S10 Ep.22: Thomas and The Colours

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THOMAS AND THE COLOURS

Written by

Marc Seal 

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

12/10/06

Plot:

Thomas is jealous that James is to take the Sodor football team to the mainland for a match. Thomas tries to get James' vanity against him but ignored and Thomas was running out of ideas until James was switched into a siding filled with trees growing over the tracks. 

PRO:

- N/A

CON:

- The line James was on is more like a passing loop then a siding.

The episode really has an unusual title, sounds more of a drug reference here, even though the episode is not focused on that. But the episode is not worth the watch and does make Thomas look selfish wanting to do the special job. 

  Rating: 1/5

S10 Ep.21: Emily and The Special Coaches

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EMILY AND THE SPECIAL COACHES

Written by

James Mason 

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

12/10/06

Plot:

Gordon had broken the record for pulling the express and so Emily was to bring some new coaches for him as a reward for his hard work. But Diesel was jealous and he made a record too, but Emily didn't listen as she hasn't have time for him. In the end, Diesel took the coaches and hid them in a siding and his engine was burning hot. It turns out in the end that Diesel shunted the most trucks and so in the end, Emily gave Diesel his reward for his shunting. 

PRO:

- The coaches

CON:

- Diesel can not go too fast in real life.

The episode is OK and I can get through with it. I have to say the coaches look splendid in that colour and I wished they were used in other episodes. But as a railway enthusiast, Diesel would never go at such speed in real life, as his basis, the 08 class shunter, can only travel at least 15 or 23mph. But to be fair, Diesel was still his devious self and I do enjoy that, as it is his persona. 

Rating: 3/5

S10 Ep.20:Thomas' Frosty Friend

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THOMAS' FROSTY FRIEND

Written by

Sharon Miller

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

11/10/06

Plot:

An inflated snow man was attached behind Thomas' buffers.

PRO:

- N/A

CON:

- The three strikes was painfully obvious. 

- Thomas should at least know that the snowman was inflated.

This is one of the worst episodes in the season, the three strikes were just painfully obvious and the story was just completely bland. Plus Thomas' stupidity really irks me during the HIT era of the series, why does he think the snowman's real it's obviously inflatable it floats and has chains on him! I know Thomas is made for kids but Thomas was found on railway realism by the Rev.W.Awdry and it's a shame that at the time this was filmed that all of it is gone.

I didn't bother watching this episode as I knew the easily predictable and bland storyline.     

Rating: 1/5

S10 Ep.19: Wharf and Peace

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WHARF AND PEACE

Written by

Abi Grant

Directed by

Steve Asquith

Air Date:

11/10/06

Plot:

Skarloey was scared about going to the wharf. 

PRO:

- N/A

CON:

- Skarloey's old persona never gets scared of anything.

I didn't bother watching this episode as I've read the plot of it and I can tell it was bad. First off, I hate this Skarloey, it's really his persona that killed the character and made me loose some respect for the character as the writer had tarnished him to a young, immature idiot. Second, Skarloey has been at the wharf many other times in this season and he never messed up once. The episode is bad and that goes to the next one tomorrow. 

Rating: 1/5

S10 Ep.18: Sticky Toffee Thomas

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STICKY TOFFEE THOMAS

Written by

Paul Larson 

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

8/10/06

Plot:

While the children were preparing for a costume party, Thomas thought what he likes to wear. But in the end, Thomas landed into a sticky situation with trees and bushes.

PRO:

- Thomas being covered is like an homage to 'Woolly Bear'

CON:

- N/A

To be honest, the episode is not great and I didn't even bother watching it. It has the usual three strikes. But when Thomas was covered in trees and bushes thanks to syrup, it does remind me of 'Woolly Bear'.

Rating: 2.5/5

S10 Ep.17: Big Strong Henry

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BIG STRONG HENRY

Written by

Simon Nicholsan 

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

8/10/06

Plot:

Henry wants to help Farmer McColl with his sheep, but the job was given to Gordon because he says he was stronger then Henry. In the end, Henry did help out with McColl's sheep because of opened doors from a big blue engine's goods train. 

PRO:

- Despite persona changes for Gordon it's good to see he is pulling goods trains.
- The effects of the cows moving along with Henry's flatbed

CON:
- N/A

The episode is OK, it does have a good moral about not everyone can be strong but helpful. But when I first saw this episode back in 2006 on the internet, at the time ABC Australia weren't showing much of the new and improved Thomas episodes from HIT Entertainment as they were showing the classic series between S6-7. I thought it was wrong of them to have Gordon pulling trucks. But now when I look at it, it's actually a good improvement, despite the persona change. And I do love the effects of the cows as they moved along with Henry with him moving without jumping with the cows' stop motion. 

I find the episode OK and I do like this one as well. 

Rating: 3/5

S10 Ep.16: Thomas and The Shooting Star

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THOMAS AND THE SHOOTING STAR

Written by
Abi Grant

Directed by
Steve Asquith 

Air Date:
9/10/06

Plot:
It was the night of the shooting star and the engines were excited to see such a thing. But the electric company was broken down and Thomas has to take the workmen. But he was worried that he might miss the shooting star when he was losing his way. But Thomas was guided by a star in the sky that light up the whole of Sodor. 

PRO:
- The red lamp on Clarabel
- Sodor looks great in the night setting

CON:
- N/A

This is a good episode, I really like how the focus of railway realism was their with the red tail lamp on Clarabel and the Island does look good in the night sky and so was the shooting star. The episode has the feeling of 'Thomas and The Rainbow', but this one is better then that episode.

Rating: 3/5