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And I heard the actor was a replacement, the original guy backed out after filming a ton of stuff already so a lot had to be reshot. Apparently he's a part time actor, too? Does this stuff for fun. Not sure if that part is true but if so more respect to him, he absolutely fucking nailed it in this. Loved every second of Freddie Stroma in the show.
Wrong. Vigilante was a tortured DA that got sick of criminals walking. He was intelligent and calculating. He was never what this series tries to make him.
@@mrthewubbie neither is peacemaker, but when adapting something you can take some liberties so that it fits the story you want to tell. In this case, Gunn wanted Peacemaker to be an Action Dramedy, so he tooled Vigilante to be more comedic both in origins and personality. Who knows, we might get another vigilante that's more faithful to the comics
It was an unexpected delight. All of it. The dialogue the characters, the music. Every episode ended leaving you wanting more. And never skip the intro
The moment he breaks into tears isn't just because the team hates him, it's because he thinks the entire world hates him. He honestly wants to be a hero but thanks to his father he is incredibly flawed and it really bothers him.
i like to see it as how some actual people deal with certain things in their lives. like, some people act tough and pro killer to impress those around them because of an internal struggle to connect with others, which might have been something they were never able to accomplish or even achieve early in their lives. but when you figure out that everyone hates you no matter what you do, it mentally tears you down and then the cold but painful truth starts to click when reality strikes back and the only way you can cope with it is by just letting out all of your bottled up feelings out in simple sadness and tears. the age old stereotype in which men aren't suppose to cry because it shows weakness is something that hits. makes you think that guys got problems too and not just women. it makes it feel real, human, and sometimes even relatable. but those are just my thoughts on it
I liked the suicide squad and gave the show a chance. Never would've thought it but John Cena is perfect for the role, the show is quite good and the music it introduced to me is incredible.
So that means you like the (2016) Suicide Squad then? Since they’re both the same name. And don’t even TRY to argue with me, everyone knows Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest there is, probably next to Hamill if not better. Edit: btw this is NOT a joke, I genuinely think Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest Joker to exist, so hah, take that haters. You’re just mad because Mark Hamill won’t be any better than Jared Leto’s is 😎
The white dragon being written as irredeemable and evil for no reason was actually a decision Gunn made because he felt most villains in modern media are nothing but redeemable
I never thought about that being the reason and it can make sense but I feel like theres a lack of justification for racism thats needed in the world today.
@@GigaChadh976 peacemaker's already an asshole so makes sense his father would be straight-up bad drinker probably got triggered with far-right supremacists being villainized in the show lmao
Cena is crazy talented, he was even fun in the WWE back in the day until the bland creative direction he was given turned him into Hulk Hogan 2.0. Sadly that's how most people remember him.
If you had to improvise segments on Raw for over a decade because the All Knowing Boss rips off the script of the show 30 minutes before it starts, you would be able to play in this kind of environment.
The bit with Vigilante doing Peacemaker's hit was the sweetest way I've ever seen a man kill a whole family. "Hey, dude? Move over for a sec.." Everyone needs a friend like Vigilante.
I personally thought the scene that had him crying alone in bed was, well, pretty accurate for cats like Peacemaker himself. He's a strong advocate of an outward appearance of strength and intimidation however homie has EXTREME levels of PSTD that slides across multiple markers. Since we are watching a television show he vocalizes what he was feeling internally; alienation. They need choose him because they need him yet they don't like him and would rather not be in his company. Alongside with him JUST recovering from a injury acquired while committing actions that led to the same conclusion and you get this; a large, deadly muthafucka who is having an emotional overload.
I think it’s a message about mens pain and having to put on a mask in front of others. How we can’t really show emotion without being ridiculed for it, so we sit alone with our emotions and let it fester, which makes it get worse over time
I disagree. The character was a true stoic in the novels and raised from a small child to be a warrior. In the books, his sidekick you call Vigilante had that scene. The scene where sidekick is tricked into a mission behind his back resulted in this small child getting killed. Over the 12 books, the sidekick has the arc to discover the value of life and put aside total indifference to violence. The loss of the child had the sidekick really upset. In the show plagiarized from the books, Peacemaker absorbs arcs from the sidekick. As everyone already said, nothing is based on the comics but art and names.
@@gravewalkers The show cannot plagiarize the book. They did like any other live action adaptation to a graphic novel has done in the past two decades; They took it and they use their artistic freedom alter the story. I never expected it to be beat by beat. However, my point still stands. That is what was displayed in that scene. Because that's the peacemaker they presented to us in film.
@@gravewalkers being raised from a small child, in an abusive setting, and the way his father raised him, breed men like this. Many people who exude that stoic, calm, dangerous persona... Cry by themselves.
I actually added it to my CZcams favorites. This along with King of the Hill, and Community’s intros will forever be part of their respective shows’ identity, in my opinion.
lets face it here, the semi serious over the top dance scene already made this a "WTF i gota watch this" vibe that you can't just turn away from. That intro gets me every time.
Maybe a decade ago when everything didn't have the message in it. Now I just assume it's garbage until proven otherwise. Not gonna watch this becuase the message is in it. Can be otherwise the best show ever made. You defend racist pedophiles and act like the black man is God's gift to the world and I won't watch your shit.
I skipped that vomit-inducing bullshit every episode. Dance numbers are the last thing I want to see on screen. Nothing more embarassing than watching people dance around like idiots to shitty music.
Watching Peacemaker left me in awe. James Gunn proved that you can be subversive, funny, a bit meta and put "the message" in without sounding obnoxious, out of touch and patronizing. He's self-aware enough to realize that he's going to annoy everyone, and he integrates the annoying bits into the personality of his characters.
I always got the sense that he honestly could have cared less about being in Fast 9, and was hoping The Suicide Squad would be able to have been meaty enough for him to be invested in. And the comparison is night and day. Was real pleased to see he clearly liked the material more in the later and was investing his ability in it instead of 9, which I don't blame him.
Gunn actually doesn't care about "the message". I think he did it only to suppress the controversy that almost finished his career. He is a real talent.
Im sorry but did u even watch this show? I don’t think I’ve seen anything more fraught with “the message” in my entire life. DC will become even more woke than marvel under Gunn’s reign just watch. Peacekeeper was a first step and its already more woke than anything marvel has produced.
Aside from just a couple bad lines, I loved everything about this show. It was just as ridiculous as it needed to be. And Vigilante is one of the best characters ever on tv.
With almost 7 hours of run time, I can forgive a few things here and there. People gag on the dick of TNG star trek but only like 2 out 3 episodes a season are even worthwhile going back to rewatch
i would argue that aside from the obligatory "the message" monologue, adebayo is how you do a diverse character, focusing on their merits, flaws, and relationships to the characters on screen, not some invisible idea. if more diverse characters had an arc like adebayos, the actual minorities would feel truly represented as human and not caricatures to be propped and poised for money and likes.
There was a black lesbian couple in _Yellowjackets_ who were portrayed this way. They came across as believable human beings with their own faults and depth and nothing heavy-handed about their sexuality. Great show, can't wait for season 2.
@@JohnGardnerAlhadis Same with Arcane. A character's relationships and background should add depth, not remove it. Avery Brooks said it best talking about playing Ben Sisko on Deep Space 9. "Being black isn't a character. I can't use my skin tone to decide how Sisko will react to a situation. Having a teenaged son that I feel is growing apart. Being a widower who misses his late wife and trying to be a single dad and lead a crew at the same time. That is the character."
They also had a multiracial lesbian couple portrayed as relatable, normal human beings (who then have relationship problems that occur in all relationships regardless of gender/race/other specifics) way back on The Wire more than 20 years ago now. It can be done right, it just doesn’t happen all that often…
Both this and the suicide squad are the direction in which DC's second tier characters should go, they should be R rated, well cast, have some dark humor and have a solid story because this way they will all be extremely entertaining like these 2 were.
Plus it’d be a fun contrast to the borderline-broody, dark, and far more serious tones so far of the main heroes (Superman, Batman etc). Ntm an edgy, more adult-oriented alternative to the MCU, and I’m all for it
I absolutely loved this show. It did have some annoying "The message" parts. But it also poked fun of itself to give it balance. And John Cena has been catapulted as a competent actor directly because of this show IMO. For comparison, I like The Rock. But there is absolutely no way he could pull of a scenes like Cena did.
indeed. The Rock has no acting range at all. I was surprised with Cena when he killed his father, the times he was alone... i really felt what peacemaker was feeling. Kudos to Cena, he wont win an oscar anytime soon, but oh boy he sure can act, and play the piano, and dance, and tell jokes...
@@novatolock not true, The Rock is completely fine, and can be serious and joking. He is not the type of actor who will act in some stupid romance or any other 'realistic' too serious movie. Same as for example Reynolds, or as some 90s early 2000s action actors.
@@unusualaussie9606 It doesn't. Without spoilers, the show ends with a huge message contradiction and they crack a joke about it only to very quickly forget that it happened. This show is super non-commital to its themes.
Can't wait for a chick crying scene on the bed to be hilarious. It might be a great way to explain that any chick is still mentally a teenager which fits perfectly.
I would like to point out that this show has one of the greatest title sequences of all time. Never skipped it, often rolled it back to watch it again.
I actually really like that Peacemaker's dad is an evil piece of shit with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Not just with the racism, but with the abuse of his own kids. It makes Peacemaker's attempts to somehow connect with his father and defend him against very valid criticisms from others that much sadder. It's also actually quite new and interesting, because often when you have male characters who have had abusive fathers, they're at the stage of life where the father is dead or gone, and the character in question is all "I promised myself I'll never end up an asshole like my father". Peacemaker is not yet there, and watching him try to parse the knolwedge that his dad is objectively evil and abusive is great emotional subplot.
ofc you like seeing white people portrayed as child abusers, youre jewish. would you feel the same way about the character if it was a black guy that abused his kids? if that makes you uncomfortable in any way, youre a racist.
Agreed. The dad wasn't some guy on the fence equivocating about his racism. He was a bad dude. Period. Thought the whole series was amazing, and not woke at all. I usually agree with Critical Drinker but i think he missed the subtext in this one. It was making fun of wokeness.
Nah he was the worst part of this show, with him being so 1 dimensional he felt like a Allegory then a actual character, I thought he was a bad character in general.
I was very surprised. I really enjoyed it waaaaay more than I was expecting. So may great scenes like him comparing himself to Batman in a childish argument with his dad's 80 year old neighbour, the jokes over how WhatsApp automatically drops all images into your photo album (even the ones someone's girlfriend wouldn't want shared with the team), and the torture scene where he so bravely held out while Vigilante was being tortured. "Why don't you maintain your torturing s**t?" Vigilante cries in pain while Peacemaker knowing winks at him assuring him that we won't buckle under pressure. Such a brave hero. I've also started doing face workouts to get a jaw as square as John's.
Just watched this series - holy crap this was so much better than it should have been. Don't listen to the Critical Drinker about the scene where Peacemaker breaks down into a blubbering wreck - that was done well, and was exactly consistent with his history and personality.
At times I think CD either doesn't watch things or he feels the need to put his own 'spin' on things. I watched this when it came out and, to me, it felt like a man who has reached his breaking point. He's suffering from PTSD, he's recovering from injuries, . He's just another murdering SOB who is hated by everyone. Raised by an evil hate filled person who never showed him any kindness. He's coming to the realisation that he is not the hero. Heck he even killed his personal hero Now it's all hitting him.
@@ptonpc Exactly, and it makes him endearing to us because him realizing he's not the hero and breaking down like that at the beginning of the series tells us that, as Harcourt says later, he's only 85% a dick, his heart is in the right place, and we start to want him to figure things out for the better. It's absolutely necessary for a TV series featuring a problematic "hero" that needs to grow along with the plot as we progress through.
eagley deserves a best supporting actor award. and honestly, john cena didnt come off like a "former wrestler" in this show. he came off as an actor. doing a great job.
@@minerdxxd733 yeah, but it feels like all of them end up being kneecapped, acting wise. Dave batista is a good actor but he's being type casted into big strong man no nonsense type. Rock had potential in "the rundown" but strangled his potential in the crib
IMO the “message” issue felt more like the show trying to avoid being labeled as “alt right” propaganda or some shit… cause you can clearly tell that the vast majority of its core themes tread on really touchy subjects for *some* people. Hell, peacemaker himself is CLEARLY a damn solid attempt to humanize their most extreme form of opposition, and it speaks louder than any other superficial “agenda” injected onto the series imo But all in all, I don’t really blame the writers… as long as they’re not so afraid to tackle this kind of stuff by the next season - that and at the very least deliver such messages in a more subtle/less redundant manner
What message are people talking about? Because the messages in this show aligned perfectly with the actual story and made people chose different directions.
@tido almond there's a thing called "integrating the message into your work's plot in a subtle manner"... Which, for the core message (the point about humanizing even the most "douchey" people) the show did it really well. Altho, for the occasional out-of-the-blue jabs at fake news, climate change denialists, and shit like that, not so much. And that's literally what I said above
@@robertonome2448 what's wrong with taking jabs at idiots? Why were they out of the blue? Peacemaker's dad is a racist conspiracy theorist and peacemaker is a lite version of that. It's all relevant.
@@jackwhittaker5133 the whole point is *how* you do it, not why nor where It’s undeniably more interesting, for example, to an anti-racism movie’s message to be delivered through sub-text and general characters’ actions vs. they simply making a random joe say: “racism bad” out loud, as if the audience was too stupid to get it by know… which, for the most part, like I said, Peacemaker delivers. Altho it gets kinda lazy at some occasional dialogues Not underestimating your audience’s intelligence and/or breaking the tone with shoe-horned out of character dialogues are preetty important factors that tend to make a work’s message to be a lot more digestible and feel less preachy. A perfect comparison would be Love Death & Robots s3’s “The 3 Robots” vs “Jibaro”, which imo perfect encapsulate both sides of the argument”… Jibaro delivers pretty much the same message as the other ep, but in a way so smooth that you don’t even realize you were being “educated”, and instead you can just enjoy it for what it is (with said “greed is bad” message likely becoming an afterthought once you start to analyze what happened on it)
Peacemaker was indeed a pleasant surprise. John Cena's acting range impressed me a lot, and the whole cast of characters are well fleshed and developed, having their moments without feeling forced, with interactions that feel like actual human beings talking (although some jokes drag for a bit too long). I'm looking forward for Season 2.
A huge positive for me was how good the actors were for being relatively unknown figures. Like Freddie Stroma as Vigilante and Nhut Le as Judomaster were absolutely amazing. They really brought the characters to life.
While watching John Cena playing this role makes me think he is nothing like the The Rock johnson who plays the same type of role every movie he is in, John Cena and Dave Bautista can just act with different emotions, they are just killing it.
The Rock would never accept to have his ass kicked, cry because of remorse, not succeeding the entire mission alone,etc. He just couldn't and wouldn't play Cena's part. Jason Momoa accepted to appear in this to have his character being roasted and being too late to do anything, and I guess for free.If DJ was Aquaman he would demand 50 millions for a day and his character doing all the job on the final episode.
@@lrts1lrts181 My favorite part. I thought they were all shadowy stand-ins until the camera focused on Jason Momoa. Aquaman's interaction with Flash was hilarious. I may not think much of Momoa's politics, but he does seem like a genuinely fun guy who enjoys his work.
I enjoyed the show myself but was curious to see what people like the drinker and yourself thought about it. John Cena and James Gunn definitely knocked this one out of the park
I like that the dad has no redeeming qualities or give reasons for his he got that way. Some people are just evil, and aren't going to change. It's common to humanize villains, which can be interesting. But it's good to have an pure evil character too.
@@MSgt_0699 Gunn is famous for taking very obscure characters and projecting them onto a new lense. Star lord was different before the guardians 2014, and yet the only people who complained are the 1% of the 1% that know him from the comics. The same is happening here.
What I hate about most YT-channels, is the neverending spell they try to cast on you about subscribing, pressing all sorts of ding-dong-buttons and whatnot. The "piss off" message in the end of these videos immediately made me subscribe!
Peacemaker ep 4 made me cry so hard. Making the guy who killed Rick Flagg as a person who admits he pushed people away but hasn’t recoved from his trauma was so good
Gunn did a great job of playing two extremes into each other and concluding with a message of unity. The wokeness more or less gets wiped out by the last episode and the ending basically shows how we all need to be towards each other. Our ideals and opinions do not define who we are. It's our actions and experiences that shape our lives. It's our actions that define who we really are as people. It's fine to have a bunch of grand, stupid ideas as long as you don't let them influence how you treat people. It really isn't that hard to respect one another when you realize there are 7 billion distinct personalities on this planet. Some may seem similar at times, but overall we aren't as simple to understand as the TV tries to imply and I think Gunn calling out the extremes on both ends and slapping them in the face helps to bring that perspective. "Maybe we should be able to decide for ourselves instead of our Butterfly overlords deciding for us."
I felt the seen where Peacemaker cried by himself actually sold me on him. He isn't looking for pity, but he self-reflects on his actions from a moral perspective and has regrets over choices he makes. He recognizes that the team hated him for the same reason he hated himself: killing Rick Flag. More so, it was important to show exactly what his mental state is going into the mission, how vulnerable he is to mere words now that he's lacking confidence in himself. It gave him personal stakes for the series, imo.
Given how well James Gunn did w/The Suicide, Squad I was hopeful for Peacemaker. And I wasn't disappointed! The soundtrack ROCKED..! The borderline Grindhouse-level violence had a near perfect balance of hardcore and outrageous, The "message..?" was delivered with ~just~ the right amount of "woke " and mockery of such things, but best of all..? The cast went all-out to sell it. And sell it, they did! Looking forward to Season 2!
@@Ricardo-cl3vs True..! but you have to admit, it's RIDICULOUS with how stupidly they try! (It's a joke, and James Gunn illustrated *that* quite well, methinks!)
@@Sidragrosm Nope! I won't eat the turd, even if it's wrapped in something delicious. It's still a turd. And after his child rape "jokes" I'm really not interested in anything coming from James Gunn anymore. The guy is sick in the head and not just in a good way.
Can I also point out that James Gunn has an awesome playlist. The songs in this show were great. I’m just sad that Monster by Reckless Love isn’t available in the US iTunes Store
Thinking back the relationship between Peacemaker and his dad, his upbringing and the twisted worldview he developed because of his dad reminds me of the classic quote from Paarthurnax in Skyrim: "What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?".
I have to say I loved the show. I don’t even skip the opening as the song rocks and the deadpan dance scene cracks me up every time! John Cena was perfectly cast and even ‘the message’ wasn’t really annoying!
I really like how they naturally continued his story while giving him a background story at the same time. This show is a gem. Makes me excited to see what the take on he penguins show will be even though they exist in separate universes.
are we not going to discuss then how absolutely fucking amazing and perfect the soundtrack to this season was? I mean I might be biased as an 80s glam fan, but holy hell every track felt SO meticulously curated it was insane! Loved this show:)
hot cherie by hardline has been a favourite song of mine since I was a kid, when I heard it in the show I freaked outttt so many good 80s hits my dad would play for me as a kid, and I play now.
i just finished watching this series last week. i thought it would be stupid. but it actually turned out good AND funny. Cena is a riot. not to mention the coolest theme song ever.
I loved this series. The right mix of comedy and adult humour. John Cena is fresh as an actor and not affraid to have his face behind a mask like so many vain actors out there. The supporting cast was great but I think a little to much was focused on James Gunns wife...she wasn't the lead but billed as such 8n some things I saw. Perfectly timed series and I can't wait for more. "Activate human torpedo" is the last I'm gonna say on it.
I think it's a big plus that Cena plays a masked character. When I see his face, I still just think of his WWE run. It allows me to focus on the character rather than the man.
Před 2 lety+2
@@jefffiore7869 She is bad in drama scenes, but eh, decent enough
My favorite scene when Peacemaker goes of on the old man for saying hes not a Superhero like Batman. How many murders is Batman indirectly responsible for because he doesn`t kill his villans but instead just throwing them in prison and then they inevitably escapes and kills more people. Laughed my ass of during that scene.
As a wrestling fan, I feel like I have to point this out: making the audience feel what a character feels and getting them invested in their journey is *literally* what professional wrestlers are trained to do. *That's* why guys like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena make their roles work, they've already been doing this as wrestlers. So us fans aren't surprised by their performances in the slightest.
season 1 was a lot of fun. A bit too silly here and there but overall everything works. The Peacemaker-Vigilante duo is gold sometimes btw, I put off the show because John Cena was the MC... and ended up enjoying it a lot because of his performance. Dude is a legit actor.
Got to admit, didn’t have high expectations going into peacemaker, but with how stale tv has been in the recent year thought I’d give it a try and was happily surprised. It’s a refreshing change from any shows I’ve watched recently and genuinely enjoyed it, would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a lighthearted gory super hero show that’s straight to the point and has no slow or dragged out episodes.
It's so disheartening these days when there's a piece of art/media/entertainment that you're really enjoying, and then you encounter: THE MESSAGE. You're like "Oh God, not you as well..."
James Gunn is a very good writer and director to be honest, i havent seen everything he has made but what ive seen i liked. His humour is not for everybody i think, but knows how to write very likeable characters.
Why the fuck does everything he do, aside from Super, have aliens/alien invasion shit in it? At this point, it feels like that's all he can think of, and it made this series boring as fuuuck.
His "humor" cannot be called humor. It was thousands of tweets full of pedo content, often exchanged with his pedo friend whom he still is friends with.
on the expectations vs delivery scale, I think Peacemaker has been the biggest surprise in the last few years for me. absolutely loved it and was really impressed with Cena. his physical stature will hold him back in the long run for pulling an Adam Sandler type turn toward serious dramatic roles but he's certainly got the talent.
Him bursting into tears wasn't going to far. The dude was having an emotional breakdown. It happens and it was super realistic. It was also desperately needed to humanize him. Peacemaker in Suicide Squad was a complete sociopath. For the show to work he needed a moment to show that there is more to him. And like I said, it happens. It was one of the most realistic moments in the entire show.
@@gadgetts5342 because that's disgusting and the destruction of a character for a throwaway gag. Even if people just thought he was, Barry would never say oh you are and Aquaman would never say fuck off Barry but Gunn always writes his characters the only way he knows how, like himself, if that means acting wildly out of character then so be it.
@@CrookedEyeSniper no, does criticising something automatically mean it must be a major part of my life? As a rule for me the opposite is true. What makes you assume it messes with my life? I just pointed out it was a dumb attempt at humour that was out of character for both characters.
The entrance theme song and dance basically tells us a little about how this show is gonna play out: playful, crazy humour, violent and just unexplainably awesome
Cena can act this show really blew me away, I really thought it was gonna suck but damn I was wrong. The scene when cena falls down from drinking and eagley and the butterfly are next to him hits hard I had to watch that ending twice
In fairness to Cena he's been acting for the last 20 years, people don't think much of wrestlers but some like Cena have went through different gimmicks and are pretty good actors, some however fall into the trap of playing the same character in every movie (the big muscular hero who saves the say and is full of one-liners type)
I too was blown away by this show and Cena's portrayal. It was like he was born for this part and that couldn't make me happier. I read an article a couple of weeks ago that the studio already green-lit a 2nd season. Gunn had said that he only intended to write one season and that was it but due to the show's overwhelmingly positive reception he's agreed to write a 2nd season. That said, Cena has already said he'd sign on as have many other cast members. I'm pretty excited to see what they do with this cuz dayumm... this was arguably one of this year's best shows.
I think it's one of the first shows that isn't animated that understands DC humor. It's parody. However I think there are almost two writing teams for the show. Like they had a team of writers that always fill their show with in your face messages and another team of writers that actually write DC comics
I appreciate how Drinker doesn’t write off or praise media, regardless of what controversies or ideologies surround them, but gives credit where credit’s due. Like say what you will about Cena, but you can’t deny the dude can act. I honestly can’t see Peacemaker played by anyone else because he’s such a perfect choice.
This is why I watch him… he has a lot of views that I dont necessarily agree with, but he constantly challenges what I think and is definitely fairer than quiet a few of the more - to use a poor term - right wing CZcamsrs
I loved it. Thought it had the perfect balance throughout. Could make me laugh one second then make me have a slight lump in my throat the next. Good story telling
The criticism of White Dragon as a villain is valid, but it was a choice made to further adapt Peacemaker's orginal character as he experienced constant hallucinations of his own father doubting and belittling him and his father in the comics was a former director of a concentration camp. It certainly is a bold move from James Gunn to follow this route, as it kills the chance to give what could've been a great villain a respectable arc and more depth in favor of further developing Peacemaker and giving him something else to overcome
The musical numbers were one of the worst things about this series, I had to fast forward through that time wasting fluff bullshit. Stop singing and dancing and just tell a fucking story for fucks sake.
I had some mixed feelings after the finale, but I think your review really helped me parse out what was good and bad about the series. I found it hilarious for the most part and oddly sincere at times, never skipped the intro once, but yeah, the political parts were painful. I'm glad they made Adebayo likable and multi-layered as a person, and I liked the deep cut jokes about weird DC heroes and villains. It actually made the DCEU feel coherent.
Right. It's almost as if presenting a character as a person first, flaws and all and their sexuality after that, it's much easier to get behind and support. Maybe even like. But if all they are in their bio is "insert sexuality here" there's no substance to work with, and no reason to care about them.
@@Bananahammock681 yeah, and they were wise to not play into the relationship too much or make her wife part of the action, which I think would have been out of place. They allowed the relationship to exist, didn't define Adebayo by it, and made it part of her struggle and character arc instead with her having misgivings about keeping the nature of this work secret, which I think is very relatable.
Yea I was really into this show until the last episode which put in that whole political climate shit but after I got over that this is what Hollywood is now I actually really enjoyed like 90% of this show
@@fatnakedjimmyneutron I'm okay with a little bit of pandering, or genuinely trying to spread a message of "Do fucking better" over the current fad of "Jesus aren't we awful LAWL!" so long as the material surrounding it is of an above average quality. This show was top notch for me, so it gets a pass. Hell, Peacemaker made me hate the T-1000. Nothing I've seen it in has made me hate that thing since T-2!
This show is so amazing. I just watched it again recently. And what's crazy is a week after I watched it again because I missed it LOL absolutely incredible
As goofy as the show was, it actually had some of the most realistic characters and their development I've ever seen in any comic/superhero related media. Was pleasantly surprised by the whole project, and think John Cena is a fantastic actor
I remember how skeptical I was when I started watching the show, not expecting much and then it became one of my favorite TV shows. It's also one of those rare shows that don't make me wanna skip the intro cause is so damn good. And the soundtrack kicks ass too
The Soundtrack is just absolutely amazing in this! And the characters talk about the music as well. Reckless Love - Monster is a fucking aces song that goes so well with the Butterfly invasion!
A good series and much more interesting than i thought it would be. Anyone that knows Cena, knows he's essentially been acting for two decades now, so I'm not surprised he was up to it but it was surprising just how up to it he was.
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I actually like the best HBO show is peacemaker!
*yeah ya did.* i mean it is. -JC
Never trusting anything you say again after recommending that korean netflix zombie show. You made a 4/10 sound like a 9.
*4:10** they werent tears a'hole!!* they were facial exercises. no wonder your face is all beard and bones. -JC
Vigilante is one of the most accurate psychopaths ever portrayed. The prison scenes in ep. 4 are absolutely genius acting.
And I heard the actor was a replacement, the original guy backed out after filming a ton of stuff already so a lot had to be reshot. Apparently he's a part time actor, too? Does this stuff for fun. Not sure if that part is true but if so more respect to him, he absolutely fucking nailed it in this.
Loved every second of Freddie Stroma in the show.
That prison scene was amazing. I had to watch it twice.
Wrong. Vigilante was a tortured DA that got sick of criminals walking. He was intelligent and calculating. He was never what this series tries to make him.
@@mrthewubbie neither is peacemaker, but when adapting something you can take some liberties so that it fits the story you want to tell. In this case, Gunn wanted Peacemaker to be an Action Dramedy, so he tooled Vigilante to be more comedic both in origins and personality. Who knows, we might get another vigilante that's more faithful to the comics
@@mrthewubbie He said accurate portrayal of a psychopath, not accurate portrayal of the comic book character, lol.
Every time I see the word 'message' now all I can hear is "THE MESSAGE" in my head.
Thanks Drinker....
Me too! I see it more often in media now also.
I hate when he does that
@lets go brandon go away bot
for real, i hear that shit in my head everywere i go now dammit xD
Same here…every single day
the best part of the show is that you can tell Cena was having so much fun with this roll
He bloody loves the character apparently
The roll he does at 2:39?
@@kemurph2role
Roll of bread?
No surprise, bro rolled a natural 20 for performance.
It was an unexpected delight. All of it. The dialogue the characters, the music. Every episode ended leaving you wanting more. And never skip the intro
Yea Cena did a great job
@@GoldKingsMan they all did a great job.
@@yfranky_ Of course,though when I watched it it was Cena for me.
@@GoldKingsMan understandable, for me it was the character of vigilante who stole every scene he was in.
@@yfranky_ yo vigilante was also my stand out character
The moment he breaks into tears isn't just because the team hates him, it's because he thinks the entire world hates him.
He honestly wants to be a hero but thanks to his father he is incredibly flawed and it really bothers him.
That's what I took from it. He's questioning his life & realising he is hated for being a murdering SOB. He was never 'the hero'.
Yep! Let's remember he is suffering from PTSD also, and already was wracked by guilt over killing Rick Flag.
In some ways..it's like he's still that little kid who lost his brother/best friend.
@@nbcguitar Exactly
i like to see it as how some actual people deal with certain things in their lives. like, some people act tough and pro killer to impress those around them because of an internal struggle
to connect with others, which might have been something they were never able to accomplish or even achieve early in their lives. but when you figure out that everyone hates you no matter what you do, it mentally tears you down and then the cold but painful truth starts to click when reality strikes back and the only way you can cope with it is by just letting out all of your bottled up feelings out in simple sadness and tears. the age old stereotype in which men aren't suppose to cry because it shows weakness is something that hits. makes you think that guys got problems too and not just women. it makes it feel real, human, and sometimes even relatable.
but those are just my thoughts on it
I liked the suicide squad and gave the show a chance. Never would've thought it but John Cena is perfect for the role, the show is quite good and the music it introduced to me is incredible.
So that means you like the (2016) Suicide Squad then? Since they’re both the same name.
And don’t even TRY to argue with me, everyone knows Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest there is, probably next to Hamill if not better.
Edit: btw this is NOT a joke, I genuinely think Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest Joker to exist, so hah, take that haters.
You’re just mad because Mark Hamill won’t be any better than Jared Leto’s is 😎
After his pathetic Chinese apology stunt I can't bring myself to watch anything with him. The suspension of disbelief just doesn't work anymore..
@UCcvU4ygIo2jK2FmqoDOW9fQ “redard”
Too scared to swear in front of ol’ daddy CZcams? Coward, be a man and grow a pair. Lmao
@@Ricardo-cl3vs Lmao you just hate him because he had an ice-cream bing chilling and you didn’t!
For shame. 🍦
@@Ricardo-cl3vs what does his opinion have to do with a character he plays in the show,buddy your a snowflake
The white dragon being written as irredeemable and evil for no reason was actually a decision Gunn made because he felt most villains in modern media are nothing but redeemable
That’s pretty lame. That’s be ok if he wasn’t a nothing burger if a character to watch
I never thought about that being the reason and it can make sense but I feel like theres a lack of justification for racism thats needed in the world today.
@@kingpin3690that’s… dark. But the whole point is he is racist lol
@@GigaChadh976 peacemaker's already an asshole so makes sense his father would be straight-up bad
drinker probably got triggered with far-right supremacists being villainized in the show lmao
@@danielfletcher706 idk how you got far right from the show.
Peacemaker roasting every JL member was one of the best gags in the show
I was honestly impressed by Cena's performance. He's actually quite a good actor in that show.
Agreed, I was surprised and impressed by his range. I look forward to seeing more.
Doesn't mater how good of an actor he is if he is a pos at his core. It just means you're blinded by the shinny stuff...
Wait till you see him act in Mandarin, that's really hilarious!: czcams.com/video/z88zeQ25pjQ/video.html
Cena is crazy talented, he was even fun in the WWE back in the day until the bland creative direction he was given turned him into Hulk Hogan 2.0. Sadly that's how most people remember him.
If you had to improvise segments on Raw for over a decade because the All Knowing Boss rips off the script of the show 30 minutes before it starts, you would be able to play in this kind of environment.
The bit with Vigilante doing Peacemaker's hit was the sweetest way I've ever seen a man kill a whole family. "Hey, dude? Move over for a sec.." Everyone needs a friend like Vigilante.
You’d LOVE having me as a friend then 😂😂😂
I personally thought the scene that had him crying alone in bed was, well, pretty accurate for cats like Peacemaker himself. He's a strong advocate of an outward appearance of strength and intimidation however homie has EXTREME levels of PSTD that slides across multiple markers.
Since we are watching a television show he vocalizes what he was feeling internally; alienation.
They need choose him because they need him yet they don't like him and would rather not be in his company. Alongside with him JUST recovering from a injury acquired while committing actions that led to the same conclusion and you get this; a large, deadly muthafucka who is having an emotional overload.
I think it’s a message about mens pain and having to put on a mask in front of others. How we can’t really show emotion without being ridiculed for it, so we sit alone with our emotions and let it fester, which makes it get worse over time
@@Chadius_Thundercock exactly
I disagree. The character was a true stoic in the novels and raised from a small child to be a warrior. In the books, his sidekick you call Vigilante had that scene. The scene where sidekick is tricked into a mission behind his back resulted in this small child getting killed. Over the 12 books, the sidekick has the arc to discover the value of life and put aside total indifference to violence. The loss of the child had the sidekick really upset. In the show plagiarized from the books, Peacemaker absorbs arcs from the sidekick. As everyone already said, nothing is based on the comics but art and names.
@@gravewalkers The show cannot plagiarize the book. They did like any other live action adaptation to a graphic novel has done in the past two decades; They took it and they use their artistic freedom alter the story. I never expected it to be beat by beat. However, my point still stands. That is what was displayed in that scene. Because that's the peacemaker they presented to us in film.
@@gravewalkers being raised from a small child, in an abusive setting, and the way his father raised him, breed men like this. Many people who exude that stoic, calm, dangerous persona... Cry by themselves.
I never skipped that intro once! Just finished watching a few hours ago and I don't regret a second of it.
I watched the intro in-between episodes...
@@PDYork Same!! Even though I binged the episodes in about a week, I always watched that intro to see what happened last time
I actually added it to my CZcams favorites. This along with King of the Hill, and Community’s intros will forever be part of their respective shows’ identity, in my opinion.
The intro was awful...i couldn't take my eyes off it for a second
It's a bit ghey though.
The eagle leaning out the window with its tongue out is pure Gunn gold.
The man is a wizard with nonhuman characters.
Their pre filming creative team meetings must be a blast to witness.
After his child rape "jokes" I'm not interested in Gunn anymore.
You'll love what he thinks about children characters
@Wesley Swafford minimum
He truly is a wizard with non-human characters, he made us cry for a tree
lets face it here, the semi serious over the top dance scene already made this a "WTF i gota watch this" vibe that you can't just turn away from. That intro gets me every time.
Maybe a decade ago when everything didn't have the message in it. Now I just assume it's garbage until proven otherwise. Not gonna watch this becuase the message is in it. Can be otherwise the best show ever made. You defend racist pedophiles and act like the black man is God's gift to the world and I won't watch your shit.
I skipped that vomit-inducing bullshit every episode. Dance numbers are the last thing I want to see on screen. Nothing more embarassing than watching people dance around like idiots to shitty music.
Watching Peacemaker left me in awe. James Gunn proved that you can be subversive, funny, a bit meta and put "the message" in without sounding obnoxious, out of touch and patronizing. He's self-aware enough to realize that he's going to annoy everyone, and he integrates the annoying bits into the personality of his characters.
What show did you watch? It was woke as fuck anytime Vigilante was on screen.
Not even just that, but he took one of the most lame, D-Lister superheroes, and turned him into a Legend among Comic Fans
@@spenser9908the hell u talking about
@@spenser9908what wokeness?
The eagle cgi has no right being that good. It’s so perfect
True man, true
From being Bland in Fast 9 to so deep in Peacemaker, John Cena sure is learning the art.
And all he had to do was blow China for the crime of mentioning Taiwan.
Its here finally...what? we may never know
I always got the sense that he honestly could have cared less about being in Fast 9, and was hoping The Suicide Squad would be able to have been meaty enough for him to be invested in. And the comparison is night and day. Was real pleased to see he clearly liked the material more in the later and was investing his ability in it instead of 9, which I don't blame him.
Just goes to show how good of a director James Gunn is
He was hilarious in Trainwreck
"THE MESSAGE" line always cracks me up.
I've seen other youtubers start inserting the clip and it's even funnier
LMFAOOOOOO same 💀
Its funny because its true...
It’s Boring
I'm noticing "THE MESSAGE!" is starting to crop up on other channels, and I'm really hoping it turns into a meme.
Gunn actually doesn't care about "the message". I think he did it only to suppress the controversy that almost finished his career. He is a real talent.
Im sorry but did u even watch this show? I don’t think I’ve seen anything more fraught with “the message” in my entire life. DC will become even more woke than marvel under Gunn’s reign just watch. Peacekeeper was a first step and its already more woke than anything marvel has produced.
@@LeftWithRight lmao dude touch grass
@@LeftWithRight bro the antagonist is a neo-nazi the audience is supposed to hate him 💀
@@itwasidio1736 lmaoo what?
@@LeftWithRight and its a fantastic show. Wierd how that happens
Aside from just a couple bad lines, I loved everything about this show. It was just as ridiculous as it needed to be. And Vigilante is one of the best characters ever on tv.
I know, right? Who knew that vigilante was going to be one of the most enjoyable characters to watch in this entire show??!!
Eagly is also great. But vigilante had me laughing like an idiot.
With almost 7 hours of run time, I can forgive a few things here and there. People gag on the dick of TNG star trek but only like 2 out 3 episodes a season are even worthwhile going back to rewatch
I wouold have loved Vigilante more if he hadn't been played as Deadpool's evil twin
i would argue that aside from the obligatory "the message" monologue, adebayo is how you do a diverse character, focusing on their merits, flaws, and relationships to the characters on screen, not some invisible idea. if more diverse characters had an arc like adebayos, the actual minorities would feel truly represented as human and not caricatures to be propped and poised for money and likes.
There was a black lesbian couple in _Yellowjackets_ who were portrayed this way. They came across as believable human beings with their own faults and depth and nothing heavy-handed about their sexuality. Great show, can't wait for season 2.
dont care, disgusting
@@JohnGardnerAlhadis Same with Arcane. A character's relationships and background should add depth, not remove it. Avery Brooks said it best talking about playing Ben Sisko on Deep Space 9. "Being black isn't a character. I can't use my skin tone to decide how Sisko will react to a situation. Having a teenaged son that I feel is growing apart. Being a widower who misses his late wife and trying to be a single dad and lead a crew at the same time. That is the character."
Now if only they talked about Black racism, which is FAR more violent than the inverse, they'd have a real important show.
They also had a multiracial lesbian couple portrayed as relatable, normal human beings (who then have relationship problems that occur in all relationships regardless of gender/race/other specifics) way back on The Wire more than 20 years ago now. It can be done right, it just doesn’t happen all that often…
Both this and the suicide squad are the direction in which DC's second tier characters should go, they should be R rated, well cast, have some dark humor and have a solid story because this way they will all be extremely entertaining like these 2 were.
This series was awesome, suicide squad sucked...both of them
@@talinra3160 no
Or at least you
Can not like It
But the audience say other things
So they should be like "the boys"?
Plus it’d be a fun contrast to the borderline-broody, dark, and far more serious tones so far of the main heroes (Superman, Batman etc). Ntm an edgy, more adult-oriented alternative to the MCU, and I’m all for it
@@Whats.Next.Videos it was on pandemic
Period, the ones who watch it said that they loved it
I absolutely loved this show. It did have some annoying "The message" parts. But it also poked fun of itself to give it balance.
And John Cena has been catapulted as a competent actor directly because of this show IMO. For comparison, I like The Rock. But there is absolutely no way he could pull of a scenes like Cena did.
indeed. The Rock has no acting range at all. I was surprised with Cena when he killed his father, the times he was alone... i really felt what peacemaker was feeling. Kudos to Cena, he wont win an oscar anytime soon, but oh boy he sure can act, and play the piano, and dance, and tell jokes...
So it has John Xina _and_ "The Message"?!
Hard pass from me.
@@novatolock not true, The Rock is completely fine, and can be serious and joking. He is not the type of actor who will act in some stupid romance or any other 'realistic' too serious movie. Same as for example Reynolds, or as some 90s early 2000s action actors.
I am 1 in a half episodes in. Where the hell does this social justice shit fest start making fun of itself?
@@unusualaussie9606 It doesn't. Without spoilers, the show ends with a huge message contradiction and they crack a joke about it only to very quickly forget that it happened. This show is super non-commital to its themes.
Thought the crying scene on the bed was hilarious. It was a great way to explain that this guy is still mentally a teenager which fits perfectly.
Can't wait for a chick crying scene on the bed to be hilarious. It might be a great way to explain that any chick is still mentally a teenager which fits perfectly.
I would like to point out that this show has one of the greatest title sequences of all time. Never skipped it, often rolled it back to watch it again.
I love the intro. I've watched it so many times I don't think I will ever find it unenjoyable.
the ONLY show i never skip the title sequence.
i really disliked the show but the title sequence got stuck in my head smh
I agree, the only title sequence I don't skip! So campy and cringe, it's great.
Didnt skip a single intro, thats new for me :D
I actually really like that Peacemaker's dad is an evil piece of shit with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Not just with the racism, but with the abuse of his own kids. It makes Peacemaker's attempts to somehow connect with his father and defend him against very valid criticisms from others that much sadder.
It's also actually quite new and interesting, because often when you have male characters who have had abusive fathers, they're at the stage of life where the father is dead or gone, and the character in question is all "I promised myself I'll never end up an asshole like my father". Peacemaker is not yet there, and watching him try to parse the knolwedge that his dad is objectively evil and abusive is great emotional subplot.
ofc you like seeing white people portrayed as child abusers, youre jewish. would you feel the same way about the character if it was a black guy that abused his kids? if that makes you uncomfortable in any way, youre a racist.
Agreed. The dad wasn't some guy on the fence equivocating about his racism. He was a bad dude. Period. Thought the whole series was amazing, and not woke at all. I usually agree with Critical Drinker but i think he missed the subtext in this one. It was making fun of wokeness.
Whoa. Spot on man.
Nah he was the worst part of this show, with him being so 1 dimensional he felt like a Allegory then a actual character, I thought he was a bad character in general.
@@bigdreams5554
The show was incredibly weak & meh.
I was very surprised. I really enjoyed it waaaaay more than I was expecting. So may great scenes like him comparing himself to Batman in a childish argument with his dad's 80 year old neighbour, the jokes over how WhatsApp automatically drops all images into your photo album (even the ones someone's girlfriend wouldn't want shared with the team), and the torture scene where he so bravely held out while Vigilante was being tortured. "Why don't you maintain your torturing s**t?" Vigilante cries in pain while Peacemaker knowing winks at him assuring him that we won't buckle under pressure. Such a brave hero.
I've also started doing face workouts to get a jaw as square as John's.
Just watched this series - holy crap this was so much better than it should have been. Don't listen to the Critical Drinker about the scene where Peacemaker breaks down into a blubbering wreck - that was done well, and was exactly consistent with his history and personality.
At times I think CD either doesn't watch things or he feels the need to put his own 'spin' on things. I watched this when it came out and, to me, it felt like a man who has reached his breaking point. He's suffering from PTSD, he's recovering from injuries, . He's just another murdering SOB who is hated by everyone. Raised by an evil hate filled person who never showed him any kindness. He's coming to the realisation that he is not the hero. Heck he even killed his personal hero Now it's all hitting him.
@@ptonpc Exactly, and it makes him endearing to us because him realizing he's not the hero and breaking down like that at the beginning of the series tells us that, as Harcourt says later, he's only 85% a dick, his heart is in the right place, and we start to want him to figure things out for the better. It's absolutely necessary for a TV series featuring a problematic "hero" that needs to grow along with the plot as we progress through.
There's more character development in one episode of Peacemaker than an entire trilogy did for Rey Palpatine.
Boy you incels are never gonna shut up about the sequel trilogy are you?
Not saying much sadly lol Rey doesn't have character
@@ghostsnipertrue tbf she's based on Luke
Holy shit, can't believe that's actually a true statement.
@@Montbiveau yeah except Luke HAD character lol
eagley deserves a best supporting actor award.
and honestly, john cena didnt come off like a "former wrestler" in this show. he came off as an actor. doing a great job.
Eagley is his best friend and the only one that truly loves him.
aren't all the WWE wrestlers basically actors?
@@minerdxxd733 yeah, but it feels like all of them end up being kneecapped, acting wise. Dave batista is a good actor but he's being type casted into big strong man no nonsense type. Rock had potential in "the rundown" but strangled his potential in the crib
IMO the “message” issue felt more like the show trying to avoid being labeled as “alt right” propaganda or some shit… cause you can clearly tell that the vast majority of its core themes tread on really touchy subjects for *some* people. Hell, peacemaker himself is CLEARLY a damn solid attempt to humanize their most extreme form of opposition, and it speaks louder than any other superficial “agenda” injected onto the series imo
But all in all, I don’t really blame the writers… as long as they’re not so afraid to tackle this kind of stuff by the next season - that and at the very least deliver such messages in a more subtle/less redundant manner
What message are people talking about? Because the messages in this show aligned perfectly with the actual story and made people chose different directions.
@tido almond there's a thing called "integrating the message into your work's plot in a subtle manner"... Which, for the core message (the point about humanizing even the most "douchey" people) the show did it really well. Altho, for the occasional out-of-the-blue jabs at fake news, climate change denialists, and shit like that, not so much. And that's literally what I said above
@@robertonome2448 there are people out there that deny climate change? Tf
@@robertonome2448 what's wrong with taking jabs at idiots? Why were they out of the blue? Peacemaker's dad is a racist conspiracy theorist and peacemaker is a lite version of that. It's all relevant.
@@jackwhittaker5133 the whole point is *how* you do it, not why nor where
It’s undeniably more interesting, for example, to an anti-racism movie’s message to be delivered through sub-text and general characters’ actions vs. they simply making a random joe say: “racism bad” out loud, as if the audience was too stupid to get it by know… which, for the most part, like I said, Peacemaker delivers. Altho it gets kinda lazy at some occasional dialogues
Not underestimating your audience’s intelligence and/or breaking the tone with shoe-horned out of character dialogues are preetty important factors that tend to make a work’s message to be a lot more digestible and feel less preachy. A perfect comparison would be Love Death & Robots s3’s “The 3 Robots” vs “Jibaro”, which imo perfect encapsulate both sides of the argument”… Jibaro delivers pretty much the same message as the other ep, but in a way so smooth that you don’t even realize you were being “educated”, and instead you can just enjoy it for what it is (with said “greed is bad” message likely becoming an afterthought once you start to analyze what happened on it)
Peacemaker was indeed a pleasant surprise. John Cena's acting range impressed me a lot, and the whole cast of characters are well fleshed and developed, having their moments without feeling forced, with interactions that feel like actual human beings talking (although some jokes drag for a bit too long). I'm looking forward for Season 2.
A huge positive for me was how good the actors were for being relatively unknown figures.
Like Freddie Stroma as Vigilante and Nhut Le as Judomaster were absolutely amazing. They really brought the characters to life.
Vigilante is the love child of Napoleon Dynamite and Deadpool.
I saw clips of Vigilante on YT and immediately knew it was a show I had to see because of how hilarious he was. Still can’t believe Stroma is British
Judomaster was hilarious, fuckin tiny little terror 🤣
imagine Judomaster with the Infinity gauntlet
Fucking loved Vigilante
While watching John Cena playing this role makes me think he is nothing like the The Rock johnson who plays the same type of role every movie he is in, John Cena and Dave Bautista can just act with different emotions, they are just killing it.
The Rock would never accept to have his ass kicked, cry because of remorse, not succeeding the entire mission alone,etc. He just couldn't and wouldn't play Cena's part. Jason Momoa accepted to appear in this to have his character being roasted and being too late to do anything, and I guess for free.If DJ was Aquaman he would demand 50 millions for a day and his character doing all the job on the final episode.
@@lrts1lrts181 My favorite part. I thought they were all shadowy stand-ins until the camera focused on Jason Momoa. Aquaman's interaction with Flash was hilarious. I may not think much of Momoa's politics, but he does seem like a genuinely fun guy who enjoys his work.
this show was epic. the music. the humor. the feels. all of it.
and that intro. wow.
But I have one question for you: Do you really wanna taste it?
@@KnuckleHunkybuck whats going up must come down.
@@ericodinson6593 Throw your dog the invisible bone.
This show was AMAZING! It has hands down the funniest and best intro I have ever watched. I always watched the intro because of the funny dance.
Yep
when comic fans gives us shows that are character driven and we get to care about goofballs, it feels like actual comics
I found this show surprisingly fun. Glad to hear I wasn't the only one.
Off course you do, every garbage that WarnerGarbage puts out you say it's awesome!!
Few channels can either make or break a movie for me. Drinker, Mauler, Nerdrotic and Yellow Flash 👍
Why would you be the only one?
I enjoyed the show myself but was curious to see what people like the drinker and yourself thought about it. John Cena and James Gunn definitely knocked this one out of the park
James Gunn can make unknown characters likable and kinda relatable he is pretty good.
Spot on assessment as usual. Vigilante was definitely my favorite human character in the show, with Eagly being number one overall.
Vigilante was the wokest thing I've ever seen.
@@spenser9908?
@@the-quiver this guy in every comment that mentioned Vij trying to say how he hates the character
I like that the dad has no redeeming qualities or give reasons for his he got that way. Some people are just evil, and aren't going to change. It's common to humanize villains, which can be interesting. But it's good to have an pure evil character too.
I laughed my ass off. Vigilante was fantastic.
Hell yes, Freddie Stroma stole the show. His take on Vigilante is the best ever
He was like a psychotic version of Spider-Man.
Even though it was the complete opposite of who Vigilante is. It's like presenting Batman with Flash's jokey and whimsical personality.
@@MSgt_0699 Gunn is famous for taking very obscure characters and projecting them onto a new lense. Star lord was different before the guardians 2014, and yet the only people who complained are the 1% of the 1% that know him from the comics. The same is happening here.
way funnier than Movie Deadpool
I for one am surprised how good of an actor Zhong Xina is. It would seem that the man studied the art and put a lot of effort into it. Kudos to him.
John Cena was MADE for this role! All the supporting characters are really cool. Loving this series!
What I hate about most YT-channels, is the neverending spell they try to cast on you about subscribing, pressing all sorts of ding-dong-buttons and whatnot. The "piss off" message in the end of these videos immediately made me subscribe!
James Gunn knows how to make loveable idiots into characters you can get invested in.
And lovable psychotic sociopaths
Tbh tho - the characters he introduced aren’t even loveable idiots in the comics - he just writes every single character as a loveable idiot.
Knows how to bugger young boys as well.
But apparently can't do anything that doesn't involve aliens and invasion/body snatcher plots. This was only his 137th story involving aliens.
Peacemaker ep 4 made me cry so hard. Making the guy who killed Rick Flagg as a person who admits he pushed people away but hasn’t recoved from his trauma was so good
This show was a masterpiece, 10 out of 10. I bench-watch the whole show yesterday. I hope season two gets made.
Gunn did a great job of playing two extremes into each other and concluding with a message of unity. The wokeness more or less gets wiped out by the last episode and the ending basically shows how we all need to be towards each other. Our ideals and opinions do not define who we are. It's our actions and experiences that shape our lives. It's our actions that define who we really are as people. It's fine to have a bunch of grand, stupid ideas as long as you don't let them influence how you treat people. It really isn't that hard to respect one another when you realize there are 7 billion distinct personalities on this planet. Some may seem similar at times, but overall we aren't as simple to understand as the TV tries to imply and I think Gunn calling out the extremes on both ends and slapping them in the face helps to bring that perspective. "Maybe we should be able to decide for ourselves instead of our Butterfly overlords deciding for us."
Far from perfect but just the right amount of silly senseless violence and surprisingly touching character bonding to make it worth watching
This was definitely a welcome surprise that I never knew I needed, looking forward to the next season!
Love how the writer when asked how many seasons he plans to make, he answered 78
I felt the seen where Peacemaker cried by himself actually sold me on him. He isn't looking for pity, but he self-reflects on his actions from a moral perspective and has regrets over choices he makes. He recognizes that the team hated him for the same reason he hated himself: killing Rick Flag. More so, it was important to show exactly what his mental state is going into the mission, how vulnerable he is to mere words now that he's lacking confidence in himself. It gave him personal stakes for the series, imo.
Given how well James Gunn did w/The Suicide, Squad I was hopeful for Peacemaker. And I wasn't disappointed! The soundtrack ROCKED..! The borderline Grindhouse-level violence had a near perfect balance of hardcore and outrageous, The "message..?" was delivered with ~just~ the right amount of "woke " and mockery of such things, but best of all..? The cast went all-out to sell it.
And sell it, they did!
Looking forward to Season 2!
Not interested in "The Message", no matter how cute they try to shove it down my throat.
@@Ricardo-cl3vs True..! but you have to admit, it's RIDICULOUS with how stupidly they try! (It's a joke, and James Gunn illustrated *that* quite well, methinks!)
@@Sidragrosm
Nope! I won't eat the turd, even if it's wrapped in something delicious. It's still a turd.
And after his child rape "jokes" I'm really not interested in anything coming from James Gunn anymore. The guy is sick in the head and not just in a good way.
they used a lot of Scandinavian sleaze for the music, i never thought i would hear a sister song in an american tv show
Can I also point out that James Gunn has an awesome playlist. The songs in this show were great. I’m just sad that Monster by Reckless Love isn’t available in the US iTunes Store
ahem, you can still get it. if you're less than scrupled.
@@lonewretch I like how you think 🤣
Gunn likes those little gurls too
That's why Peter Quill has his own mixtape called "Awesome Mix"
Easily one of the most entertaining shows I've watched in a while.
Thinking back the relationship between Peacemaker and his dad, his upbringing and the twisted worldview he developed because of his dad reminds me of the classic quote from Paarthurnax in Skyrim: "What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?".
I have to say I loved the show. I don’t even skip the opening as the song rocks and the deadpan dance scene cracks me up every time! John Cena was perfectly cast and even ‘the message’ wasn’t really annoying!
I really like how they naturally continued his story while giving him a background story at the same time. This show is a gem. Makes me excited to see what the take on he penguins show will be even though they exist in separate universes.
are we not going to discuss then how absolutely fucking amazing and perfect the soundtrack to this season was? I mean I might be biased as an 80s glam fan, but holy hell every track felt SO meticulously curated it was insane! Loved this show:)
hot cherie by hardline has been a favourite song of mine since I was a kid, when I heard it in the show I freaked outttt
so many good 80s hits my dad would play for me as a kid, and I play now.
i just finished watching this series last week. i thought it would be stupid. but it actually turned out good AND funny. Cena is a riot. not to mention the coolest theme song ever.
Absolutely enjoyed this show. The cast had great chemistry. The series surprise at the end was gold as well.
I loved this series. The right mix of comedy and adult humour. John Cena is fresh as an actor and not affraid to have his face behind a mask like so many vain actors out there. The supporting cast was great but I think a little to much was focused on James Gunns wife...she wasn't the lead but billed as such 8n some things I saw. Perfectly timed series and I can't wait for more. "Activate human torpedo" is the last I'm gonna say on it.
It's not about vanity, it's about cash. The more your face appears, the more you earn.
I didn't mind his wife, she is rather good, fits the show and is nice to look at too
I think it's a big plus that Cena plays a masked character. When I see his face, I still just think of his WWE run. It allows me to focus on the character rather than the man.
@@jefffiore7869 She is bad in drama scenes, but eh, decent enough
Sometimes it's the studios and producers who want to show the actor's face. They paid big money and will be damned if the face is hidden
My favorite scene when Peacemaker goes of on the old man for saying hes not a Superhero like Batman. How many murders is Batman indirectly responsible for because he doesn`t kill his villans but instead just throwing them in prison and then they inevitably escapes and kills more people. Laughed my ass of during that scene.
"Don't you have a couaderie of supervillains?"
"No becsuse I actually kill them."
As a wrestling fan, I feel like I have to point this out: making the audience feel what a character feels and getting them invested in their journey is *literally* what professional wrestlers are trained to do. *That's* why guys like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena make their roles work, they've already been doing this as wrestlers. So us fans aren't surprised by their performances in the slightest.
"THE MESSAGE"
How can those 2 words be so funny when The Drinker says them and insanely sad at the same time??
You ROCK Bro!!!
season 1 was a lot of fun. A bit too silly here and there but overall everything works. The Peacemaker-Vigilante duo is gold sometimes
btw, I put off the show because John Cena was the MC... and ended up enjoying it a lot because of his performance. Dude is a legit actor.
i usually hate John Cena as an actor but he was perfect in this
He’s improved a lot tbh I think he’s a better actor than the rock who has had alot more roles (hopefully he will be good in black Adam tho)
Got to admit, didn’t have high expectations going into peacemaker, but with how stale tv has been in the recent year thought I’d give it a try and was happily surprised. It’s a refreshing change from any shows I’ve watched recently and genuinely enjoyed it, would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a lighthearted gory super hero show that’s straight to the point and has no slow or dragged out episodes.
"didn’t have high expectations going into peacemaker,"
But you watched it anyway. That says a lot about you.
@@MAGAMAN Willing to take a chance? Open to different outcomes? What terrible traits, ikr...
Peaky Blinders is a good show that I didn't find political at all.
If you didn't find yet ANOTHER alien invasion story from James Gunn stale, you get nothing but my sympathy, kid. This series personified stale.
@@Axolotl_Mischief It's a good show. Stale? You need to stick with the x factor and the likes.
It's so disheartening these days when there's a piece of art/media/entertainment that you're really enjoying, and then you encounter: THE MESSAGE. You're like "Oh God, not you as well..."
Don't the realise that 'the message' is backfiring. People are bored by being beaten over the head by it.
It wasn't in this show though. Like at all.
The show was woketarded
Peacemaker is my favorite superhero and not just because he's played by my favorite wrestler John Cena
James Gunn is a very good writer and director to be honest, i havent seen everything he has made but what ive seen i liked. His humour is not for everybody i think, but knows how to write very likeable characters.
Honestly all the woke stuff I think is him just a bit scared to be fired again
Have you read his child rape "jokes"?!
The man is a sicko!
Why the fuck does everything he do, aside from Super, have aliens/alien invasion shit in it? At this point, it feels like that's all he can think of, and it made this series boring as fuuuck.
the issue is that his humour is like a 15 year olds. all about sex, it is so off putting and takes away from his actual good writing.
His "humor" cannot be called humor. It was thousands of tweets full of pedo content, often exchanged with his pedo friend whom he still is friends with.
on the expectations vs delivery scale, I think Peacemaker has been the biggest surprise in the last few years for me. absolutely loved it and was really impressed with Cena. his physical stature will hold him back in the long run for pulling an Adam Sandler type turn toward serious dramatic roles but he's certainly got the talent.
My favorite tv show I have watched in years. I loved it. Watched it 4 times through. Cena was excellent.
If you've followed John Cena's wrestling career you'll see how versatile and entertaining the guy really is.
I wouldn't call his wrestling promos versatile
Him bursting into tears wasn't going to far. The dude was having an emotional breakdown. It happens and it was super realistic. It was also desperately needed to humanize him. Peacemaker in Suicide Squad was a complete sociopath. For the show to work he needed a moment to show that there is more to him. And like I said, it happens. It was one of the most realistic moments in the entire show.
Also he wasn't bursting into tears, he was doing face exercise. It is very important to do if you want to look like John Cena in your 40s.
i prefer sociopathic behavior over anything else at this point
Yeah it happens... to women.
@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 sounds like someone is very insecure and most likely in the closet 🤣🤣🤣
@@bulleyes9059 I've started doing face exercises. I want his square jaw!
Don't wanna give too much away, but the whole season ended with the greatest superhero cameo appearance ever. Maybe even the greatest cameo, period.
That was epic and hilarious.
some absolute losers online were upset that aquaman is now a confirmed fish lover in official canon
@@gadgetts5342 because that's disgusting and the destruction of a character for a throwaway gag. Even if people just thought he was, Barry would never say oh you are and Aquaman would never say fuck off Barry but Gunn always writes his characters the only way he knows how, like himself, if that means acting wildly out of character then so be it.
@@connordorman117 lighten up dude. It's AQUAMAN. Please tell me that something that insignificant doesn't really affect your life!
@@CrookedEyeSniper no, does criticising something automatically mean it must be a major part of my life? As a rule for me the opposite is true. What makes you assume it messes with my life? I just pointed out it was a dumb attempt at humour that was out of character for both characters.
James Gunn definetly has a touch to his projects because the man just doesnt miss💯🗿
Watched the whole series with a couple of buddies of mine and we all just had a blast with this show.
The entrance theme song and dance basically tells us a little about how this show is gonna play out: playful, crazy humour, violent and just unexplainably awesome
This in the only tv show intro that I never skip. I have to watch it every episode.
Cena can act this show really blew me away, I really thought it was gonna suck but damn I was wrong. The scene when cena falls down from drinking and eagley and the butterfly are next to him hits hard I had to watch that ending twice
In fairness to Cena he's been acting for the last 20 years, people don't think much of wrestlers but some like Cena have went through different gimmicks and are pretty good actors, some however fall into the trap of playing the same character in every movie (the big muscular hero who saves the say and is full of one-liners type)
as a wrestling fan Cena's acting ability was already visible in the WWE. i swear the next WWE breakout wrestler to actor will be Drew Mcintyre
I too was blown away by this show and Cena's portrayal. It was like he was born for this part and that couldn't make me happier. I read an article a couple of weeks ago that the studio already green-lit a 2nd season. Gunn had said that he only intended to write one season and that was it but due to the show's overwhelmingly positive reception he's agreed to write a 2nd season. That said, Cena has already said he'd sign on as have many other cast members.
I'm pretty excited to see what they do with this cuz dayumm... this was arguably one of this year's best shows.
I think it's one of the first shows that isn't animated that understands DC humor. It's parody. However I think there are almost two writing teams for the show. Like they had a team of writers that always fill their show with in your face messages and another team of writers that actually write DC comics
peacemaker and Reacher are the 2 best shows of 2021
Many things can be better than expected, when you begin with zero expectation to begin with.
I appreciate how Drinker doesn’t write off or praise media, regardless of what controversies or ideologies surround them, but gives credit where credit’s due. Like say what you will about Cena, but you can’t deny the dude can act. I honestly can’t see Peacemaker played by anyone else because he’s such a perfect choice.
This is why I watch him… he has a lot of views that I dont necessarily agree with, but he constantly challenges what I think and is definitely fairer than quiet a few of the more - to use a poor term - right wing CZcamsrs
I loved it. Thought it had the perfect balance throughout. Could make me laugh one second then make me have a slight lump in my throat the next. Good story telling
The criticism of White Dragon as a villain is valid, but it was a choice made to further adapt Peacemaker's orginal character as he experienced constant hallucinations of his own father doubting and belittling him and his father in the comics was a former director of a concentration camp. It certainly is a bold move from James Gunn to follow this route, as it kills the chance to give what could've been a great villain a respectable arc and more depth in favor of further developing Peacemaker and giving him something else to overcome
John Cena playing Home Sweet Home on the piano was incredible.
In case you're wondering, it was really him playing it too. I looked up the soundtrack and he's listed as the artist.
The musical numbers were one of the worst things about this series, I had to fast forward through that time wasting fluff bullshit. Stop singing and dancing and just tell a fucking story for fucks sake.
@@TheRayfield77 He said that he made the choice to learn how to play piano instead of bog down in social media and mobile games.
I had some mixed feelings after the finale, but I think your review really helped me parse out what was good and bad about the series. I found it hilarious for the most part and oddly sincere at times, never skipped the intro once, but yeah, the political parts were painful. I'm glad they made Adebayo likable and multi-layered as a person, and I liked the deep cut jokes about weird DC heroes and villains. It actually made the DCEU feel coherent.
Right. It's almost as if presenting a character as a person first, flaws and all and their sexuality after that, it's much easier to get behind and support. Maybe even like. But if all they are in their bio is "insert sexuality here" there's no substance to work with, and no reason to care about them.
@@Bananahammock681 yeah, and they were wise to not play into the relationship too much or make her wife part of the action, which I think would have been out of place. They allowed the relationship to exist, didn't define Adebayo by it, and made it part of her struggle and character arc instead with her having misgivings about keeping the nature of this work secret, which I think is very relatable.
Yea I was really into this show until the last episode which put in that whole political climate shit but after I got over that this is what Hollywood is now I actually really enjoyed like 90% of this show
Yes, who could imagine how much more likable and relatable characters are when race and/or sexuality is NOT their entire personality?
@@fatnakedjimmyneutron I'm okay with a little bit of pandering, or genuinely trying to spread a message of "Do fucking better" over the current fad of "Jesus aren't we awful LAWL!" so long as the material surrounding it is of an above average quality. This show was top notch for me, so it gets a pass.
Hell, Peacemaker made me hate the T-1000. Nothing I've seen it in has made me hate that thing since T-2!
This show is so amazing. I just watched it again recently. And what's crazy is a week after I watched it again because I missed it LOL absolutely incredible
Just watched on your videos recommended. Very fun, loved the soundtrack
As goofy as the show was, it actually had some of the most realistic characters and their development I've ever seen in any comic/superhero related media. Was pleasantly surprised by the whole project, and think John Cena is a fantastic actor
It also had the most annoying & childish characters I've ever seen.
@@elongatedmanforever1252 the raging nerd who thinks everything sucks is a really cool look. I wonder how it works for you
I remember how skeptical I was when I started watching the show, not expecting much and then it became one of my favorite TV shows. It's also one of those rare shows that don't make me wanna skip the intro cause is so damn good. And the soundtrack kicks ass too
I can't get the intro song out of my head!!!
I just finished watching this yesterday, and it was absolutely amazing xD!
The Soundtrack is just absolutely amazing in this!
And the characters talk about the music as well.
Reckless Love - Monster is a fucking aces song that goes so well with the Butterfly invasion!
Another thing I loved about the show was that it went all-in on having all the songs in the show be glam rock songs, both classic and modern.
I loved this show. Just shows I love James Gunn movies/shows. We need more of this.
The guy that plays Vigilante seems to be channeling Ryan Reynalds acting style.
Thanks Drinker. I only got two ep's into this and started to role my eyes but I'll keep going on this recommendation. I need a laugh. Cheers mate.
I LOVED this show way too much
any peacemaker photoshop ideas planned?
And the intro even more
@@federicomartinfernandezpan1192 *stone-faced dancing intensifies*
Season 2 is happening and will be entirely Gunn.
@Richard Schrader You have a complete troll account. Go take your meds.
A good series and much more interesting than i thought it would be.
Anyone that knows Cena, knows he's essentially been acting for two decades now, so I'm not surprised he was up to it but it was surprising just how up to it he was.
It's a great show and can't wait until the next season! As always, a great review by you.