‘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 ?

The octopus slides her tentacles into the pyjama shark’s gill to try and suffocate it#BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/JsUoeWxYbX
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 ?
Sea otters: providing 100% of your daily requirement of cuteness. ❤️ #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/sZVOKUyVkr
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 ✋
A story about a female fish who turns into a male fish to fight off the alpha male fish… Natural transgender #BluePlanet2 #scene pic.twitter.com/3UdIPgk8Tl
7. When David Attenborough set this little leatherback turtle free ? 
8. When the Barreleye fish became our new fancy dress inspiration ✨
“Try a new look,” they said. “Green eyebrows goes with everything…”#BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/A7OeOOWMIc
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 ?