A Thomas Promise (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!)

Plot
Gordon breaks his coupling and Thomas makes a promise to get it fixed but has a competition with Diesel.

Why It Does NOT Keep Its Promise

 * 1) The main problem is that Thomas is unlikable and it rehashes "Don't Go Back", an already bad episode with an equally bad message. What makes it worse is that this is the first episode!
 * 2) The song "I'm Gonna Chug" sounds cheesy and the title of it even sounds awful because it sounds like "I'm Gonna Hurl".
 * 3) None of the new comers like Kana or Sandy get a proper introduction and you're just expected to know who they are you can literally watch the episodes in any order and it wouldn't make a difference.
 * 4) The episode's plot is extremely predictable and generic because you already know Thomas is going to have to forfeit the competition to keep his promise to Gordon.
 * 5) Thomas doesn't get any punishment for screwing around and not doing his job.
 * 6) The 2D animation is mediocre.
 * 7) As stated before, this episode (unsurprisingly) started off Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (A reboot that itself is already universally hated) on a sour note.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It does have a good moral about keeping a promise, though it's executed poorly.
 * 2) Despite what some people think about Diesel being a good guy, it does show potential to have episodes where Thomas fools around to not have him always be seen as the hero unless he actually gets focused, making their rivalry less one-sided.

Reception
Upon release the premiere was immediately left with backlash from parents, kids and older fans alike. It also didn't do well in the ratings only getting 0.09 million viewers according to Showbuzz Daily.

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