{"id":2081036,"date":"2025-10-10T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2081036"},"modified":"2025-10-10T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:09:22","slug":"what-happens-to-chris-smith-in-the-peacemaker-season-2-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-happens-to-chris-smith-in-the-peacemaker-season-2-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens to Chris Smith in the PEACEMAKER Season 2 Finale?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">.cls-2{fill:#9d342c}<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The second season (perhaps series) finale of <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/shows\/peacemaker-2022\/a939d96b-7ffb-4481-96f6-472838d104ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacemaker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Peacemaker<\/a><\/em> ended on quite a cliffhanger for our titular hero. Although the episode was extra long, running for an hour, it left some major dangling threads. Not just for the DCU in general, but for the character of Christopher Smith (John Cena). A cliffhanger that sees him kidnapped by Rick Flag\u2019s ARGUS agents, thrown into another dimension all alone, with no way home. By the end of the season, Flag has his revenge for the death of his son at Peacemaker\u2019s hands in <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>. He leaves Chris stranded with nothing but the clothes on his back, on a hostile planet in another dimension.<\/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><em>HBO Max\/DC Studios <\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most of the episode deals with the fallout of Peacemaker\u2019s escape from the Nazi-ruled alternate Earth, which we\u2019ll <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/is-peacemaker-hinting-at-dc-comics-darkest-universe-dcu-darkseid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:call Earth X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">call Earth X<\/a>. He blames himself for the death of his alternate father Auggie, and his brother Keith\u2019s near-death at the hands of both Eagly and Harcourt (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/jennifer-holland-interview-peacemaker-season-2-emilia-harcourt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Holland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Holland<\/a>). After getting bailed out of jail by his friends, Chris tries to do the same thing he did at the start of the season. He loses himself in sex and drugs. But Adebayo manages to convince him that he\u2019s not at fault, and not some \u201cangel of death\u201d like he thinks he is. She gets through to him, and he even gets together romantically with Emilia Harcourt. Near the end of the episode, it shows Chris joining his friends in making a new organization <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/peacemaker-checkmate-agency-from-dc-comics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:called Checkmate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">called Checkmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A defeated Chris Smith in season two of Peacemaker.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_KUSs0yTUmCFhioYyfEBVA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/f2049e2ab3ecb0535743b499f8abeb5b\"\/><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><em>HBO Max\/DC Studios <\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That happy ending does not last, however. When coming home, armed goons jump him and put a sack over his head, transporting him to ARGUS. There, Rick Flag Sr. finally gets to enact his revenge on Peacemaker for killing his son years earlier. He uses <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/is-peacemaker-hinting-at-dc-comics-darkest-universe-dcu-darkseid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Quantum Unfolding Storage Space;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the Quantum Unfolding Storage Space<\/a> to send Chris to the newly discovered dimension. This realm will be his prison for metahumans which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/peacemaker-introduces-a-notorious-world-salvation-to-the-dcu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he calls Salvation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he calls Salvation<\/a>. Chris has no weapons, no food, and just the clothes he\u2019s got on. Although the planet looks serene, we hear the sound of a creature of some kind off in the distance. If Chris is going to survive here, he\u2019s going to have to get more resourceful than we\u2019ve seen him be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Jr. in the season two finale of Peacemaker. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LUpDIrIfiNeeFfZU1QSmMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/25cfcc4b669c3735a5deac71e2429de7\"\/><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><em>HBO Max\/DC Studios <\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, it seems likely that his friends at Checkmate will know exactly who took Chris. They all know that Rick Flag Sr. is obsessed with punishing Peacemaker for the death of his son. But recently, series creator James Gunn has cast doubt on the idea of a third season of<em> Peacemaker.<\/em> We can\u2019t imagine Gunn leaving Chris Smith to die alone on the Salvation planet. He <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/peacemaker-season-2-eagly-scene-continues-james-gunn-bad-pet-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:doesn\u2019t even have Eagly with him;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">doesn\u2019t even have Eagly with him<\/a>! We foresee a scenario where the former 11th Street Kids break into ARGUS. Once there, they can use the dimensional doorway to find their lost friend. Or, if ARGUS starts dumping metahumans on that world soon, Chris won\u2019t be so alone. Hopefully, fans won\u2019t have to wait years to find out what happens.<\/p>\n<\/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>.cls-2{fill:#9d342c} The second season (perhaps series) finale of Peacemaker ended on quite a cliffhanger for our titular hero. Although the episode was extra long, running for an hour, it left some major dangling threads. Not just for the DCU in general, but for the character of Christopher Smith (John Cena). A cliffhanger that sees him [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2081037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[369660,344631,341185,391220,373953],"class_list":["post-2081036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-argus","tag-chris-smith","tag-christopher-smith","tag-hostile-planet","tag-rick-flag-sr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/What-Happens-to-Chris-Smith-in-the-PEACEMAKER-Season-2.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2081036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2081038,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081036\/revisions\/2081038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2081037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2081036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2081036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2081036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}