Tuesday 4 April 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.30: Calliope Crack-Up

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

CALLIOPE CRACK-UP

Written by
Sarah Eisenberg &
Beckey Wangberg

Directed by
Campbell Bryer

Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
31/01/22 - USA
10/04/22 - CAN
15/04/22 - UK
19/05/22 - AUS

Plot
When the engines are delivering attractions to the annual Norramby Beach Carnival, a series of mistakes causes the precious Calliope to break. Luckily, the engines come up with a creative solution.

MY VIEWS

Honestly, the title could've been different since the Calliope was just a part of the episode instead of the focus. Could've called it 'Carnival Crack-up' since most of the attractions that the engines were delivering had a part of the conflict. Apart from that the episode itself was really not that bad and its message that there is a solution to a problem is shown instead of told something that some previous episodes of AEG keep forgetting to do and Diesel really felt a bit like his character from the CG era with his boastful side. Strange how some episodes so far from S1B are actually becoming good instead of what we got from S1A. Honestly a much better episode about a Calliope than what we'd gotten back in S16 and also I do see this working in the original series but you might have to make some adjustments to make it fit. 

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
The Tiger Train - 7/10
The Can-Do Submarine Crew! - 7/10
Thomas and Percy's Eggsellent Adventure - 3/10
Calliope Crack-Up - 7/10

Overall rating (So far):
137/300