'Peacemaker' Season 2 Episode 1 Ending Explained: James Gunn Expands On That Shocking Twist
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The first episode of Peacemaker Season 2 culminates with Chris Smith returning to the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, engaging in a brutal fight with his doppelganger and killing his alternate self to survive. The alternate Peacemaker in that reality had been more successful and better liked, raising the question of whether Chris will replace him and what consequences that replacement will bring. The episode's single twist establishes the season's premise and creates major implications for future events across the DC Universe. The season frames its deepest, darkest themes around personal choice and identity, drawing inspiration from literary sources rather than directly from comic books.
At the end of the first episode of Peacemaker Season 2, the unthinkable happens. After delving into a very personal multiverse story, the newly rebooted second season of the DCU series takes a very surprising turn. This single twist sets up everything that comes next in the series, and clearly, has big implications for the rest of the DC Universe.
After learning of a reality in which both his father and brother are alive, Chris Smith (John Cena) returns to the Quantum Unfolding Chamber only to find his doppelganger is not happy he's hanging around. A massive fight ensues, which leads both Peacemakers back to brawl in and around the various doorways within the chamber. Nobody from other dimensions comes out, but our Peacemaker does, in an effort to save his own life, murder his other self.
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