'Fallout' Season 2 pays rich, fitting tribute to 'Twin Peaks' star in opening episode
Like in Season 1, 'Fallout' Season 2 had a nod to a famous pop culture icon. This time, it was David Lynch for his stellar work in 'Twin Peaks'. Safe to say, the subtle "damn fine coffee" moment seemed to be tailor-made for all Lynchians.
In the opening scene, Kyle MacLachlan's Hank MacLean enters a Vault‑Tec tower after wading his way through the Nevada wasteland. He checks in on the unopened messages before "making a cup of coffee. His facial expressions indicate a wholesome tribute to Lynch.
At the time of writing, fans of both shows are strongly convinced that MacLachlan was paying a rich and fitting tribute to his old friend and 'Dune' director, who died aged 78 earlier this year. The actor became a household name with his catchphrase after his role as Agent Dale Cooper in Lynch's iconic mystery series. The FBI agent insists on taking a quick breather for his caffeine fix amid investigating bone-chilling crimes. His preference — "two cups of good, hot black coffee."
In related news, MacLachlan weighed in on coping with the pressure that comes with starring as a key character of a popular game. "I think all of us from top to bottom felt coming into this world that we wanted to honor the existing world and to recreate, as best we could, the vibe and the energy and the sensibility of Fallout, of the number of different Fallouts. So there was a great attention paid to that," MacLachlan told SlashFilm in a recent interview.
"It's that juxtaposition of the music with what you see on screen, with some of the characters' reactions, some of the violence, of course, which is extreme, pushed up against a kind of light-hearted score. So we were all really aware of that."
He was also optimistic about the response to the new season. "I think the response from the first season, there was, of course, in the beginning, people were like, 'Oh, they better not mess it up,' and genuine concern, which I think we all understood. And then when the series started, all of that was just kind of passed, and people were embracing it. All the fans embraced the show, and I think they really appreciated the effort that we put into trying to make it something that they would be pleased with."
'Fallout' Season 2 drops with a weekly episode on Prime Video on Wednesdays.
