S16 Ep. 15: Muddy Matters

Only four more episodes of the new series, aside from one being postponed until Christmas this year and the UK are still in their second week. Today's episode that Australia have seen is:

MUDDY MATTERS

Written by Max Allen

Directed by Greg Tiernan

Produced by Nicole Stinn 

Air Date:

1/03/12

THESE ARE SOLEY UNDER MY OWN OPINION AND NOT FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FAN BASE

THESE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Plot:

James is taking Farmer McColl's sheep to the fair, but how can he keep them and his lovely red paintwork clean when the shortest route means puffing along muddy tracks? Isn't he vain!

PROS:
- James is back in his conceited and vanity attitude with him wanting to go on the newspaper 
- Longer trains are added again and its nice to see Belle doing some work
- This has a good moral about 'It doesn't matter being clean just for something special'

CONS:
- Once again, a lock came undone on a 'bumpy track' on a van, remind you of a certain failure of a Season 15 episode?


- Katie the dog, should at least be in a brake van, despite that there isn't one on his train and not in the cab, she would of course get dirty in the cab from the firebox.

I actually enjoyed this episode, not the best, but it tried and it was better then the writer's yesterday episode. It was great seeing James back in his conceited attitude and not in a racial way like in 'James To The Rescue' last year. Though there have been a couple of flaws, I find this one James' interesting episodes. There maybe people who may or may not enjoy it, but that is their own opinions.

Rating: 3.5/5