Emily and the Special Coaches (Thomas & Friends)

Emily and the Special Coaches is an episode from Thomas & Friends, it is the 21st episode of season 10 and is overall the 255th episode of the Thomas & Friends series.

Plot
When Emily is to give Gordon brand new special coaches for setting a new record Diesel takes them out of spite because of Emily not listening to him.

Why It's Not Special

 * 1) For starters, it's a 7-minute long Diesel torture episode.
 * 2) Emily is completely unlikeable and refuses to listen to Diesel just because he's a diesel (though it may have something to due with his devious antics), it would've made more sense for this role to be given to Gordon or James. She even said to him: "Well there's nothing special about smelly old diesels!" which was extremely rude of her to say to him.
 * 3) Diesel gets punished for taking the special coaches but Emily doesn't get any sort of punishment at all!
 * 4) The only reason Diesel took the coaches was because Emily was rude to him so even though what Diesel did could be considered bad Diesel only acted this way because of Emily being rude to him.
 * 5) It complete negates the steam and diesel rivalry ending in "Calling All Engines" because Emily still has a prejudice against Diesels.
 * 6) Apparently Diesel is too fast for Emily but in actuality Emily should be able to catch up to Diesel because his class of engines can't go very fast in real life especially since he's pulling heavy coaches.
 * 7) It's another Season 10 episode that was spoiled before it even aired in a "Sodor's Special Places" segment.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Emily at least finally listens to Diesel and gives him a new engine after his old one breaks down.
 * 2) It does at least try to make Diesel more than just a simple devious antagonist though it's executed not very well.
 * 3) Diesel, Gordon and every character in this episode (except Emily) are likable and Gordon isn't flanderized like he usually is.
 * 4) The new coaches look amazing and well modelled.
 * 5) Gordon finally sets a new record after not being able to do so in "It's Good To Be Gordon". Though it's offscreen.

Trivia

 * 1) This episode is a follow-up to "It's Good To Be Gordon" though loosely.

Reception
It is another HiT Model Era season that's poorly received Thomas fans due Emily being out of character like in Seasons 8-9 and was given a 5.8/10 on IMDb.