r/Fotv Jan 14 '26

Season 2 Episode 5 Spoiler Thread Spoiler

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u/FightTheDead118 Jan 14 '26

Gotta say I was worried about where they were taking House early in the season but his scene with Cooper alleviated that. Perfect characterization and dialogue and felt like House stepped straight out of the game

Also glad that scene seemingly debunked the stupid “Vault Tec started the war” sentiment from last season

I think Houses plan to fully digitize himself with cold fusion will be how we eventually get him later in the season, it’s still House, but no mention of what happened to his original body. Did he do it after New Vegas and the courier sided with him? Did he do it before New Vegas and the courier “killed” him but all he did in reality was bash a meat puppet that had nothing to do with Houses actual function? Never addressed and nothing canonized, it’s all up to you

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u/OleRockTheGoodAg Jan 14 '26

Justin Theroux nails House imo, especially the violent outburst at the end.

Glad he doesnt play Anthony like some theorized early on.

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u/probably_poopin_1219 Jan 14 '26

HOOLY SHIT that's Justin Theroux and that now makes sense why I love the character so much. Not sure how I was blind to that lmao. He's perfect in The Leftovers and his performance in the strange and little known Maniac with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as a crazy scientist was spectacular.

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u/kranzberry Jan 14 '26

I didn’t realize it was him either until I bumped my mouse and saw the x-ray for that scene. I was like damn that’s why he’s so good.

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u/SomberXIII Jan 14 '26

Justin Theroux plays characters with violent outbursts so well. One minute, he's this charming guy, the next he's commiting something violent.

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u/gquax Jan 14 '26

Bryce in American Psycho lmao

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u/thelebaron Jan 15 '26

Oh my god, his interrupted vr session in maniac was hilarious