Not Even Tim Meadows Can Save a Tire-Spinning 'Peacemaker'

Not Even Tim Meadows Can Save a Tire-Spinning 'Peacemaker'

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After last week’s episode gave us Peacemaker ’s first full voyage into the seemingly “best dimension ever” — and all the dark theories contained within — Episode 4, “Need I Say Door,” contents itself with moving a few pieces around while letting Judomaster (Nhut Le) and Red St. Wild (Michael Rooker) cut loose. Like Eagly’s diet, the episode is empty calories. A nice snack, but not a meal.

The episode does solve one mystery though: How did Auggie Smith (Robert Patrick) get his hands on the Quantum Unfolding Chamber? The cold open finally reveals that origin story, and naturally, it’s a brutal tale of child abuse and murder. While hunting with his young boys, Auggie fires at what he thinks is an ani