[BOOKS] Crazy Theory About Juliet
First, let's recall what happened in the books. Juliette returns to Silo 18, where she is hailed as a hero for surviving outside and is elected mayor. She then begins digging a tunnel to Silo 17, but the project divides the residents into two factions: those who support the excavation and those who oppose it. During this time, Juliette gradually loses the public's trust. What follows is pure tragedy. In the series, however, we believe Lukas has taken over Juliette's tunneling mission.
Now for the crazy theory about Juliette: what if she's a master liar? Just as Dr. Victor told Camille. Juliette hasn't actually forgotten anything. She remembers everything and is simply acting.
Juliette is indeed lying—but not in a malicious way. She's deceiving the Silo's central authority for a greater purpose. Think back to the moment in the previous season when Bernard took her into the control room before she was sent out to clean. After seeing the monitors, she said, "We never had a chance." From that moment on, Juliette understood that deception was her only path forward.
Along the way, she is also forced to lie to Knox, Shirley, and Martha. To convince Sims, she even betrays her father's memory by claiming she has forgotten him. But in reality, Juliette remembers everything, thanks to the nanites she was exposed to in Silo 17.