Batman: Arkham Knight - 10 Ways The Season Of Infamy Is A Mixed Bag
10. Mr Freeze's Narrative Conclusion Was Superb
Whilst this ending didn't necessarily make me eat my own words regarding my initial cynicism towards this final piece of story content, it certainly went some way in reminding me that Rocksteady can be competent in their story-telling ability. Freeze was teased as being an adversary to the Dark Knight in the marketing for the Season of Infamy, but I was absolutely relieved to see that rather than offer Victor a regressive character-arc, Rocksteady's writers built upon his narrative conclusion in Arkham City and elaborated on it in a manner that showed further character development as well as a remarkable emotional climax. Freeze's side-mission was fairly unremarkable gameplay-wise, but seeing Victor and Nora come to terms with her terminal illness was both gut-wrenching and innovative, and helped greatly in differentiating this particular batch of content from the lacklustre 'Arkham Episodes' that had come before it. Even if its subtlety had to be somewhat offset by a token Batmobile drone encounter, Freeze's narrative closure will forever remain as one of the brightest and most compelling moments of the Arkham trilogy yet.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
