Machines

Personally, I thought this episode was very entertaining. Without knowing how or why the silo came into existence, I'm happy chalking up the design flaws of the generator and the silo to lack of time/resources, human error, etc. But when it gets down to it, I don't think most people care that the realism of the engineering is questionable. It's believable enough. And for people saying the episode didn't move the plot forward it all, I have to wonder if you were even paying attention or just busy tearing it apart at every turn. Overall it was an intense episode with a lot of action, a fair amount of intrigue, and interesting characters.

This is one of those random TV episodes that's ripped straight out of master plots to fill time so that they can draw out the arc. On top of that, the whole premise is utterly stupid. You have to believe that "the Founders" had such advanced engineering that they built a steam turbine that can run 140+ years, but... they never thought of adding a steam vent so it could be shut down safely for maintenance. Like an essential feature that's been around since the 1800s? They have a backup system. What does it run on? Surely if they thought of a backup system, they would have thought about what would happen if the main turbine was offline? I won't even get into all the stuff that's crazy if you know anything at all about utility-scale stream turbines, but the silliness of the premise is just common sense. This episode is just one silly contrivance after another on many levels. It's acted out well enough that if you can force yourself to ignore how stupid it all is, it's somewhat enjoyable, but it sure was a struggle. I started the series thinking there might be some smart resolution to it, but slapdash writing like this has convinced me that the big reveals are probably going to be just as ridiculous.

What an incredible episode! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time.

I already liked the first two episodes, but this had all the qualities of a grand finale without being one.

If they can keep up the quality, this will easlily be one of my favorite TV series of all time.

I don't expect every episode so thrilling. World building, character development, silent moments etc. Are important aspects of a good TV show, as well. But so far, they are doing everything right.

I can't wait what they will come up with next. Congratulations to the makers, they've created something new and special here, which is rare in the TV world.

This episode gave me mixed emotions. While I like the writers bravery of taking risks, I think the decision to shift the perspective to Juliette was not it. Unfortunately, she lacks an interesting inner life, and I did not find her storyline compelling or great to watch.

I also didnt feel like the characters were interesting to watch. Without any spoilers the episode talks about something that will put the people of the silo at risk silo at risk, i didnt feel that the stakes were high enough.

That being said, i still love all the ideas and mysteries of the show, which is who built the silo and why. And with that ending i cant wait to watch the next episode.

This episode captures perfectly what every engineer responsible for a 24/7 service has experienced firsthand in his job.

Basically, you find an issue in the system that requires it to be down for an amount of time, then you proceed to beg management for a window where the system will be down to fix the issue, when you finally get the window it doesn't really matter how much you plan everything, there is always something that comes up unexpectedly during the process and you must improvise while time is running out.

Of course, the difference is that in the show story the service in question being down means there are lives at stake, not just the company losing money, but all in all it is the same.

I want to thank everybody involved in this show for taking the time to depict this so vividly, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.