Peacemaker (TV series)
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Peacemaker is an American superhero television series created by James Gunn for the streaming service Max (formerly known as HBO Max at the time), based on the DC comics character titular character. It is the first DC Extended Universe (DECU) television series and a spin-off of the 2021 film The Suicide Squad, it further explores on the jingoistic killer Christopher Smith/Peacemaker.
Plot
After recovering from the events he suffered from in The Suicide Squad (2021), Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (portrayed by John Cena) is forced to join with the mysterious A.R.G.U.S. black ops squad called "Project Butterfly". They are on a mission to identify and eliminate the parasitic-butterfly like creatures that are taking over human bodies around the world.
Why It's Called Peacemaker
- The concept of making a spin-off show about a minor character may not sound like a good idea on paper, but the results really paid off at the end of the day, which is another creative risk taken by James Gunn.
- Since the show is about a minor character, the show also focuses on DC's unpopular characters' and storylines, such as Peacemaker, and the White Dragon.
- Awesome cast, even if many of them aren't big actors/actresses:
- John Cena continues his role as Peacemaker, and he is even better now, as he explores more emotions and gets character development throughout the show.
- Danielle Brooks shows great chemistry as Leota Adebayo with Peacemaker in their friendship.
- Freddie Stoma shows a hilarious role as the Vigilante.
- Chukwudi Iwuji's role as Clemson Murn is great, with his voice acting of being cold blooded, but hot tempered at the same time.
- Jennifer Holland returns from The Suicide Squad, and she puts in a great role Thanks to her voice acting, action, and her old Gymnastic classes.
- Steve Agee also returns from The Suicide Squad, and he shows a great voice acting performance, and now his character is more fleshed out.
- Robert Patrick does a great job as Auggie Smith/the White Dragon
- The soundtrack is very well-done, with it making good use of metal music, such as "Do you wanna taste it?" (the theme song intro).
- Speaking of the intro, it is just awesome, it is so well-made, to the point that many viewers won't skip the intro, and to many viewers, James Gunn succeeded as you will find yourself watching it no matter what.
- It has great sense of humor, where it makes it where its similar to that of Johnny Bravo, but is more mature.
- The show also makes fun of superhero logic, specially the DC ones such as Batman not killing anyone.
- Not only that, but there are lots of connections to not just the DCEU, but to DC in general, even those who don’t know either will enjoy and understand them.
- Unlike most superhero shows and films, the end credits of the show aren't teasers to the next episode, but rather a funny delete scene.
- Lots of awesome characters, with some of then new, and some returning:
- Peacemaker gets lots of character development throughout the show, and he has a touching backstory; his bisexuality actually turns the feud with his father bigger.
- Leota Adebayo, Amanda Waller's daughter, who's secretly forced to spy on Peacemaker and A.R.G.U.S. agents, has good chemistry with Peacemaker in their friendship.
- Vigilante is a very great comic relief with some amazing action scenes by him, and he's also a good sidekick to Peacemaker.
- Clemson Murn, the leader of Project Butterfly, with a great plot twist on his identity.
- John Economos, while the character is used in the show for jokes about fat people, is great, as he shows that fat people aren't useless, and have feelings too, without encouraging people to stay fat, something rare in films/TV shows.
- August "Auggie" Smith / White Dragon may appear as a grumpy old man at first, but he's actually a white supremacist who hates his son.
- Eagly, Peacemaker's Eagle companion, is cute, but deadly as well.
- Goff, the leader of the butterfly aliens, can be terrifying.
- There are lots of sad moments, such as Peacemaker praying for forgiveness for killing his brother.
- Amanda Waller finally gets exposed to the public for her crimes, and the fact that her daughter does it makes it even more satisfying.
The Only Bad Quality
- Some of the sad scenes get ruined by jokes, even if the jokes are funny.
Trivia
- According to James Gunn, Batman and Cyborg were going to be in the Justice League cameo scene, but were asked to be removed, most likely due to upcoming projects.
- James Gunn wasn’t expecting any of the cast to appear at all due to the budget, however Ezra Miller and Jason Momoa agreed after knowing their role and found it funny.
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