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Octonauts and the sea sponge

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Octopop · 13/05/2019 20:24

Would I be nuts to complain to the BBC about this episode?

It has a (female voiced) sea sponge that has a whale louse inside it that is making it feel ill.

Even though the Octonauts know the whale louse is making the sea sponge ill, they don’t remove it until they can find a whale to put it on.

Apparently the whale louse does not harm the whale.

I am really not happy with perpetuating the ‘self-sacrificing’ nature of women. The whale louse should have been removed as soon as they knew it was harming the sea sponge.

On a scale of 1-10, how mad am I?

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Baloonphobia · 13/05/2019 20:40

11

TeaAddict235 · 13/05/2019 20:39

I don't think that it is the BBC you would need to complain to, but the writers, a colab duo from Canada (Meomi designs)

Let it rest, the factual side of the Octonauts is incredibly accurate. It is on a par with Blue planet in terms of poignancy.

TiddleToddle · 13/05/2019 20:36

Very good point. I'm with you.

FlaviaAlbia · 13/05/2019 20:32

I'm going for 10, sorry.

botherwise · 13/05/2019 20:32

I love this. I haven't seen the episode, you are definitely up at 11, and I'm with you all the way.

WellErrr · 13/05/2019 20:29

About an 11.

The whale louse couldn’t live if it wasn’t on the sea sponge IIRC, so they found a whale and put it on that.

This is not the hill on which to die.

Goosefoot · 13/05/2019 20:27

What does the sea sponge think of it all?

slipperywhensparticus · 13/05/2019 20:27

I think point well made

RNBrie · 13/05/2019 20:26

I think the sex of the whale louse is critical to know before making a decision...