The first season had its ups and downs but for the most part it was pretty lacklustre and to be frank, I'm not a fan of the shows lead. However, there was a palpable excitement coming over me during the final episode of season 1's finale when the engineers picked up Big Alice's signal. From the moment Sean Bean appeared on screen everything changed about snowpiercer. Sometimes it can take just one Actor to take a show by the scruff of the neck and drag it screaming and struggling up the ratings and it looks like the actor is Sean Bean.