[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 6, “Ignorance Is Chris.”]
Peacemaker Season 2 delivered its largest cameo but as Episode 6, “Ignorance Is Chris,” made manner for the inclusion of a serious Superman character.
As followers have seen this season, fairly a number of characters from the blockbuster movie cameo onscreen in Peacemaker, which creator James Gunn advised TV Insider, “It’s a continuation of Superman, nevertheless it’s additionally for adults.” A retcon second from Season 1’s finale changed the previous Snyderverse Justice League with Gunn’s Justice Gang, which included Inexperienced Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), and Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi) alongside new Superman, David Corenswet, and Supergirl, Milly Alcock.
And each Inexperienced Lantern and Hawk Lady appeared alongside billionaire funder Maxwell Lord (Sean Gunn) in Peacemaker‘s Season 2 premiere as Peacemaker (John Cena) auditioned for the Justice Gang. However Episode 6 made manner for probably the most main and secretive of cameos with Nicholas Hoult as Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) paid a go to to the villainous Lex Luthor at Belle Reve Jail.
Within the scene, Rick requested Lex for his assist to trace down Peacemaker and defined the issues round dimensional rifts. Lex was relatively sarcastic in his reception of the overall as he greeted him, “Common Flag, what an sudden delight. Final time I noticed you, you have been denying that metahumans have been a menace. And now it appears they’re taking up the world.”
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As followers might recall, plenty of Lex’s actions in Superman revolved round outlawing metahuman exercise and othering them in society, due partially due to his hatred in direction of his least favourite metahuman, Superman. In keeping with Lex’s phrases, he’d been sentenced to 265 years in jail, and Rick provided to have him transferred someplace with out metahumans if he assisted in finding Peacemaker.
“Being goofy isn’t any menace,” Lex argued when he discovered that Peacemaker was merely a human vigilante with out superior talents. However Rick pushed for the data and provided a mutually helpful prospect, as he described this help as “a possibility for redemption.”
In the end, Lex cooperated offscreen, however when Rick returned to the ready space of the jail, he revealed to Sasha (Sol Rodriguez) that they’re now working with Lex Luthor. What that entails is for viewers to uncover as Season 2 continues to unfold.
Within the meantime, the fan concept that Peacemaker’s alternate dimension was an all-white world devoid of variety was confirmed correct in Episode 6’s remaining moments as Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) tried to take a stroll across the neighborhood after she and Economos (Steve Agee) cleaned up round Peacemaker’s residence. The final minutes of the episode noticed her surrounded by varied neighbors as they ran towards her, and he or she, in flip, ran for her life.
At A.R.G.U.S., Peacemaker, and the common dimension’s Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) uncovered the reality in regards to the world because the American flag on somebody’s desk unfurled, revealing a swastika as an alternative of stars. What’s going to occur subsequent? Tune in subsequent week to seek out out, and tell us what you considered these surprising reveals within the feedback part.
Peacemaker, Season 2, Thursdays, 9/8c, HBO Max