Hit Era Emily ❤

I really like Emily's character, especially in CGI. It's weird how it took 17 years for her to get her own number but it makes her stand out even more.

18:06 She got laughed at off screen, so she laughs back at her ON screen... I love Molly. A shame she was never seen again.

I'm honestly surprised that Emily and Edward never had an episode together. They're both very similar. Both are wise , both are kind , both are not afraid to tell others off when acting like idiots. And both are like parentally authority figures. Honestly , that would've made some pretty neat episodes if done right.

As you rightly put she has had one of the weirdest and wonderful rises to her current standing, in both Fandom and in the show as a whole. And Single Handedly (Ha) managed to get one if the most varied and intreasing sets of characterisations given to a character. There really is no one quite like her.

I agree with you. She is kinda like a mother, Emily was always one of my favorite characters. When I first seen her appearance as a kid, I instantly began to like her. Her mother like instincts were probably because she's an engine built in 1894. I love the design of a 19th century steam engine. Especially Emily.

Me personally, I think I like every iteration of Emily. Her whole over arcing character through the entirety of the series is: Newbie who was never meant to be anything more than secondary becomes an established member of the gang with her own special job and place in the world. It’s just… so perfect. I honestly wanna say it’s on par with RWS Gordon’s character arc but we all know that’s pushing it a bit. (But I don’t care ITS BETTER IN FACT-!)

I never knew the fact about a model maker making a Stirling in his own time. That means people working in the show actually appreciated steam engines!

* My personal favourite Emily is the HiT Era version. * Edward is the "carer" for the Steam Team, he's the one that gives all the advice. I feel making Emily a motherly figure takes away Edward's literally only character trait. * Likewise, Gordon and Henry have mostly developed beyond their grouchy, bossy nature of the early seasons, whereas James hasn't, so I think pairing James and Emily, two bossy engines, would be a great character dynamic. * Similarly, all the female diesel characters up to her introduction are introduced as really bossy, so making Emily equally bossy provides a nice foil to that, shows that it's not just the female diesels that are rude and act in their best interests.

I think Emily would have been a great character to feature in bwba instead of Thomas, she could want to learn more about the world and help people, this could also be a good way of her being a search and rescue engine with her wanting to continue helping people. It also solves Mattel wanting to put a focus on female engines by giving one a special. Either way I truly love Emily’s character.

I like Emily's character in the Brenner era since she got her original kindness back and don't mind her longing trait. Perhaps combine Brenner era with S7 persona will do for her.

Please do more of this you’ve done the whole fandom a favor, and people can stop calling her character, horrible and all the same throughout the entire franchise.

For the longest time I've not liked HiT era Emily, but this video's convinced me that actually she's alright, and certainly works as a leading character. My personal preference will always be the motherly Season 7 Emily, but it's hard to say knowing she had such a short run.

As bad as the whole "Emily replaced Duck" fiasco was, it had more ground to stand on than the drama with Edward, Henry, Nia and Rebecca. As when Emily became a mainstay, Duck just up and vanished without a trace, and wasn't seen again for four years.

Excellent Character Analysis. Also I think Emily should’ve gotten her number in her debut episode after rescuing Oliver.

While I can definitely see the love for this character, she mostly suffers from being the most inconsistent from the main cast. She was consistently good in S7 but other than that her roll fluctuates from being understandable, to boring, to frustrating. I don't think Emily's an awful character overall, it just sucks at the writing team barely had anything to write for her later down the road. Good analysis though!

the only reason emily has a scottish accent was bescause she was built in doncaster, from the gnr, and her builder patrick stirling was born in scotland.

My favorite personality of Emily is in Season 7, because of how she helps others like Henry, and when she scolded Thomas and Percy for teasing Salty. And I really love the Classic Series.

This video finaly made me realize why out of all the Thomas characters from my childhood, I recalled The Scottish Single herself more vividly than anyone else, with the runner up being Edward. Due to the hit era being, well overall as dumbed down and crap as it is, along with some other personal reasons and finding Thomas himself, the face of the show, to be kinda insufferable, I ended up hating the show and my memoires of it for many, many years. Except from Emily. It was mainly her season 7 depiction that spoke to me, but also in some ways her hit era self as well. To me Emily is the mother of the steam team, just one who trends towards tough love, along with being witty, a bit bossy, and taking exactly zero shit from anyone. I actuly dropped off from the show right as the CGI series started, so I never knew she FINALY got her number 12, and im really glad she did. However I do agree with it looking off, and I know exactly why, its the coloring. The brighter of the two colors doesn't match her gold lining, meaning it messes with her overall theme, if it was changed to match it would look perfect.

One thing about Emily that’s always kind of bothered me, Her basis could easily hit 80-90 MPH with a string of coaches. However, most of the time, the show has her moving at barely 30 mph.

Brenner era. Idk I think because I like how Emily finally received a number in her last lead role. I rewatched that episode several times because I couldn’t get over it.

CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 01:29 The Inspiration for Emily 02:40 Classic Emily 07:15 HiT Era Emily 19:51 CGI Emily 33:42 Conclusion

I think my ideal Emily is a mixture of all three; she's knowledgeable on things but lonely like in CGI, she's motherly like in the classic series, and she's a little bossy like in the HIT era.

Awesome vid. I thin m the Unlucky Tug would be impressed. I love Emily to, as she and Mavis are tied for my favorite female engine, and I agree, she is quite a polarizing character, but I wish she was treated better. As for my favorite…the S7 Emily. I never liked the HIT Era Emily at all, the CGI Emily I don’t think was all that better. The S7 version was just so sweet, kind, gentle, but shy and timid as she started out. It just adds so much warmth to the series. In fact, the Emily in my series is that specific version, but expanded on. Great vid man

I really love Emily. I was introduced to her when I was in high school. She became a role model for me when I was in my final year of high school. Even through college she was someone for me to look up to. Her personality throughout Series 7 was something I loved about her. Because she was someone who cared about her friends and always stood up for those who were upset and hurt. She was kind, caring and always wanted to help. When Series 8 came along, I was amazed at the new side we saw on her. Her bossy attitude was new to me and I wasn't sure what to think. Her impatience did work in a way, because we do get some characters who don't like waiting around, even for too long. It works for Emily, as her bossy and impatient sides help to build a part of her that says 'no one messes with me'. She's not a pushover, and I think that is what HiT were going for. The CGI era of Emily was, in my opinion, a mixture of both her Classic and HiT personalities. Mixing the two works as you have half of one and half of the other. You have her kind, caring and helpful side and her impatient, bossy side on the other. I was sad when Emily didn't get many episodes further into the show. I couldn't understand why Emily wasn't featured in as much as the other engines. They could have looked at her old personalities in the previous seasons. Then used her antics in the old stories to help make her new ones. That way, she would be more included and she wouldn't be left out so much in the new episodes. It was good that she got to interact with engines like Caitlin, Whiff, Murdoch, Trevor, Duck, Donald, Douglas, Philip, Harvey and more. But if they had sent her to the Wharf or the Blue Mountain Quarry, then she could have had some sort of friendships to develop with the narrow gauge engines. I'm not sure which era of Emily is my favourite, I was just happy that she got to appear in the episodes. What makes me sad about the lack of Emily is that they didn't think to try and include her more when they had the chance. The BWBA era was a sad point for Emily as she didn't get a single episode and she didn't appear or speak much. She became some sort of a background character in the Steam Team. She was the leading lady in the team and I think she could have been someone for Nia and Rebecca to look up to when they arrived. But I loved how she was included more in the final series. Getting her number was a surprise and we got to see her rewarded with a new job and role on Sodor. She could have been a stand by engine for the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre. I will always love Emily, no matter what era I'm watching. As long as she got to appear and show her stuff, then I'm happy that she is still a leading lady no matter what 😊.

I think, if you combine all of Emily's personalities together, including her HiT model era persona, she's more like Peppermint Patty. If anything, Daisy is more like Lucy.

The main thing I remember about Emily is her dynamic with James. In the Brenner Era, shes always the one to tell him off when he makes fun of someone, so she fires back for them.

11:37 I always love that scene of her shaking lmao. The most iconic HiT era scene ingrained in my mind

Thomas was developed kinder, but went in between that and his cocky, mischievous ways in the Brenner era

It kinda makes sense that Emily acts like a mother in the classic era since she is one of the oldest engine on the island, being made at around 1870-1895

anyone else pair her with Edward? just me? okay just if Emily is the mum, it makes sense Edward is the dad

She’s my favorite character so far (in her early season anyway). Partly because her personality somehow matches my fiancé (and my mom to some extent). Her caring and compassion is pretty unmatched in her earlier season. I also like her basis, for me, the Stirling Single is the most elegant class of locomotives ever put on rails. Kinda shame that the creator made her in a wrong way when they took her in different directions during HiT era and CGI. I mean, really, if they really wanted to put a flaws into her, they could have took the ideas from real basis such as poor braking power, oscillating at high speed, lack of traction, etc. which effects her confidence.

I think the main reason people hate Emily Saves the World is because it feels quite Sharon Miller/Up Up and Away ish. A giant globe on 1 flatbed tied down with a single rope, of course that is not gonna end well. The chase is pretty stupid tbh but so is Thomas and the Jet Engine and that’s a good episode. It’s an alright and I especially like the title

I have to say though, Emily's personality in Season 7 and 17 onward are my favorites, however; that doesn't mean her HiT era self is out of place. I imagine her as a kind and gentle woman/Engine, but with some attitude..

Emily was the best thing to come out of Season 7. And she continues to be one of my favorites no matter the era.

Emily's Hit Era flaws might have been better received if they'd been worked into her personality bit by bit, rather than simply dumped in all at once.

I've always looked at Emily's Adventure as her trying to get to Farmer McColls for the lambs/sheep. Her motherly nature is aimed towards the Animals that need the barn roof fixing. She knows the longer it takes her, the longer the barn will be unusable by the sheep/lambs. So she's being bossy but it's still coming from a Place of love/caring. Also I agree with the Emily's best friend criticisms. Even if they paired Rebecca and Nia together and James and Gordon, it would have felt more natural to me. But at least we got to see her with Henry and Edward and oddly Marion.

The more I get older the more I ADORE Emily, an absolute favourite character of my childhood.

21:06 why is that such a pleasing and calming shot?! How was the cinematography in the Nitrogen era so good?!

Emily’s personality from over the years: Series 7: Kind, caring, compassionate, sweet, nice, friendly, mature, and sensitive to the feelings of others. Series 8-12: Cranky, bossy, rebellious, rude, mean, and fussy to others. Series 13-24(cgi): Reverted back to when she was originally introduced from the 7th series of her debut along with shades of overconfidence.

Looking back on "Emily's Best Friend," it was a missed opportunity for her to interact with Oliver. I mean, she saved Oliver on her first day and yet - far as I can recall - they never interacted again. Would've made for some nice continuity by having them together again. Definitely a dynamic worth exploring.

Excellent character analysis video! It's really hard to pick which portrayal of Emily I prefer. I do like her in her own starring roles like New Coaches, What's the Matter w/ Henry?, Stormy Tale, New Route, Halloween, Chickens to School, Emily's Rubbish, No Snow, Saves the World and Best Engine Ever. But I'm gonna have to go forth with Classic Emily because she is such a sweetheart that makes me wish they stuck with that character for the remainder of the show. HiT and later CGI Series Emily just doesn't seem good to me. Also, even though I'm not a fan of Emily's Best Friend, I have to agree that it could've worked better as a HiT era episode to give Emily more development when she moved to Tidmouth Sheds in the newly-formed Steam Team. One thing that could've possibly bring another flaw into Emily is the fact that since the actual Stirling Singles are prone to wheelslip due to their large driving wheels, this would've made better potential. The official sources of Emily claim that her big wheels make her fast, though it is most inaccurate considering most flaws are based on real events and locomotive incidents in performance.

I do like Emily from Series 7, Emily's New Route and Series 17-21.

Season 7 Emily is by far the best. Had it been explored a bit more prior to Season 8 it easily would've ended up being her definitive character: Kind, Compassionate & Motherly, only ever being strict when reprimanding those who are being silly, just like any true motherly figure would be. Granted the Hit-Era stays consistent with her doing things out of love and concern for everyone, but basically they just swapped out the motherly side of her for a more pompous one instead, always acting like she knows better. From the writers POV i honestly think they took the phrase "mother knows best" and just dialled that up to 100 whilst now making Emily come off as more unintentionally bossy rather then caring & polite. Then of course there's the Brenner Era which thankfully retains her caring, motherly side of her original personality again... but instead of being bossy they ditch it entirely and created a whole new side to Emily where she now just feels randomly insecure, with no real arc or explanation as to what makes her suddenly lack confidence.

1:47 once you notice it, you can never unnotice it. I certainly can’t

Great video mate 👏👏👏👏 Emily is my favourite non-Awdry character & I like her friendship with Henry (Favourite Awdry character). I prefer CGI Emily because it shows her more alive & I like her Scottish voice.

Emily actually is my favourite character in the entire series

It was a mixture of series 6 and CGI (certain episodes) Emily, she just had such strong introduction, that even I couldn’t express. Because I mostly followed the HIT era one but then after growing up and learning about her, I think I would say HIT era and Series 6 Emily be the best, because she prove to everyone she wasn’t just some bitch you can make fun of or brush away.

I loved emily ever since i was a willtle little baby she was always my favourite i was a hit era baby and her unique look and sassy charector just was perfection

I agree with you 100%, especially cause of her taking Toby’s role, this annoying deep voice by Jules De Jough, saying other characters’ names more than they say hers, and her annoying whistle in the Brenner era

Request: You should do the same thing with Rosie next

Headcannon: Emily is not one of the original sterling singles, but a replica, like stephen's roket, prince of wheals, Tornado

Emily being basically removed in the CG era was due to some 'diversity' need. Sad as that is to say. Part of the issue with the character at that time, is Emily's character is basically white. She's presented as being Scottish, and as a result of that, it was perceived that the entire main 'steam team' were all white characters. To counter this, they removed her and introduced Nia, the Kenyan locomotive. Ironically, this did them no favors, as even supporters of her inclusion noted that she was extremely problematic herself. For one, she was 'stereotypical' African, and didn't really stand out in any one way. What's more, they noted that it didn't make sense to remove an existing and established female character like Emily, only to insert another one. There was even some argument that Nia and Emily could have made an interesting duo. With Emily's motherly and established nature providing a perfect foil to Nia's experiences on Sodor, and in dealing with all the male characters. Ironically enough, it's the lack of Emily, and the forced feeling nature of Nia that has made her (nia) so hated. Very late edit to note: One other aspect of Nia that makes her one of the more disliked characters, is a more technical aspect that I didn't include with the first post of this some months back. Nia is a narrow gauge engine. Specifically, she's a "cape gauge" locomotive. So roughly 42 inches. This also caused some issues with the character, as many felt that including her was harkening back to the UK's problematic colonial period. In fact, in Kenya, where she originated from, that gauge was more properly called "Colonial Gauge", as it reflected the British colonizers who built railroads in Africa, as opposed to "cape gauge" which originated (name wise) with South Africa.

S7 is my favorite version of Emily.

I was a child fan, got nostalgic 2 years ago May as I type this and it won't go away. I'm on the autism spectrum, which is a factor in my childhood love for TTTE

Tbh, the third picture of Emily making a face made me cackle

I like to think series 7 Emily was not long after she got there, and hit Era Emily is a few years down the line after she found out they are just a bunch of sods and became more blunt about what she's saying to get them to listen

2:38 The only standard gauge 18th-century engine we got was Edward

My favorite is definitely hit era Emily, something about being strong and also what I grew up with

Great Job! You really make a show of her involvement in the series. It feels a little like the Unlucky Tug, but also so original. The only issues I have are that in the first few minutes, you sounded a little to close to the microphone, and I don't appreciate swearing. but other than that, you did a really good job.

16:26 Emily - "I am queen today. I'll tell you what to do" PERCY WAS WORRIED ---> SMASH BANG WHOLLOP 😂🤣😂🤣😂

for some reason I also always saw emily as number 12

The way Emily is portrayed in AEG is pretty neat

Wait, this isn't a Sodor's Finest video...but it sure as hell feels like one. Good job, mate.

I'm gonna be real honest, emily is definitely getting overhated nowadays, besides even when some of her flaws, she is still quite a good character during the seventh season, and some parts of the brenner area from cgi, so in my case, emily is quite decent and unique character to say the least in my point of view. yet again the only exceptions i would have from the Brenner cgi area would be her cgi whistle, along with a few episodes that were from the brenner. so yeah, you got some good points and facts of Emily the Stirling Emerald Engine. :)

My favorite female engine and my favorite overall alongside Thomas

My favorite female engine 🥰

i like hit era emily. plus in as good as gordon & emily's adventure, she was a jerk because she was given a job where she believed being nice would get her nowhere.

She shares my name and I grew up with her debut onwards. Always been a personal favourite. Also had her wooden railway model and used to play with those for hours. Very nostalgic.

My mom’s favorite character is Emily now I see why she likes her so much

After watching the video it gives me a different perspective on Emily, I might check out the episodes for myself to give my opinion on her. Probably not important but for best engine ever I switched Emily and Caitlin roles but this says otherwise

Did anyone else notice that in the later CGI series episodes Emily's CGI model was given rivets,bolts and handrails along with rest of the steam team for some unknown reason?.

Y'know, I almost feel like "Emily's Best Friend" may have worked better if the whole James-and-Nia thing, which I agree felt totally out of left field, was actually part of the episode itself. Here's how I imagine it - a story workshop event is being held, where children are encouraged to make their own stories, with the theme being "Best Friends". Emily laments that, after all these years on Sodor, she doesn't really know who her best friend is. In an attempt to make one, she decides to help Nia for the day and the two get along well. Soon, Nia begins to consider Emily a good friend. However, as Nia leaves, Emily notices James is in a bad mood because "all of the other engines are taken". Feeling sorry for him, Emily decides to help him out, and after assisting him, James feels like Emily truly is best friend material. Unfortunately, at that moment, Nia returns and sees what's going on. This results in an argument between James and Nia, declaring each other Emily's best friend, until Emily, flustered by what is happening, snaps at them. This results in the three falling out and Emily leaves to do another job. James and Nia are left to work in the yard, but after a short while, they begin to find they have common ground and work well together. Emily eventually sees this and, whilst upset that they may no longer consider her their best friend, is at least happy they're friends themselves. The story workshop is eventually held and one girl is inspired by James and Nia's friendship, so she decides to write a story about them. When Emily comes along later, the girl reveals that she is in the story along with James and Nia - they reveal to Emily that they put in a good word for her, stating they'd never have been friends without Emily helping them out, and the girl says she thinks this makes Emily a really good friend herself. As such, Emily is delighted that she, James and Nia can now all consider each other "best friends".

Emily is one of my favorite characters.😊

I'll be honest she is like a big sister to Thomas and don't judge me but i Ship her and Henry. The only back breaker i had her she took Annie and clarrabelle but forgiven since it was her first episode

30:09 she’s called a sterling single, because she is single.

Season 8 made Thomas and Emily like the brother and sister that always fight on the outside, but deep down care for each other alot.

awesome work on the video

I found this video entertaining and fun to watch

8:58 Thomas as Charlie Brown and Emily as Lucy? That makes too much sense!

That was a really interesting video regarding Emily. And... you may have missed mentioning this in the video but, it's been hinted that Thomas and Emily may have feelings for each other. This has come to be known as, Thomily. Perhaps, sometime you could make a video talking about Thomily. This is only a suggestion.

In the future I'm making an animated series called princess Emily is about Emily's character will become the true princess she is

I don't mind what they did with Emily in the HiT-Era, because it gave her leads.

Percy was worried 😂

I’d have to go with a mix of classic and HIT emily, strong and flawed but caring at the end of the day (I’d switch out some of her stories for other ones)

16:26 LMFAO 🤣

OK who the hell also hates hit for stopping with motherly figure emily and also...i think Donald and Douglas were simping for Emily in Emily in the middle

I have a crush on emily she’s so beautiful great video 😊

18:23 harvey came from series 6. Otherwise a fantastic video, fame deserved

The only thing that bothers me about her number 12 is how ugly it is. It's just a generic font, and it doesn't really fit on her tender. Perhaps a curvier font (perhaps on an actual numberplate?), and definitely on her cab.

As interesting as Emily is, I personally think that there have been times where she, like Gordon, was too big for her buffers.

My favourite Emily is the CGI era

I really love CGI Emily

Solid video essay on her

I'll be perfectly honest, I vastly prefer the HiT/Nitrogen Emily. For better or worse, the bossiness is highly relatable at least personally. I've got a hair trigger when I'm annoyed, and it doesn't take much pushing for me to blow up like she does. Aside from personal anecdotes, it's just more satisfying to watch and write for her in that fashion: she knows what's best in a situation, but very quickly gets to her wit's end and says something she can't take back. Plus, I'd like to try justifying "Emily's Adventure" while I'm here. - At the beginning of the episode, the audience is given a ticking clock effect, the storm is coming back, and if the barn roof isn't fixed by the time it comes back, Farmer McColl's farm will (effectively) be in ruins. Emily is given this duty to get the barn fixed, and thanks to the rest of the HiT era, it's established that McColl is a **huge** boon to the railway, he's a super important customer. So, Emily gets stressed out by this ticking clock, and combined with her pre-existing hair trigger in regards to annoyance, she's a lot more rude than normal, to the extent that she's exactly who we see in that episode. It's admittedly a bit of a weak justification, but it makes sense in my own mind. Anyway, that's my take on Emily about 2 months after the video went live.

I feel like Emily’s personality is very similar to mine

I swear she should have always stayed as a motherly figure in cgi and the original series

When I was little I used to see Emily as kid of a big sister to Thomas, I have no idea if this still holds up it’s been so long now

3:59 Ah so this is where Victor Tanziq got the idea for Henry and Emily relationship in Story of Sodor

Classic MaMa Emily for life!