Silo on Apple TV+ is the slow burn nobody warned me about

I started watching Silo three weeks ago during my night shifts at the hospital. Man, I thought I was getting into a simple dystopian show but it's way deeper. The first two episodes crawl like molasses, I almost quit. Then around episode 4, the mystery about why people can't go outside just hooks you hard. The sets are incredible, that huge spiral staircase in the silo gives me chills. Rebecca Ferguson carries the whole thing on her back. I binge watched 8 episodes in one night after my shift last Tuesday. Has anyone else found the pacing makes it harder to get into but totally worth it?

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lily_sullivan8216d ago

The staircase is honestly the best part of the whole show. That dizzying shot looking down all those spirals really sells how trapped everyone is. My coworker kept asking why I was holding my breath during those scenes. And you're right about the pacing being rough upfront, but that crawl makes you pay attention to every little detail. By the time you find out about the cleaning tape and the sensors, all that slow build pays off hard.

morgan.cameron15d ago

The first two episodes crawl like molasses" is exactly right, but that slow start is why the payoff works so well. Once you get past episode 4, every little detail from those boring first hours suddenly matters. The cleaning tape reveal made me rewind and rewatch the early scenes because so much was hiding in plain sight. Rebecca Ferguson is incredible, but I think the set design steals the show. That staircase is basically its own character at this point.