Thursday 20 April 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.46: Goodbye Ghost-Scaring Machine

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

GOODBYE GHOST-SCARING MACHINE

Written by
Andy Yerkes

Directed by
Campbell Bryer

Produced by
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
8/05/22 - CAN
23/05/22 - USA
4/06/22 - AUS
26/09/22 - UK

Plot
Percy announces he's giving up his Ghost Scaring Machine, but it soon becomes clear that the machine is good for more than just scaring ghosts.

Sure the episode was about the Ghost-Scaring Machine can useful for other things. But the majority of this episode was so boring to sit through with Percy just showing everyone what the machine could do. I wish the episode was about Percy giving up the ghost machine and tries to find ways for it to be useful despite what his friends say until he accepts reality and realises that he's just growing up and he would have good memories of  the machine helping him because he had mangaed to get through with his fear of ghosts and now he could be brave without it. It would've been a good emotional episode that many kids might find it relevant to something in their lives. It would actually give the title more meaning. For the episode itself when it comes to the title, why not just call it 'The Biggest Adventure Machine' as Percy mentioned at the end of the episode? 

Honestly, this episode is very boring.

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
A Light Delivery - 5/10
The Paint Problem - 7/10
A Wonderful World - 4/10
Whistle Woes - 4/10
Letting off Steam - 4/10
Nia's Perfect Plan - 3/10
Something to Remember - 5/10
Sandy Versus the Storm - 3/10
An UnbeLEAFable Day - 4/10
Ghost Train - 3/10
A Rusty Rescue - 4/10
Hide & Surprises! - 6/10
Pop a Wheelie - 4/10
Goodbye Ghost-Scaring Machine - 3/10

Overall rating (So far):
205/450