Rebecca Ferguson on 'Silo' Season 3: 'I had a lot of experiences with amnesia' from drinking

Rebecca Ferguson, known for her role as Lady Jessica in "Dune," is back as Juliet in the third season of Apple TV+'s science fiction series "Silo." This season, Juliet returns with amnesia, having forgotten much of her past. Ferguson shared that her personal experiences with memory loss from drinking were a surprising, humorous parallel to her character's condition.

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When I used to drink, I had a lot of experiences with amnesia.

However, Ferguson clarified that the true challenge wasn't simply portraying a character with no memory. Instead, the difficulty lay in making Juliet's gradual recovery of her memories believable for the audience. She and the show's writers and directors meticulously mapped out which details Juliet remembered and which she forgot, ensuring a logical progression of her memory journey. "We had to organize the entire memory journey to ensure it was reasonable," Ferguson explained.

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We had to organize the entire memory journey to ensure it was reasonable.

Ferguson also reflected on her years playing Juliet, noting that the character's greatest trait is her skill in repairing objects but her inability to repair herself. "She has machines and equipment that break, and she knows how to fix them, but she herself is broken and doesn't know how to fix herself," Ferguson said, likening Juliet's past traumas to scars. The actress pointed out that Juliet's journey in the third season, which involves traveling to another silo, marks a significant change. For the first time, Juliet must rely on others and learn to build connections, moving away from her usual solitary problem-solving approach.

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She has machines and equipment that break, and she knows how to fix them, but she herself is broken and doesn't know how to fix herself.

Ferguson admitted that playing the early, isolated Juliet was easier. The real difficulty, she said, was portraying her slow learning process of trusting others. "She goes from isolation to connection, and that's the character's biggest growth," Ferguson stated. The third season of "Silo" is now streaming globally on Apple TV.

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She goes from isolation to connection, and that's the character's biggest growth.