Thunderbirds End of the Road review

Here's what you need to know; Eddie Houseman's construction company runs into a problem when a monsoon halts their operation, determined to get the job done, he plans to save the project by any means necessary, even at the cost of his own life, International Rescue must now risk blowing their cover to save Houseman, a man they know.

This episode has a pretty interesting story, in fact there isn't really anything about this story I didn't like. We'll start with Eddie, he is a guy who cares very much about his company, and it's a surprisingly believable motive that puts him in danger, even if ditching Tintin without even saying goodbye was a bit of a dick move. Which brings us onto the story on Tracy Island, where there's a pretty funny and actually kind of cute story with Alan, who clearly has a thing for Tintin, but doesn't know how to go about getting her attention, not unlike myself really, except not with a puppet. The banter between the Tracy's is also pretty funny, and Tintin is also pretty interesting in this episode, even if Grandma Tracy is a bit creepy, just a bit. More interesting than that though is the threat Eddie poses to their secrecy, since he knows them, and could therefore expose their operation, this is a very interesting idea, and it's one I'm glad got explored, and in a way that's well done too. When International Rescue show up things get pretty intense, as Eddie hangs on for dear life half over a cliff, I really like this scenario, and it's an interesting problem to solve, even minus the Thunderbirds. But with the Thunderbirds the rescue is really cool, and surprisingly cleverly simple, and it's cool to see the Thunderbirds used in such a practical way. The finale is also very cool and very intense, and it really brings the episode to a head in a very enjoyable way. All in all I actually don't have any real issues with this episode, it's got some funny banter, a funny and cute story with Alan, a fascinating story with Eddie, both with the company and with International Rescue, and a very cool and intense rescue that I loved, I would therefore very highly recommend End of the Road, definitely worth a watch.