Tuesday 29 October 2019

S23 Ep.14: Batucada

THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

BATUCADA
Written by
Davey Moore

Directed by
Dianna Basso

Produced by
Ian McCue (HIT/Mattel)
Tracy Blagdon (Jam Filled)

Plot
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music.

Air Date
9/09/19 - UK
29/10/19 - AUS

This is a pretty simple episode but I did enjoy it. I like Davey Moore's episodes where he took one bit of culture and make a nice story around it like 'Thomas and the Dragon'. It's interesting as an older fan to learn about different cultures as well as I never heard of batucada until this episode. The fantasy sequence I feel wasn't too redundant but it was gimmicky, expect Thomas surrounded with musical instruments on your local toy shelf. Although this is a slight nitpick but I didn't like how Thomas forgot that he can whistle. How can he forget that he does that when he's a steam engine? In the end, a simple episode but not really anything bad. 

Episode Ratings (So far):
Free The Roads - 10/10
Chucklesome Trucks - 8/10
Heart Of Gold - 9/10
Panicky Percy - 6/10
Crowning Around - 10/10
First Day On Sodor - 8/10
Rangers Of The Rails - 7/10
Lorenzo's Solo - 8/10
Deep Trouble - 9/10
Too Loud, Thomas - 9/10
Out of Site - 8/10
Gordon Gets The Giggles - 6/10
The Other Big Engine - 9/10
Batucada - 8/10

Series Rating (So far):
115/140