THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
ALL TRACKS LEAD TO ROME
Beckey Overton
Directed by
Joey So
Produced by
Ian McCue (HIT/Mattel)
Tracy Blagdon (Jam Filled)
Plot
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine.
Air Date
7/07/19 - UK
16/08/19 - CAN
21/09/19 - USA
5/10/19 - AUS
I was going to leave the two Italian specials as part of my DVD review, but because these are part of S23, I decided to give them a post, even though that they were broadcasted on ABC Kids Australia last month. Anyway, in this first part, I quite liked it. I especially like Thomas here when it comes to his persona as he feels like it was out of the Railway Series. Thomas feels like a child in this special who is a bit of a jerk, feels like he knows everything, gets too excited and not knowing what the consequences are in the end when it comes to that. It was very entertaining to see him like that. I mean he was like in his book from 1946 when it came to Gordon, leaving his coaches behind, dealing with trucks and wanting to 'see the world', although that is left to different interpretations. It's great seeing him like that.
Gina was also an entertaining character to watch, I love her persona. She feels very straightforward when it comes Thomas and also a bit cheeky when it comes to Thomas' arrogance and misbehaviour, feels like a mother to him when you look at her. Stefano was good, although he didn't add much except for being a plot device for the story but I do like how the way the voice actor gave him his voice, he feels very warm and had put in effort into delivering the character.
The story was pretty plain and simple, but I think it was good overall.
Gina was also an entertaining character to watch, I love her persona. She feels very straightforward when it comes Thomas and also a bit cheeky when it comes to Thomas' arrogance and misbehaviour, feels like a mother to him when you look at her. Stefano was good, although he didn't add much except for being a plot device for the story but I do like how the way the voice actor gave him his voice, he feels very warm and had put in effort into delivering the character.
The story was pretty plain and simple, but I think it was good overall.
Episode Ratings (So far):
Free The Roads - 10/10
Chucklesome Trucks - 8/10
Heart Of Gold - 9/10
Panicky Percy - 6/10
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
Diesel Do Right - 3/10
Thomas Makes A Mistake - 4/10
Grudge Match - 8/10
Diesel Glows Away - 4/10
Laid Back Shane - 8/10
Wish You Were Here - 10/10
Steam Team To The Rescue - 9/10
All Tracks Lead To Rome - 8/10
Series Rating (So far):
169/220
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
Diesel Do Right - 3/10
Thomas Makes A Mistake - 4/10
Grudge Match - 8/10
Diesel Glows Away - 4/10
Laid Back Shane - 8/10
Wish You Were Here - 10/10
Steam Team To The Rescue - 9/10
All Tracks Lead To Rome - 8/10
Series Rating (So far):
169/220
