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Silo Season 2 Episode 10 titled 'Into The Fire' aired on January 17, 2025. The finale episode has left us on a cliffhanger about Juliette and Bernard's fate as they get surrounded by a fire inside the airlock. However, showrunner, Graham Yost, confirmed Bernard's death in the series similar to Howey's novel Wool.
Mayor Bernard plays the main villain of Silo Season 2. His authority over the inhabitants starts fading away from the very beginning of the season. With the majority of the people turning against him and his leadership, and Juliette venturing outside Silo 18 to find a way to save the people, Bernard felt his power slipping away.
However, things took a wild turn for Bernard when he found out through Lukas that the strict rules made for the silos were meaningless as the founders of the silos did not care for the residents. In Silo Season 2 Episode 9, Lukas learns about The Safety Procedure, the deadly system designed to save the silo but not its residents due to a poisonous gas present in it.
Bernard feels hopeless as his key which blinks red throughout his tenure as a mayor, stops blinking, a clear indication of Bernard's failed leadership. He gives his keys to Robert Sims and steps down from his mayor's responsibilities. He finally proceeds to the door of Silo 18 with a gun in his hand where he encounters Juliette.
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers. Readers’ discretion is advised.
What did Silo's showrunner say about Bernard's fate in Silo Season 2?
In an interview with The Wrap Silo showrunner, Graham Yost, confirm the fate of Bernard in Silo Season 2. He states that Tim Robbin's character, Bernard Holland, dies from the explosion in the airlock. He also acknowledges the fact that the show is mostly inspired by Howey's novels with certain tweaks:
"We feel like the world that Hugh created, and our approach to it- and his support has been amazing-but we feel that there's meat and we can set the stuff up and we can try this and that, but that doesn't mean that we don't try it in 10 different ways."
Talking about the airlock scene he stated:
"I will say that in the final confrontation between them, every word is important. There are certain keywords that you'll see come back in big in Season 3. I will also say to those who have read the books, Bernard dies at the end of the book, he's gone. So I would just say that. No one is safe in this show as we showed in Season 1."
After the confirmation from the showrunner himself, it is unlikely to see Tim Robbins as Bernard in the next seasons. It would be interesting to see the change in power dynamics in the next seasons of Silo.
Juliette and Bernard get trapped in Silo 18's airlock in Silo Season 2
In Silo Season 2 Juliette after bidding her goodbyes to the survivors of Silo 17 proceeds towards Silo 18 in hopes to save the inhabitants. However, when she gets to the outer door of the Silo 18 and struggles her way inside she comes face to face with Bernard.
Bernard points a gun towards Juliette which was meant for his backup plan in case of a slow death after stepping outside. Bernard says to Juliette that she won't be able to save the silo but she tells him about the Safeguard Procedure. In between these conversations, the door to the airlock begins to close. The small room was engulfed with fire due to the sterilization process.
Bernard and Juliette lie down straight to get saved. Juliette is seen wearing a fireman's suit which might protect her from high temperatures. Bernard's fate remains quite uncertain as he is seen wearing a normal Containment suit.
Bernard also revealed that he had upgraded the containment suit using a heat tape. However, it is hard to guess whether Bernard's upgraded containment suit could help him or not. In the next scene, we see Bernard and Juliette completely engulfed by fire.
Even though it is not shown, the intensity of the fire could not be stopped by the simple contamination suit that Bernard wore. While Juliette might get saved as she wore a fireman's suit designed to resist fire.
With the showrunner's confirmation, this can be pointed out as a perfect end to Bernard's character arc.
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