James Gunn has damaged his silence on the backlash to the Peacemaker Season 2 finale. Whereas the brand new season acquired reward total, its closing episode has garnered important criticism on social media. Responding to a fan on Threads, Gunn confirmed that he was conscious of the criticism.
James Gunn has seen Peacemaker Season 2 finale criticism
James Gunn has addressed the backlash surrounding the Peacemaker Season 2 finale, acknowledging that not everybody was glad with how the story concluded.
The HBO Max sequence, which returned this 12 months for its second season, earned a formidable 95% critic rating. Nevertheless, the finale episode “Full Nelson” left followers divided, with some followers calling it a disappointing conclusion. One person even described it as “the worst episode” of the sequence, including, “Complete nothing burger, we had been instructed massive DC Stars had been gonna be in it, massive surprises and a direct tie to MOT, none of that occurred.”
When a fan on Threads requested whether or not he had seen the criticism, Gunn confirmed he had. He wrote, “Undoubtedly! Not everybody can love every thing. I like the episode however I perceive not everybody does which is totally truthful.” His remark got here amid on-line debate concerning the present’s closing moments.
Within the remark part, followers praised Gunn’s willingness to handle the backlash instantly moderately than ignore it. Whereas Peacemaker stays a fan-favorite entry within the DCU, Gunn has clarified {that a} third season will not be at present deliberate. In a now-deleted Deadline interview, he mentioned, “That doesn’t imply that there received’t be. I don’t wish to by no means say by no means, however proper now, no, that is about the way forward for the DCU. It’s an essential character.”
Peacemaker Season 2 got here to an finish with its eighth episode on October 10, 2025. It tied collectively the present’s ongoing multiverse narrative whereas laying the groundwork for future storylines throughout the DC Universe. Led by John Cena within the titular position of Chris Smith, the present’s forged additionally contains Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, and Steve Agee, amongst others.
Initially reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on SuperHeroHype.