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Let’s continue our look into Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ by checking out the second episode called ‘Deep Metal’. This is an episode where we’re introduced to a new Maximal character called Depth Charge, who is on the hunt for Rampage (formerly known as Protoform X). Like with ‘Optimal Situation’, I never saw ‘Deep Metal’ on TV. In the UK, Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars’ was released on official VHS tapes as opposed to being shown on GMTV. ‘Deep Metal’ was released in the first of four VHS volumes of ‘Beast Wars’ called Volume 1, which included it, ‘Changing of the Guard’ and ‘Cutting Edge’. It was re-released in a special ‘Beast Wars’ Volume 1 UK DVD release, which included the three-part story ‘The Agenda’, ‘Optimal Situation’, ‘Deep Metal’, ‘Changing of the Guard’ and ‘Cutting Edge’. I also saw ‘Deep Metal’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Will the Maximals gain a new ally in Depth Charge when he comes to prehistoric Earth? Continue reading →