THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANDOM
BLUE ENGINE BLUES
Tracy Nicoletti
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
1/07/23 - CAN
30/05/23 - USA
14/09/23 - UK
7/08/23 - AUS
Plot
A rough night's sleep and a canceled beach day puts Thomas in the grumpiest of moods. Encountering Riff and Jiff with their usual happy-go-lucky attitudes, Thomas comes to the conclusion that he'll only be liked when he appears happy. He puts on a fake smile for the rest of the day, but his words don't match his demeanor and everyone can see right through him. Finally, Thomas comes across Riff and Jiff again, who reveal they're also upset about the cruddy day!
Thomas' forced happy face is just creepy to look at and some members of the general public say that the model faces look creepy, the latter look more normal and that face. I know this was done for comedy but it doesn't feel funny it was just borderline creepy to look at. Apart from the horrific face, the rest of the episode was fine. It's nice to see an episode that focuses on something that isn't always happy or chirpy or an episode that focuses too much on wacky side of things in order to create more filler. It is something relevant that not just for children but also for adults too when we were looking forward to something and that we can't always be happy all the time and that it's fine. The episode was a fine one though it could work without the song since we'd already got the message.
Series Rating:
Fast Friends - 1/10
Percy Disappear - 5/10
Ashima's Amazing Arrival - 3/10
Tri-and-a-Half-a-Lon - 3/10
Carly's Magnificant Magnet - 5/10
New Mail Engine In Town - 4/10
Hot Air Percy - 2/10
Carly's Screechy Squeak - 1/10
Shake, Rattle & Bruno - 8/10
Blackout - 2/10
Brand New Track - 5/10
Stink Monster - 3/10
Christmas Mountain - 7/10
Whiteout! - 4/10
Good as New - 4/10
More Than a Pretty Engine - 9/10
Snowplough Struttin' - 4/10
Thomas In Charge - 3/10
Kana Recharges - 3/10
The Big Skunk Funk - 3/10
Off The Rails - 1/10
Diesel's Dilemma - 5/10
Bring It On Beresford - 2/10
What's in a Name? - 1/10
Sheep Shenanigans - 4/10
Tunnel Troubles - 4/10
The Case of the Missing Crane - 1/10
Not-So-Secret Mission - 5/10
A Very Percy Valentine - 3/10
Valentine's Hearts - 2/10
Speedster Sandy - 7/10
For All the Marble - 9/10
Salty's Sea Shanty - 8/10
Retrieve the Kraken - 5/10
Rocket's Fall - 4/10
Details? What Details? - 3/10
Blue Engine Blues - 7/10
Overall Rating (So far):
152/380
