Disappointing Payoff for a Great Concept
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
“Silo” had an excellent premise and a talented cast, but ultimately, it fell flat due to its lackluster resolution. The show starts strong, with the intriguing notion that the outside world might be safe and beautiful, and that higher-ups in the silo are covering up the truth. This gripping concept hooks you in episode one.
However, by episode three, all the main characters you’ve connected with are dead. You’re left clinging to the hope that the sheriff and his wife, who were sent outside to “clean,” might have survived and discovered the truth.
Instead, the subsequent episodes focus on uninteresting side plots, and the mystery unravels disappointingly. You’re led to believe there’s a deeper conspiracy regarding the IT guy’s death, but by episode ten, it’s revealed that those in power in the silo were correct all along: the outside world is derelict and dangerous, and the IT guy did commit suicide.
The show promised a big reveal, only to deliver an anticlimactic confirmation of the original narrative. There was no grand conspiracy, no hidden truths. The intriguing characters who might have driven a compelling storyline are dead, and the show’s direction offers no enticing future developments. It’s just “life in the silo,” which feels mundane compared to the potential exploration of the outside world.
“Silo” ended up being a waste of time, squandering its promising concept. It’s like watching a great program, only to find out it was all a dream and nothing really happened. Disappointing and frustrating – I won’t be watching season 2.