Warning! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2’s ending.Silo season 2’s ending introduces a massive book change that seems to redeem a character who was too villainous to be saved in the original books. Before Silo season 2’s end credits start rolling, the show presents one intriguing story beat after another and keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. It not only marks Juliette’s return to Silo 18 but also features a flashback that introduces two new characters whose future seems to be tied with the titular silos.
Apart from that, Silo season 2’s ending also hints at what the Safeguard procedure could do to the people of Silo 18 if Juliette does not act quickly. The season also leaves an air of ambiguity surrounding Juliette and Bernard’s fate by only revealing that they are trapped in Silo 18’s airlock. With so much going on in Silo season 2’s finale, viewers might have missed how the show completely flips a character’s script by portraying them in a more positive light after almost turning them into an irredeemable villain.
Bernard’s Change Of Heart In Silo Season 2’s Ending Redeems Him
Bernard Finally Seems To Realize Where He Went Wrong
When Lukas tells Bernard about the Safeguard procedure in Silo season 2‘s ending and makes him realize that the founders never really cared about any particular silos, Bernard realizes where he went wrong. Throughout Silo season 2, he resorts to extreme measures to stop the rebellion and enforce the Pact’s rules on his people. His actions are solely driven by desperation to ensure that Silo 18’s citizens do not meet the same fate as the ones who once lived in Silo 17. However, Lukas makes him realize that his efforts to protect Silo 18 were misguided.
Bernard’s awakening towards the end of Silo season 2 helps him see eye-to-eye with Juliette.
Therefore, he gives up on his position of power and decides to step outside to embrace a few moments of freedom. Bernard’s awakening towards the end of Silo season 2 helps him see eye-to-eye with Juliette. He only decides to leave Silo 18 because he finds himself in a helpless situation where he does not know what he should do to help his people. When Juliette tells him she knows how to stop the Safeguard procedure, a glimmer of hope can be seen in his eyes, hinting that he is finally willing to do what is right.
The Show’s Bernard Has Always Been Less Black-&-White Than The Books’
The Show Justified Bernard’s Actions
Bernard seems far more black-and-white in Hugh Howey Silo books because he only holds on to his position of power because of his inherent desire to have control over everyone. Even when he learns the truth about Silo 18 in the Wool‘s final arc, he intentionally sits in the airlock chamber to get himself burnt. Juliette tries to stop him, believing he is Lukas, but Bernard pushes her away and dies by suicide. The books never give him the opportunity to redeem himself.
Since Silo season 2 only covers the first book in the Hugh Howey trilogy, many viewers may be curious about what happens next in the fictional story.
Bernard’s fate remains uncertain after Silo season 2’s ending. Given how he wears a normal cleaner’s suit while Juliette dons a fireman’s suit from Silo 17, only Juliette will likely make it out alive. However, the fact that he finally remains open to listening to Juliette when she tells him she has a plan shows that he has changed. If he survives, it seems likely that he will join forces with Juliette in Silo season 3, while Camille Sims will become the new main villain.
