Warning! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2 and Hugh Howey’s Silo books.
Although many mysteries remain unresolved in Apple TV+‘sSilo, one of the biggest among them revolves around the number of rebellions before the series’ present timeline.Siloseason 1 confirmed that a major rebellion took place close to 140 years before the present timeline. However, despite the rebels' best efforts to overthrow the Silo’s leaders, they failed to achieve their goal, allowing the regime to maintain its iron grip.
Since the citizens of Silo 18 never talked about any other rebellions, it was hard not to believe that only one rebellion happened before the show’s present timeline. Silo 18 also celebrates an annual holiday, touted as the “Freedom Day,” which commemorates the victory over the previous rebellion. This, too, suggests that previous rebellions have been long forgotten. However,Siloseason 2’s episode 4suggests that unbeknownst to most citizens, more rebellions have happened in the past.
Silo Season 2 Reveals That There Were More Than 10 Rebellions In Silo 18
The Exact Number Of Rebellions Remains A Mystery
While talking to Shirley inSilo season 2’s episode 4, Knox glares at a wall in the deep down. He says that even though he previously believed the wall had the names of the Silo’s founders, he has come to realize that they are the names of the people from the Mechanical who died during previous rebellions. The wall seems to have several names but reveals nothing about how many rebellions happened before the most recent one. However, it confirms that many rebellions have taken place in the past.
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Seeing the names on the wall, Knox deduces that the rebellion they grew up hearing about was only the last one. Before that, every generation had its own rebellion. According to the timeline inHugh Howey’sSilobooks, the silos were first created in 2049, and humans accommodated them in 2052. Juliette’s arc unfolds in 2345, 293 years after the silos were first occupied. If one generation is assumed to last for 25 years,close to 12 generations lived in Silo 18 in the 293 years. This could mean that, based on the books' timeline, as many as ten rebellions might have happened.
Why Silo 18 Blames Rebellions On Mechanical
The Mechanical Has The Power To Control Everything In The Silo
After skimming through the wall in theSiloseason 2 episode, Knox also realizes that every time a rebellion erupts in Silo 18, the Mechanical is blamed by the authorities. Realizing where he is going, Shirley agrees that, since they have the power to shut down the entire Silo, the leaders blame them and pit the upper levels against them.They do this to ensure the Mechanical’s workers do not unite and challenge the status quoby stopping the flywheels that are crucial for the Silo’s sustenance. Despite these newfound insights, Shirley and Knox fall into Bernard’s trap.
While Shane McRae plays Knox inSilo, Shirley is portrayed by Remmie Milner.
Although they try to establish control over the Mayor by threatening to shut down the Silo if he does not let them meet Meadows, they fail to realize that Bernard is one step ahead of them. As soon as they enter Meadows' office and find her dead inSiloseason 2’s episode 4, Bernard gains the upper hand as it allows him to frame them for Meadows’s death. With this, history repeats itself as the Mechanical is blamed for yet another crisis.
Silo
In a dystopian future, men and women reside in a vast underground silo governed by strict regulations, believed to shield them from the hazardous world above. The series delves into the complex social order within the silo and the mysteries surrounding their subterranean existence.
