Sumith Prasad
The ninth episode of Apple TV+’s science-fiction series ‘Silo,’ titled ‘The Gateway,’ follows the aftermath of Juliette Nichols’ escape from Bernard and Robert Sims. The duo, who have teamed up to cherish the complete authority of the silo, searches for Juliette throughout the establishment, only for her to put her life on the line to learn what really is stored in George Wilkins’ hard drive. Bernard raises a concern regarding Sims’ capability to become his trusted general because the latter prioritizes his family. The penultimate episode of the season ends with captivating developments. If you are up for a detailed take on the same, you are at the right place! SPOILERS AHEAD.
Silo Episode 9 Recap
‘The Gateway’ begins with Juliette Nichols running away from Bernard and Sims’ custody as she finds a way to free herself from Paul Billings. The head of security doubts whether Billings intentionally let her run away, only for him to dismiss the same. However, Juliette escapes after taking advantage of her subordinate’s health condition as the syndrome continues to affect him severely. Billings’ wife asks him to move to the Judicial department since it will be easy for him to work with the syndrome in the same rather than serving as a police officer. He decides to learn more about the predicament that concerns two of the most powerful individuals in the silo and the sheriff.
After Juliette’s escape, Sims asks the raiders to keep their eyes open to capture her. The sheriff finds a way to get into Sims’ house since the same is the last place where the raiders would look for her. She uses Sims’ computer to access the files on the hard drive, which start with a video message from George Wilkins. He asks Juliette to find the door hidden underwater in the pit. Sims’ wife Camille finds a way to free herself from Juliette’s custody but gives the latter a choice to run away. Bernard learns about Sims sending raiders to protect his family in particular, only for him to question the latter’s commitment to the silo and capability to become his shadow.
Paul Billings tries to learn more about the predicament, which leads him to Juliette’s apartment. He goes through his superior’s things and ultimately lays his hands on George’s travel guide. After going through the guide carefully, Billings tears a page and keeps the same with him as he set out to burn down the relic. Bernard threatens to imprison or hurt Lukas if he doesn’t cooperate with the former to capture Juliette. Lukas reveals that Juliette’s hard drive has a particular number, only for Bernard to try to locate her using the number. Juliette seeks the help of an IT guy to access the hard drive and provide a fake location to misdirect Bernard’s forces.
Silo Episode 9 Ending: Will Juliette Nichols Get Captured? What is the File Jane Carmody Cleaning About?
Ever since Juliette escapes from Bernard and Sims’ custody, the two forces who joined their hands together to conquer the silo try their best to capture her. Juliette initially stays away from the authorities by seeking refuge at Sims’ house, the last place where one would look for her. After running away from the same, she meets Patrick and cashes in a favor. Patrick not only provides her refuge at his apartment but also introduces her to a guy from the IT department, who misdirects his superior’s soldiers and finds a way to access George’s hard drive. While Bernard and Sims try to find her, Juliette completes watching George’s video.
Juliette may not be able to succeed in staying away from Bernard and Sims’ soldiers for long. It will be easy for the officers to outnumber and overpower her, especially when she is running out of options to seek refuge. There aren’t many people in the higher levels of the silo who owes her a favor as Patrick does, which means that Bernard and Sims have an upper hand in the case of Juliette. As the head of the IT department, Bernard may not need much time to use some of the best minds at his disposal to find the exact location of the sheriff. Therefore, running away may not be an option anymore for Juliette.
However, Juliette may use the video clip titled “Jane Carmody Cleaning,” stored in George’s hard drive, as a weapon against Bernard and Sims. In the video, the outer world is shown as lush and green rather than dry and barren as the display screens in the silo project. The file may make one think that the outer world is explorable, regardless of whether it is inhabitable. Juliette may succeed in battling the forces of Bernard and Sims by releasing the video for the residents of the silo to watch. She may seek the help of the same IT guy to screen the same on the displays of the establishment for the people living in the establishment to know the truth.
If the video clip is released for the residents of the silo to get confused about the outer world, a second rebellion may turn out to be inevitable. The residents may turn against Bernard and Sims thinking that they lied to them about the outer world and people who went out for cleaning. A considerable part of the people living at the place may even want to leave the silo to explore the outside world. In between all this possible chaos, Bernard and Sims may not worry about Juliette’s life as they may be busy trying to protect their lives.
Therefore, Juliette may need to endanger Bernard and Sims’ lives to protect hers and avoid getting captured. She may need the support of the residents of the silo to outnumber the duo’s soldiers and form a resistance.
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