Thread:76859Thomas/@comment-24372400-20190209230831/@comment-24372400-20190209232823

Well, here's what I think of it: IT'S THE WORST EPISODE OF THE CLASSIC ERA! I always hated it, it did when I was a kid, and still does to this day. Remember 'Arry and Bert? The two most absolutely scary characters that nearly killed Stepney in Stepney Gets Lost? Well, there now bullies. Okay I can give that credit. And the Fat Controller blamed Percy for going on the Tipper's Loading Ramp, where tit was entirely his fault! What really should have happened was that Henry should have confessed that it was his fault that Percy was on the Tipper's Loading Ramp, and then we would feel satisfied and then the Fat Controller would have apologized. But the biggest problem I have with it is that 'Arry and Bert don't get punished, instead we have a "let's hate James" scenario. Yeah, he was arrogant in the episode, but we need justice for Percy. I mean, what is the message? Bullies can pick on annoying people? That's messed up. And the production was really sloppy, I mean when we see 'Arry and Bert, they were right beside James that would be use for a later scene in the episode. Come on! Couldn't they just cropped that? And it also goes against railway regulations for an engine being wedged by two trains while he or she continue their work. And if you watch the US version of the episode, Alec Baldwin's line "coal" was reused whenever it was needed, and it is so noticeable. And his narration was awful in season 6 of the US. So yeah, I always hated Middle Engine as a kid, and it is definitely the number on worst Classic Thomas episode and the whole series overall.