THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
SANDY'S FINE MESS
Written by
Adam Beechen
Directed by
Campbell Bryer
Produced by
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
17/02/24 - CAN
7/03/24 - US
Plot
With her friends' help, Sandy discovers new uses for her treasured junk.
I like how Sandy comes off as a bit of hoarder when it comes to her stuff but the whole plotline of finding new uses for her stuff is almost the same from what we've seen in 'Something Broken, Someone Blue' when Thomas lost his friend Boxy after he'd accidently destroyed it. But was repurposed into something different in the end. Sandy has an emotional connection with her stuff that she would find useful for something later which is kinda like how Thomas loved Boxy as a playmate.
Maybe instead of Sandy being a hoarder, you can have her collecting all the stuff until there was not enough space. Have her going through that denial that she has too much stuff until she realises and knew that most of the stuff she'd collected is basically nothing that's worth it. You could even use the part when they went to recycling plant to bring the story home of where you can take stuff you want to get rid of.
While Sandy and Thomas had different encounters, the whole episode just feels the same and speaking of the recycling plant it was also strange seeing how Thomas and Sandy discovered that Whiff's recycling plant can repurpose things despite that last season we've seen them knowing it in things such as the Lookout Mountain special. While there are many different writers of the show, I wish that AEG has someone on the team that keeps its consistency in check to avoid contridictions.
Series Rating:
What's the Buzz - 4.5/10
Bells are Ringing - 4/10
Abraca-Diesel - 2/10
Overcommitted - 2.5/10
Sandy's Fine Mess - 4/10
Overall Rating (So far):
16/50
16/50
