Machines

What an incredible episode! It's been a long time I've felt such tension in a TV show. Strangely, it was like watching a soccer game where everything resolves in the very last seconds, or the climax of a theater drama.

In this episode, we go even lower down the stairs where the machines keep the Silo functioning. As in our industrial societies, it's the bottom, the working and invisible people that maintain the system. But this time, it's in jeopardy. Of course it's hard to maintain life in a bunker and any, seemingly small problem can have catastrophic consequences. Wondering if it will all end is what makes this episode so thrilling!

Oh no! I hope this is a singular flop and not the general direction of the series. Compared to the cool first two episodes this feels like a filler because there's not much development. Just a lot of loud running around and forced drama. Except for a couple of short blibs. Too many things happening that do not work like that according to the laws of physics or mechanics. But I guess that's not the show's fault but the book's ( which I have not read ). I do grow to like Juliette more and more, but I hope going forward I see more of the cool stuff and not too much relational drama. On the other hand I have a feeling I already know the mystery, so... Let's see.

The big generator repair was the topic this episode and it's a major failure of the show runners and writers to not hire any or even better tech advisors and engineers. The turbine generator is just art director ridiculous and eyes roll. The entire silo concept would have had more logical engineering systems when built by the Founders 140 years earlier. You can think of the silo as a 10,000 passenger cruise ship or submarine and would need to be a self-contained habitat with multiple tech redundancies. Ok maybe there's a clue to what it all is when one character explains the steam comes from "somewhere". James Cameron for example does a great job in adding real tech into his sci fi films, even non-engineers can sense the added realism and possibilities. The Silo team appear to know steam is hot and saw a cutaway drawing of a turbine and then built a story around those two. It was good drama and tension though to get the repair completed.

This surprising find manages to capture the essence of classic sci-fi while infusing it with a unique blend of creativity, suspense, and thought-provoking concepts.

This episode titled weaves a tale of urgency and tension, captivating viewers with its heart-pounding intensity.

As the characters face the daunting task of replacing a critical machine part responsible for sustaining life within the SILO, the episode succeeds in delivering an adrenaline-fueled experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

This show is really really good from the first episode and each episode has its own quality; I hope it keeps sustaining this to the end!

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.