THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
THE SUPER-LONG SHORTCUT
Written by
Peter Gaffney
Directed by
Jason Groh
Sean Jeffrey
Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
14/02/22 - USA
16/04/22 - CAN
16/04/22 - CAN
19/04/22 - UK
21/05/22 - AUS
21/05/22 - AUS
Plot
Gordon is unable to make an important delivery on his own; when Thomas offers his help, Gordon insists on second-guessing Thomas' every move.
MY VIEWS
Honestly for an AEG episode this is actually a really nice episode. Sure it's mostly Thomas and Gordon backwards and forth but this episode brought out good chemistry between the two and something that I find better unlike 'A Thomas Promise'. In fact this episode was so good that I could see this working in the CGI era since there are a ton of tracks and shortcuts despite the production team following the Sodor map and to maybe make it for the older fandom, add in Thomas and Gordon's alliance. For an 'All Engines Go!' episode this one is really nice and I'm calling this a favorite, which is a rarity.
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
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks - 4/10
The Super-Long Shortcut - 8/10
Overall rating (So far):
147/320
