Snowpiercer fans convinced Ruth will topple Mel and seize control of train as class warfare spirals out of control

SNOWPIERCER could be rocked by a coup of deadly proportions in the coming weeks.

The dystopian drama tracks a colossal train spanning 1001 carriages circling the remains of a Earth, which has been reduced to a frozen wasteland.

However, danger isn’t confined to the icy apocalypse – the strict class system onboard the train sees passengers pitted against each other.

In recent episodes, the rich, priveleged passengers of first class have grown incresingly frustrated as those in third class have been granted new rights, such as representation in courts.

Meanwhile those in third threatened to strike after their ruling on a murder trial was overruled by the ruling powers of the train.

With tensions reaching fever pitch, Ruth Wardell (Alison Wright) of the hospitalty department is approached by one of the train’s wealthiets families and advised to seize control from her colleague Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly), who they felt was being too soft on the working classes.

Remaining loyaly to the current order, Ruth went to report the plot to her Melanie, but was promptly dismissed.

Melanie had no time for the complaints as she was conducting a grisly interrogation, which had left her shaken and vomiting.

Offended by Melanie’s brusque manner, Ruth opted to remain tight-lipped at the end of the episode, hinting that she might take the insurgents up on their offer.

Now fans are convinced that she’ll seize control of Snowpiercer by the end of season 1.

Taking to Reddit, one user wrote: “I really didn’t like Ruth at the start – the way she treated the Tailies – but the past few episodes I’ve noticed she’s kinda not sure about Mel.

“And now First Class and the Sergeant want her to be in charge. I think she should!”

The post recieved plenty of upvotes as other chipped in with thoughts about whether Ruth would make a superior leader.

One fan claimed that Melanie took a hard line with the impoverished because of her background.

“I suspect Mel is from a very poor background and this is why she despises Tailies so much,” they wrote.

“People are always more aggressive towards poor people when they used to be part of them because they want to dissociate themselves from them.”

Regardless of who ends up in charge, those at the top of the hierachy are set to face a full-blown revolution in the coming weeks, as third class and those from the tail form an alliance and storm up train.