A New Life

Season	3
Episode	5
Overall	25
	February 21, 2022
	Adam Starks
	Erica Watson
	43 minutes
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A New Life is the fifth episode of the third season of Snowpiercer. It is the twenty-fifth episode of the series overall. The episode aired on TNT February 21, 2022 and then internationally on Netflix the next day.

Synopsis

TNT's: A series of terrorist attacks threatens to derail Layton and Zarah's big day.

Netflix's: As Zarah goes into labor, Layton and Till investigate a fire. Alex visits with Wilford, who remains in suspension. Ben asks Sykes to help Javi recover.

Intro

“	My little soul… I haven't seen your face yet, but my love for you is already limitless. You aren't just my child. You're the future. As you grow up, you'll hear many stories about your mother. (…) How, aboard Big Alice, she assured your survival yet again. And of your father, changing what was left of the world. Our journey to bring you into this world has been brutal. But I wouldn't change a single misstep or agonizing decision that led to your life. I pray the choices your father and I have made are gifts. The gift of a new life. And the strength to face its dangers… on Snowpiercer, 1,029 cars long.	”
	— Zarah Ferami

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

As Zarah's close to giving birth, the passengers set up the Tree Name as they hang a name they seemed fit on the tree and the mother and father would choose the name they likes the most. Miss Gillies also leads Winnie and Chunder, along with her class to hang the names as well. A few moments later Zarah's water is breaking. Till, Andre, and Winnie quickly escorts Zarah to the Headwoods' Lab aboard Big Alice.

Ruth and Tristan discusses about ringing the baby bell every hour, as it's not often to celebrate a baby aboard Snowpiercer. The two joins the ceremony at the Name Tree, with Miss Gillies and Miss Audrey watching along with the passengers. Moments after Tristan lights the Name Tree, a mysterious fire burns the tree, everyone evacuates the car. Moments later Till calls Layton that the Fire Crew already put the fire off. Layton joins Till to investigate the fire and call Doctor Pelton to oversee Zarah because he doesn't trust Mrs. Headwood.

Pike encounter Ruth in 3rd Class Mess Hall, Pike asks if Ruth want to stop answering to Layton and to start a new chain of command together with Pike. Ruth nicely declined the offer and told him that she's already having her new life here. Pike heard the baby bells and remarks that only one Laytons is enough. Ruth disagrees and walk away.

Meanwhile Dr. Pelton remarks that Dr. Headwood is unethical and unprofessional of how she's risking humanity's genetic heritage with only 3000 humans left. Zarah's temperature is dropping quickly.

Till and Layton investigates the fire. They found out that the liquid used is ethanol. The two get to Night Car and ask John Osweiller and LJ Folger, the current Night Car managers. LJ and Oz told them that they doesn't have enough ethanol to set the fire, as they serve them in teaspoons. Oz suggested Layton to check speakeasy in the market. Z-Wreck who's running illegal booze shop realized someone stole his ethanol. Layton seeks more clue from Wilford and Till seeks more clue from Miss Audrey.

Ruth informs Layton that there's another fire incident in the Seed Bank Car. Layton and Till found out that the fire is just a decoy, Pike who is hiding in the dark is seen detonates the bomb. Layton quickly recovers and get to Zarah. Liana Layton was born harmlessly.

Subplots

• Josie gets a checkup with Mrs. Headwood about her icy treatment, since they haven't done a follow up check for 6 months since she was aboard the Pirate Train. Dr. Headwood told her that the side effect for cold resistance is that her injurious stimuli had changed, that she couldn't feel pain anymore.

• Doctor Pelton and Alex checks on Joseph Wilford, who is still sleeping due to the injection of suspension drug by Sam Roche. Pelton suggested Alex reading a book for Wilford, as it might help for mental stimulation. Miss Audrey tried to visit Wilford but got stopped by Alex and Tyson.

• Bennett Knox recruits Sykes to help Javi work together on Ag-Sec and other systems to get ready for New Eden. Javier cries as he is so broken down from the trauma, that he couldn't drive the engine anymore. Bennett then cheers Javi up. Javier and Sykes perform checkups in storage and she helps Javier to recover from his trauma.

• Josie receives training in driving Snowpiercer from Bennett. The two start forming a romantic relationship that night.

• Alex escorts Wilford to the Library Car, which is now his prison.

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
• Chelsea Harris as Sykes
• Sean Bean as Joseph Wilford

Guest Starring

• Sakina Jaffrey as Mrs. Headwood
• Karin Konoval as Doctor Pelton

Co-Starring

• Ian Collins as Tristan
• Emma Oliver as Winnie
• Grace Sunar as Young Alex
• Kwasi Thomas as Z-Wreck
• Fiona Vroom as Miss Gillies
• Andrea Ware as Tyson
• Dominic Good as Chunder
• David Beairsto as Ag-Sec Evacuee
• Akeem Hoyte-Charles as Gambler #1
• Renee Taylor as Gambler #2

Quotes

Zarah: "I'm having a baby, not a heart attack."

Layton: "Yeah, I got the heart attack part covered. Take it slow."

―  Zarah goes into labor

Doctor Pelton: "What the hell happened out there?"

Till: "Somebody almost got him."

―  Doctor Pelton seeks answers for Layton's state

Trivia

• The title of the episode is a line in Zarah Ferami's opening dialogue, about her and Layton's child. The title could also be implying about how Pike had a chance to start his new life, but he declined it.
• A Third Class tradition for naming a baby, involves writing down the name of someone special they remember, hanging it on a tree and picking one they really like when the baby is born. The tree is also lit up.
• It's revealed that Winnie's name, Winnipeg, came from an old tradition to name a baby after the nearest city.
• Sykes is revealed to have engineering knowledge and to have become a fully trusted member of the crew to the point that Bennett Knox goes to her for help with Javi.
• Sykes reveals that her own scars also came from Jupiter attacking her, just like Javi.
• Doctor Pelton states that there are less than 3,000 people left.
• Josie receives training in driving Snowpiercer from Bennett and starts forming a romantic relationship with him.
• For the first time in the entire series the sound of Snowpiercer's whistle is heard. While a whistle is heard departing Chicago in First, the Weather Changed, a flashback of the same scene in Many Miles From Snowpiercer, depicts no whistle.
• Z-Wreck runs a speakeasy in the Market.
• As a side effect of the cold resistance, Josie has stopped feeling pain in parts of her body, particularly in one of her legs.
• Zarah gives birth to little Liana Layton.

Body Count

• None

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