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526. Apology Impossible.
Written by: Becky Overton.
Aired: UK: 20 September 2018. AUS: 21 September 2018.
One morning, James stops quickly at the Docks and bumps into a flatbed of crates. This scares Philip, causing him to bump his trucks and accidentally knocks a barrel of oil on the tracks. James runs over it, spilling it and covering the both of them in oil. Annoyed, Philip tells James he should say sorry, but James refuses. Later, Philip is waiting at the washdown when James cuts in front of him. When The Fat Controller wants an engine to deliver a train of sardines, Philip tries to trick James into taking it, but he leaves, so Philip is forced to take it instead. The Fenland Track is under repair, and Philip makes sure his track is clear before going on. Meanwhile, James ignores the workman waving a flag, and James and Philip end up on the same line. Philip refuses to give way, but so does James, leaving them at a standstill. As Philip lists James' mistakes, Thomas, Paxton and Rebecca stack up behind Philip. Paxton realizes there are a lot of engines on the bridge and worries it could collapse. Philip decides he doesn't want to cause an accident, so he, Thomas, Paxton and Rebecca make way for James. However, the engines are cross at James for holding them up, and James starts to feel guilty. Later, The Fat Controller makes James apologise to Philip and the other engines for the delay, and Philip accepts his friend's apology. Despite this James still has to take trucks to the Waste Dump as punishment.
Who would've thought James would stoop to his lowest here? And he even made Philip give up to make way for him. James proved himself too selfish for his own good, only caring about his paintwork, showing he was flanderised far too much. And he kept saying "I don't make mistakes!"
Wait! You don't make mistakes?
Is crashing into tar wagons not a mistake?
Is crashing into a field not a mistake?
Is crashing into Tidmouth Sheds not a mistake?
Is bashing into a tin of black paint and splattering it all over Philip not a mistake?
James, you do make mistakes. You've proven yourself to be a big liar here.
When you do this to your characters, turning James into a massive asshole, and Philip into a wimp instead of an overexcited character, this is the perfect sign your show has gone on for too long. This further reaffirms what I've been consistently saying toward the end of last year. This series has to end!
So, Bottom line, this is the worst episode of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends since..... ever! Yes, I despise it more than The Christmas Tree Express and Sodor Surprise Day. You expect those episodes to be bad considering they came out in the dark era, but this episode you expect to have great lessons for kids, considering the revamp of the series.
I expected better from Becky Overton, but here, she managed to write, as Comic Book Guy would say, Worst Episode Ever!
I don't think I want to review the rest of Season 22, and this isn't the only bad episode. Though there were diamonds in the rough, this episode, and the other atrocious episodes, overlap them. And this episode gets the lowest rating I've ever given any episode.
My rating: -10/10.
(It really is that bad.)
(It really is that bad.)
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