After seeing so many episodes of so many documentaries filmed in the Antarctic, Africa and South America especially when it comes to continents (and one can absolutely understand why, with such amazing environments, interesting environmental and climate problems and interesting animals), it was very interesting and somewhat refreshing to see an episode with European landscapes. As well as seeing animals, prey and predator, cute and menacing, big and small and familiar and rare, from Europe.
"Europe" is not my favourite episode of 'Seven Worlds, One Planet', if anything it's one of my least favourites. Not because it's bad, far from it, it's only because there is more familiarity with the other continents in documentaries, the animals are more varied and fascinating in the Antarctic and Africa especially and the environments are even more stunning. So it is not because the quality is inferior, it's equally fantastic, it's just in comparison. It has some of the most powerful conflict of the series and there is one moment that is among the series' splashes of welcome levity.
This conflict can be seen in that between the male oxen. It was quite tense and surprisingly brutal, another case of it being amazing that it was ever viewed and caught on film as it really is a sight to behold and hit home for anybody who has seen that level of brutality in today's human society. Also very tense is the wolves hunting.
It is not all conflict and violence though. The lynx kittens are adorable, and "Europe" contains the best example of amusing levity that will delight anybody wanting something more family friendly. That being the hamster action.
Visually, no problems can be found with the photography being especially vivid in the tense moments. The music is grand but not intrusive or like it was scored for something else, or at least that was the case with me. We are given a lot of information here to digest and ponder on, and it is information that entertains, fascinates and moves. Like all the series throughout, the structure is always cohesive and while there is a lot shown it didn't to me feel over-crowded or too hurried. Attenborough's delivery of it enhances those qualities.
Summing up, wonderful. 10/10