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The Worst Episodes of Fallout

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Fallout Season 2 Episode 2 - The Golden Rule
    6.5/10(83 votes)

    #1 - The Golden Rule

    S2:E2

    You can't put a price on family…

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Chris Brady-Denton

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  2. Fallout Season 2 Episode 1 - The Innovator
    6.8/10(88 votes)

    #2 - The Innovator

    S2:E1

    Every dollar spent is a vote cast.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner

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  3. Fallout Season 2 Episode 3 - The Profligate
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #3 - The Profligate

    S2:E3

    Most kids are dead by this age.

    Director:Liz Friedlander
    Writer:Chaz Hawkins

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  4. Fallout Season 2 Episode 4 - The Demon in the Snow
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #4 - The Demon in the Snow

    S2:E4

    Rock to spear and so on...

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  5. Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 - The Wrangler
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    #5 - The Wrangler

    S2:E5

    Big Whoop.

    Director:Liz Friedlander
    Writer:Owen Ellickson

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  6. Fallout Season 2 Episode 6 - The Other Player
    6.9/10(65 votes)

    #6 - The Other Player

    S2:E6

    I remember good people.

    Director:Lisa Joy
    Writer:Dave Hill

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  7. Fallout Season 2 Episode 7 - The Handoff
    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #7 - The Handoff

    S2:E7

    You always end up back where you started.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Kieran Fitzgerald

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  8. Fallout Season 1 Episode 2 - The Target
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    #8 - The Target

    S1:E2

    I know life can't have been easy up here...

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner

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  9. Fallout Season 1 Episode 1 - The End
    7.7/10(150 votes)

    #9 - The End

    S1:E1

    Okey dokey...

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner

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  10. Fallout Season 1 Episode 3 - The Head
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #10 - The Head

    S1:E3

    The Wasteland's got its own Golden Rule...

    Director:Jonathan Nolan
    Writers:Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner

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  11. Fallout Season 1 Episode 5 - The Past
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    #11 - The Past

    S1:E5

    Everyone wants to save the world...

    Director:Clare Kilner
    Writer:Carson D. Mell

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  12. Fallout Season 1 Episode 7 - The Radio
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #12 - The Radio

    S1:E7

    Every generation has their own dumbass ideas...

    Directors:Clare Kilner, Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Chaz Hawkins

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  13. Fallout Season 1 Episode 6 - The Trap
    7.9/10(114 votes)

    #13 - The Trap

    S1:E6

    What happens when the ranchers have more power than the Sheriff?

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Karey Dornetto

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  14. Fallout Season 2 Episode 8 - The Strip
    7.9/10(58 votes)

    #14 - The Strip

    S2:E8

    Winning might be overrated...

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Karey Dornetto

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  15. Fallout Season 1 Episode 4 - The Ghouls
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    #15 - The Ghouls

    S1:E4

    Death to Management.

    Director:Daniel Gray Longino
    Writer:Kieran Fitzgerald

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  16. Fallout Season 1 Episode 8 - The Beginning
    8.0/10(124 votes)

    #16 - The Beginning

    S1:E8

    War...

    Director:Wayne Che Yip
    Writer:Gursimran Sandhu

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Golden Rule" is the worst rated episode of "Fallout". It scored 6.5/10 based on 83 votes. Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye and written by Chris Brady-Denton, it aired on 12/24/2025. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Innovator".