Cheers man! Glad you liked it Quite like your mindset towards Diesel incorrectly connecting Luke and the bridge together I can picture it for sure, somewhat like Boomer's final frame, he glances up, raises an eyebrow but then turns back to his state of 'defeat' Yeah I'll hopefully make another someday, just gotta wait for an idea to pop into the noggin first 😊

Well, Devious Diesel was not supposed to be in the movie, Diesel 10 was.

I could NOT agree more!

That’s what I said but Luke probably blames himself for it not even considering cranky

​@@_Brightenworks_ my take: in a universe where the trains are usually blamed for things beyond their control, I can't really blame Luke for thinking the way he did

I took Luke’s feelings more as survivors guilt than anything

@@_Brightenworks_ the reason Luke blames himself is because in a real world scenario the engine close to the shore would be unloaded first which in this case is victor. Luke wanted to be lifted off first and because of his I impatient blamed himself.

In my own make up scenario, the people are to blame, because that is how it usually goes. For example, say an OC of mine is lifted up by a crane, the crane operator makes an obvious mistake & the engine hits some very important cargo off a ship and into the water. After this, the crane operator is suspended from work for a while for negligence & dumb decision making. You see, the engines, they may be alive, but they have no control over anything, even their own movements. If accidents happen, Blame the people who were in charge of the engine.

I really do wish they apologize to him at the end of the special. It did feel wrong without one. Or at least without some coming to understandings. There anger was in a lot of ways justified, but after everything was said, and done there should’ve been an apology.

№6 Douglas was being overhauled.

@@AbbeyYard I know that I'm just saying in a perfect world Duncan would have made way more sense at the end. Why do you think he didn't return until season 18.

Oh 100% same, the movie is grand as it is. Personally though Yellow Rheneas does work imo. He spends the whole movie desiring a repaint and it was nice to see those subplot moments pay off. Duncan showing up randomly wouldn't have made much sense in the context of the movie

Thank you! Incidently I recorded Diesel lines for another user in recent times, though attempting to emulate Ringo's take on the character

24 hours early 👀

Cheers mate! I didn't directly realize the Cartman similarity until I wrote the script hahaha. I was there going "Heh, what a little shitbag, you don't actually care for the safety of other engines, you just want a steam engine gone lol". Proceeded to instantly think of that episode where Cartman tries to get a Family Guy episode pulled over religious concerns with his real intention wanting the whole show axed Glad you liked the memes also! 🤣😄

Just realised theres two Ducky References in this video Lol

@@carlmatthews8338 Heha glad to see another member of the Duck army 😁🔥

Agreed. It definetely sneakily gets away with that to an extent; Thomas not really having any growth. As Tug once said though "He's the main character but the story isn't about him" Without a doubt though it's probably the one special I find myself rooting for Thomas from start to finish (can't really say that in other specials where he might do something wrong albeit making up for it later) Though he does fob off his branch line duties midway so he's not 100% perfect at least? 🤪

The over use of narration is fine for me, because I am visually impaired, so I guess it’s in the eye of the beholder. I can totally see where it’s not needed, but it worked in here.

@@selinapersaud7629 I give the writing staff some credit for making good dialogue, no rhyming or alliteration. On top of that, they’ve got Andrew Brenner as script editor.

@@thetttefanwithlegos2992 well, that explains why it was good. It’s my favorite, even though the writing was weak in some places, it was still overall the best well done of them all.

That must have been it.

Also, comedy.

Christ, that's actually a really good observation. Great point!

Good thinking.

@ThomasSirHandel I agree with that statement 100%! I never liked how people defended Skarloey and Rheneas being OOC in the climax. It's like they forgot that Skarloey and Rheneas are over 100 years old and are supposed to be wise old sages! And even if they did get upset, they'd be more disappointed than enraged and would still let Thomas explain. People say that BMM fixed Skarloey and Rheneas; but I disagree and say that Season 17 fixed Skarloey, while Season 18 fixed Rheneas (due to Rheneas being a jerk to Millie in the Season 17 episode, "The Switch"). Honestly, I find the climax of BMM my most hated scene in the entire TTTE show, because of how they ruined Skarloey and Rheneas and how it was mean-spirited to poor Thomas (with only Rocky and Owen being on his side). I'd even go as far as say that Skarloey and Rheneas in the HiT Era were more watchable than how Skarloey and Rheneas were in the climax. At least I can understand why Sir Handel and Peter Sam turned against Thomas; Sir Handel was a prick in the classic series, and Peter Sam, while being a nice locomotive, isn't around the same level of wisdom as Skarloey and Rheneas. Even Luke as well, as he is young and felt betrayed, despite the fact that I still don't like what he said to Thomas. Rusty is a mixed bag though; while he is one of the more mature engines, he doesn't have the same wisdom as Skarloey and Rheneas. If Duncan was in BMM, he would most likely turn against Thomas too. If Duke was in BMM, he would also be a mixed bag as well, considering the fact that while he is wise, he is also shown to be temperamental and fussy about things (That would never suit His Grace!), so if he did turn against Thomas, at least it would be somewhat believable. Honestly, if I were to write the climax, I would have the narrow gauge engines let Thomas explain about Victor and the yellow engine, and they would turn against Diesel and Paxton instead, because even though Paxton didn't have any malicious intent, he still told Diesel, one of the least trustworthy engines, about Thomas and Luke after eavesdropping on their conversation).

There’s actually an entire video focusing on Paxton’s character development, along with Sidney’s and Norman’s. m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acqHadZo3s3cY4k.html

Unsure for now! I'll review another special when I feel I have enough substantial material to talk about :) So for KOTR's not on the mind but who knows?

Yep go for it lad! Best of luck with it 🔥

I'd argue given Thomas went a whole day without noticing him, and The Thin Controller went presumably years without ever being aware of him, it's plausible he would be able to skip past Diesel each time he visited the quarry. It's never really 100% legit given we see Luke doing actual work and being out in the open several times, but I think some belief suspension has to be applied

What? 😅

@@TheBlueE2At some point in the video u say “Sir Topem Hat” its the first time that ive heard anyone in this remembers his name

@@monacatowa4924 ahhh 😄 Yeah I remember it being quicker and easier just to say Topham rather than saying 'The Fat Controller' or 'Sir Topham Hatt'

@@graysonjax9683 The animation team went over to Wales to photograph and examine the Talyllyn engines so they could accurately create the Skarloey engines close to their real life counterparts. At the time Douglas (Duncan's IRL basis) was under overhaul. So they didn't make a Duncan model And to be honest, I argue even if the IRL engine was there, they wouldve ommited Duncan from the movie anyways just so the yellow engine part would work, unless they changed Victor to firstly being orange or purple, something none of the SKR fleet are

You'll have to wait and see! 😊

@@TheBlueE2 okay.

The railway still appears in the show in Season 16 and Season 18

@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 True, but those appearances feel like exceptions to that rule.

Wait, why do you hate Freddie?

We never see Duncan at the quarry in any episode, so someone has to take care of the passenger services.

@@NitroIndigo In Saving Time, he was seen at the quarry.

What about Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, and if you want to include them, Fred and Ivo Hugh?

@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 Oh.

@@NitroIndigo Yep. Watch it again and you'II see.

Nope, different person altogether! Just voiced the character 'Jeremy' for him I've met the user in person once, nice guy he is

Very fair point. I suppose 'redemption' wasn't the right word to use in the context, I perhaps could've said "Villain has been quelled" or something Diesel doing stuff just to cause hassle is in character for him yes, though from a movie writing perspective I saw it worthy of him having a specific motive this time. Episodes being shorter stories can get away with it, whilst I feel a longer plot has the space and requirement for characters needing a reason to be involved

@@TheBlueE2 Hmm, perhaps I better think of a specific motive that more algin with his deviousness then.

Honestly, I don't think I could create a proper motive for Spencer. At least I can't think of one for now I do like the idea of him fearing being replaced? Though, that's just it. I could never imagine Spencer desiring literal *murder* on a fellow steam engine. Take Thomas in Lost Treasure, he disliked Ryan, but the moment there was danger (lit dynamite in Ryan's trucks), he stepped in regardless of who the specific engine needing saving was. It's hard to really imagine a steam engine desiring death on another steam engine, when they've always fallen under the same path of fearing dieselization and road vehicles taking their work. Spencer as a villain could still work, but it'd need a lot of tweaking and better motives to work. Take his rivalry with Gordon. He'd be pissed if Gordon took his job as the Duke'd private engine! But not to the extent of sending his rival to an early grave

Let alone his own cousin!

@@TheBlueE2 There's this youtube channel called TTTE Community Radio that does discussion videos and the one for Thomas is called character gallery, where they discuss different characters lore as well as giving their own headcanon for them. They did one for Mallard and their headcanon for her and by extension Spencer, was that the A4s were a proud but vicious and hyper competitive class that drove to be the best at all cost. When they brought up Spencer, this immense amount of pride and superiority may have been a key factor on why he wanted Hiro scrapped as only the best of the best should be saved, which gives a dark take on Spencer's character. At least that's how they feel. I agree with you that they should've given Spencer a better motive. But for me I'm just glad we had a Steam engine villain, instead of a diesel cause that to me would've been predictable.

Duncan might be a grumpy old sod, but I doubt he would try to get rid of one of his coworkers. Sure, he wanted to see Rusty get sent packing when he first arrived, but he changed his tune shortly afterwards. Besides, Rusty is a diesel, and Duncan seemed to have a dislike for them back then, and remember, Luke is a steam engine.

@@ciarangleeson2880Agree.

Honestly, kinda :P I always saw when it happened as a "Oh crap I forgot" moment and as a way to further put Thomas in a dangerous situation, I'm not against it

Heavily 😅 I actually like the general concept but it was just brutal and lazy execution wise Definetely would remove the tunnel connecting the two islands and have Thomas being found as the focus of the finale scene

I had considered mentioning that too, though cut it to trim down the video. Bit like Diesel's involvement, it's a movie that does rely a lot on needing prior knowledge on various characters, which for the most part is fine for like 80% of the audience You could argue he is sortof established in Luke's telling of the story? But I get what you mean of course.

@@TheBlueE2 Yeah, I want to show a real-life friend Blue Mountain Mystery, but I showed him Hero of the Rails first yesterday so he'd have an idea who Victor was. Also, I will never get over how heckin' weird his original British voice is. My friend thought Victor was Italian at first.

Actually, he’s Cuban.

Apparantly they were going to bring him back to work on the Earl's estate but then the whole BWBA stuff took over

@@TheBlueE2 I guess that makes sense

@@TheBlueE2I call that a waste of potential