Prehistoric Planet: Deserts and Freshwater thoughts (spoiler-free)

 Okay, I lied about not doing another thing like it. Sorry.

Deserts

If you think its cool, watch the ep and see it in motion.

The second episode is definitely one of if not the best in the series so far. Ever

The Dreadnoughtus sequence that starts the episode is where it peaks. As befits one of the largest of them, the sequence conveys the huge size and power of them excellently through wide shots and boomiong music.

The rest of the episode is also great. The mongolian scenes are stellar, a segment about Barbaridactylus is good (and even delves into gender), and there's a nice one at the end about South American hadrosaurs braving harsh conditions. All are excellently shot and scored,

However, its not all ups for the episode. I'm not a fan of the watering hole scene. Even with the breathtaking cinematography, it feels a bit too much like a video game cutscene for my tastes, leaves Therizinosaurus, my favourite dinosaur completely unmentioned, same for many other dinosaurs. The giant sauropods of it are also feeling redundant.

But don't let that stop you from not enjoying it. Deserts is a superb episode all in all, and easily my favourite of the series so far.

Freshwater

Yeah, this is a bit of a letdown. For starters, while I won't reveal too much, the only links much of the lineup has is that they are near rivers as opposed to semiaquatic ones that live in both mediums. If youre coming in expecting segments about crocodilians and fish, you'll come disappointed. There's not a single underwater swimming scene. Doesn't help there is a serious case of misplaced wildlife in one segment.

But of course, its not bad at all, just least good so far. As usual, the effects narration, and music are great, particularly the Deinocheirus scene and one with certain big pterosaurs I enjoyed for how its shot and plays out.

So yeah, second ep of Prehistoric Planet is excellent, third ep decent but incomplete at most.