'Wild Caribbean' may not be one of the best or most ground-breaking documentaries out there, am not going to name any in order to be fair to it. It is though wonderful stuff in its own right, very well well, compelling and informative while never being preachy. A documentary that deserves much more credit and exposure than it does. If wanting to know more about the Caribbean, 'Wild Caribbean' is a more than worthy way of doing so.
The third and penultimate episode "Hurricane Hell" is on the same level as the wonderful previous two episodes "Treasure Islands" and "Reefs and Wrecks". Am not an expert on hurricanes in the Caribbean and have not seen many episodes of documentaries in general with such varied types of hurricanes and the habitats affected focused on this succinctly, so "Hurricane Hell" was one of the series' most educational installments. Regardless of whether it was familiar territory or not (mostly the latter in this regard), that would not have spoiled the episode for me. Because it delivers brilliantly, like the previous two episodes on being well made, having content worth caring about and in having a lot of informative information delivered well, which is more important to me.
"Hurricane Hell" can't be faulted visually. It is beautifully filmed, but not just that there has seldom been hurricanes filmed this intimately and this frighteningly raw, especially with the waves and the damage it causes to the reefs and coasts. The animals and plants are captured very well too and one really feels their struggles and admires how they cope, particularly true for the green iguanas and Tabonuco trees. The episode never trivialises how threatening hurricanes are and what damage they do, quite the opposite and pretty unforgiving actually. The music here is a remarkably good fit, throughout it not only complements the visuals but enhances them and there is an authentic flavour to it.
All the information presented is engaging, making one listen to every word and see every captivating image, if hard to hear and watch. Seeing the sea turtles so vulnerable breaks the heart. It is also very thought-provoking and makes one think what we can do to take on board or help. Did find myself learning a lot from it, more so than the previous two episodes. All without preaching, the climate change scientists bit did come close but just about didn't.
Great to have a mix of the adorable and dangerous, one not out-shadowing the other. The narration is delivered mellifluously and sincerely.
In summation, wonderful. 10/10