Cleaning that camera lens is a dirty and deadly job in the world of Silo.

A key recurring set piece in theSiloTV series is the act of cleaning the show’s outdoor camera lens.

The hitApple TV+sci-fi series follows a community of humans who live in an underground bunker known as the Silo.

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Why Do They Clean the Lens in Silo?

Cleaning the camera lens is a big job in the world ofSilo, but it comes with deadly consequences.

These lens cleaners are residents who volunteer to see the outside.

A group of community members gather around watching something in Silo

But the question becomes, why do these Cleaning Ceremony victims feel compelled to clean the lens?

They are not told to, yet every time, they end up doing it.

That, however, is not the case.

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But the world above is not the lush, thriving landscape the lens cleaner is being fed.

That is just a virtual reality, meant to ease them into their incoming inevitable death.

SiloSeason 2is now streaming on Apple TV+.

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