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Snowpiercer Season-Premiere Recap: A Cold New World


It looks like life outside of the train won’t be as easy as one would hope.

The premiere, “Snakes in the Garden,” actually has a nonlinear narrative that moves back and forth between shortly after the end of the previous season, specifically the moment when the Snowpiercer encounters a rocket exploding in the distance, and nine months later, when those who split up have already properly settled on what they call New Eden. However, there’s not a lot of time to dwell on whether the incidents at New Haven are some divine punishment or sabotage from an angry citizen, because the sight of Lena Hall’s Miss Audrey on a track scaler warning everyone on New Eden that “they’re coming,” as well as the arrival of a snowcat (a vehicle not present on either the Snowpiercer or Big Alice), makes it clear this is a very human threat. • The soldiers, each of whom has a different animal theme, are led by a menacing Clark Gregg, who announces himself as a member of the “International Peacekeeping Forces.” Of course, someone who arrives at your home with a death squad is clearly exuding “peace.”

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