It’s amazing how much better the Bess and Audrey relationship was handled in just these last three weeks compared to the clumsier interactions from the middle of the season. The writers proved they could also balance that larger intrigue with developing more personal and intimate character relationships. The show was greatly diminished without Jennifer Connelly, and her return played to the show’s strengths and the political intrigue. “The Original Sinners” ends season three on a high note. New Eden appears to be salvation until Snowpiercer approaches again three months later and Melanie spots what initially appears like it could be a flair shot into the sky but a closer look reveals potentially something suggesting the colonists from Big Alice may have found themselves in big danger. After both trains split down divergent tracks, Big Alice suffered great turbulence crossing a fragile bridge before reaching its passengers’ new home.īut for those in the audience who expected New Eden to be too good to be true and for the settlers to find themselves immediately embroiled in a new crisis, it’s shocking when the passengers disembark and start walking around a cold, but very livable environment without cold suits near a liquid lake. Those leaving on Big Alice include Layton, Josie, Alex, Ruth, Osweiller, as well as Sam and Carly Roche. Melanie, Bennett, and Miles are all also staying on Snowpiercer after Melanie agreed to recommit to her romantic relationship with Ben. Hopefully, Bess’ current girlfriend won’t get unceremoniously forgotten by the writers like her last one. Though one couple staying together is Audrey and Bess after Bess changed her mind at the last moment and chose to stay with Audrey on Snowpiercer following a sweet, close-enough-that-it-counts exchange of “I love yous.” I look forward to where the writers take this relationship going forward. This resulted in lots of hugs and tearful goodbyes as loved ones parted ways for perhaps the final time. Once civil war was averted, the joint decision Andre and Melanie made was to split Snowpiercer and Big Alice one more time and to let everyone decide for themselves to ride it out on Snowpiercer - the safe choice in the short-term at least because the old train only has a good decade or two left in her - or, now knowing the truth that Andre hasn’t been to New Eden, whether to take the risky, uncertain path of settlement in the Horn of Africa. But it does appear like we’ve seen Annalise Basso’s swan song on this show. Granted, not everyone stays dead on this show, proven by Breachman Boscovic’s unexpected return as Wilford’s newest zombie-like “cold man” ala Season 2’s Icey Bob. LJ may have spoken too soon, however, because the next time we see her, she appears to accidentally choke on her late father’s glass eye. “I’m going to come up on top! I’m a survivor!” she declares before pouting. After her husband chose to leave Team Wilford, LJ defiantly told him she would be dropping his name though, opting to stay on Snowpiercer instead of joining him on the uncertain track towards New Eden.
While Wilford is at least still alive, it appears we’ve finally seen the end of Lilah Jr.
That’s not the only comeuppance delivered this week. And, in a way, he already did because they jettisoned him on the same single-car vehicle Melanie used after Wilford abandoned her last season. And while Melanie does seem to sincerely flirt with the idea of a legitimate partnership with Wilford, she manages to come to her senses and turn on him in a manner one imagines he’d eventually have done to her. Much of the finale focused on the political stratagems of Layton and Melanie, attempts by both to find a peaceful solution that would avoid a violent civil war, and figuring out where everyone’s loyalties lie. Did Layton lead the way to the promised land or did they discover something else entirely? Who stayed, and who went? And what can we expect from season four? The final hour of Snowpiercer‘s third season was a rollercoaster of shifting allegiances, tough choices, and a shocking conclusion that promises to fundamentally change everything going forward. Melanie and Wilford formed an unholy alliance, and we finally arrived at our destination at New Eden.
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