A Whole New Whirled

To stay out of prison Peacemaker joins a newly set up team. After reconnecting with his political incorrect father and after some team bonding he faces a new threat head-on.

Writer/director James Gunn delivers an entertaining first episode (in the vein of his own Suicide Squad) which pulls no punches, even surpassing Ash vs Evil Dead, certainly in terms of nudity and foul language. It has a film feel and shot on location look which elevates the shenanigans. From the amusing 'previously on Peacemaker' recap and tone setting dance number opening credits, to the character group dynamics and the closing climatic fight, it's a whole new whirlwind of fun.

Debating more entertaining and unique than the first episodes of its Marvel counterparts. In keeping with the awkward character, it's off putting, rude and inappropriate, which isn't a bad thing. The humour is on point with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Muscle bound actor John Cena isn't shy to poke fun at himself or the character and appears to be having a blast making it, this comes through on screen. From the action to the wit and character moments, it's sharp, well staged, edited and executed. You can see the potential, there's plenty they can do with the character on his journey of betterment.

Perfectly cast, littered with dark comedy and entertaining cringeworthy moments, Gunn is able to thread in a bit of backstory with his dad and give the character a reason for why he is like he is. It's nicely paced, spending time with the secondary characters without moving on too fast to the next setup or gag.

Overall, it pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. The tone may take you left of field but Cena with Gunn's on the nose script delivers TV gold in this first episode, of course, that is, if tactless superhero vigilantes are your thing.

Well on the superhero front I think it's safe to say HBO MAX= 1, Disney Plus = 0 (save for Wandavision)

I'm amazed at the quality of this episode. Of course Jame Gunn is super talented but there is a low key aspect to the comedy and R rated elements that works perfectly, almost better than The Suicide Squad.

First of all the opening credits are amazing, unskippable. Then the balance between the character scenes and action sequences is spot on. Actual actions scenes, good CGI and WELL CHOREOGRAPHED fights : dear Marvel should take notes, yeah I'm looking at you, Hawkeye. The cast feels real and is immediately likable.

Of course, you have to like Gunn's tendency to saturate the screen with OTT overacting characters laughing at their own dirty awful jokes and his obsession with ironic soundtracks, but when it works it really does. The humor has actually room to breath and feels like conversations thanks to the format. In his movies the jokes are so hysterical they can feel like advert lines. And finally the cherry on the cake is the greatness of John Cena who is basically a cartoon Schwarzenegger.

Plus I just rewatched all the available episodes and there is a very clever caterpillar scene that foreshadows the main storyline... Well done DC. Well done.

Through out time, history is littered with stories and tales of mankind's achievements. We have harnessed fire and the wheel. We have created great works of art and terrible acts of war. The magnitude of our achievements have spanned from the Colossus of Rhodes, the Library of Alexandria, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to modern technological miracles like putting a man on the moon and the Internet. As awe inspiring and soul touching as all of these events have been each and every one now pales in comparison to what has been revealed to the world today. I speak to everyone of the peak of human achievement, the ultimate fulfillment of that desire to satisfy the need deep inside us all, and finally an answer as to why this vast and wonderous Universe exists. Today we have reached the pinnacle of human existence that is the opening credits song and dance sequence from Peacemaker. There is no where left to go. There are no more mountains to climb. The rest of eternity is a slow decent down from this Everest and we all will shine out for the better having known that this exists.

Everything about this was just great. Besides the great production and acting it's just so sarcastically obnoxious and a crazy ride from the first minute to the last. Wow.

This is a lot better than I expected, it's hilarious and actually has good action for a TV show, it actually still feels like The Suicide Squad. My only gripes is the eagle CGI is meh, some jokes don't land, and they try to make you care about peacemaker but it's not compelling enough yet for me to forget how he was basically a terrible person in The Suicide Squad; but maybe that will change in future episodes.