A Cut ‘Peacemaker’ Reunion Could Redeem The DCU’s Latest Fumble

A Cut ‘Peacemaker’ Reunion Could Redeem The DCU’s Latest Fumble

HBO MaxA universe ruled by Nazis running parallel to our own would be a huge revelation for any story, and the latest season of Peacemaker tries to give that twist the gravity it warrants. Series creator James Gunn worked hard to preserve that surprise for the latter half of Season 2, leaving three episodes to explore the similarities and differences in this other Earth. In interviews and on the Peacemaker podcast, Gunn is calling this “Earth-2,…

'Superman' Director James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' Plot Shows Racist America with Jesus-Loving Nazis

"Superman" director James Gunn's HBO series, "Peacemaker," is being ripped for its tone-deaf themes portraying an America run by Nazis.

James Gunn Weighs in on Controversial Peacemaker Character

This post contains spoilers for Peacemaker season 2 episode 7. Earth-X Auggie Smith (Robert Patrick) isn’t a Nazi. That surprising twist came late in the penultimate episode of Peacemaker‘s second season, in which Chris Smith has to reckon with the fact that the alternate reality Earth-X may be a place where his beloved father and brother still live, and where he’s considered a hero and he can have a relationship with Harcourt, but it’s also a w…