January 14, 2026

BEST EPISODE YET?! FALLOUT 2x05 Breakdown & Review

22 minutes

DEATHCLAWS & F.I.S.T.O.!! Fallout Season 2 Full Reaction Watch Along:

/ thereelrejects

Download PrizePicks today at https://www.prizepicks.onelink.me/LME... & use code REJECTS to get $50 instantly when you play $5!

Fallout 2x5 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Easter Eggs, & Spoiler Review!

Greg Alba & Michael Tessler react to Fallout Season 2 Episode 5, and this episode is MASSIVE for Fallout lore and character collisions.

In this chapter, Robert House (Justin Theroux) finally confronts Cooper Howard / The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) in New Vegas, bringing long-simmering tension to a head as ideology, power, and past choices clash face-to-face. The episode also delivers classic Fallout chaos with brutal Deathclaw battles, pushing survival instincts to the limit, while the group secures a crucial Punch Item that could shift the balance of power in the wasteland.

We break down the meaning of House’s confrontation with Cooper, what New Vegas represents in Fallout mythology, how the Deathclaws raise the stakes unlike anything we’ve seen so far this season, and why this episode feels like a turning point heading into the back half of Season 2. From NCR implications to Brotherhood consequences, this reaction dives deep into the Fallout game DNA and how the show continues to honor it.

Season 2's Ensemble Cast includes: Cooper Howard / The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), Maximus (Aaron Moten), Norm MacLean (Moisés Arias), Robert House (Justin Theroux), Hank MacLean (Kyle MacLachlan), Magnus (Michael Esper), Brotherhood Knight (Kumail Nanjiani), Thaddeus (Johnny Pemberton), Dane (Xelia Mendes-Jones), Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lail), NCR Soldiers (various), Deathclaws, & MORE!

Follow Michael Tessler:r:https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/

Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/

Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en

Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/

Music Used In Ad:

Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons

Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en

Co-Editor: Greg Alba

Co-Editor: John Humphrey

Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects

Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects

Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

...more

View all episodes

By Reel Rejects

4.6

5151 ratings