Monday evening s episode of TNT s
Snowpiercer left the tracks literally as we followed the perilous attempt by Jennifer Connelly s Melanie Cavill to track weather balloons at a research station as the titular train carried on its journey. While the show featured appearances from Sean Bean s Mr. Wilford, Rowan Blanchard s Alexandra Cavill, and several rats, the show was essentially a showcase for the
A Beautiful Mind actress. I thought it was a fun opportunity to spend more time with Melanie, Connelly told EW of the episode. She s been on this journey back to herself, and back to her original purpose, that s happened over the course of the first season, and has moved along in the second season. She s out there, off the train, trying to fulfill her mission. I think it s really exciting for her, and frightening, and the stakes are super high, and it was a very different kind of episode. I had a great time doing it.
She didn t appear to be in a good way, granted – so much so that the horrific frostbite all over her body meant that barely anyone on the train recognised her. That was, until Zarah Ferami (Sheila Vand) realised who she was.
Eventually, Diggs character Andre Layton, who was an ally of Josie s and an eventual love interest, learned of her survival and rushed to speak with her. Now, the
Hamilton actor has explained that while the twosome aren t set for an immediate romantic reunion, it s not something that s off the table completely. In terms of the relationship between her and Layton. Time is so compressed on this train, always, and so many things happen all the time, he told