Should I watch Snowpiercer movie or series first?

There’s no need to watch the movie to enjoy the show. You don’t need to know the previous story to get a sense of the events happening in the series. I’ve screened all 10 episodes of Snowpiercer Season 1 without knowing the movie and didn’t feel like anything needed explaining.

What is the food in Snowpiercer?

Source. Protein Bars are rectangular bars of sustenance commmonly used as food throughout the Tail of Snowpiercer; the bars are are commonly rationed in an effort to make them last. The bars are delivered to the Tail by Hospitality, but Tailies are free to use them as they please; including stockpiling.

What keeps Snowpiercer moving?

The engine relies on the forward momentum of the train to keep running, and the forward momentum of the train depends upon the engine to keep moving forward. Take one away and the system fails and has to be restarted, presumably using some sort of fuel source that is either no longer available or in short supply.

What’s the point of Snowpiercer?

In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges. Set in 2031, the entire world is frozen except for those aboard the Snowpiercer.

What are the drawers for in Snowpiercer?

The twelve Drawers Car have been designed to save 396 pre-selected persons based on their genetic profile or aptitudes.

What caused the world to freeze in Snowpiercer?

In Snowpiercer, the last remnants of mankind travel the world aboard a train powered by a perpetual motion engine. At the beginning of the movie, it is told that the Ice Age the planet is facing was caused by a chemical, CW-7, released in the air to fight Global Warming.

Who is MIA in Snowpiercer?

Carolyn Yu

Is Wilford in a drawer?

Wilford is in the Drawers. “Maybe something happened to him and they put him suspended in the drawer until they could find a cure.” This could certainly be the case, as Mr Wilford is perhaps the most important man on the planet since the world more-or-less ended.

Is Melanie really Mr Wilford?

Instead, Daveed Diggs stars as “tailey” protagonist Andre Layton, and Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly acts as Melanie Cavill, the pragmatic announcer/hospitality manager of Snowpiercer’s titular Wilford train. She’s also the series’ train conductor and seemingly therefore the “real” Mr.

Why did Melanie leave her daughter?

Wilford, the head of Wilford Industries who came up with Snowpiercer when the Freeze came. Melanie lost her daughter Alex when the Freeze came. When Snowpiercer began its journey, Melanie, believing that Mr. Wilford’s selfish desires would doom humanity, “took the train” and abandoned him to die in Chicago.

Does Melanie Cavill survive?

Wilford (Sean Bean) cementing his takeover of Snowpiercer, having imprisoned revolutionary Andre Layton (Daveed Diggs) within The Swamp. Layton’s ally Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly) remains MIA, after journeying to a research station, to assess changes to the Earth’s climate, following The Freeze.

Is Alex Mr Wilfords daughter?

Alexandra “Alex” Cavill is a character on TNT’s Snowpiercer. She is wise beyond her years, and has mysterious connections to the history of Snowpiercer. She is the daughter of Melanie Cavill who was believed dead for seven years. She acts as the Engineer on Big Alice.

Why can’t the train stop in Snowpiercer?

Wilford’s company, Wilford Industries, designed the train to run perpetually, so that it would never have to stop. The idea was to only let the rich ride on the train, but others forced their way onboard. Plans were made to make sure that the passengers could survive on the Snowpiercer for years.

Did Josie die in Snowpiercer?

While helping out in the Third Class clinic, Zarah discovers that Josie is actually still alive, having been brought in as a Jane Doe by the Jackboots after her presumed death. To protect her new life, Zarah considers killing Josie but later tells Layton the truth.

Why does Alex call Mr Wilford Dubs?

Alex is the only character to refer to him by any nickname, calling him “Dubs” (standing for the “W” in “Wilford”).

Did Jennifer Connelly leave Snowpiercer?

But in a recent interview with TVLine, executive producer Becky Clements revealed that Connelly is not leaving the show, confirming that the Oscar-winning actress will come back for season 3.

How did Josie survive in Snowpiercer?

While helping out in the Third Class clinic, Zarah discovers that Josie is actually still alive, having been brought in as a Jane Doe by the Jackboots after her presumed death. However, Josie has suffered extensive frostbite and is bedridden. Layton rushes to Josie’s side and she wakes up as he sits at her bedside.

What did Layton figure out Snowpiercer?

Following this, Melanie realises that Layton has figured out that Mr. Wilford is fiction, and the real leader of Snowpiercer is Melanie; he remarks that a myth is a powerful thing, but Melanie has him suspended in the drawers in an attempt to protect her identity.

Why did Wilford kill Breachmen?

The Breachmen were innocent of that crime but, in Snowpiercer season 2, episode 5, “Keep Hope Alive”, 8 of the train’s 9 Breachmen were murdered in a conspiracy to restore Mr. Wilford back in power aboard Snowpiercer.

Is Miles Layton’s son?

Josie and Layton’s adopted son, Miles (Jaylin Fletcher), vanished without a trace after the Season 1 finale of Snowpiercer.

What does the red flare mean on Snowpiercer?

As the flare Layton fired from the front of the train stains the night sky red, it’s already too late. The warning is meaningless. For the moment, at least, Wilford has won the day. But if there’s one thing we know about Layton, it’s that he doesn’t give up, and he’s got friends plural on Big Alice.

Does Melanie make it back into Snowpiercer?

Melanie Cavill was separated from the rest of the train and cast after Snowpiercer episode 3, “A Great Odyssey”, and never got to reunite with them.

How old is LJ Snowpiercer?

The 21-year-old plays First Class teenager Lilah Folger Jr – or LJ for short – in the show, which is set seven years after a frozen apocalypse on a 1001-carriage train which continuously circles the Earth.