Fire & Ice

**"Fire & Ice"** is the eighth episode of the second season of *The Batman* and the twenty-first episode overall.

## "Fire & Ice"

### Episode

8 (production order)3 (airing order)
21 (overall)

## Synopsis

Batman discovers that Firefly and Mr. Freeze have teamed up to steal several pieces of technology across the city, including from Wayne Enterprises. It soon becomes clear that Mr. Freeze plans to ensure the winter that the city is enduring is a permanent season when he sets about using the technology and the Gotham's heating system to freeze every city block, beginning with the policeman's gala charity ball.

## Plot

Gotham is seen covered fully in snow, while Firefly steals. The police try stopping him,but fail,then Batman shows up. Firefly tries getting him off, but Batman grapples onto him, and Firefly keeps trying to shoot him. Firefly shoots a petrol truck, and throws Batman into it as it explodes.

Batman barely survives, and the police come and surround him. Batman calls for the Batmobile and escapes. The police later investigate what Firefly was stealing, and Batman calls Yin and asks if she knows what he stole, but she's still working on it. Batman suggests if they know what he stole, maybe they'll know who he's working for. At an abandoned railway,Firefly goes to Mr. Freeze and gives him the item he stole. Firefly also tells him that he killed Batman, and Freeze asks if he saw the body, which Firefly didn't. Freeze angrily holds him and tells him that nothing must stop their plans to rule Gotham in snow. At the manor, Bruce and Alfred talk about an event that Bruce would soon host. Bruce then gets a Batwave alert about a break in at Wayne Industries. Freeze tries to steal liquid nitrogen, but Batman interferes. They fight, but Freeze wins when he drops blocks of ice on Batman. Freeze prepares to kill him.

Batman throws a Batarang at a liquid nitrogen canister, which temporarily freezes Freeze. Freeze breaks free and Batman breaks the ice, which drops Freeze to a lower level. However, Freeze escapes before Batman finds him. Back at the cave, Batman is wondering why Firefly and Freeze are working together. Alfred then reminds him that the police gala begins shortly. Bruce thinks of not showing up, and the iced roads would make a good excuse. But Alfred suggests it's not a good idea to raise suspicion of hundreds of police. Bruce accepts to show up. Freeze and Firefly meanwhile plan to change the workings of the structure that warms Gotham's buildings. At the gala, Rojas talks with Bruce about how Batman is a threat. Yin then takes Bruce to talk to him, and tells him she knows his secret...that he isn't just a playboy, and he actually cares. Meanwhile, Freeze plans to use his ray first at the gala, where the GCPD are at one spot. As Bruce is making a speech, the place freezes everyone. Bruce uses the Batwave before being frozen.

The Batwave emits a heat signature to the communicator and frees Bruce. Bruce uses a spotlight to try and thaw the police. He calls for the Batmobile and puts on the suit. Batman manages to locate Freeze and Firefly. The 2 plan next on freezing City Hall. Batman comes to stop them, and Firefly keeps him busy. Batman sees a reset button. He lures Firefly into attacking the ray, bringing it down. Freeze is angered and freezes Firefly. Before Batman activates the reset button for the heater, Freeze attacks him. Before he uses the finishing blow, Firefly shoots him. Batman activates the reset button, while Freeze and Firefly fight. Freeze defeats Firefly, and before he's able to attack Batman, the heat from one of the pipes exhaust him. Later outside the gala, Rojas sees Freeze and Firefly subdued, and thanks the cops,however, they admit they didn't do it. They spot Batman, and Rojas tells them to arrest him. However, they respond by clapping and admitting he's their hero.

## Cast/Characters

* Rino Romano as Bruce Wayne/Batman
* Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth
* Ming-Na as Detective Ellen Yin
* Jesse Corti as Chief Angel Rojas
* Jason Marsden as Firefly
* Clancy Brown as Mr. Freeze

## Events

- Aside from Rojas,the GCPD's view at Batman changes. They now view him as a hero.

## Trivia

* This episode uses the rare variation of the white bat-transition from *The Big Chill* at one scene
* This episode takes place in winter, which means post October, meaning that Bruce turned 27 sometime earlier.
	+ It's never stated if Freeze is the one who caused the winter, only that he plans to make Gotham's winter permanent, so it's safe to assume this weather is natural.
* It's never explained why Firefly teamed up with Freeze, however seeing that Freeze stole alot of money in his debut, that's probably what he enrolled for seeing that Firefly is a guy for hire.
* Batman's pose near the end could be a reference to a promotional image from **Batman TAS**.
* The title was spoken by Bruce Wayne/Batman after his first encounter with Mr. Freeze.
* This is one of the few times in the series in which guns were fired.
* In other sources the episode title is written as Fire and Ice.

## Errors

* There are 2 of the woman with red hair and gray dress at the gala.Two of the same woman.