So this is a genuine question I’ve had about the Logging Locos is “does Ferdinand even have a personality?”. Some could say he’s goofy, dopey and not all that bright, but at the same time, all the Logging Locos are. The only things that makes him stand out are his design and his "that's right" catchphrase. But that's why we have the "Logging Loco Reward" trilogy, to flesh out these characters and allow them to hold their own. I mean, Bash's episode turned out passable and Dash's episode...existed. So how does Ferdinand do on his own in the episode that started the whole trilogy? Let's begin.
Sir Topham Hatt announces that he's giving the Logging Locos their own rewards for being really useful, beginning with Ferdinand, whose job is escorting the Lion of Sodor to the Duke and Duchess' summer house with Gordon. But Gordon grows jealous of Ferdinand's popularity and...you know the drill.
It's the standard three strikes formula that plagued the Miller era. Y'all know the one, and the episode doesn't add anything new to spice it up like what Toby and Bash did. The story itself doesn't even make any sense, since...well, why were the Duke and Duchess taking a statue over the summer? I have no idea, the episode doesn't explain why.
Final Score: 1.5/5
