Snowpiercer's Major Death Pays Off Season 1 (But Is A Big Mistake)
Warning: SPOILERS for Snowpiercer Season 3, Episode 6 — «Born To Bleed»
Pike (Steven Ogg) battled to the death with Andre Layton (Daveed Diggs) in Snowpiercer season 3, episode 6, but the imposing Tailie's demise was a big mistake for TNT's sci-fi series. Pike attempted to assassinate Layton in the previous episode of Snowpiercer; the train's leader survived a bomb planted by Pike as Layton and Bess Till (Mickey Sumner) investigated who committed an act of arson aimed at Andre in the Third Class Market. While Pike's death pays off his story with Layton that goes back to Snowpiercer season 1, it also robs the show of its best villain besides Mr. Wilford (Sean Bean) himself.
Layton and Pike's animosity goes all the way back to when the two were part of the hundreds of refugees who stowed away in Snowpiercer's Tail section. The Tail built an insular community with its own rules, culture, and a fierce brand of loyalty as they endured seven years of abuse from Snowpiercer under the leadership of Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly). Layton, Josie Wellstead (Katie McGuinness), and Pike emerged as leaders of the Tail but Andre and Pike alternated between being close as brothers to loggerheads. Still, Pike fought for the Tail against Snowpiercer after Layton was conscripted by Melanie to become the Train Detective. Pike was sent to the Drawers but he emerged on Layton's side when Andre took control of the Train from Cavill. When Mr. Wilford and Big Alice docked with Snowpiercer in season 2, Layton used Pike to do his dirty work, which included murdering Terence (Shaun Taub). When Layton and his loyalists stole Snowpiercer's engine and spent six months searching the globe for New Eden, Pike resented Andre even more as he became the
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