Percy and the Oil Painting (Thomas & Friends)

"Percy and the Oil Painting" is the first episode of the ninth season.

Why It Paints The Picture

 * 1) It started Season 9 which was the second Season of the dark ages on a high note.
 * 2) The 3 strikes formula is executed well here since it revolves around Percy showing the famous artist a bunch of sites and criticizing them.
 * 3) Percy is very likeable here as unlike other episodes in the HiT model era Percy is more intelligent and wants to do his best to impress the artist.
 * 4) Thomas is also likeable as he encourages his best friend when he doesn't know what sites to show the artist.
 * 5) The line "Gordon thought the artist was very rude." was funny and also refreshing to see since Gordon had been flanderized in the last season.
 * 6) Michael Angelis does a good job at making the artist sound very bored and uninterested in all the sites.
 * 7) The moment where Percy stood up for himself after the famous artist claimed there was nothing special on Sodor was very satisfying.
 * 8) It is very rewarding to see the famous artist paint Percy as he stood still.
 * 9) It has a good moral about speaking your mind when you disagree with someone's views.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Depending on your view Michael Brandon's artist voice can be annoying to listen to.

Reception
It was given a 6.6/10 on IMDb and is regarded as one of the better episodes from the HiT Entertainment Model era.

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