‘Asia’ Recap: ‘Beneath the Waves’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Still from Episode 101 of ‘Asia’ – ‘Beneath the Waters’ Courtesy of BBC America.

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Series Premiere of ‘Asia’.
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It is definitely safe to say that a great deal of people believe that we have in many ways, learned all there is to learn about the world we live upon. After all, we know how it functions, we know what the biospheres look like, and what kinds of animals live within them. Not to mention, we also know what lived on this world before us and what the planet was like millions of years ago. So, there’s not much else to explore. But that is, an incorrect view. For while we have learned a great deal about Planet Earth, we still have so much to learn about its functions, and so much of it to showcase. So that everyone truly understands the incredible world we live upon. 

Which is why BBC America and Sir David Attenborough continue to team up and offer stunning new documentaries about our world and its wildlife. To help us with that particular goal and it just so happens that a new documentary on the network debuted last night, that will truly show us the wonder of a continent that we do indeed believe has been explored from top to bottom… Asia. For there is still so much for us to learn about this massive continent, the largest on the planet no less, since there is incredible and stunning wildlife that exists in this place. And to properly kick off a grand journey through the world of Asia, the series premiere of this show opted to start just off its coasts and in the waters that surround it.

Which allowed for ‘Beneath the Waves’ to offer up a comprehensive and powerful journey under the seas. Wherein we came to learn that the waters near Asia are nothing short of stunning. For within their glowing blue depths are life untold. Some of which thrives in the deep, such as sharks and whales that go about their business and feed and hunt as needed, and beneath them are rare species that have evolved and functioned in the dark for ages on end, and not too far from them… are vastly different biospheres. Some of which feature creatures small, like mudskippers, who just go about their day in places that are critical to our atmosphere, while others… thrive in some of the most beautiful places imaginable.

Since this documentary informed us that Asia is home to some of the largest and most incredible coral reefs to grace our beautiful planet. Wherein every single creature living within their colorful and critical infrastructure, have figured out how to live in harmony. Since there are sightless and slow little slug-like creatures known as sea bunnies, that slowly navigate the waters and survive by feeding upon a poisonous portion of the reef that makes them hazardous to eat, allowing for them to thrive. Not to mention there are species of fish and species of water bound snakes that have learned to work together to feed, giving rise to an incredible segment of our world that deserves our awe for certain.  

In fact, this part of our world is so resilient and so incredible that life finds a way to thrive even in the areas we’ve manage to nearly ruin. Since there are sharks that thrive in polluted waters and with a little care, new biospheres have erupted on various islands we’ve abandoned. Allowing for nature to reclaim what we thought we were masters of. All of which made for a stunning and beautiful journey. One that truly showcased how little we still know about our world and how much we need to study, and of course this premiere reminded us of the importance of protecting it all. Because we have been given the ability to do so, and should exercise that gift, so that this beautiful part of the world continues to thrive for generations on end. Until next time.

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