Paxton seems decent enough. I guess Mattel isn’t trying to play to the BWBA global market this time? Just a plain old hard working British diesel male character. Hmmmm....
I’m not a Thomas fan per se but I’m Daddy to one and also a parent who has bought A LOT of Thomas merchandise the past 6-7 years. The Unlucky Tug on YouTube did a great take down on Mattel’s fumbles in the “Big World...” era. While his video deals more with the predictably ham-fisted, ill-fated rework of the series, those of us on the toy collecting side saw similar stupid face plants in the merchandising. In light of the new, diverse international cast they tried shoehorn in to the show without any real story development and the upcoming Nelvana reboot aimed at a much younger audience, seeing Paxton in TM2 form is a refreshing throwback to back when they stuck with what worked.
Sorry for the rant.
I’m not a Thomas fan per se but I’m Daddy to one and also a parent who has bought A LOT of Thomas merchandise the past 6-7 years. The Unlucky Tug on YouTube did a great take down on Mattel’s fumbles in the “Big World...” era. While his video deals more with the predictably ham-fisted, ill-fated rework of the series, those of us on the toy collecting side saw similar stupid face plants in the merchandising. In light of the new, diverse international cast they tried shoehorn in to the show without any real story development and the upcoming Nelvana reboot aimed at a much younger audience, seeing Paxton in TM2 form is a refreshing throwback to back when they stuck with what worked.
Sorry for the rant.
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