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Fallout – Season 2, Episode 2 The Golden Rule

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Fallout – Season 2, Episode 2

The Golden Rule

Aired Dec 24, 2025

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William Hughes

AV Club

Dec 24

B

Post-title card, we dive into an episode that’s slightly less unfocused than “The Innovator,” by dint of not trying to cram six different sets of unconnected characters, each pursuing their own goals, themes, and tones, into the frame.

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Jack King

New York Magazine/Vulture

Dec 24

3/5

Not that it isn’t an entertaining enough 50 minutes of television; we’re just repeating many of the same beats that we already covered in episode one, not to mention most of the first season.

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Ross Bonaime

Collider

Jan 20

7/10

The Season 2 premiere was all about setting the pieces in place for what’s to come, but "The Golden Rule" largely focuses away from the Ghoul and Lucy to prioritize Maximus, and it’s a smart choice.

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Matt Purslow

IGN Movies

Jan 2

8/10

By laying the groundwork for the storylines ahead and immediately making progress down those roads, “The Golden Rule” makes for a better season premiere than Fallout Season 2’s actual opener.

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Chris Gallardo

Tell-Tale TV

Dec 30

3.5/5

This episode does make the Brotherhood’s internal conflict start to feel compelling, especially as the Commonwealth comes into the picture, but I do hope it continues to smoothly flesh out the other arcs as well.

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Alexandria Ingham

TV Fanatic

Dec 24

4/5

Fallout Season 2 Episode 2 opens with a flashback to a time we haven’t seen before.

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Synopsis

You cannot put a price on family.

Executive Producer: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Athena Wickham, Todd Howard, James Altman
Screenwriter: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner
Network: Prime Video
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Dec 24, 2025