THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANDOM
KANA RECHARGES
Written by
Aydera Walden
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
13/11/22 - CAN
9/01/23 - USA
12/05/23 - UK
23/02/23 - AUS
Plot
Tired and in need of relaxation, Kana decides to take a well-deserved break between deliveries. When she tells Thomas that she wants time all by herself, Thomas is worried that he and the other engines have done something to upset her. Determined to right their assumed wrongs, Thomas and friends follow Kana around the island to convince her to play with them -- the exact opposite of what she needs! When a big storm reaches Sodor, Kana teaches her friends about the value of spending time alone and "feeling the hush."
The Bluey episode 'Sheepdog' has much better approach to this. Chilli wanted to have 20 minutes to herself because she was with her kids, Bluey and Bingo, all day. However Bluey was worried about her mum and why she needs that amount of minutes and Bandit, to distract her, let her play sheepdog to get her mind off it. You could have that for Thomas and his friends with Kana and have Percy worried for her while Thomas, in respects to her privacy and space, tries to get Percy to play. You can showcase Percy's right to be concerned about her friend and having some anxiety from him like maybe Kana isn't his friend anymore but then Kana, after time for herself, all relaxed and happy again told Percy her reason. This would at least respect some continuity with the message about listening because it seems to be a contridiction despite the continuity that the episodes had.
Because the episode shows that, Thomas and the others have to be really stupid in not understanding Kana's wants and needs. Yes they are kids but kids are not that stupid and I doubt the writers had the idea that kids lack intelligence. Why not make the episode about the engines respecting boundries but keep your anxiety in check instead of acting stupid and not knowing what Kana, yes it's for conflict but as I said before Bluey's approach was much better than this episode. Though I will give the episode credit that Kana at least had some personality with her getting agitated and quick to anger whereas the first season she was nothing more but generic happy engine but the song was meh with its hammered down message.
Series Rating:
Fast Friends - 1/10
Percy Disappear - 5/10
Ashima's Amazing Arrival - 3/10
Tri-and-a-Half-a-Lon - 3/10
Carly's Magnificant Magnet - 5/10
New Mail Engine In Town - 4/10
Hot Air Percy - 2/10
Carly's Screechy Squeak - 1/10
Shake, Rattle & Bruno - 8/10
Blackout - 2/10
Brand New Track - 5/10
Stink Monster - 3/10
Christmas Mountain - 7/10
Whiteout! - 4/10
Good as New - 4/10
More Than a Pretty Engine - 9/10
Snowplough Struttin' - 4/10
Thomas In Charge - 3/10
Kana Recharges - 3/10
Overall Rating (So far):
76/190