"Rats Like Cheese" finds the Dynamic Duo being thawed out at Gotham General Hospital, with a wink to Ben Casey in that the doctor on the case is named Vince (as in Edwards). Another diamond snatched by Mister Freeze (George Sanders) is baseball pitcher Paul Diamante (Robert Hogan), the bait to entice Batman into a one on one at the secret location of Doctor Shivel. Here we get an interesting study in contrasts, allowing Sanders to really act outside the full length costume he wore throughout most of chapter one, toying with the Caped Crusaders (with Robin disobeying Batman by tagging along behind) while keeping a safe distance with his temperature controlling device. Sanders seems to get better toward the end, overcoming the annoying accent and mustering sympathy for his predicament, having to exist at a steady 50 degrees below zero. Were it not for a disappointingly ordinary Batfight this could have been a classic rather than just a very good entry. Max Hodge was the writer who scripted this two parter, plus the next Freeze, "Green Ice"/"Deep Freeze," this time impersonated by director Otto Preminger, who at least had a genuine Teutonic accent. George Sanders lived another six years, his debilitating health leading him to take his own life at age 65, nearly all of his remaining film work overseas, rendering him unavailable for further television roles in Hollywood.