I'm a bit split to be honest. One hand, I think that Queen for a Day is a nice to cap STS, but on the other, One of the Family also makes the perfect series finale. I just can't decide honestly, but whichever one you pick, both One of the Family and Queen for a Day make the perfect series finale (Similar to how both Paint Pots and Queens and Thomas and the Special Letter make the perfect series finale to S4).
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TheSudrianA0
Instead of Queen for a Day, what if One of the Family could’ve been the grandiose finale to Shining Time Station? Think about it, it has nearly all the main and secondary characters coming together for one big event (w/ the exception of Dan, but he does get a mention having been away at summer camp), it has some callbacks and winks to the 1st and 2nd seasons w/ Harry Cupper's appearance, Didi’s crush on Mr. Conductor is fully established, the 2nd Thomas story has some uniqueness in it of the characters having a unity (aside from the fact it is the 100th episode of the show) and according to Frank Vitale’s website, the original title for said-special was appropriately called ‘A Family Finish’.
In a similar way of The Great Discovery as Thomas' true swansong (by many, while for others it's Royal Engine), One of the Family is Shining Time Station's.
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