Snowpiercer Series Finale Review: Disappointing Season 4 End

Review Score – 4.0: The Snowpiercer Series Finale is unfortunately, just not very good… I say this as a fan from the very beginning. Not even a ‘rare’ part-time appearance by fan favorite, bait & switch lead Jennifer Connelly could save “Last Stop”.

Warning: The Snowpiercer Season 4 Episode 10 review contains spoilers for series finale episode “Last Stop”.

(Melanie and Layton, Till) Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner – Snowpiercer cast members in Season 4, Episode 10. Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Dr. Headwood was right in last week’s episode, “They want to deprive the rest of the world of their New Eden.”

Why are we supposed to be cheering on ‘heroes’ who want to stop Nima from trying to save the world? Just so they can selfishly live out their lives in the ‘warm picket’ Nima created to begin with?

Michael Aronov – Snowpiercer Series Finale (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Melanie Cavill blames Nima for creating the current icy state of the planet and claims he’ll just fail again. But considering New Eden was a success, what’s so wrong with Nima’s plan?

Ruth, Till, Layton, Josie and crew just want to maintain the status quo of their mundane lives playing cards and council politicians. The non innovative people live fat off of the work of Mr. Wilford’s eternal engine and Dr. Nima Rousseau’s New Eden.

(Bess Till) Mickey Sumner – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Seeing Nima’s plan fizzle out was one of the most disappointing moments in all of Snowpiercer… Second only to the exit of actor Sean Bean (Mr. Wilford) from Snowpiercer Season 4. The worst part: There will be no second gemini missile launch attempt, it’s over for this series.

We’ll never know if Nima’s plan would have saved the world or not because Alex predictably sabotages it.

Roberto Urbina – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

And all for what? Some trite, boring, predictable ending complete with last minute, mismatched couple pairings with minimal chemistry.

(Alex Cavill) Rowan Blanchard – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

It’s ironic Nima calls himself just a chemist and not a leader. Why exactly is Ruth a leader? It seems Tailies have short memories to what Ruth, Till, Oz, and Roche did in Season 1. These former villains for some reason get redemption arcs but not Nima.

(Dr. Nima Rousseau) Michael Aronov – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Instead, for two episodes Melanie subtly emasculates Nima. Just look at the way they had Melanie endlessly remind Alex (and the audience) that he was a donor. So there would be no doubt that Melanie didn’t actually sleep with him.

(Melanie Cavill) Jennifer Connelly – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

But really, Snowpiercer ended with Mr. Wilford’s (Sean Bean) exit. Again this episode we see Rowan Blanchard with a passionless performance of Alex when asked by Melanie about Mr. Wilford’s death.

Even though shows like The Walking Dead are guilty of overindulging in emotional talkie scenes, Snowpiercer does the exact opposite here.

Instead of an emotional, heart-wrenching moment, it’s like the air has been sucked out of the room. Alex could care less to discuss Wilford’s passing, she has more ‘important’ things to consider.

Not even Jennifer Connelly could save the scene. A waste of her immense acting talents, frankly. Because Alex Cavill has no range outside of smug, smartest girl in the universe in this series.

Jennifer Connelly, Rowan Blanchard – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Only former villain Ruth Wardell (Alison Wright) who has been phoning it in all Season 4 in an ill-fitting role as a ‘hero’ character might be worse.

Imagine being expected to cheer for a school teacher archetype who’s always nagging you about breaking the rules. Cool? No, just no. They should have had Ruth betray the group fully long ago but they just wouldn’t do it.

(Andre Layton) Daveed Diggs – Snowpiercer Series Finale cast (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Just as Audrey who previously was one of the most interesting characters in the series with Wilford became just a regular goody-goody with Till.

Mickey Sumner – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Snowpiercer’s Season 4 ending finishes on a whimper instead of a grand spectacle. In Melanie’s own words, ‘the warm pocket could end today or 50 years from now’. So by ‘stopping’ Nima they’ve just delayed the inevitable, traded tomorrow for today.

(Alex Cavill abroad Big Alice) Rowan Blanchard – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

Beyond the convoluted plot line, “Last Stop” is just not aesthetic to look at visually. Overly crowded, dark train cars completely miss the beauty of Snowpiercer’s first season.

There is no magic here, just drab corridors with faceless bad guys in armor. Empty and lifeless. The weakest cinematography wise of all of Season 4.

We’re constantly told instead of shown. Dr. Headwood presents Nima something early that isn’t immediatley visible on screen. Josie decides not to eliminate Dr. Headwood because of of her actions off-screen… Reminiscent of Roche’s empty storytelling to cover for no lack of real, substantive plot the other episode.

Michael Aronov – Snowpiercer Cast (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

“Last Stop” is a disappointing episode to conclude Snowpiercer all around. So much unfulfilled promise gone to quickly wrap up the show with a modern Hollywood-esque shallow ending.

Michael Aronov – Snowpiercer (Season 4, Episode 10). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

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Jennifer Connelly aboard – Snowpiercer Season 4 Cast Episode 10 (“Last Stop”). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

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Roberto Urbina – Snowpiercer Photo from Season 4, Episode 10 (“Last Stop”). Photo Credit: David Bukach/AMC

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