THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND NOT FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FAN BASE
EMILY'S RUBBISH
Written by
Wayne Jackman
Directed by
Steve Asquith
Air Date:
3/09/07
Plot:
Emily is to help a new engine named Whiff, who's smelly. The other engine teased Emily for working with another engine that is the smell of rubbish. Emily tried to get away from Whiff before any other engine would tease her, but there were trucks blocking the line that Spencer is travelling on and so Emily asked Whiff for help.
PRO:
- Moral: It doesn't matter about appearances.
CON:
- N/A
This episode had stirred up some fans of the Thomas fan base with the use of Aerolite's basis for Whiff. I understand why Aerolite is such a respectable engine to the Thomas fans who were turned to railway enthusiasts after watching the show since the start. Aerolite is well-known for hauling chief engineer trains during her working life. During her rebuild, the originality of the locomotive was destroyed with its side tanks and other parts removed. The locomotive is now preserved at the National Railway Museum in York, UK and yours truly got to see it last year, she is an elegant locomotive. I understand that such a beautiful locomotive was used for Whiff's basis, but I have no interest in argument but I do think they should've chosen another basis from the LNER who is of course a shunter, most preferably, one of my favourite LNER tank engines, the J50's.
Aside from that, the episode is OK. I believe the moral is expressed through Whiff visually stating us it doesn't matter about his appearance and that it doesn't make him ashamed for who is. The episode could've worked better with Whiff himself and not with Emily. Despite that I say that character returns don't make an episode great, well, I still think of that for this episode, but it was nice to see the four making a brief return.
I don't watch this sometimes though but it's OK.
I don't watch this sometimes though but it's OK.
Rating: 3/5
