The Ties That Grind

The ending was a great hook and there were some good emotional beats, but a lot of the jokes felt forced or fell flat, which is a shame because most of the jokes in Superman hit. Harcourt's character had some goofy lines that were supposed to be hardcore or something, I wasn't a big fan. Didn't like the opening dance number as much either. It worked better with a goofier song. There is potential for better episodes down the road though.

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.

They made tweaks and fixes but honestly it didn't feel like much really changed. One thing that bothered me was how forced some of the jokes felt, like they were just thrown in rather than flowing naturally. Still I'm excited to see where things go next and curious about what new characters might show up.

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.

I love that the DCU is hitting the ground running. I loved the new Superman, and am really looking forward to the rest of Peacemaker S2. It's off to a good start, but episode 1 is not an episode you'd want to watch with family. At least during one scene. I don't know how people will respond to the opening credits of the show this season. Season 1's opening credits were very well liked, and was better than S2's opening, in my opinion.

The entertainment sources that were sent an advanced copy of season 2, didn't get the last 3 episodes. Gunn said it was, at the moment, some of the best work he's done. Plus with how easily things get leaked, keeping the last 3 episodes a secret, is the best way Gunn felt he could keep it under wraps, until they air.

Also, with the trash talk about 30 Seconds to Mars in this episode, I'm guessing James Gunn will not be having Jared Leto reprise his role as the Joker. Hah!