It took 7 minutes for Sidney to realise he needed repairing after an incident we never see...
I like the idea of episodes that have a bit of mystery around them. But when the solution becomes so obvious, even for a preschool show, that’s where I draw the line. It all becomes padding, and makes the whole mystery, and the episode itself, pointless.
And all it leads to is yet another lesson about teamwork. Yeah, we get it. Being part of a team can solve many different situations. Can we have a lesson that hasn’t been driven into the ground yet?
I’ll be fair though, and say that the episode tried to be entertaining at least. The fantasy sequence, and its set up, were actually pretty funny. As was Sidney’s “rubbish” joke. Sure, it was like a really bad dad joke, but... eh, at least they tried.
Other than that, though, there’s really nothing to talk about. And that’s what’s frustrating about this whole season: even the good episodes just don’t stand out at all. There’s nothing that truly goes that extra mile. Maybe two episodes are bad in unique ways, but the rest just seem as though they’re coasting. Even the good ones are falling back on tropes that worked in the past.
Final Thoughts
This is an episode that’s designed to be watched once. And even watching the first time, the mystery is obvious, and Sidney is just made to look an idiot. As is whoever decided to have a flatbed delivered to the Dieselworks, only for Sidney to take it out again so that it can be brought back for him! I felt confused just typing that!
Bad storytelling, overused lesson, the fantasy sequence was pretty fun. This episode follows this formula for Big World, Big Adventures! episodes to a terrible art.
Rating: Awful (-5/10)
There were two things I liked about this episode: the music and Paxton's character, yet ironically I feel like Paxton wasn't the right choice for the role since his character in the episode is so...out of character. Honestly, this would have been a perfect opportunity to give Norman some time in the spotlight since the Brenner era has seemingly gave a lot of different engines the lead role more (heck, we've had a Sidney episode all by himself at one point)
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