So much has happened to the DC Universe since Peacemaker was last on HBO Max. In the time since, James Gunn rose to become overlord of all of DC Studios. A terrible Flash movie here, an acclaimed Superman reboot there. Peacemaker returns when the DCU has been born anew—and quite fittingly, Christopher Smith ( John Cena , reliably excellent) feels cast out in this universe. So it stands to reason he'll go somewhere where he's actually appreciated. Wouldn't you?

At last, Peacemaker returned to HBO Max this Thursday night with the season's first episode, "The Ties That Grind." Picking up where season 1 left off (sort of—we'll get into that in just a bit), the dust of Superman is still settling when Chris Smith is awoken in the middle of the night by an antsy, eager-to-fly Ea

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