Peacemaker Season 2 Finale to Resolve Major Viewer Grievance, Showrunner Gunn Confirms
Although audience feedback for Peacemaker the latest season has been largely favorable, with viewers and reviewers praising the acting and storyline—even if the major revelation in the seventh installment didn't come as a surprise—one critique has only grown stronger as the season continues: dwindling runtime lengths.
In recent weeks, audience members have expressed disappointment over the noticeably shorter episode lengths in season 2, and indeed, the installments have been getting shorter and shorter. The seventh episode, titled “Like a Keith in the Night,” lasted only 28 minutes (excluding the recap, opening credits, and end credits), making it the shortest episode so far.
Fans will be pleased to learn next week's episode is over 57 minutes long.
Peacemaker showrunner and DCU boss James Gunn posted on Threads, responding to a disappointed fan.
Although this is encouraging, it remains unclear what portion of the runtime will be actual new footage, uncluttered by opening and ending sequences, or recaps of previous events. However, should the finale contains all the previously mentioned non-essential content, that still leaves roughly three-quarters of an hour for the concluding episode, which is a big upgrade after episode 7.
Gunn previously hinted that the last episode would not only conclude Peacemaker but also provide clues towards the direction the greater DCU as a whole will be moving and serve as a prequel of sorts for the next Superman movie. Considering the brief appearance of Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor from the sixth installment, many are anticipating a exciting guest appearance to conclude the show.
Peacemaker's season conclusion, episode 8, is called "The Full Nelson," and we'll just have to wait to find out if fans' suspicions are confirmed.
