The DCU Series Season 2 Finale to Address Major Viewer Grievance, Showrunner Gunn Reveals
Although audience feedback for Peacemaker the latest season has been mostly positive, with viewers and reviewers applauding the acting and storyline—despite the fact that the big twist in the seventh installment wasn't exactly a shock—one critique has only grown stronger as the season continues: decreasing runtime lengths.
Over the past few episodes, viewers have voiced frustration over the noticeably shorter episode lengths in season 2, and indeed, the episodes have been getting shorter and shorter. The seventh episode, called “Like a Keith in the Night,” ran just 28 minutes (excluding the summary, title sequence, and end credits), making it the shortest episode so far.
Fans will be pleased to learn the upcoming finale is over 57 minutes long.
Peacemaker showrunner and DC Universe head Gunn wrote on Threads, replying to a viewer's concern.
Although this is encouraging, it remains unclear exactly how much of the runtime will be actual new footage, uncluttered by intro and outro segments, or summaries of past episodes. That said, should the finale contains all the aforementioned filler, that still leaves between 45 and 50 minutes for the finale, which is a significant improvement following the previous installment.
Gunn previously teased that the last episode would not only wrap up Peacemaker but also give a hint regarding the future the greater DCU as a whole will be heading and act as a prequel of sorts for the next Superman movie. Given the cameo of the actor's portrayal of Lex Luthor from episode 6, many are anticipating a exciting guest appearance to cap off the series.
Peacemaker's season conclusion, episode 8, is titled "The Full Nelson," and we'll just have to wait to see if viewer theories are proven correct.
