THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
RUNAWAY TRUCK
Davey Moore
Directed by
Dianna Basso
Produced by
Micaela Winter
Air Date
Air Date
11/09/18
Plot
A truck runs out of control down the line, and Yong Bao and Thomas must stop it.
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A truck runs out of control down the line, and Yong Bao and Thomas must stop it.
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I quite liked this episode. It's actually quite interesting and creative to see Davey Moore combining Tai Chi into something railway like, it may not be 100% realistic but the series hadn't been that realistic for twenty years. Seeing Yong Bao at the start of the episode definitely showed his heroic side that many of the older fanbase had loved since he his biography was shown back in 2016 for 'The Great Race' and I liked how him teaching Thomas about his way to stop a runaway truck is a lot like his own way of dealing with trucks and it makes him feel different compare to the Sodor engines. It also had a nice teaching method that when we try to do something new, we shouldn't be upset in making a mistake but rather try and try again until we get it right.
The truck, named Lei, doesn't have much character within him. But from what I've seen from him is that he's like an accident prone vent van but he never has hard feelings for engines who caused him a derailment. I quite like how different the trucks are compare to Sodor counterparts, it makes more standout. However the fantasy sequence I felt was rather unneeded. What could've been better if Thomas was imagining himself as a hero and once when the sequence was over, Yong Bao called him out to him to look out and Thomas stopped abruptly and caused Lei to derail. Could've made the fantasy sequence a bit more needed. In the end it was a fine episode not better than Samson's but still better than the Bollywood episode.
Episode Rating
Number One Engine - 8/10
Forever and Ever - 8.5/10
Thomas and the Dragon - 10/10
Confusion Without Delay - 10/10
Trusty Trunky - 6.5/10
What Rebecca Does - 9/10
Thomas Goes to Bollywood - 6/10
Samson And The Fireworks - 10/10
Runaway Truck - 7/10
Confusion Without Delay - 10/10
Trusty Trunky - 6.5/10
What Rebecca Does - 9/10
Thomas Goes to Bollywood - 6/10
Samson And The Fireworks - 10/10
Runaway Truck - 7/10
Series Rating (So far):
75/90
