The Last to Go

Season	3
Episode	2
Overall	22
	January 31, 2022
	Marisha Mukerjee
	Christoph Schrewe
	46 minutes
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The Last to Go is the second episode of the third season of Snowpiercer. It is the twenty-second episode of the series overall. The episode aired on TNT January 31, 2022 and then internationally on Netflix the next day.

Synopsis

TNT's: Layton goes on the hunt, as Wilford works to boost morale; the resistance discovers a threat that could undermine everything they've worked for.

Netflix's: Snowpiercer welcomes a new survivor as Layton tries to make sense of his visions. On Big Alice, Ruth and the resistance plot sabotage during a ceremony.

Intro

“	When the cold comes for you, the blood stops running to your limbs. It pulls up inside to keep your organs warm. My first love told me that. An off-shore roughnecker, he was. Tall and lean and tough as wet leather. He'd say, "Ruthie, your smile keeps me warm, so be sure to wear it 'til I'm home." Next, the cold comes for your mind. And after that, your will. And yet, still, the heart fights on. (...) He left me too soon, my roughneck love. His rig went down with every man aboard. But I know my smile kept him warm as he floated, all alone. Just as I know our hearts will be the last thing to go on Wilford's train, 1,023 cars long.	”
	— Ruth Wardell

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

Aboard Wilford's Rolling Gulag, Ruth shares her perspective to us, confirming she wouldn't give up as her heart will be the last to go. She realized that there's a number of Jackboots keep checking something at the Tail of the Rolling Gulag. She investigated further and saw that they are secretly working on a weapon. She send a message to Pike via her rat pet, informing the resistance that Wilford is secretly working on something. Meanwhile Joseph Wilford is chilling on his bathtub in Big Alice's Engine with Mrs. Headwood and Kevin McMahon discussing that it is a big day ahead.

At Pirate Train, Asha is slowly recovering with Josie and Layton checking up on him. Bennett explained that Asha survived 8 years outside by living off the residual power as the reactor cools. The group examine the ice sample and found out that the temperature is indeed rising, but not enough to be habitable. Till and Alex started to be worried since it is the fifth place in Melanie's model that is not warm enough, which leaves them to one final place: The Horn of Africa. Josie remarks that the food isn't enough to get there anymore, especially with another person aboard. Layton suggested that they reconnects with Wilford's Rolling Gulag then take everyone there. Alex and Till are concerned about getting everyone there but Layton told them not to worry. Later Layton went on and check on Asha, she finally regained consciousness. Layton calm her down while she anxiously tries to find her suit, he later take her to Library Car and show her out of the window. Asha is surprised how the train had survived this long.

Back in Wilford's Rolling Gulag, Javi helped Wilford and Mrs. Headwood test out their new EMP weapon at 10%. The weapon realized huge electromagnet wave that bumped the train hard. Wilford is pleased by the testing results. In the meantime Pike visits Ruth in her hideout at 1st Class Dining. Pike asks Ruth not to risk and spies outside but Ruth said that she wouldn't just sit around and be useless. In the Night Car, Osweiller proposed to LJ Folger. The two make their way to the Eternal Engineer to tell him the good news. Wilford said that he would set up the wedding ceremonial tomorrow. Zarah took the Cakemaker out of Big Alice's Compost Car. Pike later took Zarah to a corner and told her that Ruth wants to talk with Javi about the EMP weapon.

Aboard Pirate Train, Alex and Ben is working on the way to find Wilford's train. Ben comforts Alex about Melanie. Layton keeps seeing this vision of the Dragon Blood Tree, he went to the Library Car to find books about it and found out that it only grows on the Horn of Africa. He talked to Till but she doesn't approve of telling the crew and doesn't believe about Layton's vision. Meanwhile Josie take Asha to stay in Steward's Quarters. Asha is still shocked about the whole thing.

Back on Wilford's Train, Osweiller is pissed that LJ is greedy of power so much. Oz said that a small ceremony is more than enough but LJ adores Wilford and admit that he could help the two of them rule the train some day. Oz walked away angrily. Meanwhile Zarah approached to Javier who is still in a deep trauma from Jupiter's attack. Zarah told Javi that it's just the two of them and they could talk together but Javi doesn't reply. Zarah then lied to Javi that Wilford ask him to ... WIP

Cast

Main Characters

• Daveed Diggs as Andre Layton
• Mickey Sumner as Bess Till
• Alison Wright as Ruth Wardell
• Lena Hall as Miss Audrey
• Iddo Goldberg as Bennett Knox
• Roberto Urbina as Javier De La Torre
• Steven Ogg as Pike
• Katie McGuinness as Josie Wellstead
• Sheila Vand as Zarah Ferami
• Annalise Basso as LJ Folger
• Sam Otto as John Osweiller
• Rowan Blanchard as Alexandra Cavill
• Archie Panjabi as Asha
• Sean Bean as Joseph Wilford

Guest Starring

• Sakina Jaffrey as Mrs. Headwood
• Tom Lipinski as Kevin McMahon
• Karin Konoval as Doctor Pelton

Co-Starring

• Miranda Edwards as Lights
• RJ Fetherstonhaugh as Jackboot Clifford
• Emma Oliver as Winnie
• Kurt Ostlund as Strong Boy
• Kwasi Thomas as Z-Wreck
• Fiona Vroom as Miss Gillies
• Bola Omooara as Jackboot Gibbs
• Eric Pollins as Cakemaker
• Abiola Uthman as Jackboot

Quotes

Layton: "What's your name?" Asha: "Asha." Layton: "Asha? Great. Don't worry, you're safe here. No one's gonna hurt you, you're on Snowpiercer." Asha: "Snowpiercer? Am I dreaming?" Layton: "Not unless we all are." Asha: "The train survived?" Layton: "Let me show you, can you walk?" ―  Asha woke up on Snowpiercer. Asha: "There were 34 of us to start, eking it out on the plant's residual power. Korean scientists, foreign nuclear technicians like me. Some of our families too. Marauders killed about half of us before they died out. And then the cold or radiation poisoning took the rest of us. My nephew, he was 15 years old. He was the last to go. He had thyroid cancer. By the end, he was begging me to kill him. That was about four years ago. After that, I lost time. I stopped hoping, stopped thinking, It's like someone other than me lived down there. Then I turned my eyes on you." Layton: "I hate to tell you this, but humankind hasn't exactly evolved in your absence." Asha: "You pushed past what was safe, even sane, to rescue me. Why?" Layton: "I'm just glad I did." ―  Asha told Layton about what happened. “ Where's Mr.Wilford, the Great Engineer? ” — Asha, when is she is introduced to the crew of the Pirate Train Layton: "Electromagnetic?" Alex: "Triangulating." Bennett: "Well, that's the signature, it's got to be them." Alex: "Yes, it is. 520 kilometers west." Bennett: "They're on the main line." Alex: "That's a lot better than seeing them on sat." Till: "Yeah, it means Wilford can't see us." Josie: "We've got the drop on him." Bennett: "Well, Wilford hates surprises." Layton: "Good. Let's go give him one." ―  The Pirate Train crew made an unexpected discovery.

Trivia

• The title of the episode is a line in Ruth Wardell's opening dialogue, implying about how she would never give up no matter what she has to lose. Later in the episode Asha would also said that her little nephew was "the last one to go (die)".
• It's revealed that there's surviving rats on the train which are used as message couriers by Ruth and the resistance.
• Bennett determines that the location checked out in The Tortoise and the Hare won't be habitable for a century "give or take" as, even though it's warming, the trend isn't steep enough to be habitable yet. This is the same as the other four locations that they had checked out, leaving only one possible location left for recolonization. However, the train lacks the resources necessary to make the journey there.
  • The remaining location is in the southern Arabian Peninsula on the Horn of Africa which is stated to look promising.
• The Pirate Train is once again referred to as Snowpiercer while the train that was left behind is simply called "Wilford's train" in Ruth's opening monologue and Wilford simply calls it "our train." The only time that it's referred to as Layton's Pirate Train in dialogue is when Wilford is preparing to freeze Ruth's arm off at the end.
• After Layton tells Asha that she's on Snowpiercer, she isn't confused what that is and is surprised that it survived, which means the Wilford Industries Global Express was also known as Snowpiercer, before it was secretly turned into a ark.
• LJ and Oz get engaged and married.
  • Oz's full name is revealed to be John Christopher Ozweiler.
• Layton identifies the Dragon's Blood Tree from his vision which he discovers only grows in Socotra, near the Horn of Africa.
• Strong Boy is seen speaking full sentences in English for the first time since regaining the ability to talk after being rescued from the Drawers.
• It's revealed that Wilford had only put in the ports to freeze people's arms off as an idle threat, but that Ruth had used them 13 times.
  • However, Layton said 13 people lost a arm in First, the Weather Changed and Ruth then removed Suzanne's in Prepare to Brace.
• The Earth's satellites are degrading, making navigation much harder for the trains, along with tracking each other.

Body Count

• Ruth Wardell's first love and his rig crew (before The Freeze; mentioned only)
• Mr. Headwood (influenza; mentioned only)
• 33 scientists and their families (marauders, the Freeze and radiation poisoning; mentioned only)
• Marauders (mentioned only)
• Asha's nephew (mercy killed by Asha on account of thyroid cancer; mentioned only)

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