The second season of Peacemaker continues its wild ride through the DC universe, with episode 7 landing just yesterday on Max. Titled "Like a Keith in the Night," it picks up the chaos from the previous installment, diving deeper into multiverse madness and character reckonings that James Gunn has been building since the season kicked off in late September. For those glued to their screens, the episode dropped at 9 p.m. ET on October 2, giving East Coast viewers their fix right after prime time, while West Coast fans had to wait until 6 p.m. PT. Indeed, the timing feels a bit rushed in this binge era, but it keeps the momentum going without much breathing room.
Now, on the bigger picture—Peacemaker Season 2 consists of eight episodes total, making this the penultimate chapter before the finale wraps things up next week. That's right, just one more to go after this one, which aired on a Thursday like the rest of the season's weekly drops. The structure mirrors the first season's tight eight-episode run, but this time around, the stakes seem higher with ties to broader DC lore, including hints at Superman crossovers that Gunn has teased. However, not everyone's thrilled; some critics point out the pacing occasionally stumbles under the weight of so many subplots, from Peacemaker's family drama to the team's globe-trotting antics.
Episodes have been releasing every Thursday since the September 26 premiere, so if you're catching up, episodes one through six are already streaming on Max. The platform's global rollout means international viewers in Europe and Asia got episode 7 a day later, around midnight or early morning local time depending on the zone. Moreover, the show's blend of humor and violence continues to polarize, but John Cena's titular antihero remains the glue holding it all together—flawed, funny, and fiercely unapologetic.
With the season hurtling toward its close, it's worth pondering how this chapter sets up the DCU's future amid all the reboots and shifts.