Octopus!

Well, what can I say?

You had me at octopus - with an exclamation mark.

This series knows exactly what it's doing from the get-go: grabbing your attention with a dash of whimsy and then reeling you into its curious, underwater world.

I just watched the first episode and it's a visual treat. The show strikes a unique tone - part science documentary, part abstract dreamscape - brought to life with beautifully stylized CGI that has the charm of stop-motion. The textures feel tactile, almost handmade, which suits the strange and enigmatic nature of its eight-armed subject.

Adding to the hypnotic appeal is the narration by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She delivers each line with calm wit and understated curiosity, guiding us through the inky depths with both respect and playfulness.

If the rest of the series keeps this balance of visual creativity and gentle storytelling, I'm in for all eight episodes - one for each leg, of course.

If you're a film junkie like myself then you'll appreciate the time and effort that Niharika Desai and everyone else put in to make this happen.

I enjoyed it. Not my place to say where it could have been improved. It is what it is.

Thank you.

This documentary portrays Octopus as an incredible, diverse, beautiful genius of an animal and then condones the consumption of said animal and has a man smashing an octopus against a rock to eat? How? This isn't consumption out of necessity and the described climates are more than appropriate to grow other food and find other sources of nutrition. There is also no real through line or agenda, and the documentary dances about any substantial points with humour rather than using it as a chance to educate and save this animal and its habitat. Overall a flat documentary that contradicts itself throughout. Terrible and avoid if you genuinely care about animals.