The reason I have such a hatred for the show is because it completely IMHO disrespects the Batman legend. Now although I am not arrogant enough to say that I'm the Know-it-all of Batman mythology...i'm pretty sure that Victor Fries wasn't a petty thug, right? :sarcasm:
Hmm...the widely accepted origin of Mr. Freeze:
Origin
As shown in "Heart of Ice", Victor Fries was fascinated with freezing animals as a child, which would lead to his career in cryogenics research. He was sent to a strict boarding school by his father, where he met Nora, an attractive and gentle girl whom he subsequently married.
Unfortunately, Nora later fell terminally ill. Fries took on a job working for a large company run by the ruthless Ferris Boyle, working in his field. Fries did not like the job but needed money to help Nora.
Fries discovered a way to put Nora into cryo-stasis, hoping to sustain her until a cure could be found. Boyle attempted to have her brought out of stasis, overruling Fries' frantic objections. A struggle ensued, in which Boyle kicked Fries into a table full of chemicals and he was left for dead. He survived, but his body temperature was lowered dramatically, and from then on he could only live at sub-zero temperatures, forced to wear a special refrigerating suit to stay alive.
VS.
The "Batman"s Mr. Freeze:
A simple crook who was pursued by the Batman one night after a jewelry heist. Running into a cryogenics lab, he was knocked into one of the freeze chambers and electrocuted as his body was frozen. The experience somehow turned him into a quasi-undead being that constantly generated extreme cold around him; he was forced to wear a special suit (developed by a cryogenicist he coerced into working for him) to prevent him from freezing everything he comes in contact with. He could also (presumably) channel/focus his abilities, however.
I mean....are you kidding me?
The reason I'm using Mr. Freeze is b/c that's the only episode of TB that I was able to tolerate.
I mean i'm all about updating Batman for a newer generation, but THIS show and their 're-imagination' goes too far. It's the Schumacker of animated Batman.
