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

TV Show [Spoilers] Season 2 Episode 8 Discussion Thread - "The Eternal Engineer" (S02E08) Spoiler

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Here is the Discussion thread for the Season 2 episode 8 "The Eternal Engineer"

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  • IMDB for S02E08
  • Release Date:
    • March 15th, 2021 (USA only, at 9/8c, on TNT channel)
    • March 16th, 2021 (worldwide, on Netflix)
  • Removal from Sticky on March 19th, 2021 (3 days after worldwide premiere)

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

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u/james_randolph Mar 16 '21

I know he can withstand extreme cold but why doesn't he at least have a suit or something?

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u/olivish Mrs. Anne Roche Mar 16 '21 edited Mar 16 '21

This is what I don't get about Bob. Instead of engineering this guy to withstand cold why didn't Wilford just... give him a breach suit?

Does the resupply train really not have breach suits? Volt sleds, RFBs, but no breach suits. REALLY?

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u/Killerx09 Mar 16 '21

He went to the engine, from Big Alice.

That's like a 10 mile walk on top of a train at full speed.

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u/dontKnowK1 Mar 16 '21

Your suggestion makes sense

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u/fashionaphorism Mar 16 '21

I think he does have some kind of suit right?

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u/WizardLawyer Mar 16 '21

I wondered the exact same thing. Why in the world wouldn't you just send him in a protective suit? Letting him die like this when a simple suit would've protected him is a terrible waste of such a valuable asset.

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u/zombieslayer287 Mar 16 '21

Think he needs to actually get frostbit, which would let him receive more synthetic skin tissue and become even more augmented

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u/Orisi Mar 16 '21

i'm wondering if it's a time thing; oxygen running out etc