Two very good episodes back to back honestly because episode 5 titled "Back to the Suture" threw so many curveballs at us that I need to watch it again just to catch all the details, there is a lot of things that are starting to match the Superman movie, I think thats where Peacemaker is heading but the question is, will he be going back and forward because at least Leota and Adrian are going after him, not sure about ARGUS yet. The episode starts with this funeral flashback showing Rick Flag Junior getting buried three years ago, which happens right around the time Superman came out to the public if Im not mistaken and you can already feel the emotional weight building up as Rick Flag Senior tries to get information from Harcourt about who killed his son. The whole setup at Cooperburg Park where they try to capture Peacemaker was tense as hell and hilarious as fuck, watching him use random people and dogs as human shields while trying to reach Harcourt on that bench and the way John Cena moves through that crowd like a giant trying to be sneaky was both funny and kinda impressive because in fact it did work, Judomaster coudnt take the shot and still when he did hit the agent. Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Senior brings this raw energy to the role, out of all feels more like the movie start action guy idk but there is also the fact that you can feel his pain and anger in every scene, he is not acting goofy as others might, specially when he finally gets his hands on Peacemaker and starts beating the crap out of him in that interrogation room.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/
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I know Im going to say its all green grass from here but seeing Peacemaker finally confront the truth about his relationship with Harcourt that did the trick for him to decide moving into a universe where he can be happy with Harcourt but Leota did try to explain him thats not going to solve anything, its a big risk because the poor guy walked into that trap knowing it was a setup just to find out if she had any feelings for him and watching her tell him straight up that there is zero chance for them was brutal to watch aside from knock him out. The whole toxic relationship between this too has been building up all season and you could see his heart break when she said Rick Flag Junior was her only friend and how could she possibly be with the guy who killed him, which makes total sense from her perspective but still hits hard. Then we get this crazy reveal that Sasha Bordeaux is a cyborg with these glowing mechanical parts in her eye and the way they show her targeting system was like something straight out of Terminator so it felt over the top and ridiculous but thats one of the targets of this series so dont take it wrong, although it does add more complexity to her character that I wasnt expecting at all so what could she be able to do in the future with this skills, Im not a comic guy but this is exactly what comics do, let free your imagination. The way Harcourt tackles Peacemaker to save his life from Sashas kill shot shows that despite everything she says, she still cares about him deep down at least as a friend, I feel its more than a friend but she is putting her career first, even if she cant admit it to herself or to him.
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The absolute best part of this entire episode was Eagly going full super eagle mode and revealing himself as the PRIME EAGLE!!!, because up until now we thought it was just a running gag about his pet being special but turns out the little guy has legitimate superpowers, he can even gang on the Mf Snt Wild, when he tries to poison Eagly with that rat and then pulls out this massive punt gun to shoot him down, I really thought they were gonna kill off the bird just to mess with Peacemaker, they have him after all so why kill Eagly??, but instead we get this incredible scene where Eagly commands a whole flock of eagles to tear the guy apart. The way they show Eaglys eyes glowing purple and him manifesting that blue fire while the other eagles swarm Red Saint Wild was awesome, like this cute little pet bird just turned into this Alpha Eagle. It would be interesting if during other series he start getting into missions or even show up on some movies because it been all CGI they can go nuts with Eagly and dont need much of an actor or at least some animatronics, idk its just me running my imagination wild again, which makes me wonder what other abilities he has hidden and how this ties into the bigger DCU mythology.
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The ending sequence where Peacemaker decides to leave for the alternate universe permanently I saw it coming from a mile away because I expected him to go back and forth a few more times before making that choice, but after Harcourt shuts him down completely that was my confirmation, he just packs up and leaves them a goodbye note, he aleready knows what is on the other side, his brother, father, a Harcourt version that loves him but he was the piece of sht who cheat on her and stuff, well the Peacemaker that Chris killed. Watching Adebayo read that letter while Peacemaker is already flying around with jetpacks fighting kaiju alongside his dad and brother was very cool because this is exactly what I have been asking for years for movies to connect with TV series and go back and forward but idk why it took so long for this to happen, its like the 2020s is when all those ideas finally got green light, idk if it was COVID or what that made big companies realize how much content they were just not producing and yes this kind of connection will fuck up LORE that already exist. Vigilante crying because Peacemaker basically ditched him without even saying goodbye properly that felt sad because the guy really care for him so this also shows how selfish Chris is too but its just human nature been like that, some more than others, specially with heated head. The fact that the kaiju they fight is the exact same one from the Superman movie but in this alternate dimension the Top Trio defeats it instead of Superman and the Justice Gang had me thiking how all this going to play out but then Judomaster follows him through the portal at the last second, which is gonna be interesting because if Im not mistaken it was mention this alternate dimension seems to have only white people in it, so an Asian guy showing up is probably gonna cause some problems.
This episode really delivered everywhere you watch with great action sequences, emotional character moments and enough mystery setup to keep me excited for whats coming next, Im so so glad decided to jump into Peacemaker even when Im just starting to watch Season 1 ocationally on my way home on the subway. The way the series balance the humor with the serious emotional side works perfectly, dont get it wrong its still a very over the top exagerated superhero comedy, from Vigilante talking about manta ray facts to Peacemaker getting the shit beaten out of him by Rick Flag Senior and every actor brings something special to their characters, you can tell what are each limitations, now that I think about it this series has a fkn ton of characters to spread the plot but never feels running thin. Im giving this episode a solid 8 out of 10 because it moves the story forward with context and meaningful way while setting up what should be an insane final three episodes and the connection to the Superman movie through that kaiju fight shows how everything in the DCU is starting to come together.
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