‘Peacemaker’ Season Finale: James Gunn on Pulling Off [SPOILERS’] Shocking Cameo

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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This story discusses major spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “Peacemaker,” currently streaming on HBO Max.Throughout the first season of “Peacemaker,” the titular costume vigilante, a.k.a.

Christopher Smith (John Cena), has been working with a ragtag team of secret operatives in an attempt to stop an invasion by a horde of insect-like aliens called Butterflies.

Peacemaker and his teammates — Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), John Economos (Steve Agee) and team leader Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) — track the Butterflies to the underground lair of the gargantuan “cow” that is the aliens’ only source of sustenance.After most of his team is crushed while fighting off the Butterflies — who can burrow into human’s brains and control their bodies — Peacemaker is confronted by their leader, Goff (Annie Chang), with the aliens’ true motivation.

They were forced to leave their planet after ruining its environment, and they observe humanity going down the same path they did, so they are trying to steer civilization back on track.