Wednesday, 19 April 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.45: Pop A Wheelie

 THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE.

POP A WHEELIE

Written by
Susan Kim

Directed by
Sean Jeffrey

Produced by
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
8/05/22 - CAN
17/05/22 - USA
3/06/22 - AUS
22/09/22 - UK

Plot
Thomas and Diesel take a friendly competition too far and put an important delivery rescue at risk as they race across Sodor.

I feel like some elements of this episode had been taken from the debut episode 'A Thomas Promise' but at least there had been some changes to make it different. Then again, there are so many episodes of the show that I can't remember how many times Thomas and Diesel had compete each other because most episodes have them racing around. The episode however was alright though I do find the troublesome trucks to be annoying with their constant chatting and bad puns and despite the episode stating the moral of the story instead of letting kids digest it for themselves, it really does bring it out. Though most of the episode was kinda meh to me. 


Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10
License to Deliver - 5/10
Rules of the Game - 6/10
A Quiet Delivery - 3/10
Kana Goes Slow - 3/10
Dragon Run - 1/10
The Biggest Adventure Club - 7/10
Percy's Lucky Bell - 5/10
Sandy's Sandy Shipment - 6/10
A Wide Delivery - 4/10
Counting Cows - 3/10
Music Is Everywhere - 6/10
Backwards Day - 4/10
Chasing Rainbows - 2/10
Nia's Balloon Blunder - 7/10
Capture the Flag - 8/10
Mystery Boxcars - 6/10
Super Screen Cleaners - 4/10
Overnight Stop - 5/10
The Joke is on Thomas - 3/10
Lost and Found - 4/10
Thomas' Day Off - 4/10
The Real Number One - 7/10
Rollercoasting - 1/10
No Power, No Problem! - 3/10
The Tiger Train - 7/10
The Can-Do Submarine Crew! - 7/10
Thomas and Percy's Eggsellent Adventure - 3/10
Calliope Crack-Up - 7/10
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks - 4/10
The Super-Long Shortcut - 8/10
A Light Delivery - 5/10
The Paint Problem - 7/10
A Wonderful World - 4/10
Whistle Woes - 4/10
Letting off Steam - 4/10
Nia's Perfect Plan - 3/10
Something to Remember - 5/10
Sandy Versus the Storm - 3/10
An UnbeLEAFable Day - 4/10
Ghost Train - 3/10
A Rusty Rescue - 4/10
Hide & Surprises! - 6/10
Pop a Wheelie - 4/10

Overall rating (So far):
202/440