‘Fallout’ Season 2 Needs To Explore Maximus’ Darker Side

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• Maximus, a central character
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  he is idealistic but harbors resentment for his traumatic past and the toxic environment he grows up in with the Brotherhood.
• Maximus' loneliness and desire to belong could lead him down a darker path where he is willing to break more oaths of power.
• 2nd season of
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  should focus on exploring a darker story for Maximus and deepening his existing relationship with Lucy.

Maximus, played by Aaron Clifton Motenis one of Negative consequenceThe central protagonists of him, an affable and idealistic supplicant of the mysterious Brotherhood of Steel whose endearing insecurity belies his darker inner world. Maximus' idealism is rooted in his childhood trauma. As a refugee from the Shady Sands nuclear holocaust, he was rescued by a giant knight in a power suit, a soldier of the Brotherhood of Steel. Her insecurities are fueled by the toxic masculinity of the paramilitary order she belongs to, often finding herself under the boot of her fellow Brotherhood of Steel recruits, all vying to climb the ranks to become one day in Cavallers, hopefully. This has planted a dark seed of hatred within the young man and it is something the show should explore Negative consequencesecond season of.

Maximus Harbors Admiration and Resentment for the Brotherhood in 'Fallout'

Maximus doesn't look like much when he first appears on screen as a shy and insecure recruit for the Brotherhood of Steel. He is not well liked by his comrades, often on the receiving end of a paramilitary beating at the hands of his fellow recruits. They don't respect him, and Maximus is too shy to do anything about it. He vents in frustration as he empties the latrines. Despite his devotion and reverential belief in the Brotherhood of Steel as the rightful authority of the Wasteland, he can't seem to find the family he longs for.

Maximus is, above all, incredibly lonely, desperately wanting to belong and be accepted.. Maximus wears rose colored glasses when it comes to the Brotherhood of Steel. He sees them as family and believes that the authorized body of the Brotherhood of Steel will reward their undue suffering and devotion. But he seems to be overlooked by the Brotherhood brass, which has bred deep resentment within Maximus. He confesses to his priest that although he did not put the razor in the boots of his companions, he wanted it to happen, exposing his darkest desire to rise in rank at the expense of his peers. Maximus is not the nice guy he seems. Interestingly, this confession earns him the role of knight Titus' squire (Michael Rapaport).

Maximus is already on the path to darkness in 'Fallout'

Maximus' childhood trauma, coupled with the abuse he suffers while passing through the meat grinder that is the cult paramilitary order of the Brotherhood of Steel, has sewn the seeds of evil within his tender heart by Maximus. On the surface, he's a bit soft-spoken, but beneath his nice-guy exterior beats the heart of an opportunistic killer. His darker nature rears its ugly head when he allows his knight Titus to die after his battle with a mutant bear so he can take his place in what turns out to be an epic game of Fake It 'Till You Make It .

This is the first time that Maximus' romantic vision of order begins to fade as the wounded Titus berates and threatens Maximus.. Maximus has put up with this kind of abuse his whole life and just tried to do his best. All his rage and frustration erupts in that moment as the dying man cruelly ignores Maximus' growing anger. After taking an oath to protect his knight and his mission with his life, Maximus does not take lightly choosing to break his oath. Leaving Titus to die, Maximus takes the opportunity to become the Knight he's always wanted to be and believes that if he completes the mission, the Brotherhood will forgive him.

Titus shatters his idealism from the Brotherhood, which is as violent and murderous as anyone in the Wasteland in the maddened struggle for power. By the end of the season, Maximus is ready to walk down a darker path. Taking credit for Moldaver's death (Sarita Choudhury), Maximus can climb the ranks of the Brotherhood while undermining the best angels of their nature. Maximus' potential to become a morally gray character is a far more compelling plot than the one he received this season.

The second season of 'Fallout' is to be expanded to Maximus

Consider the relationship between Maximus and Lucy (Ella Purnell) and the blossoming love story that develops between the two characters. They are similar in some ways; both idealists have been disillusioned by their experiences in the wilderness. Although, as much as we want Maximus and Lucy to get together, their paths diverge at the end of the season. Lucy joins The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) in search of his father (Kyle McLaughan) and Maximus rises to Knight level after Moldaver's death. Interestingly, in the series, Maximus seems to find success within the Brotherhood when he breaks the rules, suggesting that the chivalric organization rewards cruelty, deception, and lying.

If the Brotherhood continues to corrupt him as he rises in rank, this could bring him into conflict with Lucy. Exploring the darker nature of these two characters will raise the stakes for their idyllic relationship, providing more avenues for conflict, effectively undermining the audience's expectations of whether they'll end up living together in a vault. The complexity of Maximus' character is something that needs to be explored; audiences will have to wait with bated breath to see what happens next.

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