Miles "Miles and Miles" is one of the main characters on TNT's Snowpiercer. He is portrayed by Jaylin Fletcher.
He is one of the few children in the tail end of the train. Whip smart and talented, he has the intelligence to potentially move up the train if he can get a coveted apprenticeship.
History[]
When Snowpiercer was departing, he was put onto Snowpiercer alongside his family. His mother hid him so that he could live. After the Tail formed, Josie Wellstead and the rest of the Tail raised him after Miles' family was slaughtered during the boarding.
Throughout The Series[]
Season 1[]
In First, the Weather Changed, Miles helped Layton breed the rat colony for the Tail to eat, he also mentioned that he learned trigonometry from Old Ivan today. He is nowhere to be seen in the insurrection day, probably hiding to be safe as he's only a kid, and the brain of the Tail.
In Prepare to Brace, Miles is selected for the apprenticeship he had always been looking for.
In Access Is Power, Andre Layton finds a bag of Miles' hair at the front of the train and becomes angry until Melanie Cavill explains that they simply gave Miles a haircut when he got his apprenticeship. Layton is allowed to see Miles and becomes emotional at how well the young boy is doing and how much he's enjoying his new life. Miles promises Layton that he's keeping an eye out. Layton later tells Josie about how well Miles is doing.
In Trouble Comes Sideways, Miles is in class when Melanie visits to get Boki's help in fixing the train. Melanie checks in on some equations she gave to Miles to complete which he states he prefers working on alone. After checking them, Melanie jokes that maybe Miles should be teaching her instead of her teaching him, before leaving. Melanie later calls Miles into her office and gives him a caliper Mr. Wilford had given her, something that every engineer needs. Melanie tells Miles that there is something that Mr. Wilford needs from him.
In The Universe Is Indifferent, Miles is announced to be a new Engineer by Melanie Cavill during morning announcements, replacing the man who died fixing the train the day before. He was later mildly poisoned with a tangerine by Josie Wellstead so she could update him on the rebellion, secretly in the infirmary. Miles promises to do his part when the time comes. After Josie's presumed death, he was taken by Melanie to the Engine Room, apparently unaware that Josie was dead. Melanie assured him (and herself) that what they did as Engineers was for the greater good of the survival of humankind.
In These Are His Revolutions, at Layton's request, Miles signals LJ Folger by flashing the lights in the Folgers' quarters. Aware of the truth about Melanie, Miles shows LJ the engine and Melanie's quarters, revealing to a gleeful LJ that Melanie is pretending to be Wilford. Melanie later coaches Miles in driving the train as they approach Chicago where Snowpiercer's journey began. Miles notes that the train is going slower than the previous revolution and Melanie explains that its their duty to keep it going. Miles and Melanie discuss their lost families and Miles comments that he at least has his Tail mom Josie, unaware that she's dead. When First turns on Melanie and demands entry to the engine, Bennett locks himself and Miles in while Javi abandons them for Commander Grey and his men.
In The Train Demanded Blood, Bennett finds security footage of Miles letting LJ into the Engine and Melanie's quarters and angrily tells him off, threatening the boy and refusing to speak to him. Miles defends his actions, stating that he freed the Tail, but Bennett tells Miles that he's not a soldier, but just a tragic child. Bennett eventually softens to Miles again and explains the difficulties in keeping Snowpiercer going, resulting in the cold and cramped conditions in the Tail. After Melanie makes contact with a plan to defeat the Folgers and Grey by detaching some of the cars, Bennett enlists Miles' help to man the controls with the having to flip switches simultaneously to disconnect the cars as part of the plan while Bennett drives the train. When Layton takes a long time flipping a safety switch, Miles realizes that something must be wrong. After Layton flips the switch in time, Bennett and Miles detach seven cars, sending the Folgers, aside from LJ, Grey, and the Jackboot army to their deaths along with imprisoned revolutionaries. Miles takes over driving the train as they prepare to recouple with the other cars and Bennett congratulates Miles for his work, addressing him as a fellow Engineer.
In 994 Cars Long, Miles is reunited with Layton in the aftermath of the revolution. Layton informs Miles of their losses and he tearfully realizes that Josie is dead. Layton comforts his young friend over their shared loss and reassures Miles that Josie would be proud of everything that he did.
Season 2[]
In A Great Odyssey, it's mentioned that Josie, discovered by Zarah to still be alive, refuses to let Miles see her in her terrible condition.
In A Single Trade, Miles comes to visit Josie against her wishes. Miles calls Josie "Mom" and tells Josie that she's his hero. The Last Australian tells Josie that Miles has been engineering life systems and Miles explains that he wants to be one of the first colonists back outside. Josie tells her adopted son to hold onto that hope before allowing the others to take her to Big Alice for treatment. As Josie is taken away to the other train, Miles watches while Murray puts his hands on Miles' shoulders in comfort.
Season 3[]
In Born to Bleed, Miles has lunch with Josie. The two discuss the assassination attempt on Layton and Miles' continuing apprenticeship. Josie is proud that Miles is the top of his class while Miles wonders if they are still even Tailies anymore. Miles later attends the meeting where Layton calls upon the Tailies for help in finding Pike. Miles then approaches Josie and speaks with her about something.
Miles and Josie visit Layton in Big Alice's Engine where Josie suggests that Layton gets to Pike using Old Ivan's way. Miles explains to Ruth Wardell that it was how the Tail had settled disagreements when they got bad: the two people sat together eye to eye and they weren't allowed to leave until it was resolved. When they came to terms, the entire Tail would hold them to it. Zarah adds that if the two feuding parties can't to terms, they fight to the death. Although Bess Till hates the idea, Miles and Josie continue to advocate for it, explaining that if Layton refuses to fight, Pike will have no other choice but to keep talking.
Miles, armed with a spear, subsequently takes part in the Tailie ritual, helping to set up the chairs for the sit down between Layton and Pike. As everyone bangs their weapons on the ground, Miles sits on a bunk with Winnie banging his. When it escalates into a fight to the death, Zarah has Miles take Liana while she tries and fails to stop the fight. Following Pike's death, Miles and the rest of the Tailies pay their respects to their fallen friend. Before he leaves, Miles shares a hug with Layton.
In The Original Sinners, Miles decides to remain with Snowpiercer when the trains separate so that he can continue learning to be an Engineer from Melanie and Bennett. Layton and Josie support his decision, although they are saddened by it. Miles later stands with Melanie and Miss Audrey when everyone says goodbye and Melanie notes that she and Layton are taking care of each other's loved ones, Melanie's daughter Alex having chosen to join Layton.
After the separation, Miles joins Melanie and Bennett in working as one of the Engineers manning the Engine. Miles notes that the energy distribution's improved which Melanie explains is from the loss of weight with the departure of Big Alice.
Season 4[]
In The Sting of Survival, three months later, Miles is working in the Engine with Melanie when Bennett Knox and Till go to investigate the rocket explosion that Melanie had witnessed. When they have trouble raising Bennett and Till, Miles checks the back channels and releases all of the safeties on the cold locks on Melanie's order under the presumption that something is simply wrong with the pair's radios, unwittingly letting Admiral Anton Milius and his forces into the train. As they head for the Engine, Miss Audrey manages to hit the panic button in the Hospitality Department, alerting Melanie and Miles. Melanie orders the boy to get to his quarters quickly and Miles leaves the Engine, hiding in a doorway as the Animal Squad passes.
Till later encounters Miles hiding in a bathroom and she explains that she had sent Audrey uptrain to warn Melanie and Miles tells her that someone had signaled them from Hospitality. Miles helps Till search for Audrey, but all three get locked in the Market Car with 97 other passengers when the soldiers partially breach it in order to drive Melanie out of hiding. Miles works with Audrey to keep the passengers calm and warm until Melanie manages to rescue them.
Nine months later, Miles overhears Milius planning an ambush on New Eden and warns Bennett, Till and Audrey who launch Audrey in the Track Scaler to warn their friends.
In North Star, Miles is driving Snowpiercer under the close watch of Milius' men when Big Alice arrives. At one point, Miles answers a radio call from Josie, annoying Milius that he was allowed to use the radio, and purposefully allows Layton and Josie to sneak onboard through a hatch, brushing off Milius' questions about the open hatch. Realizing what Miles is doing, Milius has the boy taken away and Bennett brought back. Miles is later found by Josie locked up in the Youth Car and Josie holds off Milius' men so that Miles and Till can escape.
In The Engineer, Till leads Miles to the Market Car where Doctor Pelton reunites them with Layton who agrees to surrender the train in return for Liana. When Layton's crew steals Big Alice back, Miles is one of the Snowpiercer passengers who boards the train for the escape. Needing someone to drive the train while he uses the manual override to disconnect Snowpiercer and Big Alice, Bennett calls Miles to Big Alice's Engine where the boy takes the helm. Once the trains are detached thanks to Bennett sacrificing himself, Ruth has Miles take Big Alice to New Eden.
In Bell the Cat, Miles continues driving Big Alice back to New Eden, serving as the train's sole Engineer. Alongside the other passengers, Miles takes part in a ceremony to honor Bennett's, carving an inscription of a B surrounded by a circle over the helm to forever bond the Engineer to the Engine and her eternal light.
In A Moth to a Flame, Miles is no longer driving Big Alice and has instead been replaced by Till who had received some Engineer training from Bennett while they were aboard the Pirate Train together for six months.
In By Weeping Cross, Miles disembarks from Big Alice when the train finally reaches New Eden, and he looks around in awe at the town. When Sam Roche returns in a snowcat with Layton, Josie and Liana, Miles greets his family. Josie later tells Layton that Miles is going to watch Liana for them over night.
Killed Victims[]
- 147 people (frozen to death in the 7 cars detached by Melanie, Layton, Bennett, and Miles)
- Jackboots (102 people)
- Commander Nolan Grey
- Lieutenant Gardiner
- First Class Passengers (10 people)
- Robert Folger
- Lilah Folger
- Photographer (possibly Second Class)
- Revolution Prisoners (35 People)
- Jackboots (102 people)
Personality[]
Miles is extremely smart to the point that his talent is recognized by Melanie Cavill who trains him in running Snowpiercer itself as a result, making Miles the train's youngest Engineer by far.
Miles is extremely loyal to the Tail, using his new position to help out in the successful revolution and identifying himself as a soldier for their cause to Bennett Knox who instead called Miles a tragic child who didn't know the trouble that he'd unleashed. Nevertheless, Miles went on to play a crucial role in the revolution, working with Bennett, Melanie and Layton to wipe out the Jackboot army by sending seven cars out into the Freeze. Although Miles continues his education away from the Tail after their victory, he retains his loyalty to the Tailies and their way of life. The only tie that Miles takes a different path from the rest of the Tailies is when he chooses to stay aboard Snowpiercer to continue his education rather than going to New Eden. This is also a difference from his initial intention to work on engineering life support systems for the colony and settling there when the possibility of leaving the train was first discovered.
Having continued his education under both Joseph Wilford's regime aboard Wilford's Rolling Gulag and Melanie and Bennett's tutelage after the trains separated, Miles becomes a talented Engineer who takes Javier De La Torre's place in the Engine when he and Alexandra Cavill go to New Eden. A year later, Miles is capable of driving Snowpiercer by himself, particularly when Bennett is being punished by Admiral Anton Milius. Following Bennett's death, Miles is able to serve as Big Alice's sole Engineer, driving the train back to New Eden with no help from the two trains more experienced Engineers.
Relationships[]
Josie Wellstead[]
Josie Wellstead is Miles' foster mother. She has raised him alongside the rest of the Tail.
Andre Layton[]
Andre Layton is the foster father of Miles.
Bennett Knox[]
At first, Bennett appears to have a good working relationship with Miles, the young Tailie fast-tracked as an Engineer Apprentice. However, after learning that Miles helped spark the revolution by informing LJ Folger of the truth, Bennett goes so far as to threaten Miles in his anger, although he doesn't seem to entirely blame Miles for his actions. When Miles tells Bennett that he helped free the Tail, Bennett states that Miles isn't a soldier but a tragic child.
As they are trapped together in the Engine, Bennett's attitude towards Miles quickly softens and he begins answering Miles' questions, including explaining why the Tail is kept so cold and dark. When Melanie contacts them with a plan, Miles and Bennett work seamlessly together to drive the train and disconnect seven cars to kill the enemy army. After they succeed, Bennett and Miles hug and Bennett congratulates Miles, addressing him as Engineer.
When the trains separate, Miles chooses to remain on Snowpiercer in order to continue learning from both Melanie and Bennett.
A year later, Miles somberly takes part in a ceremony honoring the sacrifice of his friend who, before giving his life to separate Snowpiercer and Big Alice, effectively entrusted the train into Miles' hands as the sole remaining Engineer on Big Alice.
Appearances[]
| Appearance | EP1 | EP2 | EP3 | EP4 | EP5 | EP6 | EP7 | EP8 | EP9 | EP10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Season 2 | ✔ | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Season 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Appeared | Did Not Appear | H = Hallucinations | ||||||||
| V = Voice | C = Cameo | F = Flashback | ||||||||
Memorable Quotes[]
- Melanie: "How’s young Miles and Miles?"
- Miles: "I finished that exercise you gave me, Ms. Cavill."
- Melanie: "You did this all by yourself?"
- Miles: "It’s easier by myself. I see it like pictures."
- Melanie: "I think maybe you should be teaching me. [smiles] Great work, Miles."
- ― Melanie checking on Miles in his classroom in Trouble Comes Sideways.
- Miles: "Password?"
- LJ: "Eat the rich."
- ― Miles letting LJ into the Engine in These Are His Revolutions.
- Josie: "Miles… Miles… [hesitates] I didn’t want you to come."
- Miles: "I don’t care, Mom. You’re my hero."
- Murray: "Guess where he’s engineering? Life system."
- Miles: "I wanna be one of the first colonists to be back out there."
- Josie: "You hold on to that hope, Miles."
- ― Miles visiting heavily injured Josie in A Single Trade.
- Miles: "Melanie and Ben are the best engineers there’s ever been. I need to keep learning with them. I’ll be fine."
- Josie: "Okay. Hey, One Tail. [Fist bump]"
- Layton: "One Tail. [Fist bump]"
- Miles: "One Tail. [Fist bump] Always. Okay, no crying, I’ll meet you at the breakpoint to say goodbye."
- Josie: "Okay."
- Layton: "Come here. [Group hug.]"
- Miles: "I love you guys. [Walks away.]"
- Josie: "Oh god. It hurts."
- Layton: "Yeah, everyone’s gotta choose their own path."
- ― Miles saying goodbye to his foster parents, Layton and Josie in The Original Sinners.
Trivia[]
- His character seems similar to Tim from the film.
- Although he wants to be one of the first colonists to be back out there as mentioned in A Single Trade, he chose to board Snowpiercer and leave New Eden behind to learn with Melanie and Bennett, serving as one of the train's Engineers and apparently replacing Javi who went to New Eden.
- Miles ends up being the Engineer that takes a number of Snowpiercer passengers towards New Eden aboard Big Alice in The Engineer.
- He's one of the few people to know the truth about Melanie Cavill, having presumably learned the truth from either Layton or Melanie herself due to his work in the Engine. In turn, Miles is the one who reveals the truth to LJ Folger. The password LJ gives to Miles is a reference to Josie’s opening dialogue in Prepare to Brace.
- Due to being one of the people to separate the cars, Miles is directly responsible for the deaths of 147 people. While Layton and Melanie disconnected the safety switches, it was Miles himself and Bennett that flipped the switches that disconnected the cars and sent everyone to their deaths.
- In Born to Bleed, Miles is shown to have grown a great deal and is now taller than Josie Wellstead and close in height to Layton with longer hair.
- Miles only has a minor role in Season 2, only appearing in one episode, but he returns as a recurring character for Season 3 and Season 4.
- With the death of Bennett Knox and Alex staying behind in The Engineer, Miles is left on his own as an Engineer for the first time, serving as the Engineer of Big Alice as it heads for New Eden.
- This also leaves Miles and Javi as the only Engineers for New Eden as Melanie is still at the Silo.
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