I'm counting the minutes until the finale to see which of these questions are answered - and what new questions will be asked. What happened that caused the Silo to be constructed? Who built it? Why was the Silo's society and government structured the way that it is? Why are artifacts from the before times forbidden? Who is really pulling the strings and what is their goal? Week to week, Silo has captivated my attention as I try to figure things out alongside Juliette. If Westworld's initial question was, "What is the nature of reality?", then Silo's is "what is the nature of the Silo's reality?" Their differing desires and agendas bump up against each other, creating an incredibly tense friction. Silo remains in the sweet spot, where all the characters are (trapped) together in one place. No longer did it meditate on ethical quandaries, morality and the human soul instead, it turned into a sequence of action set-pieces. The essential premise of the show changed (and not for the better). Silo's theme song even sounds like the successor to Westworld's iconic opening score.īut Westworld stumbled in later seasons because it got too complicated. The two shows have a lot in common, including the frequent use of flashbacks. Silo reminds me, in a good way, of the first season of Westworld. It's got the mystery box element of Westworld societal and social unrest like Battlestar Galactica retro-futuristic production design like Firefly conspiracy intrigue like The Expanse and vivid character work like Lost.Įven with these familiar aspects, Silo weaves them together in an exciting, thrilling way. Silo combines many tropes found in the best science fiction television.
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