow but again superficially, and Norm as the Lion finding his courage
@CheeseNinja
@CheeseNinja Ай бұрын
thats a cool connection i never thought of that
@genuinegenie7078
@genuinegenie7078 Ай бұрын
Maximus starts the series getting angry at his friend for becoming a scribe, letting Titus die because he "doesn't deserve" to be a knight, and tried to kill that one guy when he planned to tell the Brotherhood what Maximus did. All in all, Max was ultimately really selfish for the first half of the season. It was through his journey with Lucy that he started acting selflessly, like giving the vault the power core back, and giving himself in to the Brotherhood in hopes he could get them to help her. He believed Brotherhood Knights should be brave, kind people who help those who need it, and he found the heart for that. As for the Ghoul, I don't have as thorough an analysis for him as the Ghoul, but all his stuff as Cooper in the flashbacks are about him trying to figure out more about Vault-Tec and their plans and whatnot. In other words, he wanted information, which could connect to Scarecrow wanting a brain. If you want something for him as the Ghoul, the stuff with that drug that keeps ghouls from going feral could be him trying to keep his brain/sanity.
@Skootfairy
@Skootfairy Ай бұрын
Who is Toto? The head?
@twistedwonderland1043
@twistedwonderland1043 Ай бұрын
​@Skootfairy Four, obviously!
@keeplifesweet7230
@keeplifesweet7230 Ай бұрын
Norm have high score in P=Perception and I=Intelligent
@luvondarox
@luvondarox Ай бұрын
Lmao. P.I., Norm, the Vault's Private Investigator. It fits.
@jabberingjester3892
@jabberingjester3892 Ай бұрын
😂😂
@Midtierman
@Midtierman Ай бұрын
Slightly below charisma, but definitely high int. and high per. He definitely has the small frame perk. Im thinking he also has skilled as well.
@newbie6377
@newbie6377 Ай бұрын
​@@luvondaroxonly needs an overcoat, a cigarette and a snubnose revolver
@HanzoHatt
@HanzoHatt Ай бұрын
His sneak is above average also.
@TheGrossDemon
@TheGrossDemon 19 күн бұрын
This video really gives me a deeper appreciation for Norm and Lucy. I feel like their characters were fleshed out so lovingly. The way the "kids" all stick together and understand each other feels so warm, and I feel like we dont get that a lot in media, certainly not characters understanding each other so well. Like as you pointed out, Lucy hides Norm because she knows he isn't a fighter, she listens to him because she knows he's smart and perceptive, she tells their cousin to look after Norm till she gets back, meaning she has taken on the responsibility of his protection as his sister, and she doesn't mind doing so or see him as lesser because of it. They support each other in a way that's honest to who they are.
@Ian-MT
@Ian-MT 26 күн бұрын
It could be from his upbringing by his dad, as Lucy has it too. Specifically their values come from the values and character of who Hank *presented* himself to be. Even though it was false, it’s shown he was able to consistently maintain this mask. So the kids are the real versions of Hank’s constructed persona.
@chrisidore023
@chrisidore023 Ай бұрын
Norm is the secret 4th main character. POV for the deeper investigator of the Fallout secrets
@homerj806
@homerj806 Ай бұрын
Norm was as courageous as his sister. They are definitely blood related. “Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
@robertagren9360
@robertagren9360 Ай бұрын
Courage is a courier of charging toward the unknown.
@MimiUsagichan
@MimiUsagichan 29 күн бұрын
def only from the moms side considering that hank is a coward
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
I thought he was cowardly when he hid in the floor, but his courage manifests in quieter ways, which are nevertheless courageous.
@nko7817
@nko7817 Ай бұрын
Every scene with Norm were arguably the best scenes to me. Filled with tension and mystery. Freaking loved him! I really really hope he is a major, major character in the following seasons.
@Teethmafia
@Teethmafia Ай бұрын
Betty giving Norm the clever boys speech takes on some new meaning when you take into account what she and her father did when he was angry. Atleast that’s how I read her meaning in her delivery of the line “I buried her myself with your father”
@IsaacKuo
@IsaacKuo Ай бұрын
Yes, exactly. And note - it wasn't just nuking Shady Sands, which I assume Betty knew about. It was the cover up also. Lucy thinks that her mom died of starvation during the "Great Plague of '77". But there was no "Great Plague" ... it was a cover up to hide the fact that Rose left Vault 33. Hank (and Betty?) made up this plague to force everyone into quarantine, so they couldn't work the farms together, and people died of starvation. During this coverup, Hank lost a lot of weight, making Rose's faked death plausible. Lucy says "people" starved, so Hank let at least one other person starve to death for the coverup. Upon hearing this story, The Ghoul dismissively taunts Lucy, telling her that he bets Hank ate Rose. He had no idea that what Hank and Betty actually did was way worse.
@Teethmafia
@Teethmafia 25 күн бұрын
@@IsaacKuo fantastic!
@hoosierdz4403
@hoosierdz4403 Ай бұрын
Another "different is better" portrait. Absolutely amazing casting writing and acting. Especially since he was the one to solve and get everything revealed
@grislyaddams9310
@grislyaddams9310 Ай бұрын
Has anyone noticed that the show hits a lot of the beats of The Wizard of Oz? Norm is the lion.
@taylorstratford9717
@taylorstratford9717 Ай бұрын
Lucy is Dorothy. Max is the Tin Man. Even him being stuck in the armor is a Fallout 2 reference and random encounter where you come across a BoS Brother who needs help out of his armor. Coop is the Scarecrow. CX404 is Toto Both Hank and Moldaver can interchangeably be The Wicked Witch and The Wizard of Oz
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
Now I need to go back and rewatch the Wizard of Oz. . . this is interesting, and I don't know that as well as I know Fallout, it's been ages since I saw it. . .
@mk-ru2hy
@mk-ru2hy 28 күн бұрын
Love it My brain is already thinking of fanfic thanks to this comment
@Iamjustherek
@Iamjustherek 28 күн бұрын
Even the projector is a projection of a field in Kansas
@readytoenditall
@readytoenditall 27 күн бұрын
It works so well, I love it!!
@VanceWarren83
@VanceWarren83 Ай бұрын
At the start, I didn't know what to make of Norm. Half way through, I couldn't wait to see what he was uncovering. The growth of his character was great. He's the hero of the Vaults.
@ErnonFloundee23
@ErnonFloundee23 23 күн бұрын
You know, when I saw this, I thought that when the terminal said ‘31 to 33’, I thought it meant that the Overseer was the, well Overseer, of Vaults 31, 32 and 33 and not them being transferred.
@jenniferjohnson-jb7ki
@jenniferjohnson-jb7ki Ай бұрын
I think Stephanie is flying under the radar and Betty is a Red Herring. We know Stephanie can fight, and she's from Vault tech like Betty. She manipulates Norm and Chet...easy so why can't she be the one to poison the Raiders?
@wadevanduyn6316
@wadevanduyn6316 Ай бұрын
That's what I was thinking too, she seems to be the coldest character and by, "doing the right thing" it's ELIMINATING the competition. Her character will NOT have a redemptive arc, in other words you can "stick a fork in her"
@jenniferjohnson-jb7ki
@jenniferjohnson-jb7ki Ай бұрын
@@wadevanduyn6316 lol I see what u did there.
@FloatingOer
@FloatingOer 21 күн бұрын
@@wadevanduyn6316 Absolutely agree on your take on her character. She did appear to have gotten a bit unhinged after her husband died, she really did seem to have loved him. So she's a bit of a wildcard compared to the other 31ers from my perspective, Betty is just management. But Stephanie isn't just management, she is "angry", and so far we haven't seen her outright piss on the walls to take out her anger, also she was seemingly in disagreement with Betty on how to handle the prisoners. My guess is that Betty and brain-bot decided to keep them alive because they needed the genetic diversity as the vault had too few inhabitants left, but Stephanie chose anger over "the plan" and killed them, leading to her reassignment to vault 32 in hopes she doesn't cause more trouble. It also ties into why they never tried to get rid of Norm as they simply couldn't afford to lose any more people. And Betty wanting to keep Norm in 33, partly because she could keep an eye on him there but maybe also because she didn't trust Steph enough to have her and Norm together, imagine having two troublemakers unsupervised in the same vault! Maybe Steph and Norm will team up in the future, causing a downward spiral of violence and ultimate destruction, as is the fate for many vaults... (A super-mutant Chet and Norm duo entering the wasteland at the end of season 2 would honestly be f***ing epic)
@claybass3631
@claybass3631 Ай бұрын
Of all the characters, he grew on me the most.
@Damnit1Lost
@Damnit1Lost Ай бұрын
Me too, I disliked him right away but at the end I liked him most.
@FloatingOer
@FloatingOer 22 күн бұрын
Norm really had an excellent storyline and became one of my favorites. However I do see potential in making him become a "bad guy" in the future, taking control over the vaults from the 31ers and making many morally questionable decisions: "We can do what they would have done to us.", "When smart boys like you are angry, you're lucky to not have seen where that can lead.", I think it would not be out of character for Norm becoming a catalyst for destruction and horrible things in the future (he gotta find something he's "enthusiastic" about after all), as is the fate of many vaults...
@ournextarc
@ournextarc Ай бұрын
Amazon/Bethesda should be paying you and putting this content out on Prime weekly as a way to keep viewers engaged on their platform and explain the nuances of the show and lore. And you absolutely deserve it, this video was so well done. Thanks for always putting out top tier content!
@wintertrooper7918
@wintertrooper7918 Ай бұрын
i'd give him an extra point of charsma because of how he was able to subtley manipulate the 3 people running for overseer
@Emanuelgamer1313_BACKUP
@Emanuelgamer1313_BACKUP 16 күн бұрын
That was a really sly move, I loved it!
@BigCowProductions
@BigCowProductions Ай бұрын
15:56 I'm inclined to agree. She was already there, he was in charge of the food, he was the one to suggest killing them etc. She's taunting him and letting him know she can frame him if she wants to.
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
I kinda don't think he did it. . . although if he did, I LOVE that he did.
@ASCARNAZ
@ASCARNAZ Ай бұрын
3:00 Can we just appreciate the dedication from the stunt actor LITERALLY flipping on his neck?!
@alessandrogallo2870
@alessandrogallo2870 Ай бұрын
On a unrelated note, I can't get over how much the actress for Steph Harper looks Amazing and really great with the Fallout Era look !
@mrsleep0000
@mrsleep0000 Ай бұрын
I'm really liking Norms character, I love his subversion and disillusionment of being the perfect vault dweller.
@caiuscosades362
@caiuscosades362 Ай бұрын
If anyone could recognize Norms potential it’s mr. house
@lokiplays6868
@lokiplays6868 Ай бұрын
"Only her family rallies together to help Lucy escape". LOL You mean just her brother. Chet's not... oh wait
@andrewvirtue5048
@andrewvirtue5048 Ай бұрын
0:13 I suddenly realize why... Why throughout the entire season I binge-watched _"why is his face sooo familiar?"_ Then because of the video opening sentence it just hit me! _"OHHHH he's the childly villain from Hannah Montana, Rico!"_ Wow that takes me back to middle school.
@HermannTheGreat
@HermannTheGreat 28 күн бұрын
He was the the protagonist's bully in Ender's Game Movie also.
@pll3827
@pll3827 Ай бұрын
For next season, the Overseer of Vault 31 mentions to Norm that radroaches occasionally get into the vault. I'm sure it'll play a role into how he escapes.
@MolnarG007
@MolnarG007 Ай бұрын
Or just blackmails him, he can sabotage pods, systems, and play football with Bud, removing his brain from the drone. Or just makes a deal... you know a deal deal.... if something Bud is a manager who always want to manipulate things. I hope they don't go with the he gets frozen and someone else must save him arc.
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
Yes. . . I want to know HOW those radroaches are getting in, too.
@reynaldog805
@reynaldog805 27 күн бұрын
Didn’t they get into 101
@blackygreen92
@blackygreen92 23 күн бұрын
@@zxyatiywariii8 if they can get in Norm can probably get out
@axtheaxe7633
@axtheaxe7633 Ай бұрын
Norm is actually my favorite character. I usually play a character almost identical to him in every one of my first playthroughs.
@sakuradream4660
@sakuradream4660 20 күн бұрын
He reminds me of my brother so much. I found it so easy to read his body language and to understand his personality. It reminded me of my childhood with him which made the show so incredibly engaging to me.
@Cornberry
@Cornberry Ай бұрын
Norm definitely has the better hand over Bud in Vault 31. He should be able to get out without too much trouble. I mean come on, brain on a Roomba. He could easily leverage the survival of Bud’s buds or threaten to smash Bud’s brain.
@TheAllSeeingEye2468
@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Ай бұрын
Norm will probably threaten to kill bud. Dude is a Roomba and norm has all the advantages
@petemadrona2252
@petemadrona2252 Ай бұрын
That or he could threaten to compromise the cryo pods and those still in it. And he would do it and be able to do it.
@TheAllSeeingEye2468
@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Ай бұрын
@@petemadrona2252 that too
@zxyatiywariii8
@zxyatiywariii8 29 күн бұрын
I love how the closed captions even called him "Brain-on-a-Roomba" 😂
@TheAllSeeingEye2468
@TheAllSeeingEye2468 29 күн бұрын
@@zxyatiywariii8 missed chance to call him budba or brainba
@miguelpadeiro762
@miguelpadeiro762 28 күн бұрын
He'll probably just get in the pod, not wishing to bet his life on a bicentennial brain to buy his intimidation
@catherineh9930
@catherineh9930 Ай бұрын
Norm was a very refreshing character who worked so well for people new to the world of fallout getting that feeling of exploiting a vault for the first time coming to the understanding that something is very wrong and solving the mystery of what happened 10/10
@videonyasty
@videonyasty Ай бұрын
i absolutely adore the dude they chose to play norm. he looks wonderfully distinct. something leading/supporting characters usually lack
@williambutcher7429
@williambutcher7429 19 күн бұрын
There’s multiple traits that make people special. Every single main character exhibits a few different ones, and I really love that about this show.
@noahdean9685
@noahdean9685 Ай бұрын
A hero we needed but the hero we never knew we needed until it was too late!
@redrasegarden
@redrasegarden Ай бұрын
Don’t tell me he’s dead.
@noahdean9685
@noahdean9685 Ай бұрын
​@@redrasegardenI don't think so I think he's going to cryogenically Freeze himself or somehow destroy or deactivate the robobrain of bub and unfreeze everybody, I don't know we'll just have to wait and see what happens in season 2.
@redrasegarden
@redrasegarden Ай бұрын
@@noahdean9685 just as long as he’s alive
@xXluluchanelXx
@xXluluchanelXx Ай бұрын
@@noahdean9685 it's just, if he freezes himself we'd have to see a jump into the future to see him again, and I should hope we don't have to deal with that.
@Graxu132
@Graxu132 Ай бұрын
Just imagine that the "person" that poisoned the prisoners was Bud Askins in his little roomba and that little syringe 😂😂
@clonebanana
@clonebanana Ай бұрын
Thank you for covering why Norm was probably my favorite character in season one. His insight and careful calculations is probably one of the best ways I've seen the "Apathetic Intellectual" portrayed. Just as the events in the vault hooked Norm's curiosity his storyline hooked mine for sure.
@Hanoua2
@Hanoua2 29 күн бұрын
I also enjoyed a lot of his "Eye acting", you can tell what's going on in his mind just with his eyes. the actor and the director who guided him, did a phenomenal job. He doesn't say much, but his eyes tells a lot
@kmcd6140
@kmcd6140 Ай бұрын
I didn't see an annoying little bro in Norm. Especially in the walk to the connection door. I saw someone obsessing over negative possibilities. A worry wart. He cared about Lucy and her big day. He just couldn't help running through all the possible problems. The annoyance to those around him was because he did it out loud.
@Antonath
@Antonath Ай бұрын
I do love how they highlight each character's strengths and weaknesses, to understand that they aren't good at everything.
@ShadowProject01
@ShadowProject01 27 күн бұрын
Norm is one of my favorite characters in the series. Power doesn’t just come from being able to fight, but perception and wisdom too. He is an investigator. Very perceptive, and self reflective. Hiding isn’t cowardice if you can’t fight. It’s just smart.
@Cliffjumper
@Cliffjumper Ай бұрын
So glad they did this character justice. Instead of just making him the annoying lil brother.
@thetravenousgamer
@thetravenousgamer Ай бұрын
If Norm makes it to the surface in season 2, the first person he'll encounter from season 1 will be either Thaddeus or the Snake Oil Salesman.
@SuddenlyCthulhu
@SuddenlyCthulhu 23 күн бұрын
Norm with a nearly immortal ghoul/super mutant version of Thaddeus would be great but any scene between Norm and Snake Oil would be absolute peak
@luvondarox
@luvondarox Ай бұрын
Honestly, the more I watched Norm the more I liked his character. The sheer bravery it took to go into the depths of 32 not once, but Every Single Time is amazing.
@deannas2778
@deannas2778 8 күн бұрын
Yeah dude went into the other two volts not even knowing 100% what he was going to find. And even when he went to vault 31 like his overseer was going to find out about that.
@AlbertVasquez-op4qi
@AlbertVasquez-op4qi 11 күн бұрын
Bro I just realized Betty probably put the idea in Stephanie's head to convince Chet to become the father of her baby so she has no distractions while she oversees Vault 32. Also Betty and Stephanie being around the same age when the bombs dropped still bllows my mind for some reason.
@theshyestsasquatch
@theshyestsasquatch Ай бұрын
Shout out to Chet, our favorite cousin and brother-in-law.
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