{"id":2051963,"date":"2025-09-26T15:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2051963"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:14:22","slug":"peacemaker-reveals-a-big-cringey-twist-that-will-help-fuel-more-real-world-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/peacemaker-reveals-a-big-cringey-twist-that-will-help-fuel-more-real-world-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacemaker Reveals A Big, Cringey Twist That Will Help Fuel More Real-World Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When I reviewed the first episode of <em>Peacemaker\u2019s<\/em> second season, I voiced concerns that the setup was based around exploring a multiverse, one of the most worn-out, overused tropes in the world of superheroes. That was disappointing since if writer and director James Gunn is usually anything, it\u2019s unique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, in its sixth episode, <em>Peacemaker<\/em> season two has revealed its big twist in an episode called \u201cIgnorance Is Chris.\u201d That twist is literally the only thing in the world more <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/everything-hollywood-makes-now-christian-162451315.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:hackey and worn out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">hackey and worn out<\/a> than multiverses: Nazis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Peacemaker discovers he\u2019s in Nazi America<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yes, <em>Peacemaker<\/em> season 2 isn\u2019t just taking place in a multiverse; it\u2019s taking place in a Nazi multiverse. That\u2019s like having a cop just days away from retirement become the chosen one. Or having the final girl survive in your horror movie, only to realize she\u2019s been a ghost the whole time. Only this is much, much worse than either of those.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If there\u2019s anything more cringe in 2025 than a Nazi multiverse, I can\u2019t think of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s actually an even bigger problem for the show than resorting to a hackneyed Nazi plot. It\u2019s also doing a weak job of making Nazi rule seem like a bad thing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Everything\u2019s nicer in Nazi-land\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"895\" height=\"503\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qJnV_Ajm3HGkDPQoYQCcPg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/a3f3df7edd97cfa8a2e3f951b5a863b7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Everything\u2019s nicer in Nazi-land<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sure, we\u2019ve found out that this Nazi world hates black people. And that\u2019s terrible. But\u2026 literally everything else in the Nazi multiverse Peacemaker discovers is seemingly perfect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The streets are park-like and clean. Heroes easily solve any and all crimes. Everyone is super nice to each other. Kids ride bikes, and people live happy, healthy, fulfilling lives. That\u2019s why Peacemaker goes there in the first place, because it\u2019s obviously a much nicer universe to live in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/james-gunn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Gunn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">James Gunn<\/a> trying to say that all our problems could be solved if we went full white power and kicked all the people of color out of our country? I assume this result is an accident. Maybe there\u2019s more to it that we\u2019ll uncover, but so far it\u2019s not exactly an indictment of what the world would look like if it were run by Nazis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Peacemaker Already Being Used To Dehumanize Conservatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This Peacemaker Nazi-verse plot is already ruining the real world. Only a couple of hours after the episode\u2019s debut, people are using it to amp up <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/south-park-dehumanize.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:dehumanizing rhetoric;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">dehumanizing rhetoric<\/a> and push lunatics towards more real-life political violence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Peacemaker to dehumanize political opponents.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"591\" height=\"744\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BkEjfVbVnkFEjJeib4O.jg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/26aca6826a97b59a57d3ec82447ca3d6\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Peacemaker to dehumanize political opponents.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you frame all your political opponents as Nazis, it becomes justifiable to kill them. That framing has become so pervasive that in the last two weeks it resulted in the murder of political commentator Charlie Kirk and an attack on an ICE facility in Texas, which killed one and wounded two others. Now here\u2019s Peacemaker, to add even more fuel to the America is run by Nazis rhetoric and probably get more people killed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Another extremist using Peacemaker to dehumanize political opponents.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"591\" height=\"429\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YDAkXrxaktdxG4RBXP.nqw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5NztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/246c84e2f1de61b374bcb258bc1f8606\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Another extremist using Peacemaker to dehumanize political opponents.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s what Gunn intended, but he should have been responsible enough and aware enough to realize that framing America as a Nazi state, even in an alternate universe, would just be used by people screaming Nazi at conservatives as a way to dehumanize them and justify more killing. And that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Lex Luthor Appears In A Cameo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Luckily, despite basing the entire season on not one, but two boring, hackey, completely worn out premises, James Gunn is so good at writing these characters that the show has remained interesting. He\u2019s great at dropping characters into situations, even incredibly cliche ones, and eliciting interesting reactions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It helps that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/john-cena\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Cena;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">John Cena<\/a> is the show\u2019s lead. He\u2019s one of the most interesting actors in Hollywood, underrated due to his wrestling background and cartoonishly sized muscles. He carries the show effortlessly, and any time he\u2019s on screen, Peacemaker soars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor on &lt;em&gt;Peacemaker&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"896\" height=\"502\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2yIqeJwM23F3aNpthqtp9w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/7cc644f03ebfbf7288a8c928b938a446\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor on <em>Peacemaker<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicholas Hoult also appeared in this episode to reprise the role of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/lex-luthor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lex Luthor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Lex Luthor<\/a>. When last we saw him, it was in the <em>Superman<\/em> movie this summer, being defeated by the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/man-of-steel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Man of Steel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Man of Steel<\/a>. In the episode, Luthor is visited in prison and pumped for information on the multiverse doorway owned by Peacemaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hoult\u2019s appearance was little more than a cameo and not important, because the real point of \u201cIgnorance Is Chris\u201d was to reveal the season\u2019s big, cringey Nazi twist. The cringey twist that will now get real people killed. It\u2019s hard to care about a Lex Luthor cameo in that context. Congratulations <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">DC<\/a>. Now, you\u2019ve attached your Nazi cringe to Superman, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I reviewed the first episode of Peacemaker\u2019s second season, I voiced concerns that the setup was based around exploring a multiverse, one of the most worn-out, overused tropes in the world of superheroes. That was disappointing since if writer and director James Gunn is usually anything, it\u2019s unique. 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