I love how this episode builds on Pike's assessment of Layton last episode.
Pike called Layton an Idealist, lacking in fortitude to make the difficult, grey decisions.
Melanie saw that idealism, too... and likely as a weakness... She knew that she would have to forfeit control over her child, Snowpiercer, like every parent who has to let their child go, but she knew that she needed to leave it in the hands of someone capable of defending it against all comers....
And so she risked having Layton learn the weight and moral ambiguity that comes with being a strong leader.
What a great episode, all around.
Also,guy giving the 3/10 in the comments and calling the show "abolute nonsense" stated "why didn't he just walk one carriage further down and save his friends..."
well, gee, what a stupid plot hole...
Ern... nope....
That was clearly explained in the episode that only the locations that were denoted with a J-link had decoupling capability.... Think about it... the Folgers and the Jackboots were gathered in 1 car, why release 7 cars? Wasting 6 cars.... Because the ability to separate was limited to only certain cars...
This is a show that doesn't explain each tiny detail, it assumes licence on behalf of the viewer... said 3/10 reviewer is clearly not who this show was aimed at...
Perhaps he/she/they would prefer a running narration.