Snowpiercer (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - A Great Odyssey - full transcript

We all know how this ends,
don't we?

Everybody dies.

That shouldn't be a surprise.

So what's an old,
white man to do

with a lifetime of knowledge,

doomed to erasure,

except wield it like a sword?

Great men say balls to death.

My crew respect that.

Good morning, dear family.

Rise and shine.



We are 2,468 days
from departure,

and three days
since reconnection.

For a special comrade,

I have chosen
Camille Saint-Saens'

"Royal March of the Lions."

We are lions,

here to reclaim
our Engine Eternal

from a gibbering pack
of hyenas.

Our pride stalks, waits,

each of you playing your part

in a great odyssey.

Some pay a higher cost
than others,

and none among us
have paid more

than Icy Bob.



We should all make sacrifices
like our Bob,

honing our purpose
to the ready.

Let our Coldman unite us,

the point of our spear...

For the day we retake

what's mine.

Apocalypse isn't so bad,
really.

If you can just
muddle through,

show a little ingenuity,

people line up for tickets

to the only show in town...

aboard Snowpiercer.

My train.

All 1,034 cars long.

Standing fast,
in the face of doubt,

especially your own.

It's what a leader has to do.
- Sure, but...

it's not what a mother
should do.

Hey.

If Mother Earth
is coming back to life,

then yes,
it's what a mother should do.

One month.

About an hour left
until we switch track

and head west.

Breakfast is served.

It's going to be a shit show

getting Snowpiercer
over that mountain.

They smell our eggs, you know.

Now they're craving fresh food
like never before.

Good.

Everyone needs to stay hungry.

Hmm, a scar to remind you
how far you're willing to go.

All it does is remind me

that Melanie
flipped the tables on us.

I know!

Sound science

that the Earth may be warming.

It's fabulous.

And she's departing on a
veritable suicide mission,

leaving Mr. Layton,
our fearsome revolutionary!

I'm tingling.

This will be far more fun

than simply
slitting his throat.

- Big Alice, do you copy?
This is Snowpiercer.

Well, it's lovely
to finally hear your voices.

This is the old
Rocky Mountain Test Track.

AKA Neckbreaker.

But I assure you,
it's much more dangerous

than it sounds.

This high point here

is as close as we can get
to the station.

No, Snowpiercer
is the problem.

We just came over Neckbreaker.
That track is sound.

But because Snowpiercer
has to slow

for the Berthoud Curve,
we won't have enough speed

to get up the mountain.

But once we're
through the curve,

Big Alice can
activate our booster,

can give us just enough torque
to take us over.

- That's correct.
- And if it doesn't work?

"If it doesn't work?"

Is that you, Mr. Layton?

Whatever are you doing
among the Engineers?

Civilian oversight,
Mr. Wilford.

That's how it goes up here
now.

What happens if it
doesn't work is this:

we have to reverse
out of there,

go around the world,
and come at it

from the other direction.

Oh, we don't want that.

Melanie will miss her window
to jump ship

and die saving the world.

Won't you, Melanie?

Yes, we would miss
this opportunity.

And the truth is we don't have
the luxury of time.

Okay, so that's the plan.
Let's get to work.

Ruth is sending you
a list of supplies.

This isn't
the right stationary.

I would like permission
to come aboard

with Ben to pull equipment.

- Nope.
Not Ben.

- Oh, really?
And why not Ben?

Because Big Alice
is a Ben-Free Zone, Ben.

Then Alex can help me.

- Very well.
Send me your list.

I'll meet you at the border
and frisk you myself.

Good.

Well, we have
a thousand kilometers

of dead straight track
before the Rockies.

Let's see
what two engines can do.

Vamos, vamos.

We've left the main track.
Heading for the Rockies.

Hey, Wilford's gonna
squeeze us for these supplies.

And we still need parts
for Snowpiercer.

Yeah, I got an idea for that.

I'm gonna come with you
up to the border.

I have a list of supplies
to deliver.

- Thank you, Ruth.
- What for?

Helping drag us into the
Rockies on a suicide mission?

I'll leave that to you.

She doesn't make it easy
on you, does she?

- My advice?
Don't lie to her.

I regret that I did, and I'll
probably never make it right,

but for you,

she's a rare straight arrow
if you can keep her.

Make way, Mr. Roche.

And best make your way
to the border.

- Why?
What's going on?

Engineers and mountains,
almost as big as their egos.

Where will we land
when the snow settles?

Hopefully on a couchette,
with my wife and a cold beer.

Hey, Boss.

I'm not your boss anymore.

You sleep in here?

Single life, remember?

I broke up
with my Second Class cabin.

You're Train Detective.

Layton should be able to find
you a berth, for Pete's sake.

Yeah, well, I got
more important issues.

- What?
That Tailie assault?

It ain't good.

Well, there's much ado
about something at the border,

so let's go find him.

- Rubber stamps.
I mean, look at her.

How's a Tailie supposed
to move a little weed now?

It'll work.

It might work.

I just want to set the hook
in his people.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the bell of progress.

A hotline at the border,

and communication
between the engines.

Let's all be on our best now.

Good morning, Big Alice.

This is Snowpiercer's
Head of Hospitality.

We are clear for crossing.

Good morning.

Shouldn't Kevin be doing this?

- I'm doing it.
- Poor Kevin is ill.

Must have picked up
something unsanitary

over there with you,
Mr. Layton.

Have you seen
your frenemy's shopping list?

- Yes, sir.
I have.

You want six redox
flow batteries, Melanie?

That's right.

Where's Alex?
- Oh, she's packing your chute.

Are you nervous?

You can have four.
- No, I need all six.

So I can make it
through the first 24 hours

and get the station powered up.

Well, I'm not giving you
a volt sled.

Pretty sure you have
three volt sleds.

Yes, I have three volt sleds,

but if I give you one,

I'll only have two,
won't I?

Actually, sir,
that's just Melanie's list.

Snowpiercer is in need
of parts, as I understand,

particularly the, um... the...

- Bogie motors.
- Bogie motors.

Three, I'm told.

They're pretty important,
seeing as we're all

one train now,

so I thought that maybe
we could work out a trade.

Some fresh fruit, vegetables.

Bread, eggs,
a jug of apple cider.

We will supplement your diet
once a week

in exchange for parts.

You seem like
a capable leader.

Amazing what you've learned

in such a short time.

I'll consider it.

And I'm leaving
on a volt sled

in 14 hours, Joseph.

Permission to board.

Hospitality will be happy
to escort, Sir.

- Regretfully, not today, Ruth.
You'll get your turn.

Bring her in.

Adieu, Mr. Layton.

Pretty soon,
it's just you and him.

27 cars of supplies,
Melanie.

27.

All the bits and bobs.

The stuff of life.

Well, the chances of
survival just got a lot better.

A warming trend.

Genius.

I was up all night
mulling your hypothesis.

It's plausible.
The Headwoods agree.

Then put your mind to it
'cause if we can model it,

then maybe we can build
our first colony.

Please, I'm aboard.

Bravo, you filled the train
with hope.

It's just sad you're gonna
freeze to death for data.

You find that

tragic-comic, too, Alex?
- No.

No, with six RFBs,
she'll be fine.

Oh, what a shame.

If you can make it
to the station.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's
the, um, first hurdle.

You can go, Dubs.

I've got her.

You'll be in deep,
drifted snow.

If you have to detour
through any crevasses

or avalanche debris,
your sled could be out of fuel

by the time
you get to the station.

Well, the sled can stay dead

until I have
to get back to the track.

No, because we don't know
how degraded

their solar panels are,
and your data systems

need a reliable power source
to create a climate model.

I'll get it done.

Pass me that volt meter.

I haven't seen
any other kids on Alice.

Well, that would be 'cause
I'm the youngest crew member.

Do you have any friends?

Just what do you think
is going to happen here

over the next few hours?

- As much as possible.
- Kind of ironic, right?

'Cause we're here
packing your shit

so that you can leave me again.

It's worse than ironic.

It's awful.

And I'm sorry.

You leave once,
that's a decision.

Then, you leave me twice,
and then that becomes a choice.

Yes, I'm choosing to go,

but only because there's not
much chance of a world for you

if I don't.

Okay, so...

what do you wanna know?

Everything.

What do you love to do?

Who pierced your ears?

Where you sleep.

Will you ever laugh?

Okay.

I'll show you where I sleep.

Come on.

She doesn't want Miles
to see her.

She knows everything, mi hijo.

I'm so sorry, Josie.

For what?
Falling back into Zarah?

I was dead.

Yeah, but you're not dead.

You're right here.

Look at me, Layton.

I don't care who the mother
of your child is.

You know who did this to me.

Melanie.

I had to make the alliance.
It was the only way.

You sacrificed 35 Tailies
to her plan.

The people
that I convinced to fight.

I wanted to die with them.

And now you've given them
nothing that we promised.

And your leadership
is in question.

Josie, this mission...

- It's Melanie's mission.
- Yes, I believe the Engineers.

I believe
that this is our best chance,

and now it is my job
to defend it from Mr. Wilford.

Revolutionaries
make terrible politicians.

That's how they see you now.

I am still a Tailie, Josie.

And you need my support,
or you'll lose them.

Still no marijuana, huh?

You sold yourself
as a smuggler.

Well, I smuggle smugly,
my friend.

I just came from the border,
where I was privy

to some high-level trade talks.

My advice at this time
would be have another olive,

be patient.

- Not my strong suit.
- Hmm.

So if you got no weed...

Yes?

I really don't want you
sitting up here.

No offense.

It just looks bad,

you know,
dealing with the Tail?

- I'm sorry, Lights.
You gotta show me.

- See?
What's that look like to you?

You must've seen something.

- They blackbagged me.
It happened in seconds.

- I saw them run away.
They had masks.

Yeah, took the fingers
with them.

Track talk says
it was the Breachmen.

I'm not saying nothing.

They'll just come
gunning for me harder.

She was trying to open
a repair stall in the market.

How free's a Tail if everyone's
still prejudiced against us?

- Hey, one Tail, all right?
We'll protect ourselves.

You all know how to protect
each other and hold the line.

Just don't cross it.
We got this.

Yeah, and I got you.

I'm gonna find out
who did this,

and they're not coming back,
okay?

I said it before... Wilford's
already got people here.

Yeah, the Breachmen
love Wilford and hate Tailies.

But that's not proof
of anything.

Someone's trying to throw
the fear of God into us,

and they're top of the list.

Roche, you wanna go with her
to visit the Breachmen?

- Not really, no.
- Thank you.

- Breachmen.
I hate these guys.

Well, I used to be police,
so just do what I do.

- What's that?
- Think of them as firemen.

You can't just chip in here.

- Nice to see you, too, Boki.
- Well, I wouldn't go that far.

No, but we're paying him
the courtesy of a house call.

So who's been
wearing masks lately?

Attacking Tailies
up by the Tea Room?

Anyone?

Weights down.

This Guild drinks an
awful lot of Wilford Kool-Aid,

don't you?

A lot of us are glad
that he's back.

Well, what do you gotta say
about cutting off

people's fingers?

Hey, you boys can oil up and
talk at the same time, right?

Why so tense, Detective Till?

Hmm?
- I don't know.

You guys seem
a lot more jacked than me.

Yeah, we're juicing
the world's last steroids

up in here.

You are half-ass famous.

The Brakemen helped lead
the revolution.

- That's me.
Where was your Guild?

- Right here.
We were in mourning.

Yeah, when we found out
Wilford wasn't even

in the Engine,
it was... very traumatic.

And so we sat it out,

just like we'll be sitting out
your democratic experiment.

We don't need to attack nobody.

We'll be right here waiting...

for him.

Holy shit.

On my watch?
- Don't you dare tell him.

- Hi.
I'm, um, Alex's mom.

- Melanie.
- Oh, my God.

You're on your own, Alex.

Don't worry about that.

Hurry up.

It's a nice bunk.

We get to decorate them,
but they're all the same.

Except for Wilford's.

Well, you made it nice.

I use this
to visualize our route.

- I, um... me too.
Same trick.

Well, we did have
the same teacher.

I used to draw you

to picture
what you looked like.

I pictured your face, too,
all the time.

Wow.

You're so talented.

Wilford says you're
the best driver he's ever seen.

Hey.

Rocky Mountain Test Track.

Neckbreaker.

Not this time, though.

When Snowpiercer gets
to the Berthoud Curve,

Big Alice will be
all the way back here.

All her power and strength

will get Snowpiercer
though this crazy vertical.

Then, at the highest peak,
you have to get out

and take the sled all the way
back to the station.

Yup, and then you guys do
the most important part:

lay a string
of weather balloons

across the Bering Sea Bridge,

down into Siberia, China,

up into the Himalaya.

Then we have to circle back
to the station

and pick you up in a month.

Yeah.

That is
some crazy shit, Mom.

- What are you doing?
- Feeling the train.

She lets you know
how she's doing.

Snowpiercer's already
in the mountains up ahead.

- You can feel that?
- Mm-hmm.

I think you might have
a wheel out of alignment too.

Better check.

We need to go.

Parts for food.

You cut that deal face-to-face
with Wilford?

Established trade.

It's not done yet,
but he'll go for it.

That must be what worries me.

He's a jealous man.

You know,
when he chooses you,

you enter his court.

It's amazing at first.
He's amazing.

And then the knives come out.

He divides people for sport.

Melanie and I
refused to let him.

Is that why Big Alice
is a Ben-Free Zone?

Probably.

His brand of jealousy
isn't about anything normal

like love or betrayal or sex.

It's just about control.

We might have to find a way
to use that.

Yeah, we might,

but we still have to go halfway
across the world with him,

so whatever your plans are...

No secrets.

We'll get back to Melanie
together.

How's my boy?

96 below.

- 54 minutes.
Best he's ever done.

- He needs to go colder.
Longer.

Well, we have
a few more treatments.

Do we have the full month?
- Count on half that.

Is she still doing that?

She said there's a wheel
out of alignment.

- And?
- Well, I asked

the Drive Train guys,
and she's right.

Car 9, front bogie, left rear.

Right under the barracks,
and none of us even saw it.

You're not going sentimental
on me, are you?

No.

We want her off this train.

Look at me.

I want to hear you say it.

We want her off this train.

Alice, we are on descent.

Hello, Melanie.

Have you got your woolies on
for your grand exit?

No, not yet, but you're
nearly rid of me, Joseph.

Oh, well, in that spirit
of cooperation,

Alex will be
in the driver's seat.

I think it's only fitting

she drive her mother
into the great beyond,

don't the rest of you?

Roger that.

Glad to have you, Engineer.

Roger, Snowpiercer.

We see that you're
approaching the curve.

Less than a minute away.

But we have hit
our first little speed bump.

Oh, let me guess.

Snowpiercer doesn't quite

have the reserves
you anticipated.

We have a solution.

All right, listen up.

To make over the top,
we're gonna need

to pull power
from First and Second Class.

The only life support will be

in the clinic cars
and muster stations.

And we're gonna need
the extra juice in...

25 minutes.
- 25 minutes?

To get everyone to muster?
- You can do this, Ruth.

I know you can.

Everyone, hold on.

We're coming in hot.

Everyone okay?

- All right, then, Mr. Layton.
You're with me.

If Melanie doesn't derail us.

Emergency, emergency.

First and Second Class
to the Nightcar.

Third to the Ag-Sec
or Mess Hall.

Emergency, muster stations...

- Keep moving.
- Please...

All the way to the end.

Andre, where are you going?

We're mustering
in the Nightcar.

Yeah, they're not moving
the patients from the clinic.

- You're gonna see Josie?
- She's there all alone.

- Yeah, go be with her.
Right this way, guys.

Come on.
All the way to the end.

The Second Class
is entering the curve.

That is to say,
prepare to brace.

Thank you.

- Oh, God.
For pity's sake, Tristan.

All right, all right,
nice and calm now, everyone.

Muster stations, please.

I need to see.

- Nice and calm.
Move.

This way.

- All right, car clear.
Sealing up.

Alice, we're on ascent.

Is the weather any better
up top, Javi?

- I'm afraid not.
- We gotta get up there first.

Our speed is dropping
too fast.

How much longer until
we can draw that extra power?

A few more minutes.

We're still getting everyone
to muster stations.

Could be a few minutes
too late.

I just don't see how
we're gonna make it, Melanie.

The solution is simple:
the very moment we hit

the booster will have to be
much earlier, won't it?

Hit the boosters
before the curve?

- That's too much speed.
We'll derail.

I believe we've found
a teaching moment for Alex.

She'll have to keep up speed,
but not so fast

that she derails us

and we all die.

- She can do it.
She can handle it.

Snowpiercer?

Come in, Snowpiercer.

Copy, Big Alice.

You got this, Allie.

Just lay off your brakes
and keep your nerve.

Isn't it nice to work
as a team again, Melanie?

- Muster stations.
Come in, come in.

A brand new show
is about to begin.

Melanie is on a mission,
and Mr. Wilford is...

The hell is going on
with her?

She's cracking, Roche.

We all are,
if you haven't noticed.

- All clear.
Sealed and ready.

Ruth.

Engine, how are we doing?

All passengers
are at muster.

Ready for shutdown.
And hail bloody Mary.

- We'll take it, Ruth.
Amen.

Power down the cars now!
- Copy!

Powered down.

Speed's still falling.

- More speed.
Take it from storage.

- I already have.
We have to hit the booster.

We're almost to the curve.

We're armed!

I'm proud you're here, Alex.

Copy.

She copies,
if you didn't hear that.

Push her over the hill.

She'll be gone again.

You want this climb
to fall short.

If you want to spend more time
with Mummy,

just don't hit the booster.

- She's got it.
- Speed's climbing, Allie.

Hold onto it!

If we accelerate any more,
we'll run ourselves

right over the bank.

- Or just tap the brakes.
It's up to you.

You got this, Alex.

Just feel the train.

I'll get you there, Melanie.

And it's farewell to Mother!

Such drama!
Bravo!

You did it.

You did it, Allie.

I'll see you at the cold lock.

Time to go, Melanie.

Look at me again.

That's the last tear
I'll allow.

It's the last one you'll get.

- Oh, come on, Alex!
Cut the umbilical.

We're at the beginning
of a great adventure.

Where are you going?
- Suit check and gear lock.

Gotta keep it nice and slow
for her drop.

Jupiter.

Down, Jupiter!

I let you spoil her.

The dog too.

Go on, then.
Say your last goodbyes.

How are you doing, huh?

Everybody, drink.

Here, I'll take that.

I know Wilford's back, but
you need to get it together.

We're not ready
for any of this.

- Yeah.
- Hello again, Detective Till.

- Pastor Logan.
You know each other?

- Lead Brakeman Roche.
Of course I do.

And what is it you're worried
we're not ready for?

We just never
got our feet set.

Never showed these people
they could trust a new system,

and now Wilford's
back in their heads.

Do you see
what's changed in you?

Through all this turmoil,

you're concerned
about their souls now.

Yeah.

And I'll admit,
I've got a stash of them.

Yeah, I don't think
St. Christopher's gonna do it.

Well, it bears repeating...

The journey never ends.

The hope is real, Josie.

Melanie's getting off the train
to prove it.

Melanie.

While my skin
was freezing over,

I curled up

and protected this hand.

'Cause one fist is all I need.

You're going to be a father.

Your child.

That's a guiding light
for all of us.

And if Melanie's mission
is our only hope

to ever get off this train,

then our people
have a new cause now.

Ruth.

I'll go
and prepare the crossing.

Thank you.

Look, I... I think you know
what your priorities are.

Yeah, you want me to run it
by you to see if I got it?

Protect the science.
- Number one.

Yeah, to do that,
I'll have to hold off

the megalomaniac
who created this world

and wants
to get power back again.

And he's already got
some supporters on his side.

Yeah, that's
about the size of it.

Which leads me to believe

that maybe he didn't want
anybody to get off this train

and recolonize the Earth
in the first place.

Just so we're clear,

the success of this mission
will be measured in data,

not my survival.

Good luck, Andre.

Good luck, Melanie.

Pike, you can come on out.
I see you.

Aw, you caught me
on the shitter, brother.

Listen, I want you
to link back up

with your connect
in the other train.

I'm giving you a pipeline.

- You're serious?
- But only weed.

And I get to tell you
what goes the other way.

I won't let you down, man.

You can trust Layton.

He's a good man.

He's just,

and so are you.

Well, good men and women

don't seem to say good long
doing this, do they?

Please promise me
you'll look after Alex.

I just...

I wanna know someone's...

there for her.

It would mean a lot to me
if it was you.

Of course I will.

You have my word.

Thank you.

This is Snowpiercer.

We are ready to cross.

I'm glad you could make it.

Engineer.

We'll all be waiting for you
right here

when you get back.

So you'll recharge the suit
immediately upon arrival.

- Assess the damage.
Prime the shelter.

Well, the damage
is what I'm worried about.

I'll find things
to improvise with there.

Don't worry.

You know he put that pressure
on you on purpose.

When he made you
drive the train.

And when he ordered you
to disconnect Snowpiercer

just 'cause he wanted all
that death on your conscience.

I just want you to know,

that's his cruelty.

It is not yours.

Never forget that.

It's not your fault.

I wanted
to keep you here longer.

I wanted to hit the brakes
so bad.

But we did
what we have to do.

Hey, we're not who you think
over there,

so if you ever need anything,

there are people you can trust.

Thank you.

I love you, Allie.

I'll see you in a month, Mom.

Flare marks the drop point.

- All right, guys.
Here we go.

Fire in three, two, one.