Lies and their deployment as weapons of deceit is explored in “That Factor He Does,” the third episode within the second season of Apple TV+’s dystopian sci-fi collection, “Silo.”
Whereas the primary two chapters of creator and showrunner Graham Yost’s (“Velocity,” “Justified”) post-apocalyptic Apple TV+ present break up their minutes between Juliette seeing the graveyard of our bodies and exploring Silo 17’s tomb-like inside earlier than discovering a lone survivor, and the repercussions of Silo 18’s residents witnessing Juliette strolling over the hill to germinate seeds of revolt, this episode shifts forwards and backwards equally in a wierd type of mirroring of occasions each previous and current.
Catching up? This is our rundown of “Silo” Season 2 episode 1 and episode 2.
However let’s start within the haunted halls and submerged ranges of Silo 17, the place Juliette obtains way more information concerning the web site’s tragedy from the thriller man within the vault, who lastly says his identify is Solo, as a result of he is in there all by himself.
She’s advised that there are fifty silos whole. The revolt kicked off after their former IT Head, Ron Tucker, walked outdoors and refused to scrub the sensors, as a substitute writing the phrase “LIES” in daring letters within the dust. Residents rose up considering the poisonous wasteland they believed was actual, was unfaithful, and that it was secure to go outdoors since no one really ever noticed Tucker die.
He recollects that it was a pleasant day once they all voluntarily left, the solar was shining, folks have been smiling, after which the “mud began to blow once more” earlier than all of them died.
Solo was the shadow of one other IT Chief named Russell and it was him that pressured Solo to remain locked within the vault all these years. Russell was unintentionally killed by the sheriff when the previous revolt sparked. Sensing the similarities mirroring her and Tucker, Juliette shudders on the thought that this identical state of affairs will presumably play out in Silo 18 since many imagine that she’s nonetheless alive.
The one option to cease a second rebellion from repeating is to move again to her dwelling silo, however she first wants a working survival go well with of some kind. Solo reveals she may discover hearth security supplies in Engineering however that part is now underwater. She wants his assist to make this mission work however Solo refuses to go away the vault and doesn’t belief Juliette. As she ventures all the way down to these decrease ranges, we see “Ron Tucker Lives” graffiti splashed on the partitions, similar to the “Juliette Lives” graffiti popping up in Silo 18, which solely deepens Juliette’s resolve.
Hopping over to Silo 18, Sims’ (Widespread) Judicial Safety raiders arrest anybody and everybody they assume may be chargeable for the “JL” graffiti. Per Bernard’s official Founders’ handbook, “The Order,” graffiti incites revolt and help the one who refused to scrub. Protocol are clear. The oldsters in Mechanical, Juliette’s former clan, are focused closely to make a swift instance.
Feeling that issues are shortly spinning uncontrolled, Bernard consults with the burnt out Choose Meadows (Tanya Moodie) contained in the server room on find out how to take care of the state of affairs. Meadows asks whether or not or not Juliette actually requested to go outdoors and Bernard sticks with the lie, however she’s not shopping for it. To extract the reality, she asks Sheriff Paul Billings (Chinaza Uche) to secretly examine the arrest additional and to interview these current. Though many of the raiders again up Bernard’s story, one in every of them is uncertain, confirming Meadows and Billings’ suspicions that Juliette would by no means have voluntarily requested to go away Silo 18. Bernard reveals he knew Silo 17 had been useless a very long time, teasing that there may be communication between silos.
In the meantime, Shirley (Remmie Milner) and her offended rebels gear as much as break their folks out of police custody, however all goes to hell as a Molotov cocktail is hurled and raiders open hearth when a brutal riot ignites, killing two Mechanical residents.
Meadows is finished together with her silo life and stays adamant about going outdoors to see the reality, telling Bernard to construct her a survival go well with with good tape so she will be able to see for herself and style the liberty Juliette skilled. There is a slightly-creepy intimate scene right here with Bernard measuring her physique for the go well with that hints at their relationship as soon as being extra than simply shut co-workers. Nevertheless, with Bernard principally admitting Juliette by no means requested to go away, these bonds are irrevocably damaged.
To facilitate her needs, Bernard agrees to close off the primary cafeteria view display for her to sneak outdoors, however he is an untrustworthy snake, and since he is in command of getting her go well with crafted, he may use this chance to slide the crappy sealant tape on the go well with and use her dying to realign Silo 18’s misinformed notions and snuff out the brewing revolt. We sense a doable turning level for Tim Robbins’ character!
Then we swap again to Silo 17 as Juliette tells Solo that she’s leaving and can making an attempt to succeed in the supposed degree to make her security go well with with or with out his help. With this being Solo’s solely human contact in who is aware of what number of years, he is fearful and musters the braveness to emerge from the vault. We see a haggard shell of a grizzled man completely performed by the good Steve Zahn with equal measures of innocence, trauma, and curiosity seeing the silo’s decrepit state.
Will Billings mirror what occurred with the sheriff’s revolt in Silo 17? Will Meadows turn into Bernard’s sacrificial lamb to quell an rebellion? Will Juliette and Solo work collectively to make a brand new survival go well with so she will be able to make it again to Silo 18 in time earlier than all of them stage a mass exodus? And what’s Solo’s actual id?
Drop again in subsequent week the place we’ll return to this nightmarish survival saga!
