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Bound by One Track

Season	Episode	Overall
3	4	24

Episode Information

Airdate

February 14, 2022

Written by

Renée St. Cyr

Directed by

Leslie Hope

Run Time

46 minutes

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Bound by One Track is the fourth episode of the third season of Snowpiercer. It is the twenty-fourth episode of the series overall. The episode is expected to on TNT February 14, 2022 and then internationally on Netflix the next day.

Synopsis

TNT's: Alex finally deals with her parental figures as a track obstruction uncovers a painful past.

Netflix's: Alex, Asha, Roche and Javi each try to deal with personal traumas from the past as Layton and the engineers work to get past a blockage on the track.

Intro

“	I’ve been here before. Where memories turn on to you. Even the good ones. (…) Wilford said, “The weakest are those who suffer from memories.” “The strongest carry the past like fuel to ignite a path forward.” He wasn’t wrong. (…) My continuous inescapable loop. Our past and future bound by one track, under the wheels of Snowpiercer, 1,029 cars long.	”
	— Alexandra Cavill

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

With Snowpiercer less than 2 weeks to approach the Horn of Africa, the train had taken a shortcut into a secondary track. One morning Alex was waken up by Bennett. He told Alex that there is a blockage of 3 train cars a few kilometers away. Alex suddenly realized it was the three cars leftover from the event of The First Year Cull of Big Alice. Two engineers asked Layton what should the next move be since reversing back to the main line would take around 23 days. The team agrees that they couldn't afford to lose that much time since people might discover Asha is lying about New Eden.

Doctor Pelton found Layton in the 3rd Class Mess Hall and told him that she realized something suspicious about Dr. Headwood's treatment for Zarah, the chemicals used are the same as when she turned Josie into "ice woman." Layton confronts Mrs. Headwood in the Headwoods' Lab aboard Big Alice. Headwood told Layton that Zarah already approved the actions. Layton was so frustrated but Zarah told him that it's for the greater good of the baby.

Meanwhile, as Bennett and Alex were trying to connect to the leftover cars, Alex had a lot of memories running in her head of how bad Wilford was and still is. Alex recalling The First Year Cull of Big Alice that the cars were disconnected in the middle of the night with 100 crews but Alex was rescued by Wilford. Making she feels thankfully to him but he actually divided families and couples including her best friend Shilo.

Wilford eventually figures out in his cell how Snowpiercer's dropping off the clearing crew to clear the blockage and reversing for them to work. He knows exactly that it was the cars leftover from The First Year Cull of Big Alice. He also realized that Javier was driving since he could feels hesitance all along the train, which means Alex is indeed out there with the bodies. The man, once the Eternal Engineer, is truly sadden for Alex having to revisit her best friend as a frozen corpse.

Two engineers have to disengages the rail clamps, which acts like an anchor. So that Snowpiercer could push the cars out of the way easily. However, the hydraulic ferrofluid line was blocked. However, the problem is that there's over 1000 feet of line on the cars. Alex mentioned that Wilford might've known what happened in the car as one of them is a lemon and keeps broken, which is why he disconnected the car. Meanwhile Roche approached to Wilford's cell, dismissed Brakeman Michael West who was guarding the cell. Roche shot suspension drug, which he had retrieved earlier from Big Alice's Drawers, to Wilford directly into his heart. Layton who came to Wilford to ask for help realized that the eternal engineer is no longer an option. Roche collapsed to the ground, Till quickly proceeded to help him. Layton told Alex and Bennett to abort the mission.

Alex, keeping Melanie alive inside her head, think of what her mother would do in this situation. She learned a valuable lesson that everyone'd have a good and bad side all in the same person. Alex had to use the skill Wilford taught her and overlook about the cull. She successfully disengage the rail clamps. Allowing the train to proceed its journey to New Eden.

Layton update the crew that Wilford is in critical condition, but Doctor Pelton think he would pull through. At the end of the day, Layton visits Zarah and Alex visits Wilford. Overall it's another normal busy day aboard the magnificent train, all 1029 cars long.

Subplot

Carly is upset with Sam Roche all moaning about Anne and couldn't stand strong when she needed him. She escape from the Couchette and roam around the train.

Layton started to doubt himself about the lie to New Eden, but Zarah keep his faith up.

Ruth gets a new hospitality uniform made by a Tailor in the market. Ruth and Pike joins briefly to share banana foster together, keeping the promise in the first month aboard Wilford's Rolling Gulag.

Asha's still struggling to adjust herself aboard. She's scared to eat beef, and she is not used to a party in the Night Car. Till had to comfort Asha and thanks her that she'd keep lying about being a survivor from New Eden. Asha said she know how much the warm spot means to the passengers so she would gratefully keep doing it.

Cast

Main Characters

Guest Starring

Sakina Jaffrey as Mrs. Headwood
Karin Konoval as Doctor Pelton

Co-Starring

Quotes

Till: "Asha? It’s Till. Sorry, you looked a little lost out there."

Asha: "Who I was… How I got here… I don’t think I was worth saving."

Till: "No. We all feel that guilt."

Asha: "I might implode."

Till: "Listen, I know you got a lot of pressure on you right now."

Asha: "Don’t worry, I won’t spill the lie. I can see what an Eden does for their souls."

Till: "If you get that, then you’re one of us."

― Till comforts Asha.

Trivia

The title of the episode is a line in Alexandra Cavill's opening dialogue, explaining how the problem would still come back sooner or later because there's only the main tracks and secondary tracks.
Melanie Cavill appears for the first time in Season 3, albeit in the form of a hallucination/visualisation of Alex's inner thoughts.
The trains are now less than two weeks away from the Horn of Africa.
Both of the Last Australian's died of influenza while Layton was away, as did Mama Grandé.
Big Alice was originally 43 cars long before Wilford detached 3 cars during the first year. The cars contain the bodies of those that Wilford had culled for resources which Alex had previously mentioned happening in The Show Must Go On.
Layton mentions cows being extinct, something that had occurred in Prepare to Brace.
Doctor Pelton discovers that the Headwoods were performing gene therapy on Layton and Zarah's baby, some of which was also used on Josie Wellstead for cold treatment. Mrs. Headwood admits that Wilford had them experiment on the baby with enhanced genetic cold treatment and calls them a gift as her treatments are going to work.
- Zarah is revealed to have consented to the treatment, much to Layton's fury.
A romance begins developing between Ruth and Pike.
Pike owns a Pied-a-terre in the Market.
Javi is shown to still be suffering from PTSD due to his experiences with Wilford while the Pirate train was away. This includes hallucinations of Jupiter. At the end of the episode, he is once again wearing his parka even though it's no longer necessary.
First class is now opened again after the trains have reconnected, and full energy is avalible from both engines on Snowpiercer and Big Alice.
Snowpiercer is seen going in reverse for the first time.

Body Count

3 people (influenza; mentioned only)
Shilo (died in Wilford's Big Alice cull; mentioned only)

Gallery

Images

Promotional

Behind the Scenes

Videos

References

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 [[Doctor Pelton]] found [[Andre Layton|Layton]] in the [[3rd Class Mess Hall]] and told him that she realized something suspicious about Dr. Headwood's treatment for [[Zarah Ferami|Zarah]], the chemicals used are the same as when she turned [[Josie Wellstead|Josie]] into "ice woman." Layton confronts [[Mrs. Headwood]] in the [[Headwoods' Lab (Big Alice)|Headwoods' Lab aboard Big Alice]]. Headwood told Layton that Zarah already approved the actions. Layton was so frustrated but Zarah told him that it's for the greater good of [[Liana Layton|the baby]].
-Meanwhile,
+Meanwhile, as Bennett and Alex were trying to connect to the leftover cars, Alex had a lot of memories running in her head of how bad Wilford was and still is. Alex recalling [[The First Year Cull of Big Alice]] that the cars were disconnected in the middle of the night with 100 crews but Alex was rescued by Wilford. Making she feels thankfully to him but he actually divided families and couples including her best friend [[Shilo]].
-Wilford eventually figures out in his cell how Snowpiercer's dropping off the clearing crew to clear the blockage and reversing for them to work. He knows exactly that it was the cars leftover from [[The First Year Cull of Big Alice]].
+Wilford eventually figures out in his cell how Snowpiercer's dropping off the clearing crew to clear the blockage and reversing for them to work. He knows exactly that it was the cars leftover from [[The First Year Cull of Big Alice]]. He also realized that Javier was driving since he could feels hesitance all along the train, which means Alex is indeed out there with the bodies. The man, once the Eternal Engineer, is truly sadden for Alex having to revisit her best friend as a frozen corpse.
+Two engineers have to disengages the rail clamps, which acts like an anchor. So that ''Snowpiercer'' could push the cars out of the way easily. However, the hydraulic ferrofluid line was blocked. However, the problem is that there's over 1000 feet of line on the cars. Alex mentioned that Wilford might've known what happened in the car as one of them is a lemon and keeps broken, which is why he disconnected the car. Meanwhile [[Sam Roche|Roche]] approached to Wilford's cell, dismissed [[Brakeman Michael West]] who was guarding the cell. Roche shot [[Suspension Drug|suspension drug]], which he had retrieved earlier from Big Alice's Drawers, to Wilford directly into his heart. Layton who came to Wilford to ask for help realized that the eternal engineer is no longer an option. Roche collapsed to the ground, Till quickly proceeded to help him. Layton told Alex and Bennett to abort the mission.
+Alex, keeping [[Melanie Cavill|Melanie]] alive inside her head, think of what her mother would do in this situation. She learned a valuable lesson that everyone'd have a good and bad side all in the same person. Alex had to use the skill Wilford taught her and overlook about the cull. She successfully disengage the rail clamps. Allowing the train to proceed its journey to [[New Eden]].
+Layton update the crew that Wilford is in critical condition, but [[Doctor Pelton]] think he would pull through. At the end of the day, Layton visits Zarah and Alex visits Wilford. Overall it's another normal busy day aboard the magnificent train, all 1029 cars long.
 == Subplot ==
-* Carly is upset with [[Sam Roche]] all moaning about [[Anne Roche|Anne]] and couldn't stand strong when she needed him.
+* Carly is upset with [[Sam Roche]] all moaning about [[Anne Roche|Anne]] and couldn't stand strong when she needed him. She escape from the Couchette and roam around the train.
 * Layton started to doubt himself about the lie to [[New Eden]], but Zarah keep his faith up.
 * Ruth gets a new hospitality uniform made by a Tailor in the market. Ruth and Pike joins briefly to share banana foster together, keeping the promise in the first month aboard [[Wilford's Rolling Gulag]].
-* Asha's still struggling to adjust herself aboard. She's scared to eat beef.
+* Asha's still struggling to adjust herself aboard. She's scared to eat beef, and she is not used to a party in the Night Car. Till had to comfort Asha and thanks her that she'd keep lying about being a survivor from [[New Eden]]. Asha said she know how much the warm spot means to the passengers so she would gratefully keep doing it.
 ==Cast==