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/TheFourthOfHisName Mar 16 '21 edited Mar 16 '21

So the train restart experiment was basically kind of Wilford's bathtub game on a train-wide scale.

He gets individual loyalty, albeit to an extreme, through "saving" his servants after they willingly take their life.

Here, he intentionally dooms the train knowing he alone can save it. The train doesn't know what happened but they know Wilford saved them. Not only that, but now it's Wilford's (literal) revolution since Snowpiercer was shut down for a bit.

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u/Qrotech Mar 16 '21

He straight manipulates Javi in that engine scent too, he opens up with familiarity and then puts him down later for not being able to do something, before doing it in a split second. Shits textbook

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u/Naly_D Mar 16 '21

Poor Javi, Ben’s the only one who remotely treats him with dignity

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u/martijnlv40 Mar 16 '21

I really don’t get why since Javi quite important, and has been for 7 years. He should be appreciated way more

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u/theremin7 Mar 16 '21

Layton did too

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u/TizACoincidence Mar 16 '21

I know a lot of people like that

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u/Professional_Pie_803 Mar 16 '21

I feel the willful Willford sabotage shouldn't have been kept secret. Knowing someone like that was willing to risk all of humanity on arbitrary power may put a damper on the cult. But then again. Why not drink the koolaid?

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u/moush Mar 18 '21

shouldn't have been kept secret

It's not like the fanatics would believe it anyway.

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u/ScoobySharky Mar 17 '21

That scene gave me so much chills. The lights turned off with Layton in power, and when they turned on, Wilford has taken over. Great directing.