In the first season, we were introduced to claims of a deadly squid hanging out in the Sea of Cortez. The researchers in that episode did a very thorough job with their research, describing the various native squid species, but also the so-called monster squid species, Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni, which is more commonly found in other areas of the world, but they ended up with some controversy in their first episode.
The controversy comes from the video footage they caught of a squid. In the distance, one could see a very large squid approach the camera. A video analyst said it could be as large as 60′ long, a truly giant squid, but it’s hard to know if his estimates are in any way accurate.
In this revisit, the MonsterQuest crew return to the Sea of Cortez to see if they can find any other large squids. I knew it would be possible to find one, but the team wasted their time by equipping the camera system with lasers. What is this, Star Wars?
The lasers were a good idea, in a lab, but not in the field. In practice, the lasers scared off virtually every piece of sealife which came near it. I was surprised they didn’t notice this during their trial run with the fish.
Not surprisingly, they didn’t manage to find any significant squid, just the typical Humbolts. Their divers got to wrestle with a few angry Humbolts which was entertaining for a second or two, but largely, this episode was a colossal waste of time. The use of the lasers along with the choosing of high-traffic areas led to an expedition which was almost a waste entirely. They will hopefully learn more about their mistakes. This episode is like every other episode of MonsterQuest, there just isn’t enough time taken during the expedition. I would like to see an actual expedition, which in my eyes, takes at least a week of in-the-field work.
Rating: 4.5
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