Fallout Star Ella Purnell To Lucy And The Ghoul Shippers: You Need Therapy
“You can’t save him.” Three words that froze a rescue, triggered a cascade of failures, and now fuel a high-stakes investigation into who knew, who hesitated, and who is accountable.
Fallout fans, I love a good ship as much as anyone, but this one is not sailing. Ella Purnell has officially put the brakes on the Lucy/The Ghoul romance theories, and she did it with the kind of blunt clarity I respect.
Ella Purnell: please stop shipping Lucy and The Ghoul
During a Geek Culture interview with her co-stars Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten, Purnell got asked (again) if Lucy and The Ghoul might turn romantic in season 2. Goggins and Moten looked caught off guard by the question, which tells you how much this chatter has spiraled online. Purnell said she gets this one a lot and pointed out, a bit wryly, that it is 'quite telling' she gets it and they do not.
'You guys need therapy. You can’t fix him. You can’t save him. Let it go. Let it go, hon.'
She was joking-but-not-joking. To be crystal clear: in her view, Lucy and The Ghoul share something meaningful, but it is not romantic. They are two damaged people chasing the people they love, and that is where it stays.
Where season 2 picks up
Season 1 ended with Lucy learning who her dad Hank really is and choosing to trek into the desert with The Ghoul. Season 2 follows that pair to, and through, New Vegas. The latest trailer flashes glimpses of The Ghoul’s pre-war life, a gnarly Radroach swarm, and even a Deathclaw arm swinging into frame. So, yes, it looks bigger and messier in the best way.
The show vs. the games: what Aaron Moten is saying
Moten, who plays Maximus, dropped a helpful lore nugget: the show is set years after the events of the Fallout: New Vegas game. He has been talking with showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet about how, out in the wastes, history gets written by whoever tells the story. Translation: depending on who you ask, the winner and loser of past events might change. Early in season 2, Lucy and The Ghoul bump into exactly that kind of revisionism, with The Ghoul offering a very different read on who is actually on top.
- Release date: Fallout season 2 hits Prime Video on December 17.
- Who is back: Ella Purnell (Lucy), Walton Goggins (The Ghoul), Aaron Moten (Maximus), and Kyle MacLachlan (Hank).
- Setting and timeline: On the road to New Vegas, set a number of years after the Fallout: New Vegas game.
- Trailer teases: The Ghoul’s pre-war flashbacks, a cockroach-packed Radroach attack, and a Deathclaw arm cameo.
- Relationship status: Lucy and The Ghoul are not a couple. It is a bond, not a romance, and both are focused on finding the people they love.
So, by all means, invest in the dynamic. Just maybe not with fan art of a wedding in Freeside.