Episode #08 – Deep Six Original Airdate – September 13th, 2003 When a mysterious amphibious villain called Trident makes off with a boatload of dangerous Toxic Waste, the Titans hop into the T-SUB and go on an undersea adventure to put a stop to Trident. This is Beast Boy’s big chance to morph into all sorts of undersea animals and show the team what a big hero he really is. But unfortunately another big hero shows up to steal the spotlight: a good-looking water-breathing teenage do-gooder named | Titans Writers Written by Marv Wolfman Directed by Alex Soto Producer Glen Murakami Producers Linda M. Steiner, Bruce Timm Asst. Producer Kimberly A. Smith Music by Lolita Ritmanis Casting and Voice Direction Andrea Romano Animation Services by Dong Woo Animation C.O., LTD. Titans Voices Note: The theme aired in Japanese. |
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| Review This has been my least favorite episode of Teen Titans yet. After a string of episodes that reveal important aspects of the characters, we get a boring, cliché plot that’s been used in many, many other shows. The addition of Aqualad did nothing but give Beast Boy someone to be jealous of. Almost every aspect of “Deep Six” was bland and lacked style. The opening is slightly interesting, though it’s the only time the villain Watching the Titans travel through the ocean, one notices how…uninteresting the ocean is drawn. Everything is the same blue color with the occasional coral in the distance. No fish, no colors of light, nothing. Very bland for a Titans episode. Aqualad’s appearances adds little to nothing to the episode. He is a typical hero-type with no back story and little personality. We learn that his priorities are protecting others, not boosting his own ego, but that’s about it. No mention of Aquaman either. Raven has a particular inappropriate reaction toward him, considering she’s supposed to be an expert at suppressing emotions. Throughout the episode, the only character who seems to be acting like himself is Beast Boy. In my opinion, Beast Boy is fine in small doses, but an entire spotlight on his ego and his showiness does not provide anything of substance. Watching him try to one-up Aqualad gets increasingly annoying. As Aqualad and Beast Boy track down Trident, it becomes increasingly obvious to the viewers what’s going down. Meanwhile, it takes the pair a long while to discover that Trident has found a way to clone himself. At which point In conclusion, this was a severe disappointment after seeing what Teen |