Laptop1991
Member
As usual the books are better then, i haven't read them, just seen the show, and that episode didn't make sense to me and the bow girl was annoying lol.
Silo (Apple TV+) season 2 trailer
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Bojji
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I thought episode 8 with that awful cliffhanger was the last one, lol.
Yeah, episode 9 is much better.
od-chan
Member
I fully agree. I still criticize the season overall for having pacing issues, but at least it's paying off BIG.
I was sure I was gonna hate the kids at first, and I pretty much did up until Solo opened up to them. Except for Eater maybe, she was alright My point being, I think they managed balancing the screentime very well. And the pay off with Solo finally being "reunited" with some "peers", being able to share all his "toys" and finally having at least a brief moment of happiness is just imo so well done. AND THEN they slap that door on you... There's so much other good stuff to mention too . Best episode of the series probably.
Looking forward to next week and then it's time for Severance. That one I might actually rewatch prior to it returning.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I'm guessing the tunnel at the end of episode 9 probably interconnects all the silos and each silo has one? I don't know what else it could be.
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od-chan
Member
Maybe the tunnels are how the Silo gets flooded. The door told Lucas that he can't tell anybody about what he saw. The door probably told the same thing to Judge Meadows before him, and she was willing to take that whole thing to her grave because the deterrent was strong enough. Now what is that deterrent? Maybe something that is bad enough to wipe out the entire Silo? Maybe this is "The Safeguard" Salvador Quinn talked about? Maybe that explains the pumps down there that Mechanical doesn't know about? Maybe that's what the tunnels are for.
I'm probably wrong, your theory is way more straightforward and plausible, I just picked bits of this up on reddit and like the weekly theorizing
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I'm waiting for all the episodes to air so I can binge it all. I only read the first book and really enjoyed it despite the slow pace
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Episode 10 was great.
There was some implication all the Silos are connection when they felt the explosion from the other Silo. Also, game over for Bernard he got owned. Saw that one coming. I knew they were plotting something in secret to throw him off. Wonder if he's dead. Juliette obviously isn't, we'll see if they killed Bernard off screen. And then the final scene which was sort of a flashback before the wasteland that gave some insight into what happened.
There was some implication all the Silos are connection when they felt the explosion from the other Silo. Also, game over for Bernard he got owned. Saw that one coming. I knew they were plotting something in secret to throw him off. Wonder if he's dead. Juliette obviously isn't, we'll see if they killed Bernard off screen. And then the final scene which was sort of a flashback before the wasteland that gave some insight into what happened.
od-chan
Member
I honestly didn't read this as him getting "owned", not in the slightest. It was a shit show all around. He was actually kinda based in the way he just didn't give any fucks anymore
AMAZING finale. Ep09 was already really peak television, and Ep10 managed to follow up strong.
A little amazing detail I read on reddit afterwards about the suit:
Bernard was wearing a "regular" outside-going suit, while Juliette was wearing a - you guessed it - FIREFIGHTER SUIT. That's how she maybe survives the fires?.
Also, about the last scene:
I was absolutely sure as shit that this was a cut to the "present", like, what do the people that created this mess do now? Juxtapositioning the drama in the Silo against the comfy live elsewhere. I thought the Silo was like some kind of experiment or whatever the people in Washington came up with.
After reading a couple of things on reddit, (no books spoilers): it's apparently a flashback? Like I obviously noticed the Nixon posters and stuff, I just thought it would be like some kind of Fallout world where this is simply the moment it time when things went to shit? The way people are talking about it and how they're convinced about it makes it pretty sure it's a flashback though.
Anyways, amazing season. Glad to have it watched aired, it's pretty rare these days to get something as good and as enticing and as fun to theorize with other people on TV as this
March Climber
Member
That was a very Westworld Season 2-esque ending scene.
I liked it.
I liked it.
Insane Metal
Member
Amazing finale. S2 started off so slow that I almost gave up, glad I didn't.
Can't wait for S3.
Can't wait for S3.
manfestival
Member
So for Silo. Watched the first 3 episodes but basically falling asleep watching it. Is it supposed to pick up now? I see all the positive things people are saying about the show all over but its been hard to push through to get to when the good stuff happens
Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
Depends what you're into show wise, plenty of shows start slow and should be hooking you with intrigue of what's going on.
If it hasn't hooked you by the fourth I would say it's not for you. The quality like most Apple TV shows but is top notch movie tier quality of sets and production.
Second season was great, shame will have to wait so long for the third. Might finally give severance a watch now.
manfestival
Member
yeah I just have a few issues with the show that are also hampering some of my enjoyment with the show. FYI Severance is a great show.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
First season is a slow burn that I found great, but it's not for everyone. It's about a mystery slowly opening up and of course exploring the characters.
2nd season is kind of garbage, but at least the plot moves kinda fast the last couple of episodes. They made it a slow burn but forgot about an interesting mystery until the last 3 episodes and the characters from the 1st season are getting boring and the new characters SUCK.
TVexperto
Member
Im not so sure about this ... I think it showed that in other parts of USA live continues not everyting in USA is a wasteland
March Climber
Member
That's what I'm thinking too. I saw a similar concept, and liked it, in a movie that many people heavily criticized:
If anyone's curious, in the movie
Las Vegas was walled off from the rest of the US due to a Zombie outbreak. Anyone living inside is pretty much experiencing a hellish zombie movie on a daily basis and everyone outside is living normally.
llien
Banned
Enjoyed both seasons, easily the best series of 2024.
I'd be disappointed if the next season goes back in time.
I'd be disappointed if the next season goes back in time.
Insane Metal
Member
They showed exactly the toy that was found in S1. It's obviously a clue as to how it got there in the first place.
Kvally
Member
^this.
Rockondevil
Member
Season ended great even though it was a slow one.
I love all the theories of people who haven't read the books.
The show is making me want to reread them as it's been a long time.
I love all the theories of people who haven't read the books.
The show is making me want to reread them as it's been a long time.
Wife started watching. Been a while since I've read the book but woooooooooow are they stretching this shit out. The concept, I think, is far better in a more fast paced format. Spending 10 minutes watching a character walk down some stairs....WTF? Soooo much money spent on these big sets and extras when it's totally unnecessary.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
So far it is paying off as both Walker, Simms, and especially Bernard are really well played by the actor portraying them and well written. Tim Robbins is again majestic at whatever he does.
Insane Metal
Member
A good summary of the season and an explanation on the ending.
I agree with him like I posted above. The final scene is obviously the near future before everything happened.
I agree with him like I posted above. The final scene is obviously the near future before everything happened.
Roufianos
Member
Watched the first two seasons over the last couple of weeks. Man what a show! This is potentially the best thing I've seen since GoT or True Detective.
Only thing I'd say is the 1st episode seems so tonally off from the rest of the series. It almost felt like a dark comedy? Didn't help that the sheriff's wife was an awful actor.
Only thing I'd say is the 1st episode seems so tonally off from the rest of the series. It almost felt like a dark comedy? Didn't help that the sheriff's wife was an awful actor.
Common can't act at all, he's made of wood
Did you mean S01E01? I had completely opposite impressions - for me it was one of the best episodes in the whole series, and I also liked both sheriff & his wife much more than other characters...
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Valonquar
Member
Unless they are really going to mix up the order a LOT, people will be annoyed by next season. From where they left off, near the start of book 2, it's almost entirely the "before" times and the 250ish year lead up to the beginning of S1, mixed in with stuff that already did in S2 for Solo flashbacks to him as a kid.
That said, I can't wait to see how they mix it up.
That said, I can't wait to see how they mix it up.
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Audiophile
Member
First episode was abysmal, 2-7 were ok and 8-10 thankfully brought it back round. Loved the first season but this one largely lost much of the mystery, intrigue and pacing. Hopefully the front end of this one was just a stopgap lull while they're working on making the rest more dense.
Another gripe I have on a different note is the visuals. I'm on a calibrated OLED in a dark room running the 4K HDR stream and the light levels are insufferable. I appreciate it's set in a dark environment much of the time but you can still light things to be legible; as evident by the last 70+years of cinema. Film and television makers have in some part lost the ability to light things properly and in another part been overly-tempted by the low-light capabilities of state of the art digital sensors. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. I feel like I'm straining to see for much of the show. I'd temporarily bump the oled light, contrast and gamma up from reference to help a little, but it's still a stream, so then distracting macroblocking rears its head.
Another gripe I have on a different note is the visuals. I'm on a calibrated OLED in a dark room running the 4K HDR stream and the light levels are insufferable. I appreciate it's set in a dark environment much of the time but you can still light things to be legible; as evident by the last 70+years of cinema. Film and television makers have in some part lost the ability to light things properly and in another part been overly-tempted by the low-light capabilities of state of the art digital sensors. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. I feel like I'm straining to see for much of the show. I'd temporarily bump the oled light, contrast and gamma up from reference to help a little, but it's still a stream, so then distracting macroblocking rears its head.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I haven't had this problem. Not with my TV. But also it has a headphone jack and I van attach my Mini-Mic+ to it and stream to my sound processor. So it's like having wireless headphones directly to my auditory nerve.
Insane Metal
Member
So maybe it has a better pacing than S2 which sucked. Good news I guess.
Dropped season 2 early december, but decided to continue. Its not as annoyingly slow when watched in succession. Two episodes left, I feel like it relies too much on mysteries instead of characters or plot. I dont like when shows intended to be viewed on tv are not shot on 16 by 9.