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5. Misty Island Rescue.
Written by: Sharon Miller.
Released: US: 7 September 2010. AUS: 7 October 2010. UK: 11 October 2010.
A new Search and Rescue Centre is being built on the Island of Sodor as a base of operations for Harold, Rocky, and a new lifeboat named Captain. Special, strong, deep, red Jobi wood, from Hiro's homeland, is being used to make the Centre. All the engines are very excited and all want to help deliver the Jobi wood to the Rescue Centre. Frustrated at being teased by Thomas for not being a steam engine, Diesel decides to prove his superiority over the steam engines by taking the Jobi wood to the Rescue Centre himself and races down the tracks. Thomas sees that Diesel is going too fast and chases after him. The chase results in an exciting rescue as Thomas saves Diesel from falling over the edge of the unfinished bridge overlooking the Rescue Centre, but the Jobi wood crashes into the sea below. Now there is no wood to build the Rescue Centre.
As a reward for his daring rescue, Thomas is allowed to visit a Search and Rescue Centre on the Mainland. He is then told there is no room on the steam boat, but Thomas asks to be carried on a raft behind the boat. Thomas waves goodbye to his friends at Brendam Docks and heads across the sea to the mainland. That night the raft carrying Thomas becomes separated from the steam boat and Thomas ends up alone and stranded on the mysterious Misty Island - a wild and wonderful island with a multitude of secret hideouts, rickety tracks, and bridges. Thomas discovers that the island has its own railway and meets the three engines, known as the "Logging Locos", who run it - Ferdinand, and two small twin engines named Bash and Dash, who were sent to the island after causing trouble on the mainland. Thomas also finds that Misty Island has plentiful supplies of the rare Jobi wood. With the help of his new friends, Thomas attempts to find his way back to Sodor and uncovers more of Misty Island's mysteries - including a tunnel that connects the two islands. Meanwhile, out at sea, Harold and Captain carry out a search party to look for Thomas as the Fat Controller rallies the engines to look for Thomas on Sodor.
Thomas decides to go through the tunnel back to Sodor, but he and the Logging Locos get trapped after the tunnel falls in. Thomas then tries the smoke signals Salty told him about. After being spotted by Percy, the Fat Controller, James, Edward, and Gordon sail to Misty Island in hopes of finding Thomas while Percy and Whiff go through the tunnel. They eventually come to the blockade, break through to Thomas, and they all puff back to Sodor. Thomas rushes back to Misty Island again to find the Fat Controller and the engines.
After the Logging Locos are given the Sodor treatment at the Steamworks, they help to build the Rescue Centre. They finish it in time and it is soon opened.
As the engines are laughing with their new friends at the Search and Rescue Centre, Diesel 10 rolls up on the mountain ledge, sniggers, and glares down at the engines remarking that they will laugh on the other side of their boilers soon.
Animation:
Nothing to say about the animation except it's still the same as the animation Nitrogen used ever since they started animating Thomas.
New characters:
Captain: Captain is a simple life boat only useful whenever someone's lost at sea. He felt like he was just......there, that is until he got a useful role later in Emily Saves the World.
Bash and Dash: Yep, some of the most hated characters in the franchise if not the most hated characters. They're hated because of how dangerous they can be and they always say "One biff! One bash!" "And there's never a crash!" Strangely, the way they look would be impossible if they were real, since their basis doesn't look like that.
Ferdinand: Quite possibly the least likable of the logging locos. Mainly because his potential always goes to waste, all because he almost always says "That's right!"
Ferdinand: Quite possibly the least likable of the logging locos. Mainly because his potential always goes to waste, all because he almost always says "That's right!"
Returning characters:
Harold: After a season of absence, Harold the Helicopter has returned to the series, and now, he's part of the Search and Rescue team. Some might say he should stay at Dryaw, but what exactly does he do there?
Salty: Yep, Salty has returned only a year after the show went all CGi. He's still a teller of tales as he was in the model era.
Salty: Yep, Salty has returned only a year after the show went all CGi. He's still a teller of tales as he was in the model era.
Whiff: Yep, Whiff the Garbage Engine has made his return, but he was pretty useful here, helping Percy the Small Engine find Thomas the Tank Engine.
Butch: Butch just made a cameo, that's it.
Twinkletoes: Twinkletoes--er I mean Diesel Ten just appears after the credits for this special, and as devious as he was in Thomas and the Magic Railway.
Song:
Misty Island Rescue: I'll admit this is a somewhat catchy song, especially since the country bumpkin style does fit in with the premise of the special.
Final thoughts:
Does this special deserve the hate it gets? Well, not necessarily. Sure it's a poorly written special, but on the bright side, it contributed a Search and Rescue Centre for Captain, Harold and Butch to be situated. But even so, the writing for this special was still poor. Diesel going much too fast, even for his basis.
Also, they say Thomas the Tank Engine couldn't go on the ferry because there wasn't enough room for him?! That's where The Great Race did get it right, I'll admit. I mean Spencer got on and he's bigger than Thomas, a whole lot bigger!
Bash and Dash were their silly selves here, and Ferdinand was very bland here, all because he would keep saying "That's right!"
So bottom line, Misty Island Rescue was a dull, poorly written special that could've worked with a little bit of tweaking! It's nowhere near as bad as The Not-so Great Race because that special tricked me into hoping it would be good, especially since that special came out when the show had some of the best writing since.....ever. But this special came out when the writing was at its worst, not helped by the fact it was released the year of Thomas' 65th anniversary, so I knew it wouldn't be any good.
And now, to hear it from our evil diesel Twinkletoes....
Also, they say Thomas the Tank Engine couldn't go on the ferry because there wasn't enough room for him?! That's where The Great Race did get it right, I'll admit. I mean Spencer got on and he's bigger than Thomas, a whole lot bigger!
Bash and Dash were their silly selves here, and Ferdinand was very bland here, all because he would keep saying "That's right!"
So bottom line, Misty Island Rescue was a dull, poorly written special that could've worked with a little bit of tweaking! It's nowhere near as bad as The Not-so Great Race because that special tricked me into hoping it would be good, especially since that special came out when the show had some of the best writing since.....ever. But this special came out when the writing was at its worst, not helped by the fact it was released the year of Thomas' 65th anniversary, so I knew it wouldn't be any good.
And now, to hear it from our evil diesel Twinkletoes....
"You'll be laughing on the other side of your boilers soon, silly steamies."
Yep, Twinkletoes foreshadowed the following special.
Fortunately, this special was done right with Journey Beyond Sodor, especially with its experimentals.
But overall, even if this special is overhated, it's still handled poorly, and I feel more could've gone into it, but what do you expect from an era where the writing was at its worst?
Fortunately, this special was done right with Journey Beyond Sodor, especially with its experimentals.
But overall, even if this special is overhated, it's still handled poorly, and I feel more could've gone into it, but what do you expect from an era where the writing was at its worst?
My rating: 3/10.
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