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[[AC:7 - Our Answer for Everything]]
* Faced with a mob that demands Tail blood for the death of the breachmen, Layton offers to let the mob shove his arm out the port until it freezes - but is saved at the last minute by Ruth, who angrily shames the mob into dispersing.

[[AC:8 - The Eternal Engineer]]
* In a villainous example, Wilford manages to exploit his seeming rescue of the train and Layton's unwillingness to start another revolution in order to depose and capture Layton without any violence.
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* Curtis believes that Wilford's people have used up all their ammunition, and that the guns the tail-section guards carry are just for show. It's a logical assumption, but there's no way he could know that for sure. Curtis decides to find out for himself when he races to the front of the crowd during count, grabs a guard's assault rifle, puts the barrel to his own forehead, and pulls the trigger himself. ''Click.'' It's empty.

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* Curtis believes that Wilford's people have used up all their ammunition, and that the guns the tail-section guards carry are just for show. It's a logical assumption, assumption (as he can look at clues like empty witness holes in their magazines), but there's no way he could know that for sure. Curtis decides to find out for himself when he races to the front of the crowd during count, grabs a guard's assault rifle, puts the barrel to his own forehead, and pulls the trigger himself. ''Click.'' It's empty.
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[[AC:3 - A Great Odyssey]]
* The engineers managing to combine the power of Snowpiercer and Big Alice's engines to get the joined trains over a track thought to be impassable.

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* Melanie manages to exploit a design flaw in Big Alice to prevent Wilford from detaching the larger train from Snowpiercer. While it leaves Snowpiercer at the mercy of Wilford's forces, it also means that Wilford has no choice but to keep Snowpiercer running or else Big Alice will freeze.
-->"You over-designed it. ''I'' told you that."
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* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty. [[Spoiler: Sadly this doesn't last due to a message from "Mr Wilford" communing the sentence due to her being underage, but even then this is met with disapproval.]]

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* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Sadly this doesn't last due to a message from "Mr Wilford" communing the sentence due to her being underage, but even then this is met with disapproval.]]
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* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty. Sadly this doesn't last due to a message from "Mr Wilford" communing the sentence due to her being underage, but even then this is met with disapproval.

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* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty. [[Spoiler: Sadly this doesn't last due to a message from "Mr Wilford" communing the sentence due to her being underage, but even then this is met with disapproval.]]
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* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty.

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* In a more meta example: The film itself was actually adopted into {{Canon}} by the third volume of ''Le Transpierge''. When the survivors of the second train make their way into a sanctuary, who shows up but Timothy and Yona. Yona reveals they survived the polar bear and made their way to the sanctuary after a ''different'' train derailed.


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* The scene in which Timothy appears. Some viewers might not even realise that it's Timothy since it's hard to tell... but then who shows up? ''Yona''. Yona is prompted to explain that she survived a different train that derailed ''and'' the polar bear that was coming after her and Tim.
* The climax in which most of the passengers choose an uncertain future. They manage to live out an existence not unlike that of the real world Inuits due to the gradually warming planet. But the final image in ''Terminus''? A small green shoot amongst the DeliberatelyMonochrome look of the comics. The world is not fully doomed. EsotericHappyEnding? Yes, but the characters ''truly earned'' it.
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* The reveal that Hospitality host Melanie is actually Mr. Wilford

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* The Tailles' revolution almost goes off without a hitch. If it hadn't been for extra guards, they may have made it past the door.
* The reveal that Hospitality host Melanie is actually Mr. WilfordWilford.



** Layton's ShutUpHannibal response to the above speech.



* When he sees Miles' hair in the Drawer room, Layton jumps into PapaWolf mode and demands to know where the boy is.
* Layton slipping Josie an implant by kissing her.



* Josie successfully getting out of the Tail and meeting with Astrid.



* Miss Audrey sending a platter of cockroaches to First.



* All three members of the Tribunal finding LJ guilty.
* Till knocking out Osweiller and helping Josie escape with Layton.



* Dr. Pelton helping Josie and Layton.



* After their near death experience, Till loudly proclaims she's not going to let Osweiller blackmail her anymore.



* Miss Gillies helping Dr. Pelton arrange a secret meeting for Miles and Josie.
* Josie, after losing one of her fingers to the cold, freezes her hand and smashes it so she can slip out of her handcuffs and attack Melanie.
* In retaliation to Josie death, Layton arranges for LJ to learn the truth about Mr. Wilford, knowing that she tell everyone.



* The Tailles entire plan. Using the chaos happening in First over Mr. Wilford's identity, they're able to take advantage of the less amount of guards present and leave the Tail, cutting communication lines and freeing a few of their allies from the Drawers. Then there's the huge fight in the Night Car, where they manage to force Grey and the Jackboots to retreat.
* Big John's HeroicSacrifice.






* Layton's RousingSpeech to the passengers before they are [[spoiler: breached by Big Alice.]]

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* Melanie successfully repairing the train's faulty brake line, seconds before the train can derail.


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* Layton's RousingSpeech to the passengers before they are [[spoiler: breached by Big Alice.]]
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* Against all odds, Melanie and Layton manage to outmaneuver Commander Grey and the Folgers, trapping them on one section of the train and ejecting them into the Freeze while keeping the rest of the train intact.

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** "THEY'VE GOT NO BULLETS!"

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** "THEY'VE GOT NO BULLETS!""They've got no bullets!"



* The Axe Gang fight.

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* Yona [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape.]] And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.

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* Yona [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path path]] as he tries to escape.]] escape and attack Curtis. And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since Franco the Younger [[HeroKiller had just killed Edgar.Edgar]].



* Curtis coldly executing Mason with a bullet to the head in revenge for Gilliam's death. Then proclaiming, [[TheDeterminator "We go forward."]]

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* Curtis coldly executing Mason with a bullet to the head in revenge for Gilliam's death. Then proclaiming, [[TheDeterminator "We "[[TheDeterminator We go forward."]]forward]]."



* In their last moments, [[HeroicSacrifice Curtis and Minsoo use themselves as shields to protect Yona and Timothy from the explosion]].

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* The destruction of the train (and all the evil it preserved) is as awe-inspiring a sight as it is horrifying.

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[[AC:1 - First, the Weather Changed]]
* The reveal that Hospitality host Melanie is actually Mr. Wilford
[[AC:2 - Prepare to Brace]]
* Josie's opening narrative: “The only reason we’re here is we refused to die in the first place. We’re as persistent as the cold, forever trapped in ice, we keep our eyes on the floor, dig our nails in and prepare to brace…They can take out limbs, our children, our leaders, they keep trying to take our dignity. But any survivor will tell you they checked their dignity at death’s door. The more they steal from us, the more human we become.”
* Melanie is not a new leader, she’s been running the train for seven years.
* While the same words have been used to justify the authoritarian nature of train, Melanie's belief is almost pro-humanity. “I see three thousand souls surviving on a planet that’s determined to freeze all life in place. We’re still in motion, alive and kicking, and it’s not thanks to chance, or fate, or God! It is thanks to order!”
[[AC:3 - Access is Power]]
* Layton’s perceived enemies are smart: The supposed thug Grey actually recognized Wilford’s speech from Winston Churchill’s, while Melanie and Roche both knew Layton tried to communicate with the Tail. Of course, he outbalances them both when he reveals the ‘new’ drug Kronole isn’t new, and in fact a Brakeman has been trading them for blowjobs.
* Layton getting the better of Osweiller twice in one day, first with Roche, later because of Terrance the janitor, much to the Brakeman’s dismay.
[[AC:4 - Without Their Maker]]
* Melanie and Layton plays good cop/bad cop to the First Class passengers. When the Folgers refuse to let Layton proceed with his investigation and demand to speak to Mr. Wilford, Melanie pretends to call him, and Lilah backs off.
[[AC:5 - Justice Never Boarded]]
* The victorious applause as a Third Class passenger is allowed on the tribunal for the trial.
[[AC:6 - Trouble Comes Sideways]]
[[AC:7 - The Universe Is Indifferent]]
[[AC:8 - These Are His Revolutions]]
[[AC:9 - The Train Demanded Blood]]
[[AC:10 - 994 Cars Long]]
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** "THEY'VE GOT NO BULLETS!"

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* Yona [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape.]] And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since [[spoiler: Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.]]

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* Yona [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape.]] And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since [[spoiler: Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.]]



* Grey displaying his ImprobableAimingSkills when he hurls a knife into [[spoiler: the teacher]]'s chest as she sprayed the room with bullets. Could also count as a {{Tearjerker}} since she was [[spoiler: very pregnant at the time.]]
* Curtis coldly executing [[spoiler: Mason]] with a bullet to the head in revenge for [[spoiler: Gilliam]]'s death. Then proclaiming, [[TheDeterminator "We go forward."]]

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* Grey displaying his ImprobableAimingSkills when he hurls a knife into [[spoiler: the teacher]]'s teacher's chest as she sprayed the room with bullets. Could also count as a {{Tearjerker}} since she was [[spoiler: very pregnant at the time.]]
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* Curtis coldly executing [[spoiler: Mason]] Mason with a bullet to the head in revenge for [[spoiler: Gilliam]]'s Gilliam's death. Then proclaiming, [[TheDeterminator "We go forward."]]



* Minsoo revealing that he's not just a drug addicted InsufferableGenius, [[spoiler: but is a ScienceHero who has been slowly accumulating all the Kronol he's been given to form an improvised plastic explosive. Why? So he can blow off the door on the side of the train and escape, because he believes the ice age is going to end soon.]]
* Seeing Curtis finally beat up [[spoiler: Wilford]] is a pleasant sight, though it certainly doesn't solve anything.
* Curtis redeeming himself by [[spoiler: sacrificing his arm to save Timothy's life.]]
* In their last moments, [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice Curtis and Minsoo use themselves as shields to protect Yona and Timothy from the explosion]].]]
* The destruction of [[spoiler: the train (and all the evil it preserved)]] is as awe-inspiring a sight as it is horrifying.

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* Minsoo revealing that he's not just a drug addicted InsufferableGenius, [[spoiler: but is a ScienceHero who has been slowly accumulating all the Kronol he's been given to form an improvised plastic explosive. Why? So he can blow off the door on the side of the train and escape, because he believes the ice age is going to end soon.]]
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* Seeing Curtis finally beat up [[spoiler: Wilford]] Wilford is a pleasant sight, though it certainly doesn't solve anything.
* Curtis redeeming himself by [[spoiler: sacrificing his arm to save Timothy's life.]]
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* In their last moments, [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice Curtis and Minsoo use themselves as shields to protect Yona and Timothy from the explosion]].]]
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* The destruction of [[spoiler: the train (and all the evil it preserved)]] preserved) is as awe-inspiring a sight as it is horrifying.
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** Leading up to this, the villains get one as the eggs are shown to be hiding loaded firearms.
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* The plan to stop the four security doors from closing, with the tail-section hauling a chain of interconnected barrels through each door and allowing all of their fighters to get overwhelm the security force in the tail.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Curtis shows why ItWorksBetterWithBullets.]]
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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionFilmQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on. [[ChekhovsGun And it's not just for the show]].

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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionFilmQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, window and slowly melting in the air, which Minsoo focuses on. [[ChekhovsGun And it's not just for the show]].
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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionFilmQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on.

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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionFilmQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on. [[ChekhovsGun And it's not just for the show]].
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* Curtis believes that Wilford's people have used up all their ammunition and that the guns the tail-section guards carry are just for show. You may be thinking, there's no way he could know that for sure. Curtis decides to find out for himself when he races to the front of the crowd during count, grabs a guard's assault rifle, puts the barrel to his forehead and pulls the trigger himself. It's empty. Yeah, that's awesome.

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* Curtis believes that Wilford's people have used up all their ammunition ammunition, and that the guns the tail-section guards carry are just for show. You may be thinking, It's a logical assumption, but there's no way he could know that for sure. Curtis decides to find out for himself when he races to the front of the crowd during count, grabs a guard's assault rifle, puts the barrel to his forehead own forehead, and pulls the trigger himself. ''Click.'' It's empty. Yeah, that's awesome.empty.
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* Minsoo revealing that he's not just a drug addicted InsufferableGenius, [[spoiler: but is a ScienceHero who has been slowly accumulating all the kronole he's been given to form an improvised plastic explosive. Why? So he can blow off the door on the side of the train and escape, because he believes the ice age is going to end soon.]]

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* Minsoo revealing that he's not just a drug addicted InsufferableGenius, [[spoiler: but is a ScienceHero who has been slowly accumulating all the kronole Kronol he's been given to form an improvised plastic explosive. Why? So he can blow off the door on the side of the train and escape, because he believes the ice age is going to end soon.]]
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* Grey displaying his ImprobableAimingSkills when he hurls a knife into [[spoiler: the teacher lady]]'s chest as she sprayed the room with bullets. Could also count as a {{Tearjerker}} since she was [[spoiler: very pregnant at the time.]]

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* Grey displaying his ImprobableAimingSkills when he hurls a knife into [[spoiler: the teacher lady]]'s teacher]]'s chest as she sprayed the room with bullets. Could also count as a {{Tearjerker}} since she was [[spoiler: very pregnant at the time.]]
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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionMovieQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on.

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** The very quick (but very significant) ActionMovieQuietDramaScene ActionFilmQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on.

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* The Egghead's NonchalantDodge of a machete while walking and dispatching people with an SMG at the same time.

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* The Egghead's NonchalantDodge of a machete an axe while walking and dispatching people with an SMG at the same time.



* The long-distance shootout between Curtis and Franco the Elder. It's a cool moment when they've reloaded and are standing solidly as they both fire a single shot at each other, only to lower their guns when they realize the train's movement is preventing them from actually hitting each other.

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* The long-distance shootout between Curtis and Franco the Elder. It's a cool moment when they've reloaded and are standing solidly as they both fire a single shot at each other, shot, only to lower their guns when they realize the train's movement is preventing them from actually hitting each other.other.
** The very quick (but very significant) ActionMovieQuietDramaScene that occurs when Curtis and Franco are reloading their weapons. There is a silent close-up of a beautiful snowflake floating through one of the bullet holes in the window, which Minsoo focuses on.
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* The long-distance shootout between Curtis and Franco the Elder. It's a cool moment when they've both reloaded and stood solidly as they both fire a single shot at each other, only to lower their guns when they realize the train's movement is preventing them from actually hitting each other.

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* The long-distance shootout between Curtis and Franco the Elder. It's a cool moment when they've both reloaded and stood are standing solidly as they both fire a single shot at each other, only to lower their guns when they realize the train's movement is preventing them from actually hitting each other.
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* Yona kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape. And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since [[Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.]]

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* Yona [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape. escape.]] And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since [[Franco [[spoiler: Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.]]
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* Curtis believes that Wilford's people have used up all their ammunition and that the guns the tail-section guards carry are just for show. You may be thinking, there's no way he could know that for sure. Curtis decides to find out for himself when he races to the front of the crowd during count, grabs a guard's assault rifle, puts the barrel to his forehead and pulls the trigger himself. It's empty. Yeah, that's awesome.
* The plan to stop the four security doors from closing, with the tail-section hauling a chain of interconnected barrels through each door and allowing all of their fighters to get overwhelm the security force in the tail.
** A GiantMook is the last man standing and the rebels can't get past him. Grey then races across the chain of barrels, parkours his way over and around the man, and kills him so fast that the man can hardly react.
* The Axe Gang fight.
** Curtis goes full warrior in this scene, cleaving through foe after foe with a hatchet as the camera focuses on him in slow motion.
** Edgar saving Curtis's life by launching his whole body into an axe-man that was about to attack Curtis from behind.
** The Axe Gang uses the darkness of a tunnel and night vision to their advantage. To combat this, the tail-section fighters use a match and light several torches to make the fight considerably less one-sided. It creates a very hellish, chaotic atmosphere for the battle.
* Yona kicking a spear into Franco the Younger's path as he tries to escape. And her father sweeping him away from her with a vicious kick to the face. Especially satisfying since [[Franco the Younger had just killed Edgar.]]
* The greenhouse and aquarium cars are both beautiful to look at.
* Curtis forcing Mason to eat a "protein bar" while he and his friends dine on sushi for the first time.
* The Egghead's NonchalantDodge of a machete while walking and dispatching people with an SMG at the same time.
* Grey displaying his ImprobableAimingSkills when he hurls a knife into [[spoiler: the teacher lady]]'s chest as she sprayed the room with bullets. Could also count as a {{Tearjerker}} since she was [[spoiler: very pregnant at the time.]]
* Curtis coldly executing [[spoiler: Mason]] with a bullet to the head in revenge for [[spoiler: Gilliam]]'s death. Then proclaiming, [[TheDeterminator "We go forward."]]
* The long-distance shootout between Curtis and Franco the Elder. It's a cool moment when they've both reloaded and stood solidly as they both fire a single shot at each other, only to lower their guns when they realize the train's movement is preventing them from actually hitting each other.
* The sauna fight, wherein [[ImplacableMan Franco the Elder]] comes very close to smashing Curtis and his team singlehandedly.
** Franco has just knocked Curtis out and is about to kill him. Grey then puts his hand between the knife and Curtis, forcing Franco back with the strength of his impaled hand. Though, this quickly turns into NightmareFuel.
** Minsoo is able to beat Franco back and pin him to the ground. When Yona tries to help by stabbing Franco, Minsoo grabs her wrist and twists it until she lets go of the knife without turning his attention away from his enemy.
* Minsoo revealing that he's not just a drug addicted InsufferableGenius, [[spoiler: but is a ScienceHero who has been slowly accumulating all the kronole he's been given to form an improvised plastic explosive. Why? So he can blow off the door on the side of the train and escape, because he believes the ice age is going to end soon.]]
* Seeing Curtis finally beat up [[spoiler: Wilford]] is a pleasant sight, though it certainly doesn't solve anything.
* Curtis redeeming himself by [[spoiler: sacrificing his arm to save Timothy's life.]]
* In their last moments, [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice Curtis and Minsoo use themselves as shields to protect Yona and Timothy from the explosion]].]]
* The destruction of [[spoiler: the train (and all the evil it preserved)]] is as awe-inspiring a sight as it is horrifying.

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