Howard dislikes Askins, as his connections to West-Tek caused many of his friends and allies to die during a battle in Alaska, due to a defect in the T-45 Power Armor.
At a party, Howard talks with English actor Sebastian Leslie, lamenting that his commitment to Vault-Tec caused him to be fired from a film.
As Maximus enjoys the benefits of his new home, Lucy decides to explore the area, being told by Ben that some of the inhabitants are victims of mutation.
The Ghoul quickly kills the sheriffs but, before he leaves, is astounded to find a bounty poster of a woman he claims to know, who Booker identifies as Moldaver.
Back at Vault 4, Lucy is taken aback when she sees the inhabitants perform a ritual wherein they strip nude, cover themselves in ashes and drink blood, worshipping Moldaver as "the Flame Mother".
She watches a video of a woman giving birth to gulpers only to be consumed by them, and also discovers several cryogenic sleep pods of other pregnant women.
[1] The episode featured many songs, including "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith, "Lonely Hours" by Gene Armstrong and His Texas Nite Hawks, "Summer in Love" by I Marc 4, "Give Me the Simple Life" by June Christy, "Skitter Skatter" by Metrotones, and "I'm Tickled Pink" by Jack Shaindlin.
Still, it is an episode of television in which Matt Berry says he “sold his vocal rights to that spinning robot they sell to housewives and perverts.” So, y'know; There's only so harsh on it we can be.
From major revelations in the pre- and postwar timelines, to some pretty insidious shit going down in Vault 4, right through to Walton Goggins keeping the badassery dialed up to 11.
"[6] Sean T. Collins of Decider wrote, "While far from a perfect episode of television — if I never see that goddamn blue-orange color scheme on a TV screen again it'll be too soon — this is a very well-structured one.
"[7] Ross Bonaime of Collider gave the episode a 8 out of 10 and wrote, "As we start to learn more about the world's infrastructure and get some answers, even more questions come up, yet not in a way that's frustrating or confusing.