Peacemaker Season 2 Finale Directly Sets Up Man of Tomorrow

Following the premiere of Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 7, next week will bring the Season 2 finale, which directly sets up Man of Tomorrow.

According to Peacemaker showrunner and DC Studios co-head James Gunn, the Season 2 finale will explore alternate Earths and directly lead into the upcoming Man of Tomorrow.

Speaking to The Ringer-Verse, Gunn said, “I want to make sure that people can pick up and watch something without having to see something before it… That said, Episode 8 [of Peacemaker] is as important to Man of Tomorrow as anything.”

Gunn recently confirmed that the Peacemaker Season 2 finale will be 1 hour long and teased huge surprises, including DCU cameos.

DCU Easter Eggs in Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 7

In Episode 7, Peacemaker was oblivious to several signs of Nazism, including:

• A Nazi American flag
• A copy of Mein Kampf on every desk
• A giant mural of Hitler
• One of the Nazis on Earth X wearing Crocs with a swastika

The events of Superman are also mentioned.

A.R.G.U.S. has taken control of Luthor Corp’s control center, where Lex fought Superman and commanded Ultraman. After Mister Terrific closed the portal, Luthor was arrested and the technology was handed over.

Cameos & Returning Characters:

• Sydney Happersen appears!
• Stephen Blackehart reprises his role from Superman as Lex Luthor’s top engineer. He has been called in by A.R.G.U.S. to use Luthor’s dimensional portal tracker to find Peacemaker.
• Detective Larry Fitzgibbon returns! Lochlyn Munro reprises his role from Peacemaker Season 1. In the original timeline, Fitzgibbon was an Evergreen Police Detective who became a Butterfly before being killed by Vigilante. On Earth X, he is also a police officer in Evergreen.

Blue Dragon’s Role:

• He insists the police aren’t innocent on his Earth.
• He doesn’t agree with the problems of his world.
• He applauds fighting against injustice.

Multiverse Setup:
A.R.G.U.S. is now exploring alternate Earths. In Episode 8, they will use Peacemaker’s portal to search for resources and other opportunities. But Rick Flag has his own agenda…

Speaking to Deadline, Gunn said that several characters from Peacemaker will appear in another DC show, though it won’t be Peacemaker Season 3. Gunn also noted that viewers will learn more in episode 8 about what’s next for Christopher Smith and his story: “You’re gonna find out more in episode 8 because it’s not necessarily that.”

Peacemaker Season 2 is now streaming on HBO Max.