#infinity train one

           Either way, it seems my suspicions on Book 4 providing context to Amelia’s mistakes and takeover was correct! We really get a better look at what the Infinity Train was like before her… And consequently, how she screwed things up, which of course can then set the stage for what would’ve been her eventual arc, but maybe we’ll see that in a graphic novel or book, hopefully… Ideal scenario is that HBO Max changes its mind once it sees the ratings for Book 4. Regardless, after that one book showing what appeared to be storyboards of Amelia hijacking the Steward and tearing One in two… Will we see her takeover of the train, and Ryan and Min’s attempts to survive? Since Amelia knows about their past, will she try to appeal to one, maybe BOTH, to work with her???

           Book 4 is called Duet… If it’s about a duet of two people, then perhaps this theme is continued on to One, who eventually becomes two halves of a whole, the way Ryan and Min are framed within the very directing of the first episode! Amelia is missing her own half as well… But, maybe she serves as the other half, human and emotional and new, to the organic and cold One- Before One becomes his OWN pair, leaving Amelia alone again… Ironic, perhaps- Amelia could’ve found a new companion (not necessarily romantic but who knows?) in One, but she doesn’t want to move past Alrick, and rejects that potential duo to become alone, yet again… Up until Hazel at least. Which, brings me back to the idea of Amelia using Ryan and/or Min to take over the Infinity Train, and that lending to Book 4 being almost as dark as Book –Protagonist was brutally murdered before another went off the deep end and was disintegrated on screen by his own trauma- 3…

           Ryan and Min, though- THE PARALLELS! The duality of the directing and framing, the way both spend time together, then are split apart, and then slowly come back together… God, maybe One’s own situation is ALSO a parallel to this; And as we know, One is split into One-One, eventually coming back together in a sense in the engine… But will this foreshadow One-One eventually becoming One once more? Becoming whole… I guess it depends on what happens with Min and Ryan’s relationship, of course. God, imagine if when Amelia splits One, she makes some sick joke calling back to Min and Ryan as she reminds One of what he did, essentially blaming him for her predicament, but also thanking him for the opportunity to bring back Alrick…

           Also, random thought- But does Ryan’s desire for stardom and attention… Could it relate to him being in a crowded family of multiple kids? So he’s used to getting noticed amidst a loud group of people… And it plays into him wanting to be recognized, wanting to stand out and be an individual? Whereas Min, he’s an only child, his parents have always focused on him, so that desire for attention isn’t really there, and we see his anxiety at the thought of everything being changed so suddenly; I feel for him there. Min and Ryan are different, like Yin-and-Yang, Fire and Water…

           It makes sense, then, that the Iceberg Car (really the Era-stat Car) introduces them at first to the extremes of ice and fire! Will they come together and merge in tandem, in a relationship, or destroy each other? We haven’t seen any progress on their numbers, so we don’t know if they’re always in sync or not… And KEZ, you wonderful ditz! Your voice is so relaxed, and I love that she’s a denizen who’s notorious for travelling around the Infinity Train and getting into trouble with OTHER denizens…! Her having notoriety and rep is a fun concept, a Denizen known by others, and not appreciated for it… She’s clearly the mediator between Ryan and Min.