At last, after 3 and a half years of waiting, Peacemaker (2022) is back. Meanwhile the entire DC universe has been rebooted again, James Gunn has become the boss of the studio and Superman has become nice again. After a first season which was successful enough to protect them from the change of universe, Peacemaker and his clan return after several years in the series, carried by James Gunn who comes out of his usual film to try a new challenge.
It is clear that the director of the Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) is getting out of his comfort zone here by creating a series, a domain he did not master quite as well as his movies. Indeed, although his talent and personal style is undeniable his greatest strength and is very much present in the series, the storytelling leaves something to be desired. Indeed because of the big time gap between the two seasons, the showrunner uses shortcuts to make the story easier to set up. For instance the romantic relationship between Peacemaker and Emilia, it represents a major plot across the season, even though this relation didn’t exist at all during the first season.
But if everybody’s gonna remember this season, it is definitely for the mind blowing plot twist of episode 6
But if everybody’s going to remember this season, it is definitely for the mind blowing plot twist of episode 6. SPOILER ALERT: what seemed like the best world in the multiverse, actually turns out to be Nazi worshipping. A jaw-dropping revelation that is as funny as shocking, given that Peacemaker called it “heaven”.
Beside this unprecedented plot twist, the casting welcomes some new faces like Tim Meadows and even feature actors from previous DC projects that are reprising their roles. Nicholas Hoult, Lex Luthor himself, offers the fan a surprise cameo. Unlike Rick Flag who enjoys a recurring role during the season, after being a main character in the animated series Creature Commandos back in December 2024.
As dawn breaks on a new DC Universe, Peacemaker stands as a pillar of comic book TV shows and a pioneer of James Gunn's new universe. Only time will tell if, in a distant future, we're gonna see him fighting again alongside Superman and Batman.