Phew. Okay. Watching OCEANS, narrated by the incomparable Sir David Attenborough, was as breathtaking as it was heartbreaking. (Isn't all of his stuff?) The cinematography alone is stunning.

The natural history unit has done it once again by showcasing everything from the vivid tapestry that are coral reefs, to the lushness of seagrass beds and kelp forests to fragility of the deep sea & vast blue horizons. Like BRAVO everyone!

But behind every shot of natural beauty is the reminder that our oceans are in crisis.

The issues brought up in the documentary (mainly gonna focus on overfishing and how destructive it is for this) is not a distant issue. It happening right now, during our lifetime. Seeing bottom trawling in this way and how utterly devastating it is just made my heart ache.

Like I knew how bad it was; the scars it literally leaves on our ocean floor. But I don't know... just seeing it in such high def really got to me.

And it's so sad because every threat the ocean is facing is the result of human action. Every single threat: overfishing, plastic pollution, rising temperatures, habitat destruction.

Attenborough’s narration, calm and measured as always, never feels alarmist. But he doesn't mince his words and maybe that’s what makes it hit even harder. When someone known for celebrating the wonders of nature speaks in such direct, urgent terms, you listen.

You feel the weight of it. You carry it with you long after the screen fades to black, as you wipe your tears and blow your nose like I still currently am.

As always, the documentary ends on a high, reflective note. A reminder from the great man himself that if we act... truly, if we choose to care... recovery is still possible. Nature is incredibly resilient, if given the chance.

OCEANS doesn’t let you look away. And maybe that’s what we need right now: not comfort, but clarity. The truth, told beautifully and boldly, so we can no longer pretend we don’t know what’s at stake.

We can’t protect what we don’t understand. But once we do understand — once we’ve watched, listened, felt it in every fibre of our body — there’s no excuse not to act. And as a mami, I feel the weight of this intergenerational legacy to make sure my kid(s) know the importance of nature.