Peacemaker Episode 4 Review
When it comes to the fourth episode of the HBO Max series, Peacemaker, James Gunn dialed things back a notch. While the first three episodes of Peacemaker were all about setting the stage for the rest of the season, Episode 4 was aimed at showing a bit more of the backstory of two of the main characters. It says something about just how good Gunn is that an episode that slowed things down the way it did was still as enjoyable as when the series is going all out.
Of course, part of the reason the latest episode is just as good as the first three episodes of Peacemaker is the humor continues to be over the top craziness mixed with some truly interesting insight into the characters that are on the screen. Of course, "The Choad Less Traveled" focuses on two characters more than most and dives deeper into the daddy issues that drive both Peacemaker and Vigilante. And taking that deep dive, the show manages to make the audience feel sorry for two people who do not bat much of an eye when it comes to killing anyone that gets in their way.
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Now in episode 4, the HBO Max series continues to walk the line between backstory and staying in the present in a masterful way. The audience continues to learn more and more about Christopher Smith and why he became the Peacemaker almost entirely through exposition and what could be seen as throwaway lines if someone isn't paying enough attention. The show also does a very good job of showing exactly why Smith shouldn't be nearly as loyal to his father as he is and yet, he continues to stand by him.
The audience saw some of that in the first episode of Peacemaker when he and his father are talking in his dad's house.
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