The Ties That Grind

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 had to turn it off at this point. It was so bad. I absolutely loved the first season, so I will try again with this one. But man, that was painfully bad.

You could tell the script wasn't fully fleshed out yet, and Cena and Holland were just improving because neither one was acting naturally or responding normally.

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.

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.

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.