Only the Tail seemed to improve their station very much, but after the death of the breechmen and the fallout of the attack on Lights, they’re back in their familiar hiding spot like everyone else. First Class might have to rub elbows with the occasional Pike, but they’re still eating on white linen tablecloths with actual silverware while Third Class is still eating noodles and hardboiled eggs. When the revolution hit, it was shocking and violent, even if pretty much everything else stayed the same aside from the change in leadership. In the first season, most of the focus was on Layton as he went around solving the murders and planning a revolution. Wilford giveth and, as the train will undoubtedly figure out by the end, Wilford taketh away whether you were on his side or not. That he caused the damage he’s repairing isn’t really common knowledge he’ll make sure the world knows about his repair, though. No wonder everyone looks terrified this is the first time Snowpiercer has ever had to be manually shut down for repairs.įortunately for the train, and unfortunately for Layton, the only person who can repair the damage to the train and make sure it keeps rolling down the track is Mr. I’ve been lucky and I’ve never seen someone running while alarms blare and lights flash in warning. I’ve been on trains and on cruise ships, and whenever I saw someone on the crew moving faster than a leisurely walk, it was concerning. Just watching workers scrambling to emergency positions, pushing through hallways and past rooms to get to the subtrain, is harrowing.
One of the good things about Snowpiercer is the ability the show has to create tension using its environment. Sure, things are different, but a dictator is still a dictator, and Andre Layton is just a Tailie Mr.
And yet, when his revolution is about to turn full democracy, Wilford shows back up and kicks off an ersatz constitutional crisis, forcing Layton to declare martial law and become the very thing he overthrew: a benevolent dictator. He’s done everything he can do to get control of Snowpiercer and build a better world on Wilford’s train. He’s struggled and scrapped, cashed in favors and given out new ones. He’s given up food to maintain Strong Boy. He’s lost friends and lovers in the intrigues prior to the war, and more once the conflict turned bloody. Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 8Īndre Layton has had to give up a lot for the greater good. This Snowpiercer review contains spoilers.
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