Warning! This article contains spoilers for Silo season 2’s episode 6.Sheriff Billings and his wife suddenly notice inSiloseason 2’s episode 6 that his symptoms of the Syndrome have suddenly changed, forcing him to question what triggered this unexpected shift. Although Apple TV+‘sSilois yet to explicitly explain what the Syndrome is, it has dropped many subtle clues to leave room for theories. For instance, in season 1, theApple TV+ sci-fi showconfirmed that the illness initially causes involuntary twitching in a person before leading to more severe symptoms like movement impairment and even nervous system shutdown.
Siloseason 1’s endingarc also confirmed that even though individuals with symptoms of the Syndrome are not allowed to hold a position of power in Silo 18, Bernard made an exception when he allowed Billings to become the Sheriff. Billings’ wife also creates a concoction of herbs for him to help him curb the tremors from the Syndrome. However, surprisingly, inSiloseason 2’s episode 6, he notices a massive shift in his symptoms after forgetting to take his herbs. While this leaves both Billings and his wife surprised, the show hints at the reason behind this development.
Sheriff Billings' Syndrome Symptoms Have Disappeared In Silo Season 2
Billings' Suddenly Gets Rid Of His Tremors in Silo Season 2’s Episode 6
Sheriff Billings’Siloseason 2 storyprimarily revolves around him feeling conflicted between his responsibility of serving the Mayor and his inherent desire to seek justice. Therefore, even though he does not blatantly defy Bernard when he asks him to do something, Billings also does not hold himself back from embracing his curiosity. He obediently conforms when Bernard asks him for something,but also sets out on his own quest for answers after noticing discrepancies in Bernard’s claims and actions. Somewhere during this journey, he suddenly notices his Syndrome symptoms are gone.
Silo: The Syndrome Illness & Potential Cause Explained
Although Silo has not yet explicitly explained what The Syndrome is, it has dropped several clues to hint at its primary symptoms and potential cause.
Siloseason 2’s episode 6 features an intriguing scene in which Billings meets his wife, Kathleen, to tell her about the new developments in his investigations. After growing concerned about his well-being, Kathleen asks him if he has been taking his herbs to control the symptoms. To her surprise, she notices that his hand tremors have disappeared even though he claims he forgot to take his herbs. When she asks him to pick an object from the table and points out how his hand is not trembling, Billings, too, is shocked that the symptoms have vanished.
Why Billings' Syndrome Symptoms Changed - Is He Still Sick?
Billings' Syndrome Cure Reflects An Internal Change
In an early scene fromSiloseason 2,Meadows theorizes that the Syndrome is more of a mental health conditioncaused by living in the Silo’s oppressive environment. She deduces that since humans were never supposed to live the way they do in their world, some develop debilitating mental health conditions like the Syndrome, highlighting their inability to have control and autonomy. Billings seems to experience the Syndrome’s symptoms because he allows the Silo’s higher authority to have all control over his actions.
Billings' increased sense of agency inSiloseason 2’s episode 6 also reflects in his body as his Syndrome symptoms begin to ease.
A part of him wishes to seek justice and find the truth, explaining why he keeps a page from George Wilkin’s Georgia travel guide inSiloseason 1. However, like most citizens, he struggles to voice his opinions out of fear, which aggravates his symptoms. InSiloseason 2, however, Billings takes a stand against Bernard’s tyranny by threatening him that he will not arrest the people from the Mechanical until he finds the truth about Meadows' murder. Billings' increased sense of agency inSiloseason 2’s episode 6 also reflects in his body as his Syndrome symptoms begin to ease.
Silo
In a dystopian future, men and women reside in a vast underground silo governed by strict regulations, believed to shield them from the hazardous world above. The series delves into the complex social order within the silo and the mysteries surrounding their subterranean existence.
