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Silo Season Three

A few months ago, we wrapped on season four of Silo, which will be the last season. Even though most of the work was done filming the show, and season three was ready to air, there’s still a lot of post-production to do on season four. But it felt like the journey was over for most of the people working on the show. I have to keep reminding myself that the journey is only halfway over for those of you watching Silo.

Spoiler alerts before you read on!

Season three is now four episodes in, and it’s time to start chatting a bit about what’s going on. During the weekend of wrap parties in London, most of the cast and crew filled a theater to watch two episodes from season three. It was a chance for everyone to hang out, and also to see some of the finished product that they’d all been working on. The two episodes the producers decided to air that day were episodes 4 and 5 of season 3. To say that I’ve been waiting on episode 4 to air is an understatement. It’s been killing me for everyone to see one of the big surprises we have in store. And there are plenty more to come.

For me, episode 4 is one of the most brilliantly shot, acted, directed, written episodes of the entire show. The production value is always high with Silo, but so many shots come across like a feature film, not a TV show. The chemistry between Daniel and Helen is off the charts. Patrick Kennedy’s interactions with Lukas are hilarious. The intrigue of what’s happening in the past gets ratcheted up to 11. Juliette starts to feel and act like her old self. I mean, even the opening of the episode is intense af. There’s so much to love about every minute of episode 4. And episode 5 picks right up where it leaves off. I can’t believe we have to wait an entire week!

I almost wish Apple had dropped these first four episodes on day one, then turned to a weekly release. They really reward binging up to this point. We are all anxious to see Juliette return, and when she tells Shirley she feels like she’d murder to protect her, we’ve got our beloved Jules back.

If you haven’t started watching season 3 yet, now’s the time to jump onboard. And after you watch this episode, I highly recommend this recap video: Pete is killing it with his coverage of the show.

Enjoy! And see you next week!

12 responses to “Silo Season Three”

  1. Evan Avatar
    Evan

    After seeing a couple films in the theaters for the first time since before my son was born, I’ve come to the conclusion that a 10-hour streaming series is simply a better medium for telling a novel-length story.

    The thing that really broke the seal was seeing Project Hail Mary: a book which I liked but a movie which fell somewhat short, *having done nothing wrong*. I thought, “Wow this is the best movie I’ve seen in a long time… and it doesn’t come close to doing the book justice.” I just wanted more, and I would have paid for more — but the studio already shipped the entire story. They can’t just release a sequel with more details in between.

    Contrast something like Netflix’s “DAЯK”: written for three seasons, shot in three seasons, released in three seasons. We see it the way it was intended by the authors, without a chance for the studio and the business to drag it out post-hoc after seeing whether it was successful or not.

    Sure they can come back and add prequels and spin-offs, but they don’t feel like they’re part of the same story, and I can just ignore them, à la Game of Thrones.

    Anyhow that’s a lot of text without actually mentioning Silo. Which is awesome. I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for us.

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  2. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    I have to say I’m disappointed in E3 S3. I may have missed the why so many diversions from the book series. it’s now become a drama/mystery/detective show, and less about the point of what you’ve written.

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    1. Julie Avatar
      Julie

      I think both S1 and S2 diverged significantly from the book, as well. But, surprisingly I wasn’t disappointed. I liked how S1 went way deeper into the relational lives of the characters and separately how the book went harder on the technical side of things. I went into S3 expecting some surprises / differences bc the show overall feels like it took its own course. I normally might be really annoyed by this, but I think they rather compliment each other in a weird way.

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    2. Corrinn Avatar
      Corrinn

      I’m also disappointed in S3 in general. I get that some things need to change from the story, but there’re too many that don’t meaningfully add to the story or characters. The pacing is horrible, there’s too filler, and the drama is very melodramatic. It’s a real shame because the second book is my favorite and it feels like they completely butchered it. They also butchered Solo’s story pretty bad, but S2’s pacing just wasn’t nearly as bad as the current season.

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  3. Ray Avatar
    Ray

    In the winter of life having studied geopolitical events and military history, ancient cultures and the obvious involvement of secret societies, intelligence agencies that operate behind the yellow brick road , Dorothy, curtain and the enevible of warning us of future events to unfold. Perhaps Silo is yet to unfold in truth . Fascinating when you think Finland has built 4.8 million shelter spaces for a nation of just 5.6 million under solid granite, under Helsinki.

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  4. Robby Bost Avatar
    Robby Bost

    Jules is back and Hugh your right episode 4 is more intense. I love the show wish I could binge watch. I was hoping there would be 5 seasons but I’ll take 4.

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  5. Noah Avatar
    Noah

    Yes, many have unfortunately been complaining about this season, and I feel that dropping the first 4 eps together would have quieted their outrage. I’m excited as always for every week, anything you can hint about next episode titled, “Memory”?

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  6. Zev Paiss Avatar
    Zev Paiss

    Greetings,
    Episode 4 of this 3rd season was by far my most favorite of the season and possibly the entire run. Except of course the finale of season one. WTF! There are more than one silo???
    Epiosode 4 felt like the characters had grown significantly wheather they could remember their past of not. And the world of the silo seem to deepen significantly with new location and more amazing sets. Ok, ok there are mines. Curious to see where they take us. As a book reader and lover I have had to relax and see where the changes lead. Well done. Can’t wait for Fridays.

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  7. Mark DeBonis Avatar
    Mark DeBonis

    I feel like the memory loss issue stalls the flow of the story. Not sure why it was invented.

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    1. Corrinn Avatar
      Corrinn

      I think they did it because the show did not adapt Misson’s story from the books. Instead of writing and adapting different characters, they just decided to do it to Jules. I’m not a fan of this either, especially since it took up so much of season with little pay off in my opinion.

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  8. Zev Paiss Avatar
    Zev Paiss

    Mark, while it might be frustrating something needed to stall Jules from telling everyone what happened right away. Since none of this were in the books it is artistic license for the series. Builds tension.

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  9. xoolsool Avatar
    xoolsool

    Episode 4 sounds like a real standout—I love when a show takes time to build characters before delivering big surprises. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the season unfolds.
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