Yet the happiness he found with Helen felt doomed from the outset. Not only was it doomed, but in Silo’s season 3 finale, “Troy,” we also discover that Victor and the others have successfully turned Daniel into a monster, and it’s horrifying.
Let’s dig into what really happened to Daniel a.k.a. Troy at the end of season 3 and how it might shape the show’s fourth and final season.
The Real Fate of Silo 17
Troy works in a cold, clinical environment. Silo 1’s version of a situation room is all business, with dim lights yet clear visual targets on screens. The former Daniel Keene has been brought back to deal with Silo 17’s rebellion in the first time jump, and after he listens passively to a frightened young Jimmy Conroy talking to The Algorithm, he walks over to the situation room and is introduced to Susan, who we know is actually his sister, Charlotte. Daniel doesn’t recognize her. The drugs have stripped them of their close connection. Susan is just another senior drone commander.
As we watch helplessly, Troy and Susan attempt to deal with Silo 17’s rebellion under Victor’s watch. Using poisonous “compound” and ordnance, Troy orders the massacre of the denizens of 17, who finally make it overground to realize the environment is actually safe. But under Silo 1’s laws, these fugitives must not contact or “contaminate” another silo, no matter the cost.
Susan is triggered when she spots two of the women who have escaped from 17 kissing on the monitor. It seems to remind her of her relationship with Anna before her memory was wiped. She refuses to carry out Troy’s orders, citing an opportunity to enforce the “infallibility” of the Pact, a guide to silo living that we know Victor let AI write with only minor editing. “There are women and children out there,” Susan says. Troy looks at her coldly and dismisses her. Later, he’s even disappointed that she wasn’t killed for her insubordination.
Victor pleads with Troy to consider the ramifications of killing the escapees. Troy refers to “the Directive” and dismisses his concerns. The person we once knew as a kind, caring man is simply no longer there. We know that Daniel would never do this, even when facing a threat of termination. Indeed, the very idea of the silos held little appeal to him. But lies have replaced his identity. Troy is in charge now. He orders the fugitives to be poisoned en masse and cleans up the rest with drone bullets. “Fire at will,” he says, viewing the carnage with no emotion whatsoever. As their screams grow louder, he notices Victor’s discomfort and asks to cut the audio.
