‘Fallout’ Season 2, did you just pay homage to David Lynch?
There is a moment in To fall Season 2 isn’t directly an ode to the late, great David Lynch, but it absolutely 100% is.
In the very first episode of the second chapter, there is a fleeting scene that Twin Peaks fans might find it surprisingly comforting in the middle of this abandoned wasteland. And that involves a damn good cup of coffee.
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At the end of season 2, episode 1 of the Bethesda television adaptation To fall video game franchise, we meet former Vault 33 overseer Hank MacLean (Kyle MacLachlan), who has traveled across the Nevada desert in a T-60 power armor to a massive underground Vault-Tec tower. It’s completely devoid of life, but rather the silent shell of an immaculate office building.
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Plus, Hank has to deal with over 400,000 unread messages – it’s been at least 200 years since anyone checked them. In an effort to caffeinate and his golden Pip Boy attached, Hank makes himself a cup of coffee and takes a sip – and if you don’t think MacLachlan’s character is about to notice that it’s a “damn good cup of coffee”, you need to watch more Twin Peaks.
In this scene, MacLachlan could very well be paying homage to his longtime friend and Twin Peaks/Blue velvet/Dune director, who died at age 78 in January this year. The actor has long been synonymous with the phrase after playing Agent Dale Cooper in Lynch’s iconic detective series. The FBI special agent insists on taking a moment for his daily brew and treating himself to a daily treat while investigating horrific crimes, preferring “two cups of nice hot black coffee” for himself.
Although Hank doesn’t actually say the words despite the subtle “say the line, Bart” teasing, there’s definitely a smile and a pause – enough for Lynch fans to fill in the famous line themselves.
