re: Silo (Apple TV+) Season Long Thread (No Book Spoilers)

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The heat tape was obviously significant but what exactly did it do?

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I was reading recaps and this is what most are saying: IT used inferior heat tape for those who clean that would not keep the toxins out of the suit. That way they die quickly and no one else wants to go outside save for a few one offs. By using the "good" heat tape that may or may not have been modified by the old lady the suit is holding up.

So it seems outside really is dangerous and the displays are accurate. Bernard seems to know everything or at least a lot more while Sims knew nothing about outside. 18 is probably the number of their silo among dozens or more (is the hard drive being 18 too a coincidence or significant?). It also appears the silos have some kind of contact with each other...probably a "Bernard" in each silo.

I truly didn't know if Juliette was going to live or die. On one hand she's the main character. On the other she's a pretty big actress now who may have only signed up for one season. It seems pretty clear the Sheriff and his wife (not small actor names) actually died. I thought for sure they survived and would come back.

One thing I'm not clear on is how many people have cleaned? They make it seem like it's rare but has happened because they state no one had ever not cleaned. But then where are all of the bodies? As far as I know we've only seen the Sheriff and wife still out there. I believe the revolution was 140 years ago. That's not enough time for the bodies and suits to decompose for other cleaners. And we didn't see bodies on the other side of the hill (plus Bernard freaked out when she looked like she was going to make it over the hill). I'm probably overthinking it but I feel like something's missing there.

I know a lot on this board lost interest in the show. I love it and stayed fascinated the whole time. My only real complaint is I wish we got a bit more explanation of what's going on before we take a big break between seasons. It's going to be hard for me not to jump into the books before that just to see what's going on. I don't want to do that because I'm sure the show is going to be somewhat different from the books and I would rather keep them separate in my mind.