Silo
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Theres so much to discuss with The Harmonium that I almost dont know where to begin.
So lets begin with an ending: the sad and shocking farewell of Judge Mary Meadows.
First, she has an extended conversation with Lukas, whos trying to avoid being sent to the mines.
(She doubts hell survive even one.)
Although he clearly has (reciprocated!)
(The man does love to poison, folks.)
Its a nice bit of staging that we dont see what she sees.
We have to use our imaginations and Tanya Moodies excellent performance to picture it all.
Why kill the judge?
Before they reach the judges chambers, there are challenges.
All of this pleases Bernard.
The power shutdown reminds everyone how dangerous Mechanical can be.
He and Sims have posed the corpse of Judge Meadows behind her desk with a knife in her chest.
Knox & Co. have been set up as patsies for her murder.
The title of the episode comes from Solos suggestion for how Juliette can get air during her long swim.
Her air tube isnt long enough.
The weight she uses to help pull her down into the water gets stuck.
The lockers containing the firefighting suits are locked and have to be pried open.
Fantastic plotting and execution here.
But Juliettes biggest obstacle is Solo.
(He then fumbles his passcode and is briefly locked out, which upsets him even more.)
Juliette is able to bond with Solo over their shared feelings of loneliness, curiosity, and fear.
But theres still something uncomfortably off-kilter about their interpersonal dynamic.
She responds, like a parent, Well see.
Keep an eye on Sims as well.
He thought his impeachment banners would manipulate Bernard into confiding in him again instead of Meadows.
Instead, Bernard now trusts him less.
He apparently means to make Sims suffer some consequences.
To play us out, a little harmonium solo from Solo.
