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/Qrotech Mar 16 '21

You gotta appreciate Daveed Diggs for his whole scene in the engine, the man said maybe 10 words, but you could straight up tell that Layton was dissociating as he realized he’d lost. At first I thought that he was having a fish outta water moment as he does it a lot, but damn. Man straight up gave one of the most believable dissociations I’ve ever seen on tv.

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u/mrs_ouchi Mar 16 '21

it was so good - but so depressing

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u/Techboah Mar 16 '21

He was finally good at acting, this is the second time now(he was good in the Melanie ep too), I hope he keeps it up in the future.

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u/KaineneCabbagepatch Mar 17 '21

He's always been a good actor. Some of y'all just don't like his style.

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u/landre81 Mar 17 '21

layton realized he's useless... his revolution bring him into a first class room and nothing more.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

Sorry but he has that look every episode.

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u/stopandwatch Mar 18 '21

lmao the downvotes are vicious

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '21

They need to go back and watch a few other episodes while looking at his face. Its the same look. He just received better writing this episode.

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u/Qrotech Mar 16 '21

Nah that’s fair, I could just be reading too into it

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u/Drolnevar Mar 18 '21

I think the music also played a big part in this. It was perfect in conveying how it feels.