Many Miles from Snowpiercer is the sixth episode of the second season of Snowpiercer. It is the sixteenth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis
Melanie fights for survival in treacherous conditions, vying to do what others before her could not.
Plot
Having departed from Snowpiercer, Melanie arrives at the research facility where she is to spend the next month collecting data about the current state of the atmosphere. At the facility, Melanie finds two dead bodies but numerous bags of packet food that she can use to sustain herself. Melanie gets to work to bring the research facility back into operation, but finds the thin mountain air challenging. Melanie begins to reminisce about her time as a child, but more importantly, about her time spent with Mr. Wilford.
Melanie remembers the grand opening of Snowpeircer in which she and Wilford reflected upon their work. The two congratulate each other, and Wilford admits that Snowpiercer is just as much hers as it is his, but that she will never hear him say that again; Melanie remarks that he is free to say whatever the investors need to hear.
Mr. Wilford continues to haunt Melanie as the air becomes thinner and she begins to hallucinate him. He asks her numerous questions, but Melanie remains calm and stringent, fighting against the urge to believe that Wilford is really with her. Shortly after, Melanie falls asleep at her desk, and when she wakes, she finds a cracker left has been eaten, leading to doubts about whether she is alone at the research facility.
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Trivia
- Part of this episode occurs at the same time as the events of A Single Trade and Keep Hope Alive.
- It's revealed that Melanie's failure to connect to the last weather balloon is because her antenna was knocked over by a storm.
- It is the first episode of the series that has it's main storyline taking place outside the trains Snowpiercer or Big Alice.
- Flashbacks depict the events before and during the Freeze leading to the launch of Snowpiercer.
- Melanie states that Javi had no idea that she was leaving Wilford behind or that she did until they were two days down the tracks.
- Commander Nolan Grey reappears in flashbacks to the train's departure.
- It's revealed that Melanie left early and stole the train partially on the urging of Bennett Knox.
- The only characters to appear outside of hallucinations or flashbacks are Melanie and Alex Cavill.
- Something appears to have gone drastically wrong on the trains: fire is coming from the underside of Big Alice and alarms are going off behind Alex at the end. In addition, the trains are two days overdue and Melanie can't make radio contact with anybody on Snowpiercer.
Body Count
- 3 climate scientists (shot in the head, slit wrists and froze to death; confirmed fate)
- Arthur
- Several rats (captured and cooked for dinner by Melanie)
- 6 geneticists and their families (shot by Jackboots on Wilford's orders; flashback)
- Several people (shot by Jackboots; flashback)
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