I’m Convinced The DCU Just Set-Up The Darkest Twist In 5 Decades of DC Releases

Despite being a follow-up to Superman, which travels around the world, Peacemaker is keeping things pretty lowkey. The 11th Street Kids are trying to work out their problems at home, and it isn’t going very well. Leota Adebayo’s relationship and career are falling apart; Emilia Harcourt can’t get a job after being blacklisted by Amanda Waller; John Economos is being forced to spy on his friends; and Christopher Smith can’t get the Justice Gang or Harcourt to take him seriously. The losses are mounting, so the group decides to run from the pain by doing what they do best: partying.

A rager on Harcourt’s roof leads to a lot of fun, including Adrian Chase having a beer shower while in his underwear. Chris doesn’t stick around for the aftermath of that, though, because Harcourt pushes away from him once again, playing into his fears that he’s no good to anyone. With nowhere else to turn, Peacemaker travels through the pocket universe in his dad’s house and arrives in a new reality. While everything seems great at first, cracks are starting to show that may reveal that he’s currently roaming around an infamous DC location.

Something Fishy Is Going on in Peacemaker’s New Home

Killing the Peacemaker from an alternate reality allows Chris to assume his identity when times get tough. The new locale offers him everything he doesn’t have back home, including a loving family and a girlfriend. By looking at his doppelganger’s phone, Chris learns that he used to be in a relationship with Harcourt, who is now dating another guy. The opportunity is too much for Chris to pass up, so he reaches out to Harcourt and sets up a meeting. After an awkward interaction with Rick Flag, the two lovebirds head to a park to catch up. However, their reunion gets cut short when a group of terrorists sets off explosives and threatens to blow up an entire city block.

The Sons of Liberty’s motivations are unclear because A.R.G.U.S. and local law enforcement aren’t being specific about their previous attacks. All that’s clear is that the group is looking to make a statement against an oppressive government. Peacemaker doesn’t give the troublemakers a chance to explain themselves, but he probably should have because things aren’t adding up in this seemingly perfect universe. For one, Auggie Smith and his sons are at the top of the hero food chain despite not having powers. There is also some strange imagery that suggests the end of a certain war may be different from the one Chris remembers back home. If that’s the case, there’s a chance that Peacemaker is in the DCU’s version of Earth-X.

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Earth-X Could Be Coming to Live-Action Once Again

To keep readers on their toes, DC Comics enjoys introducing alternate universes that upend continuity. In the 1970s, Len Wein and Dick Dillin created Earth-X, a reality where the Nazis won World War II and took control of the planet. Heroes from other Earths, including members of the Justice Society of America, traveled to the oppressed planet to aid the freedom fighters. Before long, it came to light that a computer had taken control of Earth-X and replaced the Nazi leadership. That angle feels like a stretch for Peacemaker, but there’s another version of Earth-X that it can pull from.

The Arrowverse always went big with its crossovers, including adapting a version of the Earth-X story. In the “Crisis on Earth-X” event, Nazi versions of The CW’s most popular heroes travel to Earth-1 and ruin Barry Allen and Iris West’s wedding to capture Supergirl. They want her heart to replace the one inside Overgirl, who’s about to die. That deal doesn’t work for Oliver Queen and Co., so they fight back and defeat their evil doppelgangers. If Peacemaker really took down an even worse version of himself, he’s well on his way to liberating his new home. He may want to watch out for a Nazi version of Superman, though.

Peacemaker Season 2 is streaming on HBO Max.

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