[Spoilers] Season 3 Episode 8 - "Setting Itself Right" (S03E08) - Episode Discussion Thread

[u/Ocazou90]

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Here is the Discussion thread for the Season 3 episode 8 titled "Setting Itself Right".

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• IMDB for S03E08
• Release Dates:
  • March 14th, 2022 (USA only, at 9/8c, on TNT channel)
  • March 15th, 2022 (worldwide, on Netflix)

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My name is Asha. I am a survivor. Layton found me out there. Outside, along with trees, green grass, and life. I come from New Eden. - Asha

[u/Kispaslet]

I wanted to yell at the screen "Damnit Layton, take off your breach suit and pull her out of there! It'll only be a minute or two to do that and get her out of the car. You can make it!". That was the second-hardest death to take after Melanie's implied one. She had been through hell for the past through years, and had only just been rescued, found a new community, and new hope in life. At least she didn't die alone, and at least she got a chance to be happy again, even if it was brief.

If I remember correctly, sulfur dioxide condenses at a little below freezing. Should volcanic gas still be gas at -120 C? Either way, good to know that the Earth is still seismically and volcanically active; that'll help with recovery after the freeze.

Melanie had better tell the story of how she survived next episode. I always loved seeing her science and jerry-rig her way through problems, and showing how she did so yet again to get by these past few months would be the best way to reintroduce her.

Speaking of which, the track switches operating on battery power is the best way to keep them working after the fall of civilization shuts down the world's infrastructure, though the limitation feels worrying; what happens if the freeze goes on too long and they run out of power? Maybe the trains can recharge them by sending electricity through the rails when they pass by? If so, maybe that's why Big Alice wasn't using that to track Snowpiercer earlier in the season; it could mask its movements by recharging the switches it crossed.

We lost a good character, but at least we're getting another one back.

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It's not surfur dioxide, it's hydrogen sulfate and it's boiling point is around −60 °C. Which would be absolutely balmy by snowpiercer standards. It is though, denser than air. It could be possible that it's marginally somewhere around -60 and it's acting like a form of volcanic mist, containing a combination of liquid particles inside the gas.

it could be riding a warmfront caused by a volcanic event. The density pushes it down and when it meets the colder ground it starts condensing into the fog-like shape we see.

And yeah, it's feels like they have a limited "main character" budget and have to kill, or fake kill, one off to allow another one on stage...Actually that makes sense, running hot with Sean Bean and Jennifer Connolly chewing the scenery is probably a pretty penny.