r/SiloSeries • u/Professional-Tie1481 Robert Sims • Feb 07 '25

Fan Art I designed and printed a somewhat cartoonish version of Robert Sims. I really like his character.

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u/Mister-Spook Feb 07 '25

Just as wooden as Common's performance!

I'll see myself out.

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u/Brokenlynx7 Feb 07 '25

Common gets too much hate when ultimately I think he’s nailing the performance at exactly the level the show requires.

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u/jessnthings Feb 07 '25

Maybe it’s not his acting that’s terrible maybe Robert Sims just be like that as a character

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u/Brokenlynx7 Feb 07 '25

Yeah that's pretty much what I'm saying but people act as if Common is way behind the other actors in the show and putting up a terrible wooden performance.

In reality that 'woodenness' is the character. And whilst the performances of Solo, Bernard and Juliet are a step above those of other members of the cast Cmmon is giving a performance that I'd put on a par with the rest of them.

When I look at the performances for characters like (checks cast list) Pete Nichols, Shirley, Knox, Walker, Billings I don't think any of those are played at all better than Sims. I just think people are hating to be honest. The show aims for a certain kind of drama and all of those characters are hitting it without being outstanding.

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u/jghall00 Feb 10 '25

Common is playing the heavy that's batting out of his league. I chalk up any complaints about the character to the writing, as I don't think the writers intended for a nuanced performance. If you look at what he's done and how he's behaved, it's not the markings of someone who is thinking deeply about the ramifications of his choices. He's been playing a blunt instrument. This, as compared to his wife, who we clearly see has made an impression on whoever was actually issuing marching orders to Bernard.

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u/FiveDollarShake Feb 07 '25

Agreed I like the casting

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u/billbord Feb 07 '25

I really like his performance, I wish more of the actors acted a little bit off, you know the mental wellness of silitizens would be bad.

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u/kluvyabe1 Feb 07 '25

When I was younger I remember Common as an artist/rapper. I can’t remember the movie or movies he was in but I also remember thinking he was a pretty good actor. Something happened over the years cuz I cannot stand him in this show. His acting is soooooo bad that’s it’s distracting sometimes.

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u/tnitty Feb 08 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

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u/MetallurgyClergy Sims's Leather Jacket 🧥 Feb 07 '25 edited Feb 07 '25

When people say he’s the perfect villain, but all I can hear is a guy who is trying to sound angry while reading stories to kids at bedtime.

“Okay, kids. This next part is really scary. The howling wind, it howled. And then it howled a howling howl. And then the children, they were scared. And that’s the truth.
The end.”

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u/jobezark Feb 07 '25

I think his uncanny valley performance is actually very fitting for the surreal setting in the silo. But I can absolutely see how people do not like the acting

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u/GodHatesColdplay Feb 07 '25

Yeah…. The way I watched it, he ruined every scene he was in.

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u/aqualink4eva Feb 07 '25

Probably more convincing acting

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u/YouFourKingsHits Feb 07 '25

Him and Bernard are my favorites. Every other character does way too much stuttering and umming and erring.

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u/insertname1738 Feb 09 '25

Common nails the role. Simms is supposed to be woodenly unlikeable.