Silo: Barricades Show Only

December 24, 2024 12:54 AM - Season 2, Episode 6

Bernard enacts a plan to eliminate Knox, Shirley, and Walker; Billings takes a stand; Solo saves Juliette's life and expects something in return.

Wikipedia summary:

Tensions rise with Bernard blocking supplies to the lower levels and Knox having weapons made. At Billings' request, Pete travels to the lower levels to treat Patrick. Patrick tells Billings how he'd helped Juliette with the harddrive, and accepted a deal from Sims to be agent provocateur at the protest in Mechanical. Bernard questions Camille about her action to protect Knox and Shirley, but she deflects him. Knox and Shirley lead a group attack on the blockade and push it ten floors higher, claiming critical farming level 122. Billings questions Walker, Knox and Shirley about Meadows' death. When Billings tells Bernard via radio that he wants to open a formal investigation into Meadows' death, Bernard shuts down radio communication in the Silo. Lukas works on decoding Quinn's letter, and the sophistication of the cypher prompts Bernard to make Lukas his shadow so he can access the Legacy. In Silo 17, Juliette wakes after being treated by Solo, who has hidden her suit to force her to fix the pump before leaving.

posted by tjgrathwell (6 comments total)

This was about 90% Silo 18, and 10% Silo 17. It felt almost weird that it cut to Silo 17, if only to create a cliff hanger going into next week...not that Silo 18's rising rebellion, "We lost the sheriff" wasn't enough of a whoa!

I was very impatient and read Wool so my mind is a bit blurry on some points, but did Juliette get a whiff of what's going on over in 18? I can't remember a specific incident, just her mission to "get back" by pulling together a new suit.

Patrick is my favorite trash character of the show and it's entirely because his actor is delightfully charismatic and roguish. Billings being drawn to the truth is wonderful and Bernard's response is built around how the truth won't set you free in the Silo, it will get you and everyone who knows it, killed.

I'm really curious to see how Sims moves. I was genuinely worried for Lukas when Sims comes in and is just, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" The guy is going to flip when he finds out Lukas is Bernard's shadow. The circumstances of the shadowing, though, are a bit off. Bernard was ready to kill Lukas by way of mine punishment (10 years), so definitely has no problems with life or death decisions with Lukas. So why not let Lukas see the Legacy and knock him off afterward? You know, like how George was knocked off for learning too much and Juliette was sent to clean...

Lastly, dick move by tv Solo. S'all I'm going to say.
posted by Atreides at 6:46 AM on December 24, 2024 [1 favorite]

I was very impatient and read Wool so my mind is a bit blurry on some points, but did Juliette get a whiff of what's going on over in 18? I can't remember a specific incident, just her mission to "get back" by pulling together a new suit.

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It's a simple caesar cypher, shouldn't need help from The Legacy /s
posted by nathan_teske at 9:31 AM on December 24, 2024 [2 favorites]

I enjoyed this episode- things seemed to happen, as opposed to a few of the previous episodes. Also it looks like next week will be a journey through the ruined silo, which should give a chance for the props/set people to really shine
posted by The River Ivel at 9:12 AM on December 25, 2024 [1 favorite]

Yeah, as much as it _feels_ like nothing is much happening this season compared to all the various threads we got last season, they're spending a lot of time building up to an insurrection/riot/etc with Silo 18 marching out into the great blue and dying, and I'm interested in whether Bernard manages to keep them all from killing themselves or not? I think they were lucky getting Robbins to play that role - a lesser actor wouldn't have done as well, I don't think.
posted by Kyol at 7:49 PM on December 25, 2024 [2 favorites]

Yup, I think Tim Robbins is great in this role - he's got complex motives and responsibilities ... there's a certain justification for villainy (or at least 'villainous actions') that I think about a lot in terms of current events. I definitely agree that we needed a real master for this role, and got one!
posted by destructive cactus at 12:45 PM on December 26, 2024 [1 favorite]

Thanks for the Rot13 refresher!

I also agree, Robbins has been fantastic as Bernard. The heel turn from "reluctant" temp mayor to shadow leader/overseer of the silo was made all the better because of how well Robbins can be disarmingly charming. This may be my favorite role for him since Hudsucker Proxy.
posted by Atreides at 11:50 AM on December 31, 2024