THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANDOM
HAY FORT FRENZY
Written by
Susan Kim
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
1/07/23 - CAN
31/05/23 - USA
15/09/23 - UK
8/08/23 - AUS
Plot
Thomas gets help from Terence the Tractor and Carly to assemble all hay bales. Carly and Terence manage to get everything together quickly, but soon Terence purposefully crashes into the hay bales sending loose hay all over the place! Carly is shocked and confused. They turn the hay-bale stacking into a game, forming all kinds of structures Terence can crash into. Thomas worries they won't have enough time to complete the delivery.
And so we have the debut episode for Terence in the AEG universe and while the show is its own show, I don't like Terence being a child character since when compare to the original, Terence was assertive and would show just how useful he could be, as he shows in in the 1st season of the original series after Thomas got stuck in the snow. He's proud of his work and would always give a lending hand to an engine that are in need like him shunting trucks while Percy was away at the harbour during 'Toby, Trucks and Trouble'. I think he would've worked better as an adult character and maybe create a new tractor who is like Terence in AEG.
This episode was OK at best to me. While I think the message was fine I think it would've been better if Terence understood the importance of the work from Thomas' point of view. There is nothing wrong with having fun but too much fun can cause a delay and a delay means no shipment. I also wish that Carly had gone through something in the episode, have her like Thomas wanting the job to be done on time but gives into Terence's demand because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings but then realises the job is important and that for her she could learn that it's OK to say no sometimes and Terence learns to understand other people's pov.
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
Hay Fort Frenzy - 4/10
Overall Rating (So far):
156/390
