Peacemaker Season 2 Is Still Very Much A Sequel To James Gunn's The Suicide Squad

This article contains spoilers up through to "Peacemaker" season 2, episode 4, "Need I Say Door."

The concept of an ongoing multi-franchise film series — what we've come to refer to as a "cinematic universe" — is still relatively in its infancy. Despite the decade-and-change existence of things like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Conjuring Universe, there is still a lot of experimentation and wiggle room as to how each property chooses to handle its growing continuity. The longest running franchises, such as the James Bond movies, the "Halloween" films and others, have tended to choose a moment to break continuity with the past, presenting certain new installments as starting points, whether through the means of a remake or a reboot. This can be the quickest and cleanest way of s