Silo Season 3 Review
Silo is a sci-fi dystopian drama series created by Graham Yost based on the Wool series of novels by Hugh Howey. Season 1 premiered on the 5th of May 2023, followed by the second season on the 15th of November 2024, and the third season on the 3rd of July 2026. The fourth and final season is set to premiere on the 9th of July 2026.
Season 3 continues the story from where Season 2 ended… with Juliette Nichols returning back to her Silo in time to stop a rebellion, and she is now the mayor but doesn’t remember anything that happened before except what she has been told…
The Good
Season 2 of Silo finally addresses the questions of how and why the Silos came to be, giving the backstory. The story is no longer confined to the underground world of silos and unfolds in two timelines the before times when the outside was still habitable and the present day in post rebellion Silo 18 …
Its like watching two shows, a conspiracy theory political thriller pre-apocalyptic show and a post-apocalyptic survival drama unfolding underground, simmering in a slow-burning melting pot until things get to a furious boiling that will leave you at the edge of your seat.
Rebecca Ferguson remains magnetic as Juliette Nichols, navigating a complex dynamic as the new Mayor of Silo 18, despite her character facing memory issues, she is still hard-wired to take seek out the hard truth over convenient explanations.
Leadership in the Silo world means making hard decisions and the characters in power are never inherently bad and instead are trying to make the best of the information presented to them. You will find yourself inevitably sympathising with a character you thought you disliked before and perhaps hating one you thought you liked… It’s a morally complex drama.
The previous season had visibility issues with its extremely dark sets that obscured key action scenes, season 3 gives a much-needed visual contrast by incorporating bright, real-world past sequences alongside the underground aesthetic.
Seasons 3 and 4 were filmed back-to-back, meaning the concluding chapter is already in post-production.
The Bad
Don’t start watching this without first getting a recap otherwise, it can get doubly difficult to follow along with Juliet unaware of all the things that happened before.
Keeping up with the two storylines the present and the before times can get confusing especially in the early episodes when you do not have any context to past and would rather return to the Silo storyline. Meanwhile, the Silo storyline is moving along slowly with Juliet’s memory loss coming across as a stalling tactic to allow the other storyline to pick up momentum.
The two timelines don’t give any definite time frames as to when they are set which leaves one unsure exactly how far back the past is and how long people have been in the Silos and the uncertainty makes the story hard to follow.
The Ugly
As a political commentary, the show gives an unflattering view of how those in power decide the fate of everyone else, while the people affected by those decisions have little or no idea what is actually happening.
Final thoughts
Season 3 of Silo sets the stage for what promises to be an explosive conclusion which will keep even those who read the books guessing on where the story leads. It is slower than it should be, but dramatically ambitious and ultimately reward those who have been looking for answers.
Have you watched Silo? Does it sound like something you would watch?
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