The Fallout show, at least to me, has a very interesting view on gender and even switches certain gender dynamics around that are different that from what we usually see in media
Chet is the clueless househusband who has no power in the relationship at all. He's forced into submission by Stephanie (who has not only has professional power, being the new overseer, but also emotional power, with the baby) and has unwillingly taken the role as Husband and Father, and now he's left defenseless to do anything except gather information from the sidelines as he tries to help the people of the Vault.
Cooper is obviously bringing money to the family, but he isn't the main breadwinner. I definitely think Barb, one of the higher ups at one of the richest companies in the country, would definitely be making more than some actor. And because of his status, he's left in the dark to everything going in around him and is forced to look for answers himself. He's not allowed in certain places or involved in certain conversations (or simply doesn't want to be) because of who he is, so he finds ways around it so he can find what he's looking for. With this role we see in women, they are underestimated and left in the dark because they're a woman and not because of their job or who they're married to.
Lucy and Norm also have a dynamic switch. Typically it's the son searching for the father and it's the son who is the father's pride and joy who will continue on the family legacy, but this isn't the case for the MacLean siblings. Lucy was Hank's pride and joy; she's the one who is brave enough to search for their father, she's the one he trusts the most to believe in his cause and understand what he's doing for Vault Tec. Norm is pushed to the sides by Hank because of his lack of enthusiasm for pretty much everything. So instead of being put on any family related quests, his quest is related to finding out his father's secrets and he is expected to navigate through this quest without the help of his sister, something he is not used to.
Even Betty (pre war), while just an assistant to Barb, seems to have no real power dynamic between them other than boss and employee, and it seems like Barb even trusts Betty enough to tell her that things are not okay. Usually the assistants are women with little to no purpose other than serving their boss, but with Betty (both pre war and post war) we see this isn't the case
Or Ma June being the "wise elder who s teaches the protagonist". Typically we see these roles taken by men, who are comedic but wise elderly men who teach the young main character about how the world around then works. And when these roles are taken by women, usually she is less comedic and more of a sweet elder or her comedic moments come from her hidden strength or wise cracking sarcasm, but Ma June isn't either. Yes she's and elderly woman who teaches Lucy and Norm a few things, but she's not wise and she definitely doesn't want to be teaching them anything. She is just a survivor like everyone else in the wasteland who gets sucked up in the Maclean Family issues.
These are just the few I could think of, and I probably could go into more detail about them, but it was just something I noticed recently. I think that's why I love this show so much is that everything is different than what we're used to as audience members; from moments like the bombing of Shady Sands (which many writers aren't comfortable with destroying places or people out of fear *cough*dufferbrothers*cough*) to changing the cliches and dynamics around from the traditional ways.
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