The Ties That Grind

When during the first minutes the most tired of all superhero cliches entered the frame - aka: *The Multiverse* - I honestly thought it was meant to be satire. That's how good the first season was: It just could not be anything else.

Turns out, so far this is more like the first season was an all-you-can-eat buffet, and now we get all the stuff that was left over and that nobody wanted. The three main characters are basically reset by ignoring everything the previous season set up and destroying their lives, and in one case, even the face, so for a few minutes I thought: Maybe *this* is also an alternative universe. I mean, Green Lantern looks like Uncle Fester with red hair, so it's possible, right?

But after witnessing the least sexy orgy I've ever seen I won't get my hopes up, this is probably it, the sad new reality of my personal surprise hit from three years ago.

The boss was busy writing version 29 of the least interesting man on the planet, and this was more of a side project, it seems. I'll gladly wait until all the other episodes are out to give this another go, but the wait is indeed over, I can gladly forget about it until then.

I loved the first episode. It is a great opener to season 2. Jhon Cena's acting skills have grown.

Miss the first season intro tho but this one is also good. I heard it will be emotional than the previous season and I can not wait to watch the next episode.

That specific scene was little unnecessary but ok.

I was all in for this episode. They had a funny beginning. They did a good job explaining things and incorporating James Gunns universe. It was funny but then they threw in the orgy scene. It just seemed very sloppy and it was a weird cut in. It threw me out of the story and they didn't explain it at all. It took me till the very end of the episode to get back into the story. The bar fight scene wasn't good either. Big bad guys drinking bud light?! Don't forget to say it and show the label. Loved the stuff with his dad and brother. That was great. Not a very good start but decent.

Episode 1 delivers all the over-the-top absurdity fans expect, but it also digs deeper into character and emotion showing the series has grown rather than just repeating itself.

Peacemaker season 2 complete the missing dots on what canon/non-canon with great performance from John Cena. It's enjoyable, funny, heartfelt, and brutal. 🔥

As fun as peacemaker s1 is, i felt like its comedy sometimes undermined the pacing and emotion. It seldom takes itself seriously then the emotional moments feel like tone shock. A rare issue for gunn considering how well he balances humor and heart in his work.

S2e1 is an improvement in every sense. Less jokes but every joke made me laugh.

Pacing is excellent whereas s1 was oft clunky with comedy. Hard hitting emotional scenes from the first episode. This episode sets the stage for a new level of explicit content and i love it.

My only real critique is harcourt. At this point she kinda still feels like the generic strong female character defined by mystery. I know you kinda have to take a while for these slow burn character arcs, and while i did like what they set up in this episode, she is one of the less interesting characters thus far. Time will tell if it's worth it.

Regardless, this was a joy to watch and im so ecstatic for the rest of season 2 and gunn's dcu as a whole.