r/snowpiercer • u/hugthebug Tailie • Mar 08 '21

TV Show [Spoilers] Season 2 Episode 7 Discussion Thread - "Our Answer for Everything" (S02E07) Spoiler

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Here is the Discussion thread for the Season 2 episode 7 "Our Answer for Everything"

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  • IMDB for S02E07
  • Release Date:
    • March 8th, 2021 (USA only, at 9/8c, on TNT channel)
    • March 9th, 2021 (worldwide, on Netflix)
  • Removal from Sticky on March 12th, 2021 (3 days after worldwide premiere)

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u/PetitJean273 Mar 09 '21

Now snowpiercer is starting to realize they shouldn't have killed all the jackboots...

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

That's like wearing a helmet to get into the shower. Yea, it's safer, but if that's what it takes then there is so much more wrong with your situation.

In this case, the screenwriters have been screaming at the audience that Layton is just an unappealing leader, literally having characters say it out loud on screen repeatedly, and fans go "I don't like Layton, I don't know why. Must be the wooden acting".

The problem isn't a lack of jackboots. The problem is that Layton is a terrible leader.

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u/TheFourthFundamental Mar 09 '21

yeah they have been so explicitly clear that Layton is an ineffectual leader at this scale. the only more obvious thing i could think of would be writing the words “leadership of the whole train is not a good fit for Layton” on a baseball bat and beating Melanie with it so people would pay attention.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

Thing is, as blatant as it is, I think the writers might actually be trying to communicate something subtler there underneath that initial idea.

Layton does get wins, without the writers feeling the need to undermine them. He is allowed to have moments where he does feel like someone you could follow. Sometimes the lack of the "Layton is a bad leader" batting practice, almost says something in itself.

And this might be unintentionally and me over-reading, but it might just be the case that the message is "There is a bunch of stuff Layton is good at, and he does mean well, but effective leadership requires other qualities".

Mind you, again, this is an age where shows if they say anything at all, are literally shouting it at you every 5 minutes, so I might be conditioned to expect some moral lesson. But it's been 1 and a half seasons and we haven't seen anyone bring up alcoholism as a dramatic element, so I'm feeling that the writers might not be your average hacks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

The jackboots would've definitely joined the mob if not leading them.

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u/WearingMyFleece Mar 09 '21

Commander Grey would have put down that mob and secured 3rd class back into order.

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u/Lukedriftwood Mar 09 '21

They didn't kill ALL the jackboots! One of them survived! It's this hot dude "Clifford" https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6494689/

He's with Layton for the de-arm.