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.

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.

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 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!