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I was pretty harsh on Season 21 when it came out because we were aware of the Bwuhba stuff coming. I& #39;ve been rewatching episodes and man... if you just remove A Shed for Edward from it, and view this as a finale season instead a transition, S21 really isn& #39;t that bad.
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The episodes vary in quality, as per always. Hasty Hannah and Philip& #39;s Number are pretty bad, but the rest I& #39;d say have their merits. Love all the Xmas episodes, the Daisy eps are bangers, and PA Problems is easily the best ep of the bunch. THIS is a perfect conclusive Edward ep.
Even the Cranky and Carly eps aren& #39;t that bad on rewatch. They go over the top with the cartoony visuals, yeah. But if you view the season as a final one, this shot right here is the last time we ever see the Brendam gang. What a note to end on!
I love some of the conclusive ends of character arcs too. Gordon and Spencer put an end to their 14-season-long rivalry. And while it& #39;s out of order, I love that there& #39;s an ep that ends implying Diesel is finally going to change (they didn& #39;t stick to this in Bwuhba, sadly)..
..and James has the worst crash ever as a result of doing that screeching brake thing he& #39;s been doing for seasons that we all hate (which he hasn& #39;t done since this!)
And of course, some old faces we never would& #39;ve guessed show up to be seen one last final time before it& #39;s all over.
Ignore Bwuhba. I say If you want a nice end to CGI Thomas, the proper way to watch is watch everything in order S17-20 as usual, then jump to S21 directly after S20, skip A Shed for Edward, and finish everything with Journey Beyond Sodor. Continuity-wise, it checks out.
I think this makes for a much better final scene than Edward leaving Tidmouth, eh?
