Five months after the events of The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker gets out of the hospital, and is immediately recruited onto another black-ops team to take out the "Butterflies", an alien species that takes a human host and has been infiltrating America. He can't really say no, since his other choice is go back to prison, and there's still a bomb in his head from the Corto Maltese mission.
(You don't need to watch The Suicide Squad to watch this, since the plot-relevant clips are included, but it is fun.)
Where can it be found: Available on HBO Max (or probably wherever else you might "locate" things airing on various streaming services).
Why do I love it?: I was not expecting to love it! Or planned to watch! But then I heard there was a m/m/f threesome that happens, and that Peacemaker was now canonically bisexual. (Plus the cast is diverse and Peacemaker isn't the only queer character.)
The actual plot is wacky - the aliens look kind of like flying preying mantises - but we're here for Peacemaker learning to be a better human being, his BFF platonic chemistry with Adebayo, Vigilante's huge gigantic crush on him, racists getting their comeuppance, Harcourt beating up dudes, and the FOUND FAMILY feelings of it all.
What sort of thing will I request?: Peacemaker/Vigilante - Chris is struggling with his past and what his father made him into, and how he doesn't want to be that anymore, and Adrian's basically a clueless sociopath who could be easily tricked into being a slightly better person (since Peacemaker is his role model). Anything involving the whole team, since they started out all disliking and mistrustful of each other but ended up being friends who have a group chat!
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Peacemaker (TV, 2022)
Five months after the events of The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker gets out of the hospital, and is immediately recruited onto another black-ops team to take out the "Butterflies", an alien species that takes a human host and has been infiltrating America. He can't really say no, since his other choice is go back to prison, and there's still a bomb in his head from the Corto Maltese mission.
(You don't need to watch The Suicide Squad to watch this, since the plot-relevant clips are included, but it is fun.)
What is it: Eight episodes, 42 minutes each, so it's definitely watchable all in one weekend. I am also writing up episode recaps at my DW.
Where can it be found: Available on HBO Max (or probably wherever else you might "locate" things airing on various streaming services).
Why do I love it?: I was not expecting to love it! Or planned to watch! But then I heard there was a m/m/f threesome that happens, and that Peacemaker was now canonically bisexual. (Plus the cast is diverse and Peacemaker isn't the only queer character.)
The actual plot is wacky - the aliens look kind of like flying preying mantises - but we're here for Peacemaker learning to be a better human being, his BFF platonic chemistry with Adebayo, Vigilante's huge gigantic crush on him, racists getting their comeuppance, Harcourt beating up dudes, and the FOUND FAMILY feelings of it all.
What sort of thing will I request?: Peacemaker/Vigilante - Chris is struggling with his past and what his father made him into, and how he doesn't want to be that anymore, and Adrian's basically a clueless sociopath who could be easily tricked into being a slightly better person (since Peacemaker is his role model). Anything involving the whole team, since they started out all disliking and mistrustful of each other but ended up being friends who have a group chat!