The sci-fi show Silo on Apple TV+ has got people hooked with its complex story and the world it’s built. There’s one question that keeps everyone guessing: where on Earth is this grim tale happening? The makers haven't officially revealed where the silos are located, but the end of Season 2 gives us a pretty good clue that it might be in Georgia.
In a flashback scene, we meet a congressman and a journalist in a bar in Washington, D.C., and the congressman talks about representing a place called the "Georgia 15th" district. If you’ve read the books by Hugh Howey that the show is based on, you might have an idea of where it’s all set. But for those of us who haven’t, this new info is really interesting.
And there’s more that points to Georgia being the place. In the first season, there’s a travel guide for the state that plays a big part in the story, which makes you think it’s important. Plus, the opening credits show a peach falling, which is a nod to Georgia’s nickname as the "Peach State." The show seems to hint that the main part of the story happens around or close to Atlanta because we can see a skyline that looks like it in the scenes of the wasteland.
As the mystery remains in the show, let's take a look at some of the clues that suggest Georgia is where Silo is set.
Hidden clues suggest Georgia as Silo's setting
In Silo Season 2, the show sneakily includes some hints that might just tell us where it's all happening. There's this travel book that George Wilkins has, called Amazing Adventures: Georgia – A Travel Guide for Kids, which turns out to be important. When Sheriff Billings comes across this book and torches a bit of it, we start to realize that maybe the place with Silo is set in is Georgia.
And then there's the season finale, which takes us back in time to a bar in Washington, D.C., right before everything goes haywire. They shot it at The Dubliner, but in the show, it's called the Capitol Tavern. This scene doesn't just give us a peek into what was going on in politics and the world before everyone had to live underground, it's also a way to tie the story back to the Peach State.
Some sharp-eyed fans have spotted that the barren wasteland in the show looks a lot like present-day Atlanta. They might be onto something. So, it's likely that the whole Silo thing is happening down in Georgia. It's about connecting the dots, and how they've woven these little clues into the story.
Season 2 finale sets up future location reveals
The finale of Season 2 cleverly ties in clues based on the show's settings within its storyline. In an intense moment, we see Juliette (played by Rebecca Ferguson) dealing with big-time dangers inside Silo 18, all while trying to make sense of what Bernard (Tim Robbins) has just told her—the darkest view of the world you can imagine. There's a flashback to Washington, D.C. that gives us the lowdown on where the whole silo thing came from.
Juliette's strong words in that scene reflect the show's point about how humans can mess things up for themselves:
“Be angry at the motherf***ers who built this place and put us in it.”
While the congressman talks about this imaginary 15th district in Georgia, it's like he's hinting that future episodes of the show might dig look deeper into why those big silos were built in the first place. And if you're into shows about people fighting to stay alive and who are dealing with power struggles then you'll want to keep watching.
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