Catching up with TV series I sat down again with Silo and Season 2 Episode 5 while Episode 6 air and we getting closer to the end of the season, while pacing is still as slow as ever compared to Season 1, the show is still building tension and revealing secrets in ways that keep me interested on keep watching even if not everyone is on board with where it’s taking the source material, especially book readers who seem to be shouting a lot about the differences made to the original source material, this is something at this point we should be use to, specially anyone who was there when the books and game adaptations kinda explode, I think this was with LOTR. My point is that the TV series is for entertaining not a direct port of the book to video so yes there is part of the story that has been modified for sure.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28100083/
- Platform: AppleTV+
Its funny how you have been asking and waiting for something to happen but once it does realize its way more bigger that you have though, its the case of Sims on Episode 5, he gets home, as Bernard makes himself at home in Sims' kitchen and proceeds to swear him in as the new Judge right there while having some coffee, this shows once again that Bernard is a very calculated and cold person who will do anything to maintain control, follow the pact and the whole thing really showcases the way that Tim Robbins can be menacing without even having to raise his voice or threatening, big guy just gives you a good look and I don't want to imagine when the day comes and he has to throw some punches. Meanwhile over Silo 17, Juliette continues to struggle with Solo, his story is not straight up but this time it grows more and more complicated by the minute as she start to peal off across the inconsistencies in his story, culminating in one of the most intense performances I’ve seen from Steve Zahn in a while, when he completely loses it in response to being confronted about his true identity, he really look like a mad man when he snap and Rebecca Ferguson nail it at looking scared and independence instead of going at him.
Knox and Shirley continue to try to make their way back to Mechanical as the rebellion story line continues to grows too, with help from an unexpected source Camille; Sim's wife, who it seems has her own thoughts going on behind the scenes, she might still believe what is right and I doubt its about going out as Juliette rather than knowing the truth, this just adds to the complexity of the political situation of the silo that I find very interesting as we begin to see how even those closest to power might not be as loyal as they appear, I believe this is the part that got people bored but it is a close space series with a few who has the grip of power. I have to admit that Juliette being stuck in Silo 17 for so long has sort of muted other character stories, the series have done an interesting job of balancing multiple story lines, it's like they are trying to keep too many plates spinning at once and some are starting to wobble but somehow they still manage to keep me enough interested to want to see what happens next but once Juliette comes back probably on next season its going to be a power house with everyone together again.
The visual side of the series remains impressive as the Silo is so massive with all kind of tunnels and places to hide but eventually it is a close space, how it makes the confined spaces of the silo feel both claustrophobic and vast at the same time and the lighting and camera work in the scenes where Knox and Shirley make their escape by jumping into the void with their DIY harness and the cable they manage to drill down into the stairs, it felt great specially while watching on VR, its been a while but there are series that I watch only on VR to try to get as much out of the scenes and not bust about the drama, its the case of Silo although others like Dune I'm OK watching on my computer.
Episode 5 also gave more hints about the mysterious Salvador Quinn and the encoded message he was sending, something that the series have not gone deep into it but as Bernard has Lukas working on the hard drive that Juliette had, they going to unbury this secrets but its going to take some time as the hard drive is very beat up, it just looks like besides Juliette this other aspects are building towards something big, I’m curious how it all ties into the power source Solo mentioned and the external lines powering IT that Lukas found in the blueprints, so there is way much more that we haven't seen yet, in fact Silo has been renew by AppleTV+ for Season 3 and 4.
The episode ends things out with a few intense moments that will set up a lot of conflicts for the rest of the season, Juliette collapses from a badly infected wound on her arm, probably from when she retrieved the fireman's suit underwater in the previous episode, to find the missing helmet she desperately need. It's a dangerous situation for her because she's alone in Silo 17 with a unstable person as is Solo and she is completely vulnerable. Solo true identity is still unknown but so far the series has given out that he was probably very young when he got locked up, after his very explosive reaction to being accused of being the man in the photo that Juliette found with a different man named Solo and a woman named Tiny its the first time that he really snap. On the other side in Silo 18, Bernard tries in vain to keep Knox and Shirley from getting back to mechanical as they both are leaders of this section of the Silo but in a desperate escape they do get back, so the growing rebellion sparks up with this escape been a success and residents break through Raiders' barrier to so everything possible going bad for Bernard.
Things have started to boil up for Sims without even knowing because when Bernard learns Camille assisted Knox and Shirley in their escape that's going to be a pivotal time for Sims and lets see if he is really on the Pact side of just his personal interest. The episode ends with a good amount of cliffhangers include Juliette down, rebellion rising, Solo's identity in question and Bernard pursuing Quinn's secrets. While Juliette's story still moves at a much slower pace in Silo 17, the things in Silo 18 are pretty much reaching a boiling point so it might be a bit desperate to watch how Silo 18 situation has gone from 0 to 100 real quick while it does feel like Juliette has not done anything significant so far other than getting Solo to open the Vault but that's it.
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