Silo
Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2 , episode 4 .
Siloseason 2 episode 4 gift some of the most gripping moments from the show and ends on a shocking note when a chief character dies . create by Graham Yost , Siloseason 2 ’s sequence 4 steps things up by revealing what Bernard is truly open of . Up till instalment 4 , it was hard not to empathize with Bernard ’s actions , give how he was seemingly try out to protect Silo 18 ’s citizen . However , in instalment 4 , Bernard takes things a little too far by down Meadows and paving the way for chaos in the key Silo .
WhileTim Robbins’Silocharacter , Bernard , plots a nefarious scheme in Silo 18 , Juliette seeks Solo ’s aid to get her hands on the firefighting suit . This bring her one step nearer to find her fashion back to her own Silo . However , with Silo 18 ’s citizens already turn against the workers of the Mechanical , it is hard not to wonder if Juliette will be able-bodied to make it back to her home before it is too belated . With so much choke inSiloseason 2 ’s installment 4 , its result will sure play a crucial role in defining the narrative centering of the relief of the time of year .
Why Bernard Kills Meadows In Silo Season 2 Episode 4
He Stops Seeing Her As An Ally
hayfield somehow seems to confide Bernard when she tells him that she wish to go out , with her suit insulated with the same heat magnetic tape that helped Juliette go . Bernard cleverly plays along and pretends to support her decision . However , as episode 4 ’s events suggest , Bernard knew that he could not let her leave . As shortly as she made her asking to conk the Silo , Bernard start fancy her as a threat . He want her to serve as his dark and help him carry off the brewing rebellion in Silo 18 .
Since " the cleansing " is one of the biggest drivers of many crucial stories in Silo , spectator may be curious about its role and origin in the show .
However , when she told him she want to leave , Bernard could not help but plot her execution for betray him . Bernard also grew more and more resentful towards Meadows after he realized that she was questioning everything he stood for . Despite having a romantic history with her , Bernard realized he could no longer have her around . Therefore , he killed her by poisoning her before her activeness could cause any more damage to the Silo . As the sequence progresses , it becomes evident that the murder was a very deliberate move from Bernard ’s end .
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Why Bernard Frames The Mechanical’s Citizens For The Murder
He Realizes It Is Too Late For Peaceful Negotiations
Hoping to try answers , Knox , Shirley , Martha , and Carla head to the upper levels of the Silo to verbalize to Judge Meadows . When the Silo ’s law enforcement taste to stop them , they jeopardize to shut down their secret metropolis ’s power . This is when Bernard steps forward and allows them to meet Meadows . However , when Knox and Shirley inscribe her room , they are surprised to see that she is bushed , with a tongue plunge into her chest . recognize how this puts them in worry , the two quickly leave the officeholder and hasten back down .
Silo 18 ’s story confirms that all rebellions take up in the Mechanical .
While they are at it , Sims lies to the multitude in the upper story by claim that Know and Shirley remove Judge Meadows after she refused to follow with their request to pass on . This carve up the Silo ’s citizen into two groups , marking the origination of a warfare between the low - level rebels and the upper - level conformers . Bernard cleverly implements a " divide and rule " strategy , where he intentionally stir discord among the Silo ’s masses to ensure the Mechanical does not initiate a insurrection against his rule .
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Sims might take over as Bernard ’s raw shadow after Judge Meadows ' last .
Silo 18 ’s history confirms that all rebellions start in the Mechanical . Bernard probably knows this and understands that if he kills the theme of the rebellion in the Mechanical , it will never reach the upper levels . Therefore , by pitting the upper - grade folks against the ones in the Mechanical , he successfully cements his own sovereignty .
Salvador Quinn And His Letter In Silo Explained
Meadows Mentions Him Moments Before Her Death
Meadows reveals that Salvador Quinn , who was Silo 18 ’s Mayor when the 140 - yr - erstwhile uprising take position , write a letter . Bernard , too , seems to cognize about the letter and recall how it was written in computer code . When he asks Meadows if she decode the codification , she asks him to hold on and refuse to assure him what she found . Before Bernard can learn more about what she discovered in Quinn ’s message , Meadows changes the theme and hark back the time she back off from her place as Bernard ’s shadow .
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The episode maintains an air of mystery surrounding what Meadows learn from the former Mayor ’s varsity letter . However , it seems evident that the missive made her realize that everything in their Silo was purposeless . It seemingly convince her that the rules they were implement on one another intend nothing in the grand strategy becausethe creators of the Silo had their own villainous plans , take nothing to do with the saving of humanity . Therefore , she lose her mother wit of purpose and backed off from her attitude . Struggling to handle the truth , she turn to alcoholism before check about Juliette ’s selection outside .
What Happened To Solo’s Eye?
Solo’s Eye Could Explain What Happened To The Outside World
WhenRebecca Ferguson ’s Julietteasks Solo what happened to his eye inSiloseason 2 ’s episode 4 , he quickly changes the topic . A confining spirit atSolo inSiloseason 2reveals that he has heterochromia . While his right eye is bright sorry , his left one is a dense shade of brown . It also looks like only his blue eye has good vision while the other seems less reactive to light . This could mean that when the people from his Silo stepped out , he , too , was exposed to the thing that killed them in the external macrocosm .
Since Solo seems to be the only survivor in Silo 17 , many viewers may be curious about his role in the Silo and why he prefers to appease in his bank vault .
However , before he could support permanent damage from the matter that killed his masses , he do to make it back and lock himself inside . Solo turn down to talk about his eye because he is probably still traumatise by the incident . It seems potential that he associated his damaged eye with the incident that killed all his loved ones in Silo 17 .
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Sims' Plan To Impeach Meadows Explained
He Believes It Could Unite The Upper Half Of The Silo
despairing to become Bernard ’s shadow , Sims thinks about how he can get Meadows impeached and bring home the bacon the support of the Silo ’s upper half . He believes this , in twist , would prevent the people from the lower levels from converge Meadows . He also recalls that , according to the Pact , a Judge can be impeached for three reasons:“Proven misbehavior , incapacity to represent , or endangering the Silo . “However , with little time on his hands , he struggles to understand how he can get enough signatures from the Silo ’s authorities to ensure Meadows gets impeach before the meeting takes place .
Sims ' married woman suggests that he does not need signature to get Meadows out of the way . She suggests that the mere terror of Meadows ' impeachment would be enough to convince Bernard to sideline her . Once Bernard stops seeking Meadows ' counsel , he would automatically turn to Sims for advice . Little does Sims realize that Bernard has his own program .
Why Freedom Day Is Celebrated In Silo 18
Freedom Day Celebrates The Supression Of The Previous Rebellion
When Solo ask Juliette if her Silo lionise Founders Day , she give away that Silo 18 only had a Freedom Day celebration . " Freedom Day " was also the title for Season 1 ’s opening instalment . Although Juliette does not reveal why Freedom Day is celebrated , Siloseason 1 hints that the annual vacation celebrationcommemorates the Silo ’s victory over a uprising . It honors the conformers who crusade against the Silo ’s rebels and prevented the rebellion from escalating into destruction .
Labeling the inhibition of a rising as " exemption " seems to be another clever method acting the Silo ’s authorities apply to maintain control and order . By celebrating Freedom Day , the authorities essay to establish that the citizen enjoy real free will inside the Silo . However , asSilo ’s account developments have established , this so - called freedom is nothing but an delusion that Juliette ’s going broke .
In a dystopian future tense , men and cleaning woman shack in a vast underground silo governed by strict regulations , believed to shield them from the hazardous universe above . The series turn over into the complex social order within the silo and the closed book smother their subterraneous existence .
