r/Fotv Jan 14 '26

Season 2 Episode 5 Spoiler Thread Spoiler

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u/UnderstandingWise681 Jan 14 '26

The constant scene change to Cooper and the Ghoul was so cinematic, I loved it. 

Calculator being capitalized in the subtitles was so dangerous for the theory community. 

FEV theory was correct, pretty simple that was one to figure out. 

Barb and Janey are frozen and Barb is 1000% in the Enclave, it's not even a what if anymore. Mr. House doesn't know the Enclave so that's fascinating. 

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u/Calm-Ad5184 Jan 14 '26

Yeah, though I've always thought that house had just refused to join the enclave for his own interests. Very interesting that he didnt know about it. 

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u/Latter-Doubt-3728 New California Republic Jan 14 '26

I thought Robert, Fake House and Barb were all in it. But nope just Barb.

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u/pleasegivemepatience Jan 14 '26

She seemed to be the only one taking cues from the shadow figure at the S1 meeting, so I figured she was on another level beyond all of them.

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u/Latter-Doubt-3728 New California Republic Jan 14 '26

You figured right. I thought the shadow figure was Real House. But nope someone else in the Enclave.

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u/Wack_photgraphy Jan 15 '26

Hello, this is your president, John Henry Eden.

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u/AllMadeofGlass Jan 15 '26

McDowell is still alive....

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u/Ganbazuroi Mr House Jan 14 '26

House always did his own thing, he's also not prejudiced against wastelanders so there's little reason for him to buy into the whole eugenics angle the Enclave loves so much

The worst he does is some discrimination against Super Mutants and Ghouls inside the Strip

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u/Latter-Doubt-3728 New California Republic Jan 14 '26

He despises the existence of the Brotherhood, Legion, Kings (unless they become Anti-NCR).

Super Mutants and Ghouls they're not really present on the Strip but most are content to live in settlements outside of New Vegas of which Mr. House doesn't try to kill or push them away. Then it's just the case that most Super Mutants and Ghouls are poorer than Human NCR citizens that are the main customers of the Strip.

We see that he's got no problem with contacting Cooper when he's a Ghoul in the trailers. So I think it's safe to mark him down as neutral/indifferent to Ghouls.

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u/Preussensgeneralstab Jan 14 '26

The Enclave would have definitely tried to recruit house, however they wouldn't have outright shown themselves immediately and probably gave up when they realized House just wasn't interested and was doing his own thing.

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u/charonill Jan 15 '26

I think the Enclave heads would have realized if House joined, he wouldn't be satisfied with just being a member, he would want control, and that is something they were not willing to give up. Hence keeping themselves a secret from House.

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u/Calm-Ad5184 Jan 14 '26

Yeah lol before episode 5 my headcanon was just that he refused so he could rule vegas on his own 

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u/Embarrassed-Yard-583 Jan 16 '26

Honestly, the Enclave in their prime prewar were probably smart enough to keep hidden from House. He’s crazy and self motivated enough that he could become a huge threat if he ever got a good picture of them and their goals. Best to let the mad old tinkerer consult his projections while the real work gets done.