Batman: Season 3, Episode 10Deep Freeze (26 Nov. 1994)An elderly amusement park owner breaks Mr. Freeze out of jail, hoping to be "frozen" like him in order to achieve immortality. Director:Kevin Altieri |
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Batman: Season 3, Episode 10Deep Freeze (26 Nov. 1994)An elderly amusement park owner breaks Mr. Freeze out of jail, hoping to be "frozen" like him in order to achieve immortality. Director:Kevin Altieri |
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| Kevin Conroy | ... |
Batman /
Bruce Wayne
(voice)
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| Loren Lester | ... |
Robin /
Dick Grayson
(voice)
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| Michael Ansara | ... |
Mr. Freeze /
Dr. Victor Fries
(voice)
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| Dan O'Herlihy | ... |
Grant Walker
(voice) (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
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| William Sanderson | ... |
Dr. Karl Rossum
(voice)
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| Pat Fraley | ... |
Bat-Mite
(voice)
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An elderly amusement park owner breaks Mr. Freeze out of jail, hoping to be "frozen" like him in order to achieve immortality.
The story follows the tragic and conflicted Mr. Freeze in his second appearance in the series. After being sprung out of Arkham, Mr. Freeze is recruited by Billionaire Grant Walker to aid him in fulfilling his life-long vision. You might say that Mr. Walker is a cross between Walt Disney and Karl Stromberg, the villain in "The Spy Who Loved Me". At first, Mr. Freeze rejects his proposal, but is soon goaded into helping Walker with his request after being offered a gift he cannot refuse.
I enjoy Mr. Freeze stories and love the character as interpreted by the series. The details surrounding his mistakes and tragedy makes you feel empathy and you find yourself pulling for him to find redemption. It gives him some nice character depth as opposed to other Batman villains who follow the traditional "bad guy" persona.
However, this episode is average at best. 22 Minutes is not enough time to adequately develop the plot and I found it to be rushed at times. There was some good, short dialogue concerning an Utopian Society vs. Free Will, and of course Mr. Freeze always carries every scene he is in. I just wish they had produced more episodes about him.