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Season 2, episode 7: A Little Less Sixteen Hundred Candles

Spoiler alert!!! This is a rewatch recap of Snowpiercer s2e7: Our Answer for Everything. Naturally, it is full of spoilers for that episode. However, it also contains spoilers for some other episodes of season 1 and season 2. You have been warned!

This episode opens in the MOOЯ AƎT, with some quiet clips of various religious and Wilfordite objects and pictures. Till and her detective coat begin a monologue about the difficulties of coping with murder as she walks along a line of uniformed breach worker corpses. It’s completely fair to struggle with the brutality of murder, no judgment there! However, perhaps homicide detective wasn’t the smartest career choice in that case?

The colouring drains away for a flashback to Till and her detective coat AND her detective flashlight finding murdered breach worker Cherry. The trio also find a clue: a W button. In the present, Till hugs herself while some Brakemen bring in another body. In her monologue, she says “I want just one night where I close my eyes and I’m not afraid of what’s on the other side. One night where I don’t feel so alone.”

ANDRÉ LAYTON, HUG YOUR LITTLE SISTER RIGHT NOW!

After the opening credits (which I think sound normal again?), we’re treated to another gorgeous outside shot.

Pastor Logan is praying for the murdered breach workers, and Boki is crying on the floor. Till, her detective coat and Layton watch on and discuss the fact that this attack clearly indicates that Wilford has people working for him on Snowpiercer. Till (correctly) worries that the tailies are going to get the blame.

Roche enters to update us on the situation: the border is locked down, and Brakemen are all over the train in case something kicks off. Layton tries to talk to Boki, but Boki is too upset and tells Layton to get away from his fallen colleagues. Pastor Logan gives Boki a St. Christopher charm from his never-ending supply, then tells Till to leave - the pastor will take care of Boki. MHM.

Till and her detective coat visit her little brother and his new girlfriend, who are bossing another janitor around. LJ suggests Till should just pin the crime on some tailies, like she used to! Osweiller is having a rare moment of not being a dick, and comes to his sister’s defence. Till shows them the vintage, old-style W button that she found at the scene of the crime. LJ’s a little shit, but Osweiller knows someone who might be able to help. They’re going to visit Kayta!

Uptrain, Ruth is getting Layton, Roche and Zarah up to speed on Miss Audrey: she chose to stay, and Ruth isn’t sure why. She hasn’t completed her mission yet, so hopefully she’s just staying to get the job finished. But she may have defected - and that’s how it’ll look to the passengers.

Talking of Audrey, she’s having a nice soak in the murder bathtub. Wilford is chuckling away to himself while ignoring Bennett’s attempts to get him to pick up the radio.

I don’t like Bennett, and I don’t like Wilford, but I like it when they’re mean to each other!

The train will reach the Himalaya roundabout tonight, and they’ll head back for Melanie. Layton wants to speak with Audrey, and Wilford calls out to her. Instead of responding, she submerges herself. Relatable. Wilford then innocently asks about the alarms last night. Layton replies that there was some unrest, and not-very-subtly accuses Wilford of causing it. Audrey shows up, “fetching but grumpy” in a very fancy gown. One of Wilford’s, perhaps? She didn’t bring much luggage with her.

Layton checks in with Audrey, and offers to open the border for her. She replies, “not yet”. Wilford angrily disconnects the comms and tells Audrey, “Not good enough.” We should all be very concerned for her.

Bennett, Ruth and Layton dissect the call. Ruth, because she’s Ruth, suggests that Audrey might be “freshly shagged and bathing in rosewater.” Incredible! They agree to assume that Audrey has been compromised.

In the Big Alice canteen, Emilia asks Alex for updates on Snowpiercer: no one on Big Alice knows what the alarms are about, and Emilia is worried about a potential attack. Alex has been shut out of the engine, but notices Sykes walking by. She tries to find out more information, but Sykes won’t give Alex any answers.

In the tail, Pike is using a bong made out of a baby bottle while Z-Wreck, Murray, Strong Boy and Astrid discuss how dangerous the train feels today: Third think tailies killed the breach workers. Astrid tells us that Lights and Winnie moved to the Market this morning, which is very surprising given that Lights was the first person who said that it wasn’t safe for tailies uptrain! I’m glad she’s recovering fast.

Z-Wreck and Murray want to go and collect the tailies from uptrain, and bring them back to the tail where it’s safe. But they don’t make it far before running into Boki.

Wasn’t Pastor Logan supposed to be Boki-sitting?

Ruth and Roche take Boki to the lockup, and have a cute little bonding moment together. Ruth asks Roche how worried he is, and confides in him that Wilford invited her to Big Alice. She admits she wasn’t sure what to do - she has doubts. Wilford’s rules (though enforced by Melanie) provided order for seven years! Roche bluntly replies by asking Ruth if she wants to go back to taking arms. She clearly doesn’t. Then, she plays with his buttons in a move that I still cannot make sense of (?????), and then they head off.

Elsewhere, Osweiller, Till and her detective coat wander through the corridors and have a little catch-up. Osweiller has cuffed his shirt sleeves, just like his big sister. Awwww. He bumps into the pictures on the walls, and Till effortlessly catches them and straightens them again - y'know, big sibling stuff. Then, they enter Katya’s Antique Boutique.

This scene is fun! Katya is everything you could ever want from an elderly Russian antique dealer. She alternates between smoking and using an oxygen mask while her grandchild translates. Stunning. Till is all business, whereas Osweiller tries on an incredible hat pretty much as soon as he walks in.

Icons, both of them.

We learn that Katya was Wilford’s neighbour in Sheffield. Wilford was like her nephew - she used to take him to the park and the chapel, where he would light a red candle in the window. Ah. She has photos of him everywhere, in addition to a shit ton of Wilford-branded stuff and a load of little red lanterns. Her grandchild tells Till that they give the lanterns to customers, to light as a vigil for Wilford until his return. It doesn’t take Till long to figure out where the button came from: a jacket that was traded last week to a fancy, very tall woman. Lilah Folger’s ghost???

Next, Layton addresses the train. He tries to convince people that tailies didn’t murder the breach workers, and that their real enemy is Wilford. But he goes far too hard, and with far too little evidence. As the speech plays out, Lights, Winnie and some other tailies pack up to move back to the tail. Roche rolls his eyes. Jakes gets a Wilford chant started. When Layton steps out of the booth, Ruth warns him that the passengers probably won’t take his speech as it was intended - he practically just asked them to pick sides (yeah, it’s all about choosing rather than hope this episode). Zarah defends Layton, and Ruth strops off.

In Big Alice’s engine, Audrey and Wilford still aren’t getting along. He’s sad that she’s not with him yet, and she tells him that she needs to know what he’s up to before she joins him. He reveals that he went through her things when she was in the bath, and found her screwdriver. He asks what it’s for, and she replies he already knows. He does. He asks whether she did it. She didn’t. He follows up to ask whether she stayed to complete the mission. She denies it - she stayed because she feels a pull towards him, even after everything he’s done to her…

Wilford snaps and grabs Audrey’s wrist, which scares her. He doesn’t believe her. He tells her to get dressed, then he drags her by the hand through the train. She’s going to have to prove herself, like everyone else. Sykes opens a room marked “MEDICAL STORAGE”. Inside, Kevin is strapped to a chair, distressed, and telling Wilford to leave him alone. Sykes shoves Audrey into the room. Wilford makes a quick introduction, “This is Kevin. I need you to fix him,” and then shuts Audrey into the room. I hate this so much.

Back on Snowpiercer, Jakes and JAnnietor are riling up the crowd against tailies. LJ is loving the chaos! Layton checks in on Pike. He’s high as fuck, and has his hand in a hollowed-out loaf of bread?

Pike insists that he’s good. He likes the fact that Layton now owes him. Layton tries to encourage Pike to leave Third, but Pike is convinced that no one recognises him now that he’s shaved off his hair and beard. He makes a cryptic threat to Layton, then leaves.

Back in Big Alice’s engine, Alex wants to know where Wilford was, and what Audrey’s doing. He won’t answer. Alex accuses him of shutting her out, because he just wants to “mess around with [his] whore.” Alex!!! Don’t talk about your new stepmom like that! Wilford likes Alex’s nerve, but warns her against making this personal. Alex is feeling left out, and Wilford is feeling unappreciated. But instead of discussing it - perhaps with the help of the therapist that they just semi-kidnapped? - they argue!

Wilford knows that Alex showed Melanie to her bunk. He suspects they “had some lovely hugs.” What a weird thing to say! Alex doesn’t want to choose between Wilford and Melanie, but Wilford insists that she has to. He cracks out that saviour complex again! He thinks Alex should thank him every day for saving her from the freeze. If she wants to be included in his plans, she’ll have to remind him why he brought her along. (Why did he bring her? What does that mean? I’m very worried for Alex!)

In the medical supply/cult conversion room, Kevin is weeping and drooling and Audrey is trying to softly talk to him. I hate this scene, so here are the quick details: they briefly discuss the murder bath, and it breaks Audrey. She starts to talk about how Wilford saved Kevin (her), how Kevin (she) wants to be Wilford’s again, and how Kevin (she) was nothing before Wilford. Then, she starts to do a version of her Nightcar thing, helping Kevin to reconnect with what he’s lost - but this time, it’s to brainwash him back into the Wilford cult. FUCK.

Up in First Class Dining, Eugenia is enjoying a fancy dish of jelly cubes (?) until she’s interrupted by Till and her detective coat. Till’s dad and big brother are there to back her up, too. She confronts Eugenia about the lost button, then…

Honestly, under better circumstances, I could ship it! I’m also kinda impressed that Eugenia was able to take out Breachman Cherry? I didn’t think most Firsties seemed like good fighters, but clearly I was wrong!

Till asks who is calling the shots, and Eugenia hides her St. Christopher necklace as she tells Till that she can’t see what’s right in front of her. Then, she stands up and leans in. Layton and Roche rush over to prevent a fight/kiss/whatever. But there isn’t one - Eugenia just gets in Till’s face and tells her that she’s two steps behind.

When Eugenia is handcuffed, she has to let go of her necklace. She says that the train needs a new shepherd, and that the revolution is starting. Has Till finally figured it out yet?

Downtrain, there’s pro-Wilford and anti-Tail graffiti all over the corridors. Armed Thirdies are roaming around, on the hunt for Tailies. Dr. Pelton hides a group of escaping Tailies, just in time. Ruth and Zarah walk through the same corridor soon after, and encounter an angry group of Thirdies. Dr. Pelton lets Ruth and Zarah into the clinic, too.

Zarah uses the clinic phone to contact Tristan, while Ruth tries to make friends with the other people seeking refuge - such as Winnie. Winnie doesn’t yet know that Ruth is getting a redemption arc today, so she screams and runs to Lights when Ruth tries to talk to her. Ruth and Zarah can’t figure out why Winnie is so scared, until Lights reminds Ruth that she tried to take Winnie’s arm. She adds, “it wasn’t that long ago,” and it’s comforting to know that Lights has also given up on trying to accurately track the timeline!

Lights also tells Ruth and Zarah that Suzanne died following the de-arming, and Ruth doesn’t know what to say. Zarah tries to lighten things up by asking about Winnie’s brother, but he died in the revolution.

Lights stares Ruth down, and Ruth is very uncomfortable (as she should be).

Tristan knocks on the window for Ruth, and informs her that Tailies aren’t safe outside. When Ruth turns back to the room, she realises that Winnie is missing. How didn’t anyone notice the door opening!? Anyway, Lights immediately makes for the door, but Ruth stops her - Lights won’t be safe out there, so Ruth will go. She leaves Zarah in charge (as if Dr. Pelton isn’t obviously the person in charge in that room?), and heads out into the chaos.

Meanwhile, Winnie has found Pike! He’s high again, and calls her a dude which is a cute vibe for them. But JAnnietor and Jakes come around the corner, and they know that Pike is a Tailie! Winnie runs away while the Thirdies attack Pike and begin to carry him through the corridor. To hide, Winnie chips herself into the nearest door - the observatory!

Next, we catch up with the detectives. They’re walking through a different corridor, showing off their detective coats. Till is explaining to Layton that her number one suspect is now Pastor Logan. She calls Eugenia “First Class Bitch”, and I think it’s intended as an insult but I suspect it would probably get taken as a compliment or flirting? Layton wonders if the Pastor let Boki attack tailies on purpose, but he’s interrupted by Brakemen on their way to rioting Wilford mobs.

Back in the other unspecified Snowpiercer corridor, Ruth finds Winnie. She’s crying and remembering her mom. Ruth tries to take Winnie back to her friends, but Winnie won’t move. Ruth softens further - she apologises for being cruel and taking Suzanne away from Winnie, and gives us a little more backstory: Ruth also lost her mum when she was little. She continues to explain that she thought she was doing the right thing, by following the rules. But now she realises it was wrong, and wishes she could take it back.

Winnie is five fucking years old, so she doesn’t need to hear Ruth’s moral epiphany! She tells Ruth she’s hiding from the bad men, and Ruth changes tactics again: she tells Winnie that she’s clever, but that she doesn’t need to hide any more because Ruth can keep her safe. Winnie conceded, climbs out of her hiding place, and offers Ruth some well-timed redemption.

The next scene is a load of upsetting stuff with Audrey, Kevin and their murder bath flashbacks. So let’s skip that! When they’re done, Audrey and Kevin both thank Mr. Wilford for everything, and Kevin starts following Audrey’s commands like a dog - which is a different kind of upsetting! They enter the engine room, and Wilford immediately notices that Audrey looks “reinvigorated”. Audrey then makes Kevin lick Wilford’s slipper. I hate this whole thing of course, but credit where credit’s due: Kevin fucking commits to that slipperlingus!

Uptrain, there are more disturbing scenes! Some Thirdies are trying to de-arm Pike! Ruth drops Winnie off with Lights, then follows Layton on his way to help Pike.

Meanwhile, Till and her detective coat have returned to Pastor Logan’s Office for Converting Depressed Lesbians. He calls her Bess again, and it still feels weird. She asks who he was talking to before she barged in, but he has a great excuse lined up: God! Pastor Logan starts brewing tea, and Till confronts him: he’s the one working for Wilford, isn’t he? He tries to convert her again, and tells her that murdering eight breach workers is a small price to pay for peace.

Talking of peace - ha! Nope! Layton and Ruth arrive to a car full of shouting and struggling, where Pike’s de-arming is about to take place. Layton volunteers himself in Pike’s place, which is a thoroughly ridiculous move! Layton is the most hated of all the Tailies right now! Pike and Ruth try to talk him down (she even calls him Andre, and it's almost as weird as when the Pastor calls Till Bess), but the Thirdies are happy to take his offer!

Meanwhile, Ruth has been having flashbacks to Suzanne’s de-arming. Before Layton’s arm goes through the wall, Ruth starts yelling at everyone in such an angry teacher tone that they actually stop and listen to her.

Ruth reminds the people that de-arming is barbaric. If they don’t like the way the train is being run, then they should call for change. Ummmmm I think they’re still under martial law so… would that really work? No one challenges Ruth’s logic, though, so she continues her speech. De-arming people isn’t right. These people will never be the same again, after they’ve de-armed Layton. She knows, because she’s done it.

Ruth’s speech may or may not have changed their minds, but luckily it bought Layton enough time for the Brakemen to arrive. The Thirdies scatter, and Layton collapses against the wall, relieved that he didn’t actually just lose an arm to save Pike.

Back in the Pastor’s Office for Converting Depressed Lesbians, Pastor Logan is still trying to convert Till and her detective coat! I’m not sure why she hasn’t arrested him already, given that he just admitted to ordering multiple murders? Anyway, he blabbers on about stability and order and how suffering is temporary. She quotes one of his boxing lines back to him, and he seems impressed for a second - before she smacks him in the throat. Till really needs to stop attacking the people she’s supposed to be protecting!

Pastor Logan tries to hit Till back, but he misses. She punches him in the face, and he punches her right back. This is relevant because, when Till proceeds to throw Logan over her shoulder like Josie throws Layton onto beds, I can almost convince myself that it’s self-defence rather than police brutality and allow myself to enjoy it. The follow-up punches to his face definitely aren’t self-defence, though. Bastard cops!

Till isn’t going to kill the Pastor, because people need to learn the truth. Unfortunately, Pastor Logan has an accomplice who immediately tries to strangle Till. While Till and the accomplice wrestle in the MOOЯ AƎT, Pastor Logan runs back to his office and cracks out his Wilford Industries Emergency Suicide Kit. He’s already half-frozen his head by the time Till makes it into the office and yanks the bag off.

Next, we get a beautiful shot of the roundabout to demonstrate that the people of Snowpiercer are choosing sides. Red lanterns have been lit in some of the windows, indicating votes for Wilford. Wilford fetches Alex, and they look out of the window together with Audrey. Anne Roche asks whether they should light their lantern, but her husband isn’t sure yet. Zarah alerts Layton to the sight from the window, and they look out together. The train has chosen Wilford. He gives Sykes the order to tell the Headwoods to prep Icy Bob. And Alex still doesn’t like her new stepmom.

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Season 1, episode 7: Be Bi, Do War Crimes

Spoiler alert!!! This is a rewatch recap of Snowpiercer s1e7: The Universe is Indifferent. Naturally, it is full of spoilers for that episode. However, it also contains spoilers for some other episodes of season 1 and season 2. You have been warned!

In this episode’s monologue, LJ gives us a little speech about how everyone’s a narcissist at heart. I think it’s probably a lot less common than she thinks, but okay! The scenes running behind the monologue show Miss Audrey performing, Lilah and Robert Folger being ostracised by their neighbours, Till and Jinju having some of the most awkward-looking sofa sex I’ve ever seen, Melanie giving some instructions to Jackboots, Josie and Layton waking up together in Dr. Pelton’s apartment, and Zarah looking at a print-out of an ultrasound scan.

That’s a nice timeline clue! Let’s dissect that for a minute (or, if you don't care about the timeline, skip the next couple of paragraphs!)

If we assume that Zarah is holding a scan of her own embryo, that the episode two sex scene is how she got pregnant, and that Snowpiercer’s obstetrics tech is similar to what we have available now, then the embryo has to be at least about three weeks old (that’s when it’s big enough to start showing up on scans).

Therefore, Layton was in the drawers for at least two weeks. Which is a bit longer than I expected, but not entirely unreasonable! In that case, Osweiller’s probation was also about two weeks (which also seems fairly reasonable), and LJ spent at least two weeks in the lockup (which seems fairly hilarious - did Roche have to deal with her all that time? No wonder he’s taken this episode off!)

After the opening credits, we check in with the engineers. Javi is very worried that Layton knows the truth, and, as usual, he’s very pissed off with Melanie and Bennett. Melanie is relatively confident that Layton will control the secret until he knows how best to use it - which, luckily for her, is almost exactly what he told Josie yesterday! Melanie thinks she can stop Layton. Javi doesn’t seem convinced.

The morning announcement comes next, and we find out exactly how Melanie plans to stop Layton: she’s going to use Miles as bait! Miles will be the new engineering apprentice, taking DiMarco’s place after yesterday’s fatal accident. She’s evil, but she’s brilliant.

When the announcement is over, we get to meet day-off Ruth! Well. Kind-of day off. She’s quickly popped in to work to tell Melanie that Miles is being pushed up the apprentice ladder too fast. In the flirtiest way she can, Melanie tells Ruth to mind her own fucking business.

Layton and Josie are together to hear the news that their adopted son is getting his dream job, which is very sweet! They instantly recognise that it’s a trap - but also getting a tailie into the engine is undeniably pretty great. Layton tells Josie that she can’t see Miles, and the glare that she gives him in reply says, “I can do whatever the fuck I want, actually.”

The reason Josie can’t see Miles is supposedly because she and Layton need to spend every spare second turning Third to the cause. But given that we’ve already seen two clocks this episode showing that the time is 9:45am, I’m gonna go ahead and bet that Layton and Josie aren’t spending every spare second on the cause. (Not that they need to! They can nap and fuck as much as they like until their Airbnb checkout time! These two both really deserve some fun!)

Finally, Josie points out that if Miles is gonna have a clue what to do for the revolution when he gets to the engine, then they need to make contact with him asap. You can just tell that something bad is gonna happen in this episode.

In the drawers car, Creepy Klimpt has taken inventory to make sure that no other prisoners/trial participants/abducted children escaped. Everyone is accounted for! However, a bunch of suspension chemicals are missing. Melanie knows exactly what to do next: threaten Terrence-Never-Terry!

Terrence-Never-Terry starts off sarcastic and cocky, asking Melanie if there’s a janitorial problem. She responds by dragging her metal chair across the room like someone who has watched far too many crime thrillers. For once, a character doesn’t offer up incriminating information without even being questioned! Melanie and Terrence-Never-Terry sit knee-to-knee, and she reminds him that the punishment for drug trafficking is taking a dominant arm. She accuses him of helping Layton escape the drawers in exchange for Kronole ingredients, and he denies all knowledge.

She continues to threaten him, and in doing so we get a shot of Terrence-Never-Terry’s right hand. If anyone reading this knows more about flagging than me, please let me know what painting the two last nails of the right hand means! He’s definitely signalling something, right?

Then, we’re treated to more timeline information:

Terrence-Never-Terry tells Melanie that he met Layton once, five or six weeks ago, on Fight Night. So that’s how long it’s been!? Layton must have spent over a month in the drawers! Which also means that Zarah’s embryo is five to six weeks old, and LJ spent over a month in the lockup? HAHAHA WHAT??

Anyway, back to the interrogation: Terrence-Never-Terry continues to deny all knowledge, but promises to turn Layton in, if he sees him.

Back at Dr. Pelton’s Airbnb, Josie and Layton are, for some reason, still getting dressed. They make smalltalk and he calls her beautiful and they kiss. I guess the drawers are partially designed to help you get over your ex? Cool! They get ready to leave, and Layton tells Josie to be careful. She wants him to be careful, because she’s not the one Melanie’s looking for. On rewatch, the dramatic irony is almost too much to bear.

The allies have come up with an ingenious way to transport Layton around the train: Clay wheels him around in a laundry cart. In one of my absolute favourite scenes in the whole show, Clay rolls the cart through the Nightcar, and Miss Audrey stops it with a single, high-heeled foot. She stands, puts one hand on her hip, and dramatically pulls the sheet off the cart to reveal Layton.

It’s entirely ridiculous and I love it.

In the primary school, Bennett is moping around at the back of the class in a leather jacket. Why is he so grumpy? Does he just hate kids? Is he pissed that Melanie put him on babysitting duty in a deleted scene? We never find out. Miss Gillies explains to the class that Bennett is here to help Miles transition to Engine Apprentice, and he’s a moody little bitch about it.

The class has got Miles a special surprise to celebrate his new job. It’s a drugged tangerine! His favourite! Miss Gillies goes kind of over the top encouraging him to eat it, but Bennett doesn’t notice: he’s too busy trying to look cool to a room full of nine year olds.

Talking of stuff that induces nausea and vomiting: Commander Grey bumps into “Ruthie” in a corridor. He compliments her on the announcement during the crisis, and asks her out on a lunch date. Nope. I’m not discussing that further. Next scene!

Jinju catches Till before she starts her shift. Till is pleased to see her wife, and gives Jinju a cute little kiss on the cheek. Jinju, however, looks very unimpressed. She gets straight to the point: Layton got out. We discover that Brakeman Till is a fucking terrible actor! She gasps, clutches at her chest and swoons to the floor in surprise that Layton is out of the Tail! Not the drawers - because he was obviously in the Tail the whole time! It wasn’t weird at all that she didn’t see him once during an entire month of bug bar room service shifts!

Jinju isn’t taking any of Till's shit. She immediately asks Till where she was when she skipped out on their wedding night. Till claims she got nervous and stayed at home. Jinju shows that she's been spending too much time with Melanie Cavill, and she condescendingly but cryptically tells Till that there are things going on that she doesn’t understand. She makes a final attempt to get Till to reveal where Layton is. But, luckily, Till genuinely doesn’t know at the moment! If she'd had to lie again, Layton would probably be dead by the end of the day.

Back in the primary school, most of the children are treated to a lovely story about nepotism. But Miles has to sit alone at his desk and do extra physics homework with Bennett breathing down his neck. This just seems cruel: why keep him in the classroom where he can see the fun, but not take part?

Miles tells Bennett that he isn’t feeling well. Bennett tries to cheer Miles up by telling him that, once he’s an engineer, he’ll have no friends! Who the fuck decided that Bennett should be the person to collect the new apprentice!? He’s so bad with kids!

Miles then vomits on his desk. In another nice little detail about life on the train, the children quickly jump into well-practiced disease containment protocol. We then discover that Miss Gillies is as bad at lying as Brakeman Till! She explains to Bennett that she has to abandon the whole class to take Miles to the clinic. Bennett wants to go with her. She reluctantly agrees, and gives him a mask to wear. And this is where we find out that Bennett Knox is an anti-masker! Wilford’s engine doesn’t sound so biosecure now, does it?

Next, we catch up with the revolutionaries. Clay is working security on the soundproof curtain while Audrey and Layton, in true leftie fashion, make plans for how to make plans for how to make plans for the revolution. They have a bit of an argument, but the main take away is that Layton needs Audrey to bring him leaders. And, in yet another hint that Audrey strongly suspects who is really running the train, they have this interaction.

After that, we catch up with Miles in the clinic. He’s still reeling from the time he heard Grey say “Ruthie”, and vomits into a bucket. Me too, kid. Dr. Pelton is, thankfully, a much much better actor than Miss Gillies or Brakeman Till. She comforts Miles, then tells Bennett to put his fucking mask on and stay the fuck outside. I don’t know why more people don’t look at Bennett the way Dr. Pelton does in this scene, but I’m so glad she does it.

Surprise! Josie has sneaked into the clinic! She has a cute little reunion with Miles, and gives him some revolution instructions that we can’t hear.

Meanwhile, Miss Gillies is doing an awful job of keeping Bennett distracted. I think she’s trying to flirt with him? But she’s far too gay to make it convincing. Bennett notices Josie talking to Miles, and enters the treatment room - without his mask, of course. In her most suspicious move yet, Miss Gillies desperately tries to get him to come back by repeatedly asking him to tell her about the engine. Bennett ignores her. Dr. Pelton gives the teacher a death glare, and Josie escapes out through the side door.

Up in the aquarium car, Ruth’s anaconda very much does! She’s all dressed up in a snakeskin dress for her lunch date. Grey and Ruth only chat for a minute before the Folgers turn up, but Ruth sure manages to pack a lot of questionable conversation topics into that time! She starts by telling Grey that it’s been a long time since she last got laid, then proceeds to say she’s only dating him because there aren't a lot of other options, then finishes off by asking about his dead wife. Girl! Slow down!

We also get a bit of Ruth backstory in this scene. We learn that she boarded Snowpiercer alone. She used to own a B&B in the Lake District, and that’s how she met Mr. Wilford. Apparently, Mr. Wilford turned up to her B&B in the middle of the night, alone, soaking wet and with no luggage. I really want to know how and why that happened! Did Bennett try to murder him on a camping trip or something?

Grey reveals that they’re actually not really on a date just as the Folgers turn up, arm-in-arm. Ruth tries to hide her disappointment, and even though she’s a serial arm-freezer I feel kind of sorry for her. Grey and the Folgers fill Ruth in on their plan to petition to change management (i.e. overthrow Melanie), and offer Ruth the Head of Hospitality position in their new regime.

Down in the Chains, Zarah returns home to find yet more uninvited guests in her container! Melanie has dropped by to bask in Snowpiercer’s best bisexual lighting and ask Zarah about Layton. Zarah clearly attends the same acting class as Till and Miss Gillies, and unconvincingly pretends that Layton is in the Tail. Melanie just wants to know how Layton escaped. We don’t get to find out whether or not Zarah would have given Josie up freely, because Melanie goes in hot with a threat to terminate Zarah’s pregnancy if she doesn’t cooperate!

Back in the Nightcar’s secret revolution planning den, things are tense. It’s not relevant to the plot, but I would like to take a second to point out that Dr. Pelton is rocking the shit out of a waistcoat. The Thirdies are worried they’re going to lose out in the rebellion, but Layton is keen to assure them that they won't. We also get some interesting facts about the train, namely:

Then why does everyone go on dates in the aquarium car instead of the bowling alley???

The other Snowpiercer facts we're treated to include that there are 300 brakemen and Jackboots, the train is ten miles long, Layton thinks he can open all the doors, and the Tail’s army comprises almost 400 people. Understandably, the people at the meeting want to know what Layton’s big secret is before they consider risking their lives for his plan. Layton looks to Audrey, and she gives him a tiny nod (she totally knows about Melanie!!). He has to build more mystery and intrigue before telling everyone, though.

Next up, some Jackboots, Brakemen, Melanie and Till are entering the Tail to conduct an inspection. Melanie makes a vaguely threatening speech as she walks down the middle of the cars. She pauses just after she passes Josie, then beckons towards the door. Despite the fact that Layton and the apprentices were identified by simply asking them to step forward, and the fact that Melanie took a good look at Josie through the window ‘five or six weeks ago’ on Fight Night, Melanie has brought Zarah along to identify Josie. She’s evil, but she’s brilliant. It’s the most effective method she has to try to turn the Tailies against Third, and thereby prevent the upcoming revolution.

The moment that she recognises Zarah, Josie realises she’s fucked. She shares a quick, worried glance with Till, before they both return to feigning ignorance about the situation.

Zarah identifies Josie, and Jackboots immediately come forward to gag her and take her away. Big John tries to go to her, but Lights, Santiago and Patterson hold him back. There’s some tense eye contact between Zarah and Josie that I can’t read. Is Zarah Apologetic? Smug? Still trying to figure out the timeline, too? Then, Melanie calmly follows Josie and the Jackboot out of the Tail.

They travel all the way uptrain to the torturey hospitality room. Josie has been given a new outfit, complete with a bag over her head. The Jackboots strap her to the chair, cuff her to the table, remove the bag and gag, and then leave. Melanie also dismisses Brakeman Till. Uh-oh. That’s not good.

Next, there’s a series of events that again don’t really matter much to the plot but that I, personally, find fascinating. As she closes the door, Melanie’s Wilford badge is the correct way up. We then briefly catch up with Brakeman Till outside, who mumbles “Fuck” for Netflix audiences, but apparenly doesn’t swear on American cable? Then, when we return to the interrogation room, Melanie’s badge is upside down.

How did that happen? I can only assume that Melanie stood against the door and slowly rotated the badge while menacingly telling Josie, “It’s Milford Industries war crime time.”

Melanie tells Josie that she doesn’t want to hurt her. She just wants to know where Layton is. I can’t help but think that, if that was true, Melanie probably would have at least tried asking before kidnapping Josie and cuffing her to an interrogation table? Josie seems unconvinced, too. She keeps her mouth shut. Melanie then says that Zarah is going to be rewarded for her cooperation. More lies! Melanie didn’t bribe Zarah, she threatened her! She offers to “reward” Josie, too. Josie keeps her mouth shut.

Melanie drops the act slightly, and tells Josie she still has time to save herself. Unfortunately for Melanie, Josie has absolutely no intention of saving herself. She demonstrates this by immediately telling Melanie that she knows there’s no Wilford. And because she knows that, Melanie definitely won’t let her go. It seems like half the characters (Ben, Audrey, Boki, Terrence-Never-Terry...) at this point at least strongly suspect there's no Wilford, but I suppose the difference is that they haven't rubbed Melanie's face in it. Also Melanie hasn't kidnapped them.

Anyway, Melanie only displays a tiny flicker of surprise at Josie’s revelation, before recollecting her calm and reiterating that she’ll do whatever she needs to do to find Layton.

They talk about Miles for a bit, and then Josie starts to challenge Melanie about all the awful things she’s done. Melanie must have had her reasons, but she must also know that it’s not right. And then, we finally hear how Melanie has been excusing her actions these past seven years:

“Mr. Wilford engineered Snowpiercer to function in a certain way. If I had created it, I would have created a more just world. But I didn’t. I inherited someone else’s creation. People seem to think that those in power answer to no one, they’re free to do as they choose. It couldn’t be further from the truth. The person in power answers to everyone. I make choices, not because I want to, but because everyone demands it. The train demands it.”

Damn.

To set up for episode ten, Josie asks, “What made you like this?”, but Melanie doesn’t answer. Instead, she gets on with Milford Industries war crime time! Specifically, finger-freezing torture. She blasts cold air at Josie’s little finger for a while, then opens a drawer that contains nothing but a hammer (!! has it always been like this, or did she clear out a bunch of stationery to make room??) and asks once more, “Where’s Layton?”

Once a finger is that frozen, surely it’s already numb and unsalvageable? Josie still screams when Melanie smashes it off, though.

Down in the Nightcar, Audrey and Layton don’t trust Terrence-Never-Terry. But they need him.

Terrence-Never-Terry warns the fugitive and the madam that the war will be bloody. Thanks for that! Then, he warns them he promised Melanie he’d tell her where Layton was if he saw him. He doesn’t think that the classes will unite, either. He doesn’t believe in the revolution, and he’s not going to take part in it.

Uptrain, Melanie has righted her badge and gone back to the bunk room. Torturing is hard work, and she doesn’t have the stomach for it. Meanwhile, Till sees her chance. She gets the Jackboots to chip her in to do Brakeman’s business and check on the hostage. She walks in to find Josie, quivering and whimpering, next to a pile of frozen finger chunks.

After a brief bit of shock, the Brakeman asks what she can do. Josie just wants a little chat! She asks Till’s first name, and Till is suitably confused for a moment before deciding to just go along with it. Josie assures Bess that she didn’t snitch: Melanie doesn’t know that Bess is one of them. Little puppydog Bess cautiously responds, “I’m one of you?” in a way that makes me SURE she has no actual friends on the train. Can she hang out with Sykes in season three, please?

But, Bess is still a Brakeman! She only broke the law for Layton because drawering him was wrong! Josie tells Bess that’s the only reason she needs - she just has to decide what’s right and wrong. It’s a simple speech, but Bess is a simple girl - she’s on the side of the revolution now! She doesn’t have the keys to free Josie, but she promises to do what she can: find Layton, and tell him that Zarah is a traitor and Miles is ready to make the next move.

But just before Bess leaves, Josie gets an idea. She calls Bess back from the door, and asks her to do one more thing. Season one Josie is so. fucking. HARDCORE.

Melanie returns for more Milford Industries war crime time, but Ruth catches her just before she heads into the torture chamber. Ruth urgently tries to warn Melanie about the impending Grey-Folger mutiny, and Melanie is so rude to her (“I don’t give a shit… just do your job and fix it!”) that Ruth appears to decide, there and then, to join the other side! Incredible!

Melanie’s badge remains the right way up as she gives Josie an ultimatum: it’s Layton or Miles. Then, Melanie’s eyes grow wide as she notices that Josie’s forearm has grown ten whole inches! Or, as were supposed to believe, she’s surprised to see that Josie’s entire hand is already frozen. That takes all the fun out of Milford Industries war crime time - Melanie was supposed to freeze each finger one by one!

As if it’s not plainly obvious, Melanie asks what happened to Josie’s hand. But Josie isn’t about to start answering Melanie’s questions now. Instead, she smashes her own fucking hand off to escape the handcuffs, and elbows Melanie in the ribs. Lights wasn't kidding when she called Josie badass!

Melanie, like all Snowpiercer Engineers, can’t fight for shit. She calls for the guards to help, but unfortunately she designed the torturey hospitality room to be soundproof! No one outside realises that Josie has pinned Melanie against the door to show off her arm bones to the camera.

Even with a recently-shattered hand, Josie manages to start choking Melanie with the finger-freezing hose. The engineers should really attend a self-defence class or two! Melanie struggles relatively unsuccessfully for a while, and Josie kicks the hose connection off - seemingly hoping to freeze them both to death. But the tiny hole doesn’t let the freezing air in as fast as she expected, so they continue to struggle and fight while the outside air slowly hisses in. Finally, Melanie manages to break free and run for the door. She shuts Josie inside, to freeze to death alone.

On a completely serious note, this fight is messy and ugly and desperate and it’s very rare to see two women characters fight like that in a completely unsexualised way. Thank you, Snowpiercer!

Commander Grey wants to know why Melanie conducted an interrogation without him. Melanie doesn’t answer: she just orders him to take Josie to compost. Till overhears, and looks ready to cry. We don’t get to see the Jackboots enter the room before the next scene, but presumably they go in pretty fast to set up the season two storyline!

Downtrain, Clay lets a very upset Till into the Nightcar’s secret revolution planning den. Till just says, “Layton… Josie…”, and lets her face do all the work to inform her big brother that his girlfriend is dead. They both look so sad. I hope they get a hug! Audrey? Clay? Get in there!

Uptrain, Bennett is bringing Miles - who is once again dressed in his fabulous train print pyjamas - to the engine. Melanie tells him that, to be an engineer on Snowpiercer, you have to make sacrifices. She’s careful not to mention that she means human sacrifices, such as Miles’ Tail mom. He asks her if she’s happy as an engineer. Of course she’s fucking not! But the needs of the train are more important than getting treatment for depression, Miles.

To end the episode, we return to the opening scene. Audrey is practicing her favourite hobby: obvious foreshadowing via song. She sings Bad Religion, which literally includes the lines ‘It's a bad religion/This unrequited love/To me, it's nothing but a one-man cult’. Incredible!

Also, she's a fucking angel! Look at that headpiece!

Audrey's performance is intercut with scenes of Layton screaming and crying in the hall of mirrors, as well as shots of the crowd. Till hugs herself - which is better than getting no hugs at all, I suppose. Pelton is nodding enthusiastically to the beat, seemingly having a great time! Astrid is looking serious, and Miss Gillies is crying. At the back of the crowd, even LJ seems to be having an emotion!

Clay comes to fetch LJ for her experience, and takes her to the hall of mirrors. Inside the seemingly-empty room, LJ creepily calls out, “Who do I get to play with tonight?” Then, when Layton emerges from the shadows, she promptly shits herself. Layton offers to tell LJ the “dirtiest little secret on the whole damn train,” leaving us all worried about exactly how much of LJ’s bullshit we’re gonna have to deal with in episode eight.