Episode Review: Season 7, Episode 4 - The Old Iron Bridge

Written By: Paul Larson

Directed By: David Mitton

Produced By: Phil Fehrie

Narrated By: Michael Brandon

Air Date: February 12th, 2004(US)

Summary

One day Skarloey got stuck on an old iron bridge, but Rheneas soon pulled him to safety. A few day's latter Sir Topham Hatt went to see Skarloey and told him to collect the workman's trucks on the bridge after it had been repaired. Once Skarloey got to the bridge he was to scared to cross and get the trucks, so he went home instead. Now Rheneas had to take Skarloey's load's as well as his own.

Soon Sir Topham Hatt came to see Skarloey and told him if he wouldn't cross the bridge he would have to stay and shunt cars. The next morning Rhenesas was taking both the trains and ran out of water on the bridge. The yard manager told Skarloey the news, and he hurried to the bridge, scared but determined.  Skarloey bravely rescued Rheneas, and now he was no longer scared of the bridge and enjoyed his journeys more than ever.

My Thoughts

Well, this episode was kind of boring. Season 7 seems to be some of the worst Thomas episode's I've seen so far. The narrator didn't mention if it was the narrow gage railway, at least not that I heard. How can an engine "be afraid", and have his driver control where the engine wants to go, but the driver doesn't go where the engine is supposed to go?