Railfan Brony Advent Calendar Day #13: TTTE S5E2 - Horrid Lorry

It's been a while since I reviewed solo episodes, hasn't it? Why not have the first one in a while be a season five episode?

THE OPINIONS, THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS IN THIS BLOG POST ARE SOLELY THOSE OF ZACK WANZER, NOT THE THOMAS FANDOM IN GENERAL

Season 5, Episode 2

Horrid Lorry

Written by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton

When Percy runs late due to too much work, Cranky suggests that a lorry helps the engines out - three, in fact. However, they're rude towards the engines but soon get their comeuppance - one gets smashed falling off of a cliff, another breaks down from being overloaded, and the third falls into the sea. After that, they're sent away in disgrace - Smashed, Broken, and Sunk.

Kind of unimportant, but why isn't the episode called Horrid Lorries? Anyway, I actually quite liked this one; we really need more road vs. rail stories, and I feel the lorries proved that quite well. What's quite strange is that Butch appears but he doesn't have a face - was it oversight on the model makers' part? It's also kind of funny to see the driver survive, albeit with a cartoonish bump injury on his head. It's a wonder as to how he survived such a fall!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Thomas and Friends Season 5 Scorecard

2. Horrid Lorry: 8
3. A Better View for Gordon: 9.5
5. James and the Trouble with Trees: 8.5
6. Gordon and the Gremlin: 7
10. Toby and the Flood: 3
11. Haunted Henry: 9
12. Double Teething Troubles: 8.5

13. Stepney Gets Lost: 5.5

14. Toby's Discovery: 5

15. Something in the Air: 9
16. Thomas, Percy and Old Slowcoach: 10

18. Oliver's Find: 7

25. Rusty and the Boulder: 5
26. Snow: 1