Silo Season 2 Review

Silo has always been full of different moods, but none of them are good. That was true in Season 1, and it's true again in Season 2. The first episode of Season 2, "The Engineer," conveys a creeping sense of dread throughout. It's been 18 months since the first season finale, and you'd think it would take some effort to return. But no. The premiere picks up minutes after we last saw the show, and it feels like no time has passed in the real world. Silo Season 2 is available to stream on Flix hd movies.

Just to let you know, ages ago, season 1 ended with Juliet escaping the titular silo and making some important discoveries. First, the world is indeed destroyed, as claimed. But second, there are many more silos, all of which probably contain many more survivors. It's a large, world hit by an unknown disaster, and the excitement of exploring that world is part of what drives the Engineers.

Revolution! Or not

is a lot like the idea of ​​throwing off the shackles of the Silo at the beginning of the Season 2 premiere. The film tells the story of an ill-fated revolutionary attempt from the perspective of Tim, a young man who runs to deliver a vital message to a machine shop that the Silo's generators will be flooded in 15 minutes.

The attention to detail is there, like the founders' propaganda graffiti etched on the walls. What was commonly believed to be true becomes a lie. What was safety and protection turns into oppression. These people are willing to sacrifice themselves, throwing themselves on the necks of armed guards so that their fellow humans can climb over their bodies and subdue their armed oppressors. Their escape feels like a victory, as the survivors emerge from the silo waving green flags.

But it's not a victory - Juliet finds the flag outside, surrounded by skeletons. Tim and the gang make it into the wilderness, but they all suffocate in the toxic air. Sometimes freedom isn't as great as it's advertised.

Cave Exploration

Most of the Silo Season 2 Episode 1 follows Juliet as she navigates this new silo, which is completely without power. It has a very tomb-like feel: dark, quiet, eerie. But it's an interesting place to explore, and Juliet explores it in near silence, speaking to no one except occasionally to herself.

That these sequences are so compelling is a testament to how well-made Silo is. Juliet repeatedly finds herself in danger: nearly suffocating, having to break the glass in her weathersuit helmet, having to find a MacGyver-like rope solution to cross a broken sidewalk, and falling into water and nearly drowning. I was with her when she cried out in frustration:

It's a bold start. The show's near-elimination of dialogue, its long hours dedicated to silence and environmental narration, its play with the audience's already established ideas and expectations (the familiarity of the silo and the strangeness of its silence and danger) is of the most brilliant quality.

Storytelling

Juliet's adventures periodically trigger flashbacks that all come together. But these are also insightful, as they offer opportunities to compare Juliet's rich survival instincts and current attitudes with the lessons she learned in her childhood under Martha and Shirley.

These two women clearly have a story, and with that story come wise words full of wisdom, experience and truth. Young Juliet's tendency to avoid her mother's suicide is called into question because being open and honest is what passes for in Silo. Important themes are addressed, including loneliness, isolation, and determination, but also community, values, and asking for help when needed.

How this relates to the adult Juliet exploring Silo is not exactly a mystery, but it works. Rooted in Juliet's perspective, we have nothing to focus on or think about other than the dangers Juliet faces and the skills and attitudes she uses to overcome them (all shaped by her past).

You Can't Enter

Silo Season 2, Episode 1 only brings further disappointment for Juliet. After again risking her life and following the old advice to take things very slowly, she finds the source of the eerie clanging sound she's been following and discovers it's quite harmless, just an ID card hanging from a table fan.

But the music isn't such a random sound, and the next thing Juliet hears is Audrey Hepburn's "Moon River." She starts to follow it and ends up in a giant, locked vault door. Another disappointment.

At least we have some reassurance that the silo isn't empty. There's a survivor hiding behind the vault door. We know this because he opened the hatch to raise a warning. If Juliet opens the door and tries to get in, she'll be killed. Not a very good encounter, but just right for this show.