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511. Daisy's Perfect Christmas.
Written by: Davey Moore.
Written by: Davey Moore.
Aired: 18 December 2017.
At Vicarstown one morning, shortly before Christmas, Daisy is disappointed to find that there is still no snow on the ground. She is still excited to see the tree and lights inside the station, but the workmen are still putting up the tree. She picks up the children to take them to Arlesburgh West, but is worried that they will be disappointed. On the way, the children are singing "Jingle Bells" with different lyrics, with Daisy annoyed that they are singing it "wrong".
Arriving at the junction, Daisy is upset to find that there are no presents like there have been in previous years. Despite Daisy's objections, Rex explains that they are doing something different for the party this year. He has trucks topped with snow being blown by a fan. Daisy does not see the fan and believes it is actually snowing, but quickly finds out that the snow is fake. The small engines are pleased with how convincing the snow is, but Daisy still wants real snow.
When she takes the children back to Vicarstown, the lights are finally up, but an electrical problem causes them to go out almost immediately.
Daisy collects the carolers and takes them to the Search and Rescue Centre. She is still in a bad mood, though everyone else is in good spirits. Mavis goes with some trucks and trucks begin screeching Christmas carols, which everyone else laughs at except Daisy. Finally, Harold puts the star on top of the Search and Rescue Centre's tree, which is not normally his job. This leaves Daisy absolutely furious.
At the sheds that night, Daisy complains to Ryan, Judy, and Jerome. She insists that this year, the Christmas traditions were "wrong". The others insist to her that things this year were no better or worse than previous years; just different. Daisy comes to accept this after Ryan reminds her that a few Christmases ago, they did not share a shed, while Judy and Jerome remind her that they were not stationed at Arlesburgh a few Christmases ago. They then surprise Daisy: as a Christmas gift, they have decorated the sheds. Daisy finally realises that the most important part of Christmas is being with friends.
Yes, this is an episode focused on Daisy the Diesel Railcar, but I didn't think it'd turn out to be a dud. I was expecting it to be "perfect". However, it turns out her character is flanderised greatly. She wishes every Christmas is perfect, and she even dislikes the fake snow the miniature engines made.
Daisy wishing Christmas was white all the time makes it rather disappointing. I mean come on, does every Christmas have to be white?
But even so, the moral of the story is that not every Christmas has to be perfect, and that being with family and/or friends is the most important part.
However, this episode just goes to show that the writers don't have to keep making so many Christmas episodes on a yearly basis. And it shows that even Davey's not perfect when it comes to writing.
My rating: 4/10.
Season 21 scorecard:
1. Springtime for Diesel: 9.5/10.
2. A Most Singular Engine: 9.5/10.
3. Dowager Hatt's Busy Day: 10/10.
4. Stuck in Gear: 9/10.
5. Runaway Engine: 9.5/10.
6. P.A. Problems: 9.5/10.
7. Hasty Hannah: 8/10.
8. Cranky at the End of the Line: 5.5/10.
9. New Crane on the Dock: 9.5/10.
10. Unscheduled Stops: 10/10.
11. Philip's Number: 9/10.
12. The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor: 10/10.
13. A Shed for Edward: 9/10.
14. The Big Freeze: 3/10.
15. Emily in the Middle: 7.5/10.
16. Terence Breaks the Ice: 10/10.
17. Daisy's Perfect Christmas: 4/10.
Season 21 so far: 8.6/10.
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