SNOWPIERCER Season 4 Episode 1 Recap | Ending Explained

after snow beerer season for had already completed AMC stepped in to give the post-apocalyptic Thriller One Last Ride following TNT's shocking cancellation of the show NC was at an all-time high this season would be the final one and viewers would need to wait a bit longer to discover how it all concluded raising the Stak significantly the time has finally arrived for snow piercer season for to Premiere over 2 years after the conclusion of season 3 the season for debut titled snakes in the G is slightly bogged down by all the behind the-scenes activity it takes a fair amount of time to reestablish the world and the extensive cast of Snow piercer and as such viewers must wait for the real tension to build but once it does there's much to be excited about the premiere itself may not be particularly memorable but it certainly sets the stage for the final 10 episodes episode one of Snowpiercer season 4 begins with Bess and Ben setting off on snowmobiles where they discover some metallic wage on the ground it appears to be a satellite of some sort but as they radio snow piercer they receive no response unfortunately it turns out to be an ambush the pair attempts to flee but before their fate is revealed we jump N9 months ahead to A New Beginning survivors outside big Alice are starting a new with their small community it's been challenging to grow food and generate power not to mention communicate with snow beerer but they remain hopeful about their path forward in this new world World Javier addresses the group outside and explains that they have about a week before the snow piercer reaches radio range the atmospheric conditions aren't helping their signal which is all over the place and unpredictable Ruth is still present as well and she's actually part of the council holding significant influence in this community however she highlights the ongoing issues they face in the cafeteria leaden remains optimistic however many people are grumbling and rebelling against their perceived Paradise due to the weather and various problems it's evident that not everyone agrees with their current plans one of these dissenters is Osweiler who ends up in a conflict with boka while they attempt to repair the bridge as is having issues he's been drinking and is becoming increasingly unstable as time goes on in fact us is hearing voices which is perhaps not surprising considering he has a tent of his own away from the community at the top of the mountain at the council meeting PA is absent but the rest of the group decides to indulge in a little drinking and card playing Alex finds herself dealing with a nose bed while also reviewing seismic data in an adjacent train Carriage separate from the main Refuge unfortunately things go when the generator shuts off Joby goes out to fix it only to discover that it has been deliberately sabotaged in the dead of night he hears rocks moving suggesting someone is trying to stay hidden a day later Javier manages is to establish contact with what seems to be snower on the radio there's only a bit of static but it's enough for Javier to cling to Hope given that Josie had gone out to check on the relay earlier in the episode he believes this is their chance to communicate with the other train when Alex arrives she dismisses his suggestions and remains focused on her work with snow piercer which seems to be six or 7 hours away they need to address both the relay and the bridge repairs when Leon inspects the workers by the bridge he discovers that neither as nor bokai has shown up for work it appears that bokai might have been in the engine room earlier with eyewitnesses reporting that he left with a large crate of goods Josie unaware of this drama arrives at the relay and finds it in pieces she brings the wreckage back to the group and leaden openly suggests that this sabotage might be connected to Growing discontent he confides in Ruth believing that this could be linked to resentment towards snow piercer return Ruth agrees noting that the community's sacrifices may not be sitting well with everyone reflecting her own Journey from working in luxury on snow pierer to Leading the Rebellion leaden certainly doesn't regret his choice given the time he gets to spend with his daughter lyana but the burden on Ruth's shoulders is heavy given the current situation Leon visits Alex to check on her discovering that she had sent boa to the edge to gather data on seismic and geologic iCal readings specifically to check for earthquakes the community has been experiencing small check on o who claims he's not insane but has been hearing voices on the Wind driving him mad zow gets frightened and hurries back to the community but whether as is truly hearing a female voice or not remains a matter of debate back at the Town Hall Ruth takes the floor to address recent events she thanks everyone for their help in completing the Trestle bridge and discusses the issues at hand however chaos erupts when Lyn arrives with Audrey Midway through their work the power goes out and leaden realizes that someone within the community is responsible for the disturbances it turns out that Dr hwood is part of the Rebellion Josie returns and informs Leon that she saw not a track scaler but a snowcat which neither they nor snow pierer possesses indicating a separate Insurgent group they arrived to late finding Roki knocked out by Dr headwood and a strange Trooper dressed like a Warhammer Marine this is the same group previously seen with rat symbols on their helmets who ambushed Bess and Ben Zarah encounters them on the mountain but the outcome is not shown Josie discovers Zarah injured and blooded having been thrown off the mountain and landing hard Zara mentions that lyana has been taken but passes away zor is brought back to town as Leighton prepares to set out with volunteers to search the hills with lanag gon it seems that the old Laden is is needed to fight back as the episode concludes we see Snippets of what happened to Bess and Ben earlier they were taken back to snow piercer where the leader appears to be Admiral Anton Millis who claims to be part of the international peacekeeping forces and demands to be taken to Mel