ThomasNATION Classic Reviews - Emily and Dash
March 09, 2024
There really is no one quite like Emily, am I right? After all, you don't need to ask her twice when you want some sound advice. All those who know Emily know what shows especially since she's got that certain you-know-what. While smart and sassy, Emily is always determined to show the other engines as to how helpful and important she can be. But much like the other engines, she is always curious by new and exciting things even if it doesn't always work out in her favor...and that may just be the case on the day when she is unfortunately assigned to escort one of the Logging Locos to the children's steam fair so that he can be the star of the show with his own special trick as we meet "Emily and Dash"!
EMILY AND DASH: Emily has to escort Dash to a steam fair, but thoughtlessly leaves him behind.
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Out of all the three episodes of the "Logging Locos Rewards" trilogy, "Emily and Dash" is easily the worst one of the bunch. It may be good for younger kids, but not for me being an adult fan of Thomas. Charlie having a British Railways style whistle was a nice feature, I give credit for that. And so was the big return of Trevor, despite that he was already in full CGI in the opening segment for the United States audiences. This is the first time that the fans in both the United Kingdom and Australian audiences got to see him in full CGI. While sadly not a speaking role, we all know that Trevor would finally find his voice during the Brenner Era in Season 20's "Three Steam Engines Gruff". But that's another story.
The concept alone of steam engine whistles tweeting like a bird and I know that "Thomas & Friends" is a show made for children, but that is truly something you'd never hear from a steam engine's whistle in real life. Thomas' appearance was pointless and I know he's the star of the show, but there are other characters in and out of the Steam Team that the production team could've used. And why the heck did Emily leave Dash in the middle of the main line? I don't know, but what if Gordon came barreling through? I'm pretty sure Dash wouldn't be making bird calls after that. Whistles don't blow so good when they're in bits, y'know.
Overall, this episode is bad with its writing and sense of realism. I don't know why it even got a DVD release on "Up, Up & Away" over a decade ago, but there would sadly be more for the United Kingdom audiences. This episode is not perfect at all thanks to its writing, and that is why I'm giving "Emily And Dash" a rating of 1.5/5.
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