THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
NO POWER, NO PROBLEM!
Written by
Dan Salgarolo
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
29/10/21 - USA
20/11/21 - CAN
28/01/22 - AUS
18/08/22 - UK
Plot
Thomas is so excited to show Annie and Clarabel's passengers the scenic views of Sodor. However, the power is out, and the outage causes problems all over the island.
MY VIEWS
'Everything that does need electricity is connected.' and so why would Percy and Kana help Thomas to get through when even the things that are connected are not working because a power outage? That includes signals and crossing gates. Plus Gordon says that he would postponing deliveries due to the power outage which is implying that running around on the railway in a power outage can be dangerous as well. I know the new show isn't focused on railway realisim but the writing should've been better with its continuity and yes if we'd done it logically then there would be no plot. This might come off as a nitpick but I just want to point it out.
Also while the episode was about not using electricity it was more about Thomas trying to take his passengers along the scenic route to Vicarstown which can work in different scenerios like why not have the whole railway be clogged up in traffic? And Thomas trying to find other ways to the scenic route. Maybe along the way he was trying to give the passengers something new along the way instead of the usual, maybe Annie and Clarabel can be quite fussy about the idea since they like the usual way or maybe a storm had blocked the usual way instead.
The electricity part of the story feels more like it was added in as a second thought.
I'll be taking a break from the first part of this season and would review the second part sometime in April. I need one after watching this part of a total mixed bag.
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
The Biggest Adventure Club - 7/10
Percy's Lucky Bell - 5/10
Sandy's Sandy Shipment - 6/10
A Wide Delivery - 4/10
Counting Cows - 3/10
Music Is Everywhere - 6/10
Backwards Day - 4/10
Chasing Rainbows - 2/10
Nia's Balloon Blunder - 7/10
Capture the Flag - 8/10
Mystery Boxcars - 6/10
Super Screen Cleaners - 4/10
Overnight Stop - 5/10
The Joke is on Thomas - 3/10
Lost and Found - 4/10
Thomas' Day Off - 4/10
The Real Number One - 7/10
Rollercoasting - 1/10
No Power, No Problem! - 3/10
Overall rating (So far):
115/260