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DRAGON RUN
Written by
Christopher Gentile
Christopher Gentile
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
26/08/21 - Mex
15/09/21 - USA
26/09/22 - CAN
16/11/21 - UK
9/01/22 - AUS
Plot
Thomas has the honour of pulling the dragon to the Medieval Faire, but everyone wants a turn as well.
MY VIEWS
Most of the episode is just Thomas, Percy, Diesel, Nia and Kana just running around with a pretend dragon wanting it to take turns just so it can eat up time. It feels like 'Emily Saves the World' from S18 with the globe rolling around but at least that episode had a story and a message saying that despite it being special you have to concentrate on getting the job done. Heck it also feels like 'Thomas and the Circus' from S8 but at least that story had Thomas not wanting to share the load because it was a circus but as he puffed on his journey he found the train harder and harder to the point his traction rods broke and after James and Percy had rescued him he realised that sharing the load is better than doing things on your own. Those two episodes at least have a story woven around it instead of just something to fill up time by having the characters mostly running around and a song added in to eat up the running time.
There was really nothing redeemable about this episode, sure Edward and Henry were in it for the first time but they bearly did anything other than just being there and this is the first time we see the Fat Controller or as he's now referred to as in both dubs, Sir Topham Hatt, but he was just there and that's it. I think, so far, I had found the worst episode of All Engines Go! It's less story and more useless action.
Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10
License to Deliver - 5/10
Rules of the Game - 6/10
A Quiet Delivery - 3/10
Kana Goes Slow - 3/10
Dragon Run - 1/10
Overall rating (So far):
23/70
