The Train Demanded Blood

	July 12, 2020
	Aubrey Nealon
	James Hawes
	43 minutes
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The Train Demanded Blood is the ninth episode of the first season of Snowpiercer. It is the ninth episode of the series overall.

Synopsis

The rebel forces are on the ropes when a dangerous foe defects to their side. They hatch a final plan to take control of Snowpiercer once and for all, but it comes at a grave moral cost, and just may destroy them all.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

Cast

Main Jennifer Connelly as Melanie Cavill Daveed Diggs as Andre Layton Mickey Sumner as Bess Till Alison Wright as Ruth Lena Hall as Miss Audrey Iddo Goldberg as Bennett Knox Susan Park as Jinju Sheila Vand as Zarah Ferami Roberto Urbina as Javier De La Torre Mike O'Malley as Roche Jaylin Fletcher as Miles Annalise Basso as LJ Folger

Guest Starring Steven Ogg as Pike Happy Anderson as Dr. Henry Klimpt Kerry O'Malley as Lilah Folger Timothy V. Murphy as Commander Grey Aaron Glenane as The Last Australian William Stanford Davis as Mr. Riggs Reneé Victor as Mama Grandé Vincent Gale as Robert Folger Karin Konoval as Doctor Pelton

Co-Starring Doron Bell as Lieutentant Gardiner Geraldine Chiu as Gabby Colin Corrigan as Executioner RJ Fetherstonhaugh as Jackboot Clifford Puya Firouzbakhsh as Fiddler Ellie Harvie as The Notary Gary Hetherington as Walter Flemming Yee Jee Tso as York Lam Tom Kirk as Clay

Stephen Lobo as Martin Colvin Emma Oliver as Winnie Kurt Ostlund as Strong Boy Michel Issa Rubio as Santiago Manoj Sood as Rajiv Sharma Brent Stait as Jakes Carter Kwasi Thomas as Z-Wreck Fiona Vroom as Miss Gillies Andrea Ware as Jackboot Tyson

Quotes

“	I thought I could let him go. Over time. With miles traveled. I thought I could strip Wilford away. Shed his rules one by one. And finally... his mask. Until he was just a logo on a wall. (...) I thought I could create a kinder gentler, world. But the train demanded otherwise. The train demanded blood. I fed her. And now they will. Until we reach our final destination. Everyone the same in pain and doubt. Holding our losses close... on Snowpiercer. 1,001 cars long.	”
	— Melanie's inner monologue

Trivia

• This episode has conflicting titles. Some regions have the title The Train Demanded Blood while others have the title Old Ways, Old Wars.
• Snowpiercer is revealed to have an execution method called the Lung of Ice where prisoners are forced to breathe in outside air, freezing their face and lungs.
• As revealed in 994 Cars Long, 147 people died aboard the section of train that was detached.

Body Count

• Several revolution prisoners (executed with the Lung of Ice)
  • Walter "The Papermaker" Flemming
• 147 people (frozen to death in the 7 cars detached by Melanie, Layton, Bennett and Miles)
  • Robert Folger
  • Lilah Folger
  • Commander Nolan Grey
  • The Jackboots
  • Mr. Riggs
  • Santiago
  • The other revolution prisoners

Gallery

Images

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Videos

• File:Snowpiercer 1x09 "Old Ways, Old Wars" 1x10 "994 Cars Long" Promo (HD) Season Finale
• File:Snowpiercer Melanie Is Sentenced to Death - Season 1, Episode 9 Clip TNT