Why The Silo Has Been Lying About Salvador Quinn's History

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2’s episode 8.

Through Lukas’ story, Silo season 2’s episode 8 highlights how Silo 18 has been lying about Salvador Quinn’s history. This new development in the Apple TV+ sci-fi series raises many questions surrounding Quinn’s true motives and what he wanted to achieve before he died. As Silo season 2’s episode 8 establishes, Quinn seems to be a hero in Bernard’s eyes. However, it seems likely that there is more to the former mayor than even Bernard seems to know.

While Juliette’s story in Silo season 2 revolves around her quest to find out who harmed and abducted Solo, Bernard’s new Shadow, Lukas, sets out to decode Salvador Quinn’s cryptic letter. Lukas’ search for answers not only leads him to Meadows’ home but also to the former mayor’s descendants. To his surprise, the things he learns about Quinn through his family members do not align too well with how Bernard seems to perceive him and his actions.

Season 2 Proves Silo Citizens Don’t Know The Truth About Salvador Quinn

They Have Formed Opinions Based On What They Know About His Actions

When Lukas meets Salvador Quinn’s descendants in Silo season 2’s episode 8, they are ashamed to be associated with him and even try to hide the fact that they had anything to do with him. Even when Lukas tries to use his newfound position of authority to force them to tell him about Quinn, they refuse to budge. The reason behind their hatred towards Salvador Quinn is that the former mayor took many drastic measures during his time as Silo 18’s leader.

Quinn is perhaps one of the most hated men in the silo’s history because people see him as an oppressive figure whose desperation for power and control led to their loss of rights.

He not only confiscated books but also ensured that most people in the silo had no access to the servers. After suppressing many rights enjoyed by the people of Silo 18, he even blamed the rebellions for their city’s downfall. Quinn is perhaps one of the most hated men in the silo’s history because people see him as an oppressive figure whose desperation for power and control led to their loss of rights. Even his family hates him because they realize how Silo 18 would have been a significantly different place if it wasn’t for Salvador Quinn’s extreme methods.

Did Salvador Quinn “Save” Silo 18?

Bernard Sees Him As A Hero

When Lukas tells Bernard about Salvador Quinn’s terrible reputation and his family’s denial of being associated with him, Bernard reveals why he sees him as a heroic figure. Recalling Quinn’s actions, Bernard reveals that he only took extreme measures, such as banning information and preventing access to servers, to ensure that no more rebellions take place in Silo 18. As Bernard explains, a rebellion happened in almost every generation before Quinn’s stint as the mayor.

Tim Robbins as Bernard in Silo

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With each rebellion came the threat of rebels heading to the top of the Silo and opening the pressurized hatch that keeps the people safe from the harsh conditions of the outside world. However, Quinn ended the cycles of rebellions by ensuring the people learned nothing about the past through books and drugging them with a memory-erasing substance that gradually made them forget about the past. With no recollection of the past rebellions and the reason behind them, the people of the Silo gradually became more compliant and stopped fighting against the authorities.

Why Bernard Is Obsessed With Salvador Quinn’s Secret Message

Meadows Convinces Him That The Message Will Change How He Sees Their World

Bernard had always known about Quinn’s letter but never tried to find or decode it. However, moments before Meadows passed away, she hinted that the message in the letter made her back off from her position as his shadow in Silo 18. Realizing that Silo 18 is on the brink of collapse, Bernard sets out to find the truth about Quinn’s letter, hoping to learn how it changed Meadows. Since he also sees Quinn as a hero who saved Silo 18, he also believes the letter might help him find a way to suppress Silo 18’s rebellion before it is too late.

Little does Bernard realize that Quinn’s letter is a warning. In Silo season 2’s episode 8, Lukas decodes the first sentence in the letter. It says: “If you’ve gotten this far you already know the game is rigged.” This suggests that even though Quinn imposed strict rules on Silo 18’s citizens to prevent future rebellions, he eventually lost hope in the overarching system when he learned the truth about it. Since Lukas will soon decipher the entire message, Bernard will be up for a rude awakening in Silo season 2’s future episodes.