Third season of Apple TV sci-fi dystopian drama is near-perfect

You know how a show is good? It gets you invested in the fate of a PEZ dispenser.

Not just any PEZ dispenser, mind you — a battered, rubber duck-topped one that doesn’t even have any candy in it. You see, in the first two seasons of “Silo,” Apple TV’s phenomenal adaptation of the science fiction dystopian novels by Hugh Howey, said PEZ dispenser just kept popping up at critical moments. We didn’t know why, but it was obvious the little device was important to this story. It even served as a visual needle drop in the Season 2 finale.

And throughout Season 3 — a near-perfect 10 episodes of thrilling drama and dramatic thrills that begin streaming on Apple TV on Friday — the device is an unexpectedly potent reminder of what makes “Silo” so great: It gets you invested.

Read the full review at The Seattle Times.

Five “Now I want PEZ candy” stars out of five, and a critic’s pick.

Photo caption: Rebecca Ferguson delivers another excellent performance as Juliette Nichols in Season 3 of “Silo.” (Courtesy of Apple TV)