WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen season two of the 2025 DC Studios HBO Max series "Peacemaker" or do not mind hearing key plot points.

Peacemaker is a spin-off series of the 2021 DC film The Suicide Squad. It is written and directed by James Gunn, who along with Peter Safran run the new DC Studios. Season two aired in 2025 on HBO Max. It stars John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, and Robert Patrick.

Season two is part of a soft reboot of the DC Universe. Season one took place in the DCEU (or “Snyder-Verse”). After the reboot, Gunn retconned scenes from season one and changed them to fit with the new “DC Studios.” Season two is the third release in the new continuity following 2025’s Creature Commandos and Superman film. Confused? Hopefully, this episode explains it all.

Comedian and podcaster Eddie Pence rejoins the show to discuss Peacemaker and the decisions to alter continuity to fit this new narrative. They also talk about the impending sale of Warner Bros. Discovery and the potential impact that transaction could have on the DC Studio / Gunn-Verse.

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WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen season three of the 2025 Marvel Studios' animated series "Marvel Zombies" or do not mind hearing key plot points.

Marvel Zombies is a four-episode animated series released in 2025 under the label Marvel Animation. It is reportedly part of Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show is a direct sequel to the fifth episode of the first season of another Marvel animated series, "What If?" That story involves a world similar to the MCU, except that after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, a virus triggers a worldwide zombie apocalypse. Marvel Zombies takes place five years after the events of What If?.

Several Marvel actors reprise their roles as the characters they portrayed, with a few notable exceptions.

Raymond Padilla is a noted writer, podcaster, and YouTube host. He returns to this show to discuss Marvel Zombies.

In this episode, they discuss this series, how it could tie into future MCU films and shows, and whether this storyline will continue at all. They also address the recent Disney controversy involving host Jimmy Kimmel and its impact on Disney+.

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WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen season three of the 2025 WBD/DC Studios series "Creature Commandos" or do not mind hearing key plot points.

In November 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran were hired to lead the newly formed DC Studios. The pair had worked on several projects that were part of the “DC Extended Universe” or DCEU, including the film The Suicide Squad in 2021 and its spin-off series Peacemaker. This new universe was labeled as a reboot of DC stories, ending the string of films that included Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, etc. The first entry into the new “DC Studios” was the animated series Creature Commandos. The storyline of this show immediately tied into the aforementioned The Suicide Squad film, muddying continuity from the onset.

This episode of the podcast talks about Creature Commandos but also the DC Studios launch, which includes the 2025 Superman film and Season 2 of the show Peacemaker. (There are minor spoilers regarding Peacemaker, which has not aired its complete season 2.)

There are also continuing rumors regarding a potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance (the company that bought Paramount/CBS) and Netflix are rumored to be interested in WBD.

All of this is covered in this episode. Ray Carsillo, a broadcaster and comedian who once worked for the show DC Daily on the now-defunct DC Universe app, joins the show to discuss the series and the state of this new universe.

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