Like some kind of glorious Messianic Dr. Dolittle, David Attenborough has returned to our screens. Last night saw the screening of the first episode of Blue Planet II, the follow up to the groundbreaking 2001 documentary Blue Planet.
Following the success of last year's Planet Earth II it was evident that Attenborough hadn't lost any of his wonderful trademark touch for portraying the natural world. Though, if your jam is more aquatic based animals, then Attenborough's got your back yo' as last night he traded feet for flippers and get deep and dirty with some of the dampest organisms this world has to offer.
As always, the whole thing was an utterly traumatic but amazing experience. This prompted some of you to have some sort of emotional response to the images shown in the documentary, some of you then went on to document these in the form of Tweets, and we, like the bottom-feeders of the oceans, have conspired to collect some of the best ones together.
David Attenborough could do a documentary on paint drying and I’d still watch it. #BluePlanet2
— Scott Morgan (@ScottFMorgan) October 29, 2017
#BluePlanet2 See! Even dolphins know being racist is a waste of everyone's time. We could learn a lot from our aquatic friends.
— Jake Page (@JakePage17) October 29, 2017
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Just watched a fish open a clam with more intelligence than I've seen some humans display with a bottle of beer #BluePlanet2
— Darren Hayes (@DarrenHayes_) October 29, 2017
If Donald Trump was a fish #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/0LN6QCJZCI
— Crimson ? (@1CrimsonRoad) October 29, 2017
"Going to watch this cool new documentary"
*an hour later*
"we have ruined this planet and humanity deserves to perish"#BluePlanet2— TechnicallyRaarrrghh (@TechnicallyRon) October 29, 2017
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#BluePlanet2 maxed out their cuteness budget on the otters so now we have this guy pic.twitter.com/yLE63qwacv
— Molly James (@marinemols) October 29, 2017
He shouldn't be just "Sir" David Attenborough, he should be "Lord of nature, oceans, earth and all things great and beautiful #BluePlanet2
— Tom Davies (@1TD) October 29, 2017
When God asks David Attenborough what he did with his life as he enters heaven #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/FxKHfCmNYG
— Scotty Law (@GhostOfScottLaw) October 29, 2017
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Me at the Walrus mum trying to find a place to look after her young #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/TtkRVYqwjI
— Susan Jordan (@Moonbootica) October 29, 2017
Actual footage of me eating at a buffet. #BluePlanet2 #BluePlanet pic.twitter.com/4beVDn2L6z
— Lily Jayne (@EssentiallyLily) October 29, 2017
Me watching anything narrated by David Attenborough. #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/xIMDxuEfcU
— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) October 30, 2017
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'Do you have a moment to talk about our lord & saviour Sir David Attenborough?' #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/XGzqYVgmAW
— Jake Emery (@emers4) October 30, 2017
That said, as amazing as it all was, does it really in anyway compete with that time a seal tried to use Charlie Bird as a mattress? No, of course not. The animal world has far too much respect for David Attenborough and would never disrespect him thus. However, to the animals, Charlie Bird is little more than some poorly designed furniture in gore-tex.
