Silo Season 2 Episode 1 Breakdown | Recap & Review | Ending Explained

[@akaidatenshi]

Rebecca's casting is the best that happened to her og character. She gives it something she lacked in the original story

[@munkymunk]

She plays Juliette exactly as I imagined her. The sequence where she is trying to cross into IT is brilliant. It might be slow-paced but it's important to show just how determined and resourceful she is. Honestly this is turning out to be the best book adaptation I've seen in a very long time.

[@LaurindaBellinger]

I don't know why, my first thought was those bodies outside looked charred from being burned. Rebecca can carry an entire episode. I enjoyed this but agree it would have been nice to drop the second episode. I was more interested in seeing Silo 18's reaction. Great video and I'm looking forward to your recaps this season.

[@Hochspitz]

It seems many found the episode boring, too slow paced. I am not one of those. I liked it and thx for your recap, Pete.

[@99rainingflame]

I liked it. Felt like a video game. But it’s not just watching her get across the gap to a door. It was world building and set up. Literally the writing on the walls was perfect. So many things to look at and read and decipher

[@Gregorius421]

I liked it. First few episodes have been slow in shows I saw in recent years, so got to accept it as it is.

[@johncnorris]

@@Gregorius421 I prefer a slow burn plot over werewolves and vampires fighting each other over a two dimensional female character style story. Call me complicated.

[@Kaustic410]

Yea I was ok with the pacing , my only gripe was just how dark everything was .. at times It was just hard to see .. Opening episode could of been better but they always can so I’m not trippin

[@Hellowifi]

Agreed. It captured the sense of loneliness and hopelessness perfectly. People saying it was too slow paced honestly just lack an attention span and crave excitement constantly rather than immersing themselves in a story

[@TheSkippy82]

The wait between seasons is really waiting for more pete breakdowns

[@ianboelts]

the scene where she falls into the water really gave me anxiety lol. something about the dark water at the bottom of the silo really activates my thalassophobia lol

[@NoInterleaving]

was the rope really cut?

[@cseptember6562]

​@@NoInterleaving She fell the 1st time but when she went back up the rope did look like it was cut

[@NoInterleaving]

@@cseptember6562 thank you, I only was watching it at 480p 😮‍💨

[@vladimirvojtaml]

QTE fail endgame screen type of thing :D

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

And probably ice cold.

[@djdksf1]

You nailed it when you said "we realize how well we know this character." The combination of smart writing and Ferguson's deeply honest and nuanced performance makes me feel like I've known her for years. Can't wait to see where they take the season!

[@donaldsmith8648]

My boy is back!!! Love this channel and another great video YEET!

[@lazer23x]

YEET 😎

[@WildBillTurkey]

Really wish they could turn on a light.The show is so dark that I have to make my home absolutely black to watch it, and put tape over my digital watch.

[@sarat3913]

Me too!

[@TVeldhorst]

I did not have that problem at all. Must be your screen.

[@lawbinson]

I feel like this episode had to be watched on a screen that is Amoled with true blacks. It was tough to watch on my iPad because the black bars were basically brighter than the show.

[@ghdshds1899]

dawg are you watching on an ereader

[@alveolate]

nothing to do with screens, it was both dark AND low contrast. whoever did the post-processing for the show just decided to crank it down for whatever reason, cos there's no way they could've filmed in such dark conditions. it reminded me of GoT s8

[@coreyh4692]

I liked the episode. Not every episode needs to be non stop bang bang.

[@JustCallMeAnnie]

The episode was so suspenseful. Enjoyed it!

[@carlosamaya5108]

I enjoyed it so far, but something that didn't make sense was her giving up so easily on that mysterious door that she had never seen before. So she tried so hard to get there and she didn't explore enough to see that room? Went back because she heard some noises and then she's just leaving like nothing was important about that? My opinion.

[@RayzeR_RayE]

Just watched this morning before work!! Awesome

[@omniplank]

Love it when a show I watch and a show that you cover intersect. Great breakdown as always Pete!

[@regweldrotmg]

The onesie type outfits she finds in the wardrobe was a nice callback to the book tbh.

[@99rainingflame]

See I noticed that too. I’m going to have to rewatch the opening to see if anyone was wearing them

[@conors4430]

Unfortunately people need to be okay with the slow burn, as someone who has read all the books, there is a reason for it, and it’s not necessarily TV dragging things out. The point is as far as we know there is only one character who knows everything, and even he might not know everything, everybody else is literally in an information silo as well as a literal silo. So the exploration is them trying to put together what the hell is going on. If that was done and found out too easily then it loses something because clearly it wasn’t that elaborate. When in actuality, it’s very elaborate, And it deserves time to be taken to unravel it all. I promise you it will be worth it in the end.

[@russg4313]

Having read the books - i'm interested to see how true they stay to them. If this is the pacing they are going to follow, I'll be out after episode 2 though. There was no new character development in this episode. We all know Juliette is a skilled engineer who can make do and solve problems........and has "been on the outside" from relationships perspective......so not sure what value this episode brought, especially considering how much ground they need to cover if season 2 is going to be book 2. have a feeling I'll be dropping off after episode 2 if they don't deviate from the books in anyway as the slow pacing combined with knowing the outcomes makes this a boring watch.

[@ginomo80]

I’d absolutely LOVE to hear some book reader spoiler speculation on how you think they’ll integrate certain plot points into the show.

[@dorinic]

I watched this on my OLED TV, and my wife came into the room and asked if the TV was even on. This is the darkest episode of TV I've ever seen where I had to turn off all lights and close the doors. Other than that it was a decent season opener.

[@jbjacobs9514]

Thank you. I was unable to really figure out what the H was going on in 80% of the episode it was so dark.

[@bhhenry]

Thanks Pete Peppers, really needed this.

[@guyinc0gnito]

Why’d she pour old coffee on her suit before cutting it off? Best guess is that she’s trying to wash off any toxic dust that collected on her suit

[@ryanw1433]

Yes, and best guess is the decontamination attempt almost certainly didn’t work that well.

[@Stello203]

My favorite show recapper is back and the world is whole again. 💪🏽

[@mh3594]

Should have dropped 2 eps and kept it moving

[@user-ko3te7oy6d]

I wonder why Jules didn't try to go to another silo...one without a pile of skeletons outside.

[@stevenmctowelie5141]

limited time, limited air supply.

[@jusblaze99]

In the book (not a spoiler) the Silos are waay further apart and she just got to this one by chance. She actually thought she had walked in a circle back to her Silo.

[@user-ko3te7oy6d]

@@jusblaze99 Interesting, thanks alot.

[@PetePeppers1]

She knew before she went out that she had a limited amount of air so you can imagine the gamble of going into the silo with the dead bodies seemed better than the gamble of trying to make it to another one in time. She had no guarantee that the next one wouldn't have a bunch of dead bodies outside it either. You have to keep in mind that they know nothing about the world outside and up until a few minutes ago she had no idea there was anything outside their silo.

[@Oxygenep12]

@@jusblaze99 Thats good to hear. When I saw all those silos in the ending it made zero sense to me how close they all were to each other considering how far back the corridors and rooms go in the 'main' silo. They would surely bump in to each other lol.

[@AlexRoivas]

Russel is the guy that screams pull back when the sheriff and the revolting people push past the raiders. When the sherrif is washing his hand and says his hand slips mean they tortured and interrogated Russel, which he says he wanted alive and he went too far and he died. When they say why he didnt open the door they are talking about Solo.

[@MaxTroyak]

I don't think that's correct. You see Russel fall over the rail during the revolt. I think that's what he means - his "hand slipped"

[@MaxTroyak]

Acutally, not sure if it IS Russel that fell over, but when he says that quote you know Russel is dead at that point. Hmmm

[@michaellalli7693]

I never knew I was a Rebecca Ferguson fan? Wow, she is outstanding!

[@cybele_m]

So glad you're covering this show again. Would you consider doing a spoiler segment at the end of each video for book readers? There's already so much to address for book readers that can't be talked about without spoiling things for everyone else

[@seventeendegree]

Great first episode. I actually enjoyed the slower pace.

[@dawnpalace8626]

Thanks Pete. Love your breakdowns as much as the episodes themselves

[@przemekkozlowski7835]

One thing I am not sure on is whether the rebels deliberately flooded the generator or was the silo failing and the generator flooding was a consequence of that? Did the rebellion cause the breakdown or was the rebellion caused by the breakdown and everyone realizing that they were going to die anyway.

[@alex7356]

This guy seemed to miss out a part in flashback where sherif is asked "but what if hes lying" by his wife right after talking about opening the door to the outside. The sherif responds with "then we're all dead anyways" which seems to somewhat confirm the Silo was indeed failing

[@PetePeppers1]

keep watching

[@Goldgirl1020]

If you remember beginning of season 1 the silo she was in before is often very close to failing so she’s basically now seeing what’s going to happen if it fails or is flooded by rebellion either way.

[@theydcstudio]

When she walked among the dead bodies on the surface, with the music I really felt it. This a lit series. 🔥

[@rini6]

Can’t wait to get out of work and run to my tv tonight!

[@BlueLikeNeon]

Great opening episode. Waiting for more.

[@gspendley]

Great breakdown I agree it looks to be cut 😮

[@Gator5000e]

Pete, a great recap, as usual. I look forward to your recaps and breakdown of the upcoming season. But one favor if you happen to read this. Please warn us if you’re going to include any book boilers. One of the things I enjoyed about season one is I had not read the books and had no idea what was coming. I want to keep it that way for season two. So just let us know ahead of time if you’re gonna venture into Books boilers. Thanks and looking forward to the season breakdowns.

[@johnjenkins9445]

when? he doesn't do this. he really goes out of his way to avoid spoilers from the books

[@Gregorius421]

Here we go again 😀Good to hear Pete.

[@starsaintcyr7327]

I’m calling it now on flashbacks when saw Julie fixing the radio and then season one. She was using it to communicate with a friend. I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be another radio in the new silo so I wish you could tell everybody that she’s alive.

[@sweetest-of-memes]

I think the first episode would have been more impactful if we didn’t know from the trailer that she finds Steve Zahn’s character at the end. Knowing she’s not actually alone in there is what made it boring to me. Otherwise, I think the suspense of wondering what the sound is and if she’ll find someone there would have kept my attention more. Not a good season premiere by any means but Silo is still one of the best shows on TV right now and I’m excited for next week!

[@johnjenkins9445]

ya i broke down and listened to the rest of all the books :/ so surprise mostly gone now, but i am still all for watchin it play out on screen ! and pete will fill me in on what i miss :)

[@mrj4082]

I didn't watch the trailer so I didn't know about Steve Zahn or his character

[@ku8adop]

I recommend not watching trailers for shows that you are interested in bro. I do it all the time and just don’t spoil anything for myself

[@seenev]

I read the book between seasons. It's crazy how much they made up for the show. The first season was like 90% new stuff.

[@TheGodsEye82]

Because of you I read the books. Do you think they'll somehow tie Shift & Dust together? I get the audience may have been thrown off if they did Shift for this season.

[@jodajackson4489]

In the flashbacks, Walker made it clear that in the down deep they speak plainly and to the point. This is an indication that Juliette developed her directness from her environmental (the down deep) and mentor AKA Walker.

[@QuiltGuildFilms]

Great episode and start to season 2! Just finished the episode and came straight here ha

[@jamiecotc]

"Giving Rebecca Ferguson a whole hour more or less to herself is something you should do if you can." Same. 100%

[@hotwaterclark]

The folks who didn’t enjoy this are the types that need an entire season to binge at once. Knowing you have to wait for the payoff subconsciously screws with your attention span. This season is about to get nuts. The 2nd half of the book was so rewarding.

[@Mr.Witness]

This is psycho babble projection to rationalize a terrible episode of tv.

[@TaylorJaye]

No after a year of waiting this was not it. I don't need a full season today but I need relevant content that doesn't drag

[@hotwaterclark]

@ hopefully you enjoy the remainder of the season.

[@ABVISSUALS]

i remember the first season and it was so great and so curious bout whats gonna happen next. the first ep is literally her walking and just dragging the whole thing and showing a cringe moment at the end. so please the quality really dropped stop defending and call what is cringe as cringe dont be a blind fanboi

[@johnjenkins9445]

@@TaylorJaye easy killa.. the pace is coming.. you will see ;)

[@Luis33B0xx3r]

This episode's pace is in step with the book, so it was nice to watch it develop. But I also think the bridge was a bit of a time waster. Other than that, it's looking good so far and I hope it deals with the coming stories in the books with the same degree of faithfulness to the core material. Could be interesting.

[@hunterfaught3304]

Love this show and I’m all for slow burns, but in a 44 min episode, i counted 14 minutes of Jules trying to cross that bridge lol. Love the exploring aspect but like cmon 😂

[@Metallic-Sun]

And the last bridge she made would've fallen into the water, if they were being realistic.

[@abcd-nv1nc]

Especially when series only have 8 episodes. There’s no room for so much filler

[@derd3]

And just the cheesy jump scare of a failed bridge… isn’t she an engineer?

[@TkrzTT]

@@abcd-nv1nc 10 no?

[@AshtonCoolman]

It was fun to learn that the surface is indeed toxic and that the people trying to keep everyone inside of the Silos are kind of justified. It would, however, be beneficial if surface structures connecting silos were built to expand their gene pools.

[@derd3]

I suspect those tunnels down deep would serve as conduits.

[@mngbennett]

Why did she cut the rope when she could have easily untied it from the railing.

[@universalcollective427]

Petey! It's a been a loooooooong hiatus. Knew you'd be back for Silo2: The Resiloing. I love a good Indiana Jones ep. Archeology of ancient things past, some known, some not, really hits me in the good place. Silo 2 off to a rearing start! I'd spend the season just watchin Juliette explore.

[@NickSchoenfeld]

I think that vault he’s in, is the room behind the server room, the most important room in the Silo. (Where Bernard watches Juliette’s helmet cam the trailer. I realized after watching Bernard walk into that room with judge Meadows in the “Rebellion” trailer on Tv+. In both instances, the room is entered by entering a key locked door followed by the server room, then a vault door to the final room. Also, you can see “We’ll get in sooner or later” on the back wall. I wonder what the room is for (besides looking at Juliette’s helmet cam).

[@joaoanjo]

This show is so good. I found it by chance and waited only five days, for season 2.

[@nwanne1nne616]

Ain't you lucky?😂

[@TkrzTT]

I got lucky in a similar way with outer banks 😂

[@mrmiscellany]

What if the outside air is SO toxic that those bodies were only a few weeks or months old? And that rebellion would have pretty much just happened. Far fetched because of the overgrowth within the silo but just a thought! It could be more recent than people are theorizing...

[@kevinmezue1802]

Is it just me or was she surprised seeing the digging machine in s1, the s2 flashback suggests she's been down there as a child

[@JohnnyZenith]

You continue to be the absolute best at this on the internet.

[@lawbinson]

Agree it would've been nice to drop the 2nd episode. But, I guess this is a good hook.

[@neondemon5137]

Seems pretty good so far, fairly faithful to the books.

[@hm9627]

Who else like me, got a severe case of Deja Vu of the Lost series and its hatch door season finale? Maaaan what a time in television that was 🔥💪🏾

[@arsonor]

Have you watched From? Pretty great show (so far) by some of t the Lost writers.

[@Amoraszune]

Great to see the top ad under this video is the Peppers Silo Launceston hotel 😂😂

[@ThisIntrovertLife]

Maybe Apple should have released the first 2-3 episodes like Amazon does. This was definitely a slow burn and barely moved the story forward.

[@bekincai]

or the whole damn season like Netflix. Of course I wouldn't have gone to work today if they did haaaa

[@wavy9434]

Hate how weekly episodes have been brought back. ion mind a slower pace, but waiting a week makes it so much more annoying.

[@Kloboshtok27]

If the pace of the next episodes stayed the same the whole season would be a disaster

[@danielgunchev3791]

Pete u legit bro!

[@dominiks_geeky_life_2]

The air isn't toxic. There's a cloud of nanobots programmed to terminate human beings surrounding the area where all the silos are.

[@GlasPthalocyanine]

Yes but the nanobots must always be there. They have to be activated or deactivated. When Juliette left the silo, there was a very specific order to her actions. She did not clean. She was given the wool, not just any random bit of rag, to clean the sensor. I'd guess the wool is either a catalyst for the reaction with the nanobots, or maybe it's made of a specific material that activates a switch behind the sensor. Juliette skipped that. Then she had to touch the rock to switch off the visual feed to her helmet?

[@jigen1504]

If u noticed the new silo the rooms were painted with waving lines and artistic motifs and it appears the ppl had way more creative freedom🎉 than the original silo.

[@ybemad]

People found this episode boring!? This was mindblowing the way The Martian was in showing necessity being the mother of invention. She scienced the crap out of this episode! Giving us the flashbacks gave us two levels of storytelling. Oof

[@BeerFoamy]

❤

[@charleshamilton9274]

I found this episode to be a triumph of a resourceful - an extremely clever - engineer’s approach to a set of obstacles. The added nuance that the engineer was a woman made the episode even more compelling. My only quibble - which I totally understand was a necessity - was the oh-too-convenient lighting in the adjacent silo. With the generator useless from the deliberate flooding, you’d think the silo would be completely dark after the long period of time, amirite?

[@Charlemagne1367]

What has gender got to do with it 🤦‍♂ The lack of realism was quite high.. If that is the tone of this new season it doesn't bode well for the rest.

[@TVeldhorst]

I found it quite realistic, well made, great sets and lighting, awesome acting. And in line with (the spirit of) the book.

[@lawbinson]

The show did a great job of putting the view into the shoes of someone having to explore these other creepy Silos.

[@bleee9252]

since the silo is flooded how is there power and life support in this silo? I may be wrong but I thought the generator is lower than the point the water has reached. Wouldn't that lead to the power at least being dead?

[@meoff7602]

For reasons that contain spoilers.

[@TVeldhorst]

Yes. Good observation. Now take this thought and think it through.... What is the implication for the serverroom still having power...

[@scpatl4now]

The rope broke due to being old, dry rotted and abrasion from rubbing on the concrete. Caused it to snap

[@gsquare2397]

Anyone noticed that Apple changed the aspect ratio of season 2 episode wherein season 1 had a bigger screen which elevates the experience to watch a sci-fi show. Apple started cost cutting, the same way they did with Foundation S2. Do like the comment if you’ve also noticed it!

[@CB_4]

I noticed that too. I was sad to see that, season 1 looked so good with that aspect ratio

[@BeerFoamy]

Bad Apple 😢

[@nickp5036]

6:47 i dont thin the rope was untied, i think more or less they want to show that the rope was frayed by the conrete and snapped, but based off the thickness of the rope it would take more than that for the concrete to eat through it. so maybe someone cut it? but i feel juliette would have noticed another presence in the vault.

[@TVeldhorst]

Well she didn't consciously... until she found out

[@AlphaSierra380]

The series reminds me of "Lost" series. They keep pilling mysteries over mysteries. Hope they don't suffer the fate of Lost.

[@emanuelalvarez2908]

Love the show. Love the actress.

[@Ezvil504]

Loved this episode

[@BeerFoamy]

Metoo

[@robintaberner]

Well I suppose a flashback is one way of dealing with a chunk of Book 2. That basically had nothing to do with Silo 18. I wonder how they’ll deal with the really long ago flashback…..

[@michaelnextdoor8726]

I was thinking they didn't flood it on purpose but that water table was flooding there lower levels. The situation pushed them to want to get out because facing death anyway.

[@marcayres8567]

solid first episode

[@PANAGIOTISTOYOTA]

you're fast already a video !

[@pmcmanus420]

LOVE IT! Juliette is a combination MacGyver with Jason Bourne and Black Widow!

[@AgentKushido3]

He’s bacckkk

[@GabrielAlcala956]

Well for Pete’s PEPPERS!!!!!!

[@RS-handle]

Gave me lost vibes when they found the hatch

[@Volgan16666]

So the air was poison then but I wonder if it still is. Great show.

[@casual4974]

this ep gave me the tomb raider feel, or like a game where she needs to solve the puzzle. very good start of season 2 the only question i have is why the air inside is not toxic or at least partly toxic

[@wmla31]

Having read the books I found it interesting, like Pete said not knowing what she’s thinking makes it difficult to understand her choices. Short of spoilers I hope the next episodes will make it all clearer (including some departures from the books)

[@ericmanso7355]

I’m at shock with the whole people in the beginning damn that’s sad

[@niZmosis]

The knot she tied originally, the tail end was super short, not trustworthy, but then the next shot the tail end was 2 feet long lol.

[@chrisretzlaff2895]

I thought that was Steve Zahn, I love that guy

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

I hope that everyone watching this show know that all this are metaphors. Metaphors of humanity and the silo is a simple self explanatory metaphor of humanity and limitations. The IT and constructed realities to control population are also very simple metaphors. Now hat makes the show interesting is to see where are the writers taking these simple metaphors to? What will be the conclusion of all this, what will be the reveal.

[@wouter12wpp]

From a mechanical perspective, Juliette is terrible at coming up with DIY solutions. Her entire life has been about finding solutions, so you would expect that something as simple as finding a way across a gap would be trivial for her. Yet, it seems she deliberately makes foolish decisions to shock the audience. Let’s name a few examples: 1. She comes up with the idea to climb down using a rope from the upper bridge. Instead of untying the knots, she cuts the rope. Then she proceeds to tie the rope to the middle of the bridge rather than at the end, which would have saved her from needing to swing. Even if she had to swing, for the rope to snap from a little friction with the bridge, it would have had to be incredibly weak. 2. She decides to build a bridge, tying a rope to one end to swing the bridge to the other side. So far, so good. However, rather than using the rope to support the middle of the bridge (which would make the bridge 4x stronger), she assumes it is strong enough on its own. She starts walking across, but after a while, the bridge begins to collapse. Normally, you would go back and reinforce the bridge. She has all the materials she could need and as much time as she wants. Instead, she decides to risk her life to get to the other side, probably saving only 30 minutes.

[@giedriusk.4321]

Yeah, also using polyethylene material to bind metal pieces having so many ropes. lol. that looked so silly.

[@stupidminotaur9735]

MY hand slip. watching the episode right now, its the guy who was dangling from the rope. the leader guy they captured him they put a noose around his neck threating him to tell secrets and either he didnt tell him wanted they wanted to hear. my thinking the rope/noose was their way of excution

[@Neos1heOne]

Thanks for pointing out the rope might have been cut, I didn’t notice that at all. Maybe the guy behind the door can get out, or there are others around watching 🤷🏻

[@PetePeppers1]

When I went back to watch a second time I noticed there's a shot where she holds up the rope and looks at it. Worth checking out if you missed it.

[@damightyshabba439]

... Just a quick note on the closing shot of last season showing all the Silo's... a couple of them appear to have "access points" dug through the crater mounds.... Never read the books, so - sorry if that turns out to be a thing! But they look like supply routes.

[@DarriannMariee]

I just knew that rope wasn’t gone hold. That was a horrible knot 😩😂

[@gspendley]

Looks like it was cut not frayed 😮

[@themultiverse4108]

​@@gspendley solo is only survivor in that silo 17

[@themultiverse4108]

Same bruh the rope its 40 years old

[@Gregorius421]

That was a clove hitch which can be used for belaying and it was secured with a half hitch to avoid undoing by movement. It tightens under load, quite safe. The rope was cut as shown later.

[@troublefollows9986]

​@@themultiverse4108Is he?😮

[@kendrickthomas1328]

I wonder what happened to the governor of that silo or the folks in the control room who watched every one. They should know what it's really like outside

[@elizabethtaylor9731]

I think he mention his hand slipping to show us when the condition that Billings has started.

[@thecounter.54231]

I know the books and I don't want to spoil anything, so I know the answer, but I want to know if anyone else noticed that the IT still had and still has power even though the generator is off ;) Can't wait to see if the explanation for the "toxic air" is the same as in the books. This season will be epic! I really liked the first episode, especially as it was quite slow.

[@Krish_Mazal]

I believe there is no toxic air outside it's seems that it was only an experiment

[@anotherdedchannel]

I can't help but to think this ends with the silos communicating and making more suites to walk between silos. If I was Juliette I would've had to walk to a couple more Silos and waved at the people.

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

pretty good episode , not overly fond of flash back's

[@KingKing-cz6xh]

I think if they’d realized the first two episodes at the same time this would be a great first episode. But I’m super pissed I have to wait another week for the show to finally get started

[@Dhieen]

episode 1 breakdown: jessica try to create some bridges and stuff and she fail but at the end she succeed yeees alot of things happened in this episode

[@johncnorris]

I hope they are setting the stage for some really dark plot twists.

[@funkifunghi]

i liked the first season very much, but i was sooo bored with this first episode. hopefully it gets better in the future...

[@Charlemagne1367]

Not to mention the unrealism of the things she pulls off.