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Order works as a companion episode to last weeks The Engineer.
This week, we find out how the silos residents reacted to her walking over the hill.
In short: People are freaking out and questioning everything.
Enter Judge Meadows, who has the kind of air of gravitas and authority that Bernard lacks.
The first step forward in our lifetime!
(Not so true.)
But its Moodie whos most magnetic.
Her Meadows remains somewhat mysterious throughout this episode, but her personality and pain come more to the fore.
For Bernard, its provided a path to power.
The weight of all her secrets is crushing her.
One of my favoriteSilothemes is the idea that there are two sets of rules governing this place.
You have to let people at leastthinkthey have some agency.
However, the episode does offer a lot to think about, starting with its heavily loaded title.
But there are also two moments in this episode where people pointedly ask, Is that an order?
after theyre told to do something.
An order eliminates personal choice.
Walker asks the rebels what their aims are.
When they say, We demand answers, she says, You wont get answers.
When they say, Then we fight, she says, Theyre ready for that.
Either way, itll be something to watch with Moodie in the mix.
(Then he makes a second request off-screen.
I want to know more!
How do they brew beer?
What do they do to entertain themselves after work?
