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How much is the IVF stuff in Silo? We enjoyed the first half of the pilot but it's a bit personally on the nose.

― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 bookmarkflaglink

IVF is not specifically a major plot point, though forced birth control is one thread in the conspiracy they’re trying to untangle. But outside of the pilot there are no characters directly dealing with that. It’s more like one of the many things “they” are doing to “us”

those who have read the silo books know there are huge plot twists to come. no idea how far the current season will take it. i think they've done an excellent job depicting in the claustrophobia, paranoia, and sheer dreariness of the silo existence.

only up to episode 6 of Silo, so far the biggest surprises have come from the Juliette actress’s accent. It’s chugging along ok, hope something big happens aoon

Ooooh, Silo is based on Wool? I did not know that. I devoured those books.

Yes Silo is based on the Wool trilogy.

Makes sense. "Silo" is certainly more literal than "Wool."

Rebecca Ferguson being the star means I'll probably be giving silo a shot very soon.

I’ll check that one out — I’ve been watching Stranger, which is another K-drama, a slowly unfolding thriller set inside the world of the Seoul judicial system.

Thanks for the rec omar! Digging this

― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, December 29, 2022 12:57 AM (ten months ago) bookmarkflaglink

belated you're welcome, Elvis - i'm gonna start in on season 2 this week. S1 really worked for me as a slow-burn, and it was just very sharp and intelligent in terms of how it told its story. it was very atmospheric as well, without being falsely gloomy and foreboding, violent but not gratuitous, and quite refreshingly moving in the corridors of money and power without glamorizing them, more like corporatizing them. Cho Seung-woo and especially Bae Doona were incredibly good, too.

it achieves a righteous balance in how it trickily portrays flawed characters, and how it handles some of the final revelations. pretty superb and thoughtful stuff, an antidote to less placidly-paced modern TV.

There was a “The Simpsons is good again” article in NYmag a few months ago - it’s actually kind of true, maybe? I’ve watched a bunch from the last two seasons and they’re not Monorail-level-great, but it’s certainly way better than I remember it being since the late 90s. More heart and less shit jokes.

More heart and less shit jokes.

This is one of the times when the difference between "less" and "fewer" really makes all the difference, because I don't remember The Simpsons having any shit jokes.

Don't you remember the episode where Bart dared Milhouse to eat a shit sandwich?

Can I Borrow a Fece?

Short Poppies was a delight