While I am of the opinion that all episodes of "Planet Earth" (or, at least, all of the ones I've watched) have certain flaws, this one is probably the episode with the highest flaw concentration. The narration is too sparse, incomplete and when it finally starts coming through it is sometimes factually incorrect or arbitrary. Beyond even the narration, there is no narrative structure to the episode: the "It's the beginning of spring in the forest" part happens three times at different points in the episode, and there is frantic jumping from locale to locale. Finally, the "Amur leopard" segment is a repeat from the very first episode ("From Pole to Pole"), with the exact same footage shown. That's simply a disgrace for a 5-years-in-the-making, 11-episode ordeal.
Review of Seasonal Forests
