How did Juliette survive out there when no one else did?

Warning: spoilers ahead for Silo Season 2, Episode 1, “The Engineer.”Apple TV+ Silo engages in some very compelling forms of world-building tied to its post-apocalyptic setting, including how and why Rebecca Ferguson’s Juliette Nichols was the only character able to withstand the unforgiving environment of the outside world. As the leader of Silo cast, Ferguson’s character led the investigation into why the last remaining groups of humanity were confined to the mysterious structures in which they reside. Although it is possible to leave, every character who left the Silo before Juliette died very shortly after.

Silo season two picks up right after the end of Silo 1st season, proving that Juliette’s survival in the outside world was much more than just a few lucky breaks. Juliette’s discovery of another Silo forms the basis of the story in the Season 2 premiere. Although she takes refuge in the new structure, she does so without much haste at first, suggesting that she relies heavily on the equipment that keeps her alive.

The heat tape on Juliette’s suit kept her alive outside in the silo

Juliette made sure her suit was better sealed than her predecessors

Almost all Silo character who was sent to clean up died soon afterdespite being equipped with an environmental suit. This makes Juliette something of an exception. Silo The first season reveals that the tape used to secure the costume’s gloves and shoes was intentionally inferior, leading to the deaths of Rashida Jones’ Allison Becker and her TV husband, David Oyelowo’s Holston Becker, when they are both sent to clean up in two separate places occasions. Juliette, on the other hand, is able to purchase superior heat tape, meaning her suit is sealed enough to withstand outdoor conditions.

The air outside the Silos is not breathableso suits are the only way to survive on the surface. This is further supported by the fate of the inhabitants of the second structure in Silo Season 2, Episode 1, “The Engineer.” Juliette comes across a vast field of long-ago corpses, whose deaths were clearly caused by a lack of specialized equipment. She follows the trail of corpses to the Silo as well, although those bodies likely died in the battle shown during the flashback at the beginning of the episode.

What happened to Juliette’s suit in Silo season 2

Ferguson’s character was forced to be creative so as not to suffocate

The superior quality of Juliette’s heat tape is what allowed her to survive outside, but it also nearly causes her death when she is safely hidden inside the other Silo. Her suit only provides Ferguson’s character with a limited supply of air, which she quickly runs out of due to the energy expended forcing open the door to the other Silo. Closing the door on the poisoned air behind her, the tape that holds the gloves in place is too tight for Juliette to removeespecially with the gloves themselves already reducing your dexterity.

In a moment of impressive balance, Juliette burns the remaining oxygen by going deeper into the Silobringing together different tools along the way. With her air finally running out, she destroys her suit’s visor and risks breathing in the atmosphere of her new (yet strangely familiar) surroundings. After an ad hoc attempt to decontaminate her suit with bottles of stagnant water, Juliette completely frees herself from the equipment that has recently been her savior, and SiloThe main character of transforms into something a little less bulky.