Wires from the Deep

Overview: Angela and Crystal do a quick spoiler-free review of Hulu’s Paradise, which many Silo fans have been recommending online, then go into a deep dive for the full season.. Hosted by: Crystal Watanabe and Angela Traficante Community Links: r/SiloSeries (subreddit) Email: crystal@thedowndeep.net Follow Wires from the Deep on Instagram @wiresfromthedeep  Subscribe to us on YouTube!

With Silo Season 2 having completed its run, Crystal (pikkopots) and Angela welcome two of the moderators, Bill (MEGAT0N) and Maddy (Holiday_Cabinet), from the SiloSeries subreddit to discuss the season, remaining mysteries of the finale, and how things work behind the scenes running a large TV show fan community. 

The Season 2 finale of Silo finally landed, and boy was it a doozy. Lukas races to the top, Mechanical launches a plan, Bernard cackles like an evil villain, and Audrey gets a verbal beatdown. Crystal and Angela break down "Into the Fire."

The penultimate episode of Silo Season 2 has everyone talking. A slate of new characters in 17, things heating up in 18, a look back at a tragic event, and an ending that shocked us all. Angela and Crystal break down Silo Episode 9, "The Safeguard."

Bernard and Walker meet to discuss cooperation. Lukas tracks down the descendants of the infamous Salvador Quinn to find the book used to decode the love letter. Jules encounters yet another new danger. Angela and Crystal break down Episode 8, "The Book of Quinn."

Mechanical launches the next phase of their rebellion, Lukas makes progress on Salvador Quinn's coded letter, and Jules goes for yet another dive, this one much more treacherous. Crystal and Angela break down Silo S2 Episode 7, "The Dive."

Crystal and Angela welcome guest Patrice Fitzgerald, author of Karma of the Silo. Things ramp up in Silo 18, and a character gets a big surprise promotion. Breaking down Silo Episode 6, "Barricades."

Six different storylines to follow, but there's one scene this week that everyone's talking about. Crystal and Angela break down Silo Season 2 Episode 5, "Descent. What's next for Juliette Nichols?

Jules and Solo hang out in a classroom while he plays music and she plans. Meanwhile, Bernard and Meadows's old mentor/shadow dance comes to an unexpected conclusion. Crystal and Angela break down "The Harmonium," Silo's fourth Season 2 episode. 

In Wires from the Deep Episode 18, "Here and Back Again," Crystal and Angela break down Silo Season 2 Episode 2, "Solo," discussing Steve Zahn's portrayal of the man in the vault and what in the silo is up with Bernard and Meadows.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 17, "Fear Of Missing Outside," Crystal and Angela break down Silo Season 2 Episode 2, "Order."

In Wires from the Deep Episode 16, "Bridge Over Silo Water," Crystal and Angela break down Silo Season 2 Episode 1, "The Engineer" and discuss community reaction to the premiere.

Wires from the Deep returns with Episode 15, "What We Saw," with Crystal and new co-host Angela Traficante. With Season 2 of Silo coming in just under a month, the first trailer has been released, and it's time to break it down and dust off our Silo detective tools.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 14, "Meet the Janitors," Kelly and Crystal welcome guests Bill Kennedy and Josh Mandell, two of the SiloSeries subreddit mods, to do our Silo Season 1 wrap-up episode. This episode contains book comparison details.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 13, "The Hugh Will Surface," Crystal and Kelly welcome Wool author and Silo executive producer Hugh Howey back to the show for a post-season interview. Hear about his time on the London set of Silo, what it was like filming his cameo, and get some answers on some hotly debated scenes in the show. This episode is mostly spoiler-free but does contain some book-specific mentions. For a special spoiler outtake, check out the Down Deep YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@thedowndeep.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 12, "They're Good in Supply," Crystal and Kelly welcome guests Peter Cawdron, Angela Traficante, and Will Swardstrom to break down the Silo Season 1 finale, "Outside." We pick apart each scene and debate Bernard's reactions throughout, Jules's bravery in the face of a worst-case scenario, and that crazy ending. This episode contains some book comparison details.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 11, Start here, Crystal and Kelly welcome science fiction author Patrice Fitzgerald to break down Silo Episode 9, The Getaway. Discussion centers around Jules's magical getaway, Billings's quest to right a wrong, Lukas in the hot seat with Bernard, and meeting the real boss of the Sims family.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 10, The Silo Always Wins, Crystal and Kelly break down Silo Episode 8, Hanna. Discussion centers around the tragic story of the Nichols family, more love for Pact Bee champ Paul Billings, and the reveal of the Big Bad of the Silo. Find out how you can win a copy of Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home, a short story anthology based on Hugh Howey's Half Way Home, curated by Future Chronicles series editor Samuel Peralta.

In Wires from the Deep Episode 9, Holston, We Have a Problem, Crystal and Kelly welcome Silo Series author Hugh Howey to break down Silo Episode 7, The Flamekeepers. Trouble brews in the Silo as Jules digs deeper into a nefarious Judicial practice, hears about a group called the Flamekeepers, and learns a disturbing secret about her father. After the breakdown, Hugh takes a special Silo pop quiz. Play along and let us know your score!

In Wires from the Deep Episode 8, Beware of Creepy George, Crystal and Kelly break down Silo Episode 6, The Relic. Discussion centers around George's futile attempts to get Jules to ask certain questions, the adorable dorkiness of Pact-lete Paul Billings, the creepy Man Who Comes at Night, and what the heck is going on in that room.