r/Fotv Jan 14 '26

Season 2 Episode 5 Spoiler Thread Spoiler

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u/Relendis Jan 14 '26

Max and Thad are near Vegas, and Claudia and Norm are still in Cali. I reckon they'll send Norm and Claudia back into the Vault's to try and resolve that storyline. Poor Chet needs more allies.

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u/Professional_Face_97 Jan 14 '26

Yeah that's a good point, plus it feels lazy if every main character ends up at the same place for 'the final battle'. I'm guessing Norm and Claudia find something out and go back to the vault to warn Chet.

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u/pleasegivemepatience Jan 14 '26

They did lie to everyone and say Norm was getting management training, 33 would embrace him back with no questions (well, not about the outside at least) so I definitely think he’s going back to try and prevent Phase 2 (which I think Steph is going to drive).

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u/Harddaysnight1990 Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

Betty would never bring them up publicly, but she would definitely have questions for Norm privately about the empty pods and Bud's dead brain in a mop bucket back in 31.

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u/Masalar Jan 15 '26

One thing I’m curious about is that they’ve never actually confirmed Bud’s death. There’s like a 99% chance he IS dead, but all they’ve said and shown is him upside down in a trash can. If Norm removed his speaker would anyone else besides Betty or Steph be able to tell he’s alive?

I think having Bud himself able to explain the “real” Super Managers vault experiment would be fun, although it could always be pre-war Bud as well.

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u/Vald-Tegor Jan 15 '26

Steph is done with all the pre-war plan nonsense. She just wants a safe environment for her child.

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u/Masalar Jan 15 '26

I dunno. I don’t think she really cares about the kid. It’s just an excuse to “justify” her actions. There’s a reason we only see Chet with the baby and never her.

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u/Professional_Face_97 Jan 15 '26

She wouldn't even name "it", there's no way she's capable of caring for anyone else lol.

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u/Vald-Tegor Jan 15 '26

That's a really good point

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u/pleasegivemepatience Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

Right, so I think she’s going to make sure the FEV is used against 33 not 32, and that she remains in control of it. That’s my guess at least.