PEACEMAKER Fans Are Furious Over Season 2 Finale: ‘Not Good TV’ and ‘So F***ing Bad’

With the Peacemaker The season 2 finale is now streaming on HBO Max, fans were expecting an explosive and satisfying conclusion. Instead, they got what many are calling a frustrating setup for future DCU projects, and fans on social media aren’t holding back.

The finale, titled “Full Nelson,” was released on October 10, 2025, wrapping up the show’s multiverse storyline and teasing the introduction of the Checkmate organization and a Superman-related story arc, and reaction online was less than unified.

While some praised the emotional moments and Giovanni Cenaby Christopher Smith, others said the ending completely missed the mark.

One viewer called it “the worst episode” of the series and criticized it for offering “none of the big DC stars or surprises” that James Gunn he had teased. Another fan wrote, “Disappointing…didn’t explore much of the mystery of the season. Felt like filler.”

Reddit lit up within minutes of the episode’s release. “It wasn’t good TV at all,” user Reddeath10168 wrote, summing up the overall tone of disappointment. “That’s the downside of watching weekly shows, the disappointing moments hit hard,” MY-SECRET-REDDIT added on the r/DCU_ thread.

Then there was Afromedes, who said, “The show literally added the ‘I don’t want to play with you anymore’ meme to the ENTIRE FUCKING PLOT of the first 7 episodes.”

It’s a tough turn for a show that was one of the DCU’s most beloved series. Peacemaker gained great momentum during its second season, expanding its world and connecting more directly with the larger DC Universe.

For a while, it seemed like Gunn and Peter Safran’s new era of DC Studios was going all out, especially after the success of Commando of creatures AND Superman.

But this ending reopened an old wound for DC fans, a sense that the studio’s priorities are overshadowing the narrative. The main criticism focuses on the finale’s heavy focus on setting up future projects, in particular The man of tomorrowinstead of providing closure to Peacemaker’s main characters.

Fans were frustrated that the show seemed to abandon the Earth X storyline, rush through Checkmate’s introduction, and end on a cliffhanger that could have taken years to resolve.

That frustration runs deep because Gunn had spoken openly about his plan for the DCU, which was to make each entry feel like a complete story in its own right, even if it connected to a larger universe.

It worked beautifully Commando of creatures AND Supermanthat told self-contained stories while laying the groundwork for what would come next. PeacemakerThe ending, however, has been accused of doing the opposite.

In many ways, it’s the same problem that’s plagued Marvel recently, prioritizing setup over profit. Instead of a satisfying emotional conclusion for Christopher Smith and his team, the episode spent its final minutes laying the groundwork for other projects. For many fans, this made the entire season feel less like a story and more like a prologue.

It’s not that fans don’t want it Peacemaker to connect to the larger DC Universe, they just wanted the season they were invested in to finish its own story first.

Many, however, feel inadequate. After two seasons of sharp writing, wild humor and unexpected heart, Peacemaker Season 2 didn’t end with a bang, but with a setup for something else entirely different.

So what do you think? Did Peacemaker stick the landing or did “Full Nelson” fumble the ending?