The martial law comes as a surprise given Layton’s penchant for equity, but the difficult situation forces him to upend his morals. Sensing an opportunity, Layton imposes martial law to utilize his own resources effectively. Layton understands that he needs to have authority over Snowpiercer if he wishes to stand against Mr. Layton perhaps understands this disparity, and his political upmanship is slowly on the rise. Even though the class divide is gone, the privilege associated with it remains intact. Ruth offers him and Zarah first-class privileges because of their upcoming parenthood. Moreover, Zarah and Layton bond together as Zarah is pregnant with their child. Layton has to efficiently manage the situation with the help of Ruth and Hospitality members. The revolution seems to have disbanded the class divide, but there is no semblance of structure in Snowpiercer’s society. Layton finds himself at the crossroads between the responsibility of an important position and the adversary in Mr.Wilford. The trains conjoin together, which opens up the possibility of interaction between the fledgling democracy of Snowpiercer and the autocracy on Big Alice. Even while captive, Melanie is able to get the better of Mr. Her disgruntled daughter, Alexandra, also praises Melanie’s understanding of the ways of Mr. The train’s permanent coupling indicates that the trains’ members will now have to find a way to co-exist to survive the Freeze. It is through Melanie’s clever engineering that Snowpiercer is saved from the wrath of Mr. As the mechanism is triggered, a bomb goes off, damaging the contraption which permanently attaches the two trains. He orders the decoupling of the train, which will reverse back Snowpiercer to oblivion.
Wilford’s ego is evident from his gloating while taking over Snowpiercer, and thus, the attack leaves him fuming with anger. Wilford has come prepared for any eventuality and is determined to wrest control of the Snowpiercer. They manage to capture Kevin and are about to make their way to further coaches when they are stopped by a hulking figure called Icy Bob, a scientific anomaly who can survive freezing temperatures. In the end, a skirmish into the Big Alice by the people of Snowpiercer gives us a first glimpse of the unrestful times to come. Snowpiercer Season 2 Episode 1 Ending: What Happens to the Two Trains? Wilford and Layton pits two adversaries from different classes, which further takes the story through its central theme of survival amidst the chaos. It is later revealed that Big Alice has some marvelous scientific discoveries onboard and a hulking brute, seemingly unaffected by sub-zero temperatures. Meanwhile, on the Snowpiercer, Ruth and the Hospitality members have to handle the fledgling democracy and, at the same time deal, with skirmishes with Big Alice. Wilford as well as her aggrieved daughter. Melanie now faces the precarious situation of handling Mr. Melanie also meets with her daughter, and she is visibly surprised. Wilford and Melanie engage in a war of words, where Mr. While boarding Big Alice, Melanie is incapacitated by Kevin, Big Alice’s security member and Melanie’s former colleague. She ultimately manages to come aboard Big Alice after sabotaging the connection between the two trains. Melanie is stranded on the outside of Snowpiercer, where Ben constantly coaxes her to climb aboard. Alexandra, Melanie’s daughter, enlists the demand of some weird things like a hen, cucumber slices, and morphine. The trains have come to a halt, and the members of Snowpiercer are given an ultimatum to meet certain demands of Mr.
Big Alice has clamped itself to the tail of Snowpiercer. The episode starts right from where we were left at the end of season 1. The premiere of season 2 got us really intrigued, and we looked through its nuances. Season 1 ends on a cliff-hanger with multiple possibilities for the narrative to follow. The nascent revolution on the Snowpiercer is yet to realize its true potential, as Layton finds himself in the middle of a cold war between Big Alice and Snowpiercer.