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|first_appearance = [[First, the Weather Changed]]}}'''Melanie Cavill''' is the female protagonist in [[TNT]]'s [[Snowpiercer (TV Series)|Snowpiercer]]. She is portrayed by [[Jennifer Connelly]].
|first_appearance = [[First, the Weather Changed]]}}'''Melanie Cavill''' is the female protagonist in [[TNT]]'s [[Snowpiercer (TV Series)|Snowpiercer]]. She is portrayed by [[Jennifer Connelly]].


She is a first class passenger and the Voice of the Train, who makes the PA system's daily announcements. Though many of her peers are dismissive of the lower class passengers, Melanie is curiously fascinated by them. In secret, Melanie is in fact the mysterious Mr. Wilford, the one who created Snowpiercer in the first place.
She is a first class passenger and the Voice of the Train, who makes the PA system's daily announcements. Though many of her peers are dismissive of the lower class passengers, Melanie is curiously fascinated by them. In secret, Melanie is in fact the mysterious Mr. Wilford, the one who created Snowpiercer in the first place.<ref name="ftwc">''[[First, the Weather Changed]]''</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
== Throughout The Series ==
== Throughout The Series ==
===[[Season 1]]===
===Hiring Layton===
Out in the First Class Dining area, she gets complaints from the Folgers about the sauna. She gets asks what's going down The Third Class after ... said to [[LJ Folger|LJ]] not to go down there and tells them that she'll update them. She walks away and tells Ruth to go down the Tail to remove [[Andre Layton|Layton]] from the Tail.
Melanie is the voice of the train aboard [[Snowpiercer]], and also the head of hospitality. She receives numerous complaints from passengers that they have heard of uprisings on the train. Melanie sends [[Ruth Wardell]] to remove [[Andre Layton]] from the Tail in a bid to help with the investigations into the murder that has caused the widespread panic; it is revealed that Layton was a homicide detective before Snowpiercer departed.  


After Layton was rattled by [[John Osweiller|John]] and [[Bess Till|Till]], she apologises to him and tells him that she is personally there, because Mr. Wilford wants the murder solved quickly and that he will have every resources that he will need to solve it. In return to solve the murder he wants rations and Thrid Class immigration for the Tail, which she doesn't give him an answer to.
Layton enters numerous negotiations with Melanie, outlining his terms for working the murder case — third class immigration and rations for the Tailies. Melanie refuses each of his demands, however, remarking that it would do him well to help catch the murderer; she gives him a chance to escape the Tail of the train. Layton is told that if he can clear Nikki's name and solve the case they will make him Train Detective and move him to Third Class, he refuses, however, citing that he wants his demands met.


She brings him to [[The Drawers|Drawers]] to see [[Nikki Genêt]], who is sentenced to death for the first murder. She says to Layton to clear her if he wants justice and if he solve the case they will make him the Train Detective and move him to Thrid Class, which he doesn't agree to. She leaves him in [[Roche]] hands to introduce him to the suspects.
After the revolt of the Tailies, Melanie enlists Layton to calm them. When he is successful, Ruth reveals that Wilford will demand six of the Tailies lives in exchange for the security guards lost. Layton pleads with Melanie, agreeing to work for her and solve the murder if she spares the lives of his friends; she reluctantly agrees. She later returns to the front of the train where she takes over as driver, and it is revealed that she is in fact the mysterious Mr. Wilford.<ref name="ftwc" />
 
To know how it went with the suspects, she visit him in The Greenhouse He tells her that [[Zarah]] didn't kill Sean Wise. He tells her that there's way more to the murder that she's saying to be so desperate for his help. She asks him to participate and stay to reunite with Zarah. He reminds her of his demands if she wants his help to keep orde on the train. She tells him that eveything on the train survives at the mercy of His balance, Mr. Wilford and that he needs Mr. Wilford more than Mr. Wilford needs him.
 
She goes to [[Jinju Seong|Jinju]] to tell her that she's bringing [[Nikki Genêt]] out of [[The Drawers]] and that the other work will continue if the murder is solved.
 
She was about to enter Mr. Wilford's chamber and the emergency alarm goes off from the Tail. Layton asks her to help after the revolt of the Tailies and gives him permission. After he got them to stand down and got Till back, he says to her that he invesigate the murder and get Mr. Wilford his order back for her to have mercy on the Tail, she accepts, but wants [[Ruth]] to take a significant arm to keep order. After she's done with her shift, she freshens up and enters The Engines, where [[Bennett Knox|Bennett]], who is leaving her a report. They talked and she thank him and he says to her that she has the train, revealing that she is Mr. Wilford.


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
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== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==
 
:;Season One
=== [[Season 1]] ===
*''[[First, the Weather Changed]]''
* [[First, the Weather Changed]]


== Memorable Quotes ==
== Memorable Quotes ==


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* She went to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
*Melanie attended — and presumably graduated from — MIT.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 13:12, 20 May 2020

Melanie Cavill is the female protagonist in TNT's Snowpiercer. She is portrayed by Jennifer Connelly.

She is a first class passenger and the Voice of the Train, who makes the PA system's daily announcements. Though many of her peers are dismissive of the lower class passengers, Melanie is curiously fascinated by them. In secret, Melanie is in fact the mysterious Mr. Wilford, the one who created Snowpiercer in the first place.[1]

History

Background

Throughout The Series

Hiring Layton

Melanie is the voice of the train aboard Snowpiercer, and also the head of hospitality. She receives numerous complaints from passengers that they have heard of uprisings on the train. Melanie sends Ruth Wardell to remove Andre Layton from the Tail in a bid to help with the investigations into the murder that has caused the widespread panic; it is revealed that Layton was a homicide detective before Snowpiercer departed.

Layton enters numerous negotiations with Melanie, outlining his terms for working the murder case — third class immigration and rations for the Tailies. Melanie refuses each of his demands, however, remarking that it would do him well to help catch the murderer; she gives him a chance to escape the Tail of the train. Layton is told that if he can clear Nikki's name and solve the case they will make him Train Detective and move him to Third Class, he refuses, however, citing that he wants his demands met.

After the revolt of the Tailies, Melanie enlists Layton to calm them. When he is successful, Ruth reveals that Wilford will demand six of the Tailies lives in exchange for the security guards lost. Layton pleads with Melanie, agreeing to work for her and solve the murder if she spares the lives of his friends; she reluctantly agrees. She later returns to the front of the train where she takes over as driver, and it is revealed that she is in fact the mysterious Mr. Wilford.[1]

Personality

Relationships

Appearances

Season One

Memorable Quotes

Trivia

  • Melanie attended — and presumably graduated from — MIT.

Gallery

References