My daughter has been waiting expectantly for the return of Lady. Seeing as there's very few female steam trains. This series introduces Rosie which has become the next best thing to Lady. Although shes not introduced until one of the last stories my daughter still loved watching the episodes and singing the song consistently after every episode.
This said from my point of view I seem to notice a lack in variation from story to story. It has all started to blend into one big blur for me. With a set cast of 8 trains consistently used as the main character in every story seems to somehow shrink the entire Thomas experience for me. I watch the episodes with my daughter and where as i used to be able to talk to her and bond more over the stories and trains presented I now struggle to stay awake during most of the stories. Dont get me wrong there's still a few I can muster up enthusiasm for but id really like an episode set in the quarry with Bill and Ben or the Great Western Branch line with Duck and Oliver there's loads of places that haven't been touched properly for ages. This series deos however mark the return of Sir Handel which is a good thing seeing as he has been missing for a few series. Although his personality has definitely changed going from arrogant, pushy and cheeky to quiet, polite and experienced was a bit odd.
Overall the main thing is my daughter still loves the episodes and asks for me to put them on everyday. If she tells me its five stars and she is the target audience, then it gets five stars.
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