PEACEMAKER SEASON 2 Episode 1 REACTION!! Breakdown & Review | James Gunn DCU | John Cena

JUSTICE GANG (MAXWELL LORD, GREEN LANTERN, HAWKGIRL) CAMEO!! Peacemaker Full Episode Reaction Watch Along https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Grab Our NEW Peacemaker Inspired Tee https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ - Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order On the heels of James Gunn & DC Studios releasing Superman on VOD, Greg & John are BACK & joined by Roxy Striar to give their Peacemaker Season 2 Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review! Get ready as the ever-unhinged Peacemaker returns in an explosive Season 2 opener—“The Ties That Grind”—premiering August 21, 2025, on HBO Max. Written by James Gunn, this episode throws our trigger-happy antihero, Chris Smith / Peacemaker (John Cena, WWE Legend, The Suicide Squad), into a multiverse-spanning conundrum where reality lines blur & loyalties shift. Joining Cena’s flawed heroism are returning 11th Street Kids: Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black) as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) as the psychotic Vigilante, Jennifer Holland (Harley Quinn) as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) as Economos, and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) as Peacemaker’s morally deranged father, Auggie “White Dragon” Smith. New faces shake things up too: Frank Grillo (The Purge: Anarchy, Creature Commandos) clocks in as Rick Flag Sr.—gunning for Peacemaker over his son's death—while Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live) brings a uniquely quirky & hilarious presence as ARGUS agent Fleury. Key scene highlights include Peacemaker’s unsettling taste of the multiverse—featuring a hyper-idealized alternate reality—and the hysterical cameo drops from forthcoming DCU heroes like Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Maxwell Lord, tying into the new "Gods and Monsters" DCU theme... #Peacemaker #PeacemakerS2 #PeacemakerSeason2 #JohnCena #JamesGunn #DCU #DCUniverse #FrankGrillo #ARGUS #AntiHero #SuperheroTV #DCSeries #HBOmax #ActionComedy #GregAlba #RoxyStriar #JohnHumphrey Peacemaker Season 1 Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw-2QJurJ7oEnZt3okakmPgt Superman (2025) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/BjIqmecreAM Meeting JAMES GUNN - DCU Interview: https://youtu.be/eMeWKHc0cyY Severance Season 1, Episodes 1 -3 Reaction: https://youtu.be/o8g87tzO_ro Alien: Earth Episode 3 Reaction: https://youtu.be/yeqAfwC3hfQ Dexter Season 3, Episodes 1 & 2 Reaction: https://youtu.be/Duv5qP_z9mk Follow Roxy Striar: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxystriar 0:00 Checking In! Peacemaker Reaction HUEL Peacemaker Season 2 Reaction Peacemaker Season 2 Review Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RR Clips & Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRejectsClips Follow TheReelRejects On The Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Supervising Producer: https://twitter.com/nerdchronic?lang=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow & Listen to Us Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!! - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XHMwbveiznxSOGxN9XT0M - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc3Rhci13YXJzLXRhbGs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reel-rejects-tv-movie-recaps/id1616339990 - Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Apocalypse-Podcast/B08JJP58FG Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG On INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba PLAYLISTS: Trailer Reactions & Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw9ZsLdoAQFpx38s2hhyFgDe Movie Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw-comtadVs8b9JsZEWHUyr8 Movie Talk (News, Spoiler Reviews, & Film Rumors!!!): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw8fPQ-21NVSb2IOwIiHbVt8 Youtube Video Reactions & Discussions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw_qwcPsN_vOxXC6IVzrOQYG Sketches & Short Films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw_zWuTRfBOUP3aYyIYRzc2y