Silo season two review – this dystopian thriller is bigger and better than before (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I thought S2E01 was decent. Definitely going to watch the rest of Season 2.

I enjoyed season 1 and I generally dislike the "streaming company does a series based on famous sci-fi author's work" format.

Debating whether to start reading the novels or watch the streaming series and then go through the novels.

[-] sandalbucket@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I haven’t seen the show yet, but I have read the books and they are awesome. They start excellent and just keep getting better. I should probably re-read them now huh

[-] jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Good to hear. I might have to just go for it and start the novels, I will most probably end up watching the series anyways.

[-] Bldck@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

The first season diverged from the first novel significantly and I felt like it was a much worse story because of it.

The author did a great job in world building and storytelling that just didn’t work on screen.

For example, the opening vignette is the sheriff walking up the stairs to leave the Silo. It’s an in depth meditation on the worn steps, his personal feelings (but not motivations) and concludes with the somewhat shocking death.

That just didn’t happen in the show as effectively.

I haven’t read book 2, and I’m not sure I will.