DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn named Peacemaker ‘s season two finale “Full Nelson ” for the craziest possible reason: He recruited the actual band Nelson — ultra-blonde twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who reigned over MTV in 1990 with the Number One hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection” — to perform onscreen during the episode’s emotional peak.

First, we see Eighties-metal connoisseur Christopher Smith, a.k.a. Peacemaker (John Cena), pull Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) onto a party boat when he sees that Nelson are set to play, declaring them “the most underrated ever.” As the will-they-or-won’t-they couple finally share a drunken kiss, the sons of early-Sixties rock idol Ricky Nelson are onstage performing the deepest of deep cuts: the genuinely excell

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