S11 Ep.13: Don't Be Silly Billy

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DON'T BE SILLY BILLY

Written by

Sharon Miller

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

9/11/07

Plot:

A new engine named Billy arrived on the Island but is impatient and would not listen to Thomas' orders thinking he's bossy. But in the end, he learn't his lesson.

PRO:
- N/A

CON:

- Billy, A character not respecting other's orders is a bad influence with no moral lesson 

A bad episode for kids with a bad moral of not respecting orders, the three awful strikes once again and even though he learned his lesson, there is no discipline for Billy in the end of the episode. I wouldn't want to see a kid acting like Billy in front of their parents or older brothers or sisters saying that they are 'bossy'. In my own personal opinion, Billy is one of the worse characters in the series period. He's the Charlie of the model era, despite the basis he was chosen, which does look more toyetic then real in my perspective. Where as Charlie has much detail that of course is the CGI doing the work.

Billy is one of the worse marketable characters, I don't see any future role for him, he has no potential and no personality. He's only there for the toys.  

Rating: 1/5

S11 Ep.12: Thomas Sets Sail

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THOMAS SETS SAIL

Written by

Sharon Miller

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

8/09/07

Plot:

Thomas collected the mayor's yacht and to take to the fishing village. Though the wind caused Thomas to set sail fast. 

PRO:

- N/A

CON:

-  Three strikes

The episode is bad and that's it. It has got bland three strikes, as usual when it comes to a Sharon Miller script. But despite that it was nice to see Molly, Elizabeth and Rosie again, but as I said it before and I will say it again, character returns can't make the episode great only the story. 

Rating: 1/5

S11 Ep.11: Smoke and Mirrors

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SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Written by

Neil Richards

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

8/09/07

Plot:

A famous magician is coming to Sodor for the mid-summer picnic for the children and Thomas is promised, that if he collects the things for magician, he will join in for the grand finale of the show. 

PRO:

- Michael Angelis' Italian accent was humours 

CON:

- Elizabeth's face when she met Thomas at Maithwate was ugly to be honest

- Three strikes

Though despite the italian accent from MA, the episode was poor. Despite Elizabeth's second appearance in this season, her face when she said 'How wonderful' was pretty ugly to be honest and also there is the three repetitive strikes. Don't really like this episode that much. 

Rating: 1/5 

S11 Ep.10: Thomas and The Big Bang

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THOMAS AND THE BIG BANG

Written by
Abi Grant

Directed by
Steve Asquith 

Air Date:
7/09/07

Plot:
Thomas was given a new whistle and he has to go the wharf  to take a delivery and decided to play a trick on the narrow gauge engines

PRO:
- Moral: Working is more important then goofing off.

CON:
- Skarloey and Rheneas being part of the goofing off.

A bad episode with a surprisingly good moral about goofing off is not a good. But I hate it how they treated Skarloey and Rheneas in this episode for them wanting to have fun instead of telling the other engines that there work is important. It's bad episode but with a good moral but I still don't like it

Rating: 1/5

S11 Ep.9: Thomas and The Lighthouse

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THOMAS AND THE LIGHTHOUSE

Written by

Simon Spencer

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

7/09/07

Plot:

The engines are getting ready for the fair and Thomas is to take a new lightbulb to the lighthouse. However, Thomas wanted to get to the festival on time and it caused the lightbulb to break. So Thomas was forced to miss the fair and deliver the bulb. But in the end, Thomas was saw one of the most beautiful things then the fireworks at the fair, the lighthouse.

PRO:

- Thomas understanding that the lightbulb is more important then the fair

- It was nice seeing Cyril's model

CON:

- How the way the lightbulb was transported.

- 'Thomas 'speeded' up', what's wrong with sped up?

The episode is half and half for me. It was not bad, despite the two strikes and the grammar from the sentence 'Thomas 'Speeded Up', when really what's wrong with 'Sped Up'? I know realism is not the main focus of the new series of the show, but the lightbulb should've been carried in a vent van, James had the fireworks in vent vans so what's the matter for the lightbulb to have a van? But the ending was good with Thomas understanding that his job is more important then the fair and it was great seeing the model of Cyril since Season 6, even though he's known as 'The lighthouse keeper'. The episode is not bad and it's in the OK category. 

Rating: 3/5

S11 Ep.8: Henry's Lucky Day

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HENRY'S LUCKY DAY

Written by

Paul Larson 

Directed by

Steve Asquith 

Air Date:

6/09/07

Plot:

Henry felt lucky because all the tracks he was on were cleared, he thought his trucks gave him the luck and so he was going to use them again. But his trucks were gone as Edward took them and Henry had no luck at all! While he was looking for his trucks, he has to take the presents train for the children. 

PRO:

- Moral: You can't always be lucky

CON:

- Thomas' appearance was not really needed.

Despite the Christmas presents being in the picture of the episode in Henry's trucks, at least with the words 'Winter Holidays' they showed no Christmas material on the station or anywhere else, not that I'm saying I hate Christmas and I never will be hating it. That this episode is simply showing the term 'Winter Holidays' visually. 

Aside from that, the episode was OK and I do think the moral of the story is telling us that we can't always be lucky all the time. Though I do have to say Thomas' appearances at the start of the episode were not really needed. Be better if were the driver telling him about his day at Tidmouth and a workmen telling him about Edward taking Henry's trucks. It's not bad just in the OK category. 

Rating: 3/5

S11 Ep.7: Thomas and The Spaceship

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THOMAS AND THE SPACESHIP

Written by
Sharon Miller

Directed by
Steve Asquith 

Air Date:
6/09/07

Plot:
Percy had a loose valve in his cylinder and so Thomas takes him to Tidmouth sheds. In the night sky he saw, what he presumed to be, a spaceship! But it turns out it was someone else.

PRO:
- Realistic moment: Thomas haul six mail vans
- Gordon hauling the mail
- The airport at night

CON:
- Three strikes

The episode is not as bad as what I thought, though I don't find it as a favourite. But I do like it how Thomas was hauling about six mail vans, that is amazing! Along with Gordon hauling the mail trucks too. Some fans might find this bad for Gordon as he doesn't like pulling trucks, but the Flying Scotsman, a locomotive that Awdry had based off for Gordon, even though in fiction an A0, has pulled a parcel train after the second world war, I remember seeing an archival picture of the locomotive in a booklet from the National Railway Museum. Many other express locomotives hauling parcel trains too, like the Peppercorn A1's and the A4's as well. 

Aside from that, I also love the airport at night with the fog, the lights made it look wonderful. But, their is the usual three strikes though not as boring and cringe worthy as the CGI stories. But there a few repetitive lines from the narrator.

Rating: 3/5