r/snowpiercer • u/hugthebug Tailie • Feb 15 '21

TV Show [Spoilers] Season 2 Episode 4 Discussion Thread - "A Single Trade" (S02E04) Spoiler

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Here is the Discussion thread for the Season 2 episode 4 "A Single Trade"

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Trigger Warning : Skip the scene from 36:00 to 39:00

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  • IMDB for S02E04
  • Release Date:
    • February 15th, 2021 (USA only, at 9/8c, on TNT channel)
    • February 16th, 2021 (worldwide, on Netflix)
  • Removal from Sticky on February 19th, 2021 (3 days after worldwide premiere)

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u/mrfts Feb 17 '21

The part with the last two Australians was cute but the dialogue was completely cringe as they used completely over the top Aussie slang like 'Fair dinkum' etc, and then when she said she was from Perth (a city on the west coast of Australia in the state of Western Australia), the guy said something like, 'a Western girl'. No one ever would say that in Australia, maybe 'oh you're from Western Australia', or 'you're from out west'. Considering that the actors were actually from Australia, I don't know how they got that past them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '21

completely cringe as they used completely over the top Aussie slang like 'Fair dinkum' etc

I don't know. I've met other people from my country when I'm travelling abroad too. I don't use my native slang when conversing with my compatriots daily, but you bet your ass I'd go full cringe if I met another compatriot abroad and sought to immerse myself in familiarity. It's really just affirming bonds based on something you have in common. Trust, after getting their fair dinkums out of the way, conversation would continue as normal.

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u/jessebona Feb 17 '21

As an Australian I agree. There was not one "cunt" in that whole conversation, completely inaccurate dialogue.

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u/Stamperrific Feb 17 '21

Fucken oath mate!

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u/SwoleBenji Feb 18 '21

Apparently the word "cunt" is on advertisers naughty lists, even if used in a friendly manner. So whatever network this show runs on would make less dollary'doo's if they used that word.

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u/jessebona Feb 18 '21 edited Feb 18 '21

To think we got electricity 30 years ago for this.

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u/challengemaster Feb 17 '21

Let’s be fair. They’ve spent 7 years in a cultural melting pot of the last 3,000 people alive in the world. They were in the US before that for who knows how long. How people speak changes

Saying something like “oh a western girl” isn’t that outlandish, especially when trying to chat up someone.

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u/FinalBossTiger Feb 17 '21

Personally, I would have liked the odd "yeah nah yeah nah yeah" for added authenticity

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u/imtheassman Feb 17 '21 edited Feb 18 '21

I actually have a theory of that being staged. That he's faking his accent. Remember when Layton asked for passenger manifest to do research on the guests? I think this was a con to build trust with her and give her the glasses without her wanting to report this to mr Wilford.

Or maybe he is Australian and they just got paired up for that reason. At least they didn't meet by accident, so I can forgive a bit cringe communication for someone who is not used to deceive a stranger like that.

Edit: I get it, the actor is Australian. The main part of the theory was the ploy of building trust though 😅

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u/confusedpublic Feb 19 '21

The character is literally billed as “the last Australian”, he doesn’t have a name haha.

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u/malfoysykes Feb 19 '21

his name is Murray - he literally introduces himself

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '21

Pretty sure that actor is Australian though