Tyrannical despotism is a sly creature, and within the domain of the Silo, it lurks beneath the pretense of pseudo-democratic governance.

The mask has long fallen, but people often take time to recognize or perhaps understand the ugly realities of the false institutions they’ve come to rely on.

Still, others are desperate for meaning and purpose, embracing any authority that offers a moment of animus. Such is the state of things in Silo Season 2 Episode 5.

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Things are coming apart at the seams, and Bernard’s mask is slipping of his own volition. Gone is the false smile and sense of amicability, replaced by a perpetually smug scowl, a veneer covering a blind rage.

Blind in the sense that Bernard’s control is slipping. His quarry continues to elude as barriers collapse beneath the weight of the mob.

Handing out credits will no longer work to soothe the crowd,...