This article contains spoilers for "Peacemaker" season 2, episode 1, "The Ties That Grind."

Following up on an acclaimed superhero show's first season is one thing, but "Peacemaker" season 2 also has to tackle a move to a new cinematic universe. "Peacemaker" season 1 stood on the outskirts of Zack Snyder's DC Extended Universe (DCEU), while season 2 takes the action to James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe (DCU). This means that Gunn had to find a way to both recapture the magic of the first season and connect the show to his grand vision.

Season 2 wastes no time. Immediately, its first episode, "The Ties That Grind," hoists the viewer into the DCU version of season 1's events by keeping everything else intact but replacing all traces of the DCEU's Justice League with the Justi

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