History YMMV / TheStoriesOfSodor

** Dominic (this series' version of the Spiteful Breakvan) was merely a bully before he was accidentally destroyed. [[spoiler: However, when he comes back as a ghost, he kills a guard (who was going to be a father, no less), subjects another guard to a brutal ''MindRape'' (he was due to get married) and indirectly badly damages another engine who didn't even do anything to him. A spiteful breakvan '''indeed'''.]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Knowing that Henry and Emily [[spoiler: are married]] makes Lilly's [[spoiler: sacrifice a lot more heroic and meaningful because if she didn't it means Henry would have died and Emily never would have gotten to see her husband again or properly say goodbye.]]

** Victor himself is rather divisive himself in the T&F fandom.

** What should be a dramatic reveal in "Aftermath", that [[spoiler: Adam killed Radek's brother when he dumped the coach of POWs into the harbor]], is utterly ruined by the sudden use of the infamous and comical surprise chord of Thomas and Friends fame, destroying the previously tense mood completely.

** Victor’s take on Diesel Ten is vastly different from canon. Firstly, he now goes by the name Joshua. Secondly, while he was the [[BigBad main villain of the tv show,]] here at worst, Joshua is merely boastful. Finally Joshua no longer has Pinchy.

** [[spoiler:Shaun Creedy. Having lost his father to a railway disaster and his mother was DrivenToSuicide due to their home being seized (as the LMS was unable to pay them due to embezzlement), Shaun decides to carry out a series of incidents that would in the end, kill dozens of people and kill multiple engines, including Geoffery, Mickey, and even [[TheHeroDies Thomas himself.]]]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Dominic (this series’ version of the Spiteful Breakvan) was merely a bully before he was accidentally destroyed. [[spoiler: However, when he comes back as a ghost, he kills a guard (who was going to be a father, no less), subjects another guard to a brutal ''MindRape'' (he was due to get married) and indirectly badly damages another engine who didn't even do anything to him. A spiteful breakvan '''indeed'''.]]

* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler:Was the coach of German [=POWs=] that Adam pushed into the sea really on Peter’s train by accident or did he find the perfect excuse to get rid of potential witnesses of him blowing up a German hospital?]]

** [[spoiler: Geoffrey's death]] in "Vandalism"; many viewers were utterly flabbergasted that what appeared to be a relatively survivable accident was in fact a fatality that unceremoniously disposed of a character that had been around since season 1, coming off more as a clumsy attempt at shock value than a fitting end to a well-liked character.

* {{Tearjerker}}: Has it’s [[TearJerker/TheStoriesOfSodor own page.]]

** [[spoiler: Halifax]] in "Enthusiasts"; while he was a generally unlikeable nuisance and only caused trouble, his actions weren't malicious, and his death was due to a combination of poor choices and awful timing on the part of others.

** Joey and Micky are doing their jobs but despite that, there are some instances where they cross a line while doing it.
*** "Fire" for instance, sees Micky calling out Thomas for recklessly charging into a burning shed to save a workman. Granted, he's right that it was reckless, but the way he says it makes it sound like Thomas should've let the workman die.

*** According to Donald [[spoiler: he's chastising Adam for stooping to the Nazis' level one day of the week, and beating him [Douglas] to the punch the next.]] Add to that, he continues to lay into Adam after the engine even after he discovers the consequences of his actions. Makes one wonder if Micky really has "worked wonders" on the platoon like Mr. Zorro said.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Knowing that Henry and Emily [[spoiler: Are married]] makes Lilly's [[spoiler: sacrifice a lot more heroic and meaningful because if she didn't it means Henry would have died and Emily never would have gotten to see her husband again or properly say goodbye.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Dominic (this series’ version of the Spiteful Breakvan) was merely a bully before he was accidentally destroyed. [[spoiler: However, when he comes back as a ghost, he kills a guard (who was going to be a father, no less),subjects another guard to a brutal ''MindRape'' (he was due to get married)and indirectly badly damages another engine who didn't even do anything to him. A spiteful breakvan '''indeed'''.]]

*** In "Trapped," Gordon sarcasm at Toby's unsuccessful plan of a battering ram as well as if someone had seen it coming (i.e himself) and his overall pessimism all is really irritating.
*** His behavior to Geoffrey in "Smuggling" onward may be justified, but he's pretty much acting like Geoffrey never had been in and never will go to Railgate.

** Joshua was the [[BigBad main villain of the tv show]] but here, he’s at worst is merely boastful. He also lost Pinchy.

* {{Tearjerker}}: Has it’s [[TearJerker/TheStoriesOfSodor own page.]] “Armaments” has [[spoiler: James revealing his [[FreudianExcuse reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as]] while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diesel was shocked by this revelation]] and vows to be more careful in the future.]]
** The [[spoiler: death of Andreas in “Expansion” and the ensuing fallout that follows as the engines are utterly beside themselves especially Duncan who has nothing but [[ItsAllMyFault guilt]] since Andreas [[HeroicSacrifice died saving his life.]] Making matters worse is that in their grief, the other engines chew Duncan out and for once, he doesn’t retort at all.]]

* {{Tearjerker}}: Has it’s [[TearJerker/StoriesOfSodor own page.]] “Armaments” has [[spoiler: James revealing his [[FreudianExcuse reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as]] while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diesel was shocked by this revelation]] and vows to be more careful in the future.]]

* {{Tearjerker}}: Has it’s[[TearJerker/StoriesOfSodor own page.]] “Armaments” has [[spoiler: James revealing his [[FreudianExcuse reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as]] while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diesel was shocked by this revelation]] and vows to be more careful in the future.]]

* {{Tearjerker}}: “Armaments” has [[spoiler: James revealing his [[FreudianExcuse reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as]] while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diesel was shocked by this revelation]] and vows to be more careful in the future.]]

** The [[spoiler: death of Andreas in “Expansion” and the ensuing fallout that follows as the engines are utterly beside themselves especially Duncan who has nothing but [[ItsAllMyFault guilt]] since Andreas [[HeroicSacrifice died saving his life.]]

* Tearjerker: “Armaments” has [[spoiler: James revealing his [[FreudianExcuse reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as]] while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diesel was shocked by this revelation]] and vows to be more careful in the future.]]

** In "Parade" Tom Tucker makes a remark that, "despite their age, [Lily, Colin, and Adam] will be around for a good long time." [[spoiler: "Blitz," "Atrocity," and "Diagnosis" proved him wrong.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Dominic (this series’ version of the Spiteful Breakvan) was merely a bully before he was accidentally destroyed. [[spoiler: However, when he comes back as a ghost, he kills a guard (who was going to be a father, no less), and subjects another guard to a brutal ''MindRape'' (he was due to get married). A spiteful breakvan '''indeed'''.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Parade" Tom Tucker makes a remark that, "despite their age, [Lily, Colin, and Adam] will be around for a good long time." [[spoiler: "Blitz," "Atrocity," and "Diagnosis" proved him wrong.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: In "Aftermath," Edward tells Adam that he deserves to be in [[spoiler: Nuremberg for what he did.]] The 1945-55 synopsis says that one of the engines stood trial for war crimes, albeit it was actually [[spoiler: Peter who would stand on trial, and the next episode after that, "Extension", reveals that Adam faced no charges because the prisoners he drowned were vile humans who partook in the Holocaust, and the UN declared his actions a "global service".]]