'Blue Planet II': 10 Astounding Moments That Took Our Breath Away

For the last six weeks, over 12 million of us have been settling down to watch ‘Blue Planet II’ of a Sunday evening, making it the most watched TV show of the year. 

But now the series has come to an end, we’re filling that whale-sized whole in your lives with a look back on some of the David Attenborough documentary’s most breath-taking (and sometimes upsetting) moments... 

1. When this octopus totally outsmarted a pyjama shark 👏

2. When this trevally fish proved jumped out of the water to hunt a flying bird😲

3. When we were on the edge of our seats willing this crab to escape the clutches of eels and octopuses 😰

4. When these sea otters were just too cute for words 😍

5. When this pilot whale was unable to cope with her grief and carried her dead calf 😭

6. When this female Asian Sheepshead Wrasse fish changed gender to ward off male love interests ✋

7. When David Attenborough set this little leatherback turtle free 👋 

8. When the Barreleye fish became our new fancy dress inspiration ✨

9. When an army of spider crabs gathered to shed their shells and it looked like something straight out of Star Wars 😱 

10. When we discovered there is a toxic lake at the bottom of the ocean 🤔