PEACEMAKER RETURNS

At first I was confused (if not curious to a fault) about WB/DC/HBO Max's Peacemaker, whether it be Season 1 or now Season 2, considering that the Snyderverse came to "die," and how one cinematic/television segment might then usher the next (and should it?), but is any universe truly meant to be dead in DC's multi-layered scheme? Of course not.

What we have now is a subtle, atmospheric hybrid that continues to drag bits of Zack Snyder's remnants into fresh turf, allowing torch-carrier James Gunn to grant John Cena's bullet-headed, daddy-issue protagonist, Christopher Smith, the chance to enter The Twilight Zone and all the reflective, doppelganger patches it serves. That means our main man moves from his introductory, Suicide Squad-sprung base, but with new characters (e.g. Rick Flagg Sr.) on board, as old buddies and foes still hold their own (e.g. temperamental Emilia Harcourt who takes more shit than she deserves and disagreeable Auggie Smith, whose living memory stirs more than Chris may want or can handle).  

There's a point when Nathan Fillion's Guy Garnder, the controversial Green Lantern, returns, partnered with Hawkgirl and Maxwell Lord. Interesting, but where might it go? Where, in particular, might the promised Lantern series head, based on this tease? 

For the sake of Peacemaker #2's premiere (the first of eight episodes), we see Smith's progression deepening, with dimensional doorways presented, but does that mean the awkwardness will subside once a new track is entrenched? One thing appears possible, if  not probable: The Peacemaker is more inclined to seize the bull by the horns along an alternate avenue and will no longer be just as wannabe champion (i.e. a misunderstood underdog who means well), but a real, all-around, all-American hero. And why not? He certainly has his heart in the right place, but in Gunn's ambivalent plan, will that be enough? 

Even though the opening episode insinuates a clear-cut intent (unless I saw only what I wished to see), there's still much more to discover, contemplate and be surprised by, or so I'm deducing. 

I'll report back in October after it's over, or will it be over? Hmmm. In the sneaky sector of modern, parallel DC, foreseeing any trajectory is never a given.