The spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendship is a vital part of animal life.The spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendship is a vital part of animal life.The spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendship is a vital part of animal life.
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Anybody that loved the previous two episodes, "Love" and "Intelligence", of the refreshing 'Spy in the Wild' would absolutely hope more than understandably that the incredibly high standard those episodes had would carry over in "Friendship". Count me in as one of those people, being somebody who has been a long-term fan of nature documentaries and even documentaries in general. There are many classics in this medium, and 'Spy in the Wild' comes close.
"Friendship" absolutely lived up to the same high quality of the previous two installments. Whether it is one of my favourite episodes of 'Spy in the Wild' is up for debate, but it is just as interesting, entertaining and charming as before. It is also one of the most relatable episodes of the series to me, depicting need of help from others and any conflicts that arise is something that everybody undergoes most days. Like in "Intelligence", but not quite as much, the behaviours here are quite human.
What is particularly relatable of all the sequences/stories in "Friendship", and one that gives the episode its heart, is with the arctic wolves. Their story is incredibly emotional, when it comes to 'Spy in the Wild' in general this has to up there with the more emotionally investable parts of it. The rest of the episode doesn't quite have the same amount of heart, but the interest is never lost and there is a good mix of familiar and unfamiliar. More the latter though and how it's done, which is what makes 'Spy in the Wild' stand out.
Have never seen fish act the way they do with the hippos on film, unlike anything seen before and did leave me in awe actually. One is also unlikely to see a relationship in a documentary this intriguingly unusual than the one here with the crocodiles and dikkops (the latter relatively unfamiliar to me). How these animals interact in their fight for survival and the skills they adopt are quite remarkable. For example the method of communication in the Spy Rattlesnake sequence is staggering.
The spy animals are mostly well used, not over-exposed and taken seriously. The one downside with them being the Rattlesnake spy being slightly robotic. The most effectively used was the spy wolf cub, which added so much to the impact of the arctic wolves' story. Absolutely love the production values, with the arctic wolves' sequence being particularly beautifully shot, and the music is not intrusive or inappropriate.
Narration continues to absorb, it never stops being entertaining while never condescending and one learns a lot from it. Really appreciated throughout the series how it managed to appeal to all audiences and ages without playing it too safe (unlike the recent 'Serengeti'). David Tennant is very well suited to documentaries, his delivery enthusiastic without being over-eager yet sensitive without going overboard on the treacle. Nothing bores at all and it's not saccharine or too scary.
In summary, great. 9/10
"Friendship" absolutely lived up to the same high quality of the previous two installments. Whether it is one of my favourite episodes of 'Spy in the Wild' is up for debate, but it is just as interesting, entertaining and charming as before. It is also one of the most relatable episodes of the series to me, depicting need of help from others and any conflicts that arise is something that everybody undergoes most days. Like in "Intelligence", but not quite as much, the behaviours here are quite human.
What is particularly relatable of all the sequences/stories in "Friendship", and one that gives the episode its heart, is with the arctic wolves. Their story is incredibly emotional, when it comes to 'Spy in the Wild' in general this has to up there with the more emotionally investable parts of it. The rest of the episode doesn't quite have the same amount of heart, but the interest is never lost and there is a good mix of familiar and unfamiliar. More the latter though and how it's done, which is what makes 'Spy in the Wild' stand out.
Have never seen fish act the way they do with the hippos on film, unlike anything seen before and did leave me in awe actually. One is also unlikely to see a relationship in a documentary this intriguingly unusual than the one here with the crocodiles and dikkops (the latter relatively unfamiliar to me). How these animals interact in their fight for survival and the skills they adopt are quite remarkable. For example the method of communication in the Spy Rattlesnake sequence is staggering.
The spy animals are mostly well used, not over-exposed and taken seriously. The one downside with them being the Rattlesnake spy being slightly robotic. The most effectively used was the spy wolf cub, which added so much to the impact of the arctic wolves' story. Absolutely love the production values, with the arctic wolves' sequence being particularly beautifully shot, and the music is not intrusive or inappropriate.
Narration continues to absorb, it never stops being entertaining while never condescending and one learns a lot from it. Really appreciated throughout the series how it managed to appeal to all audiences and ages without playing it too safe (unlike the recent 'Serengeti'). David Tennant is very well suited to documentaries, his delivery enthusiastic without being over-eager yet sensitive without going overboard on the treacle. Nothing bores at all and it's not saccharine or too scary.
In summary, great. 9/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 6, 2020
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