Smith also has to deal with his personal demons, including feeling haunted by memories of people he killed for "peace", as well as reconnecting with his estranged father.
Christopher Smith / Peacemaker calls Emilia Harcourt, saying that he killed the superpowered Annie Sturphausen, wrecking his car, after she attacked him.
Evergreen's police, including Detectives Sophie Song and Larry Fitzgibbon, arrive at Sturphausen's apartment block to investigate the sonic boom.
[1] According to James Gunn, the reveal of Auggie as the "White Dragon" was met with some mixed reactions by HBO Max executives, deeming it "a delicate situation".
[2] Gunn was interested in exploring the concept of white supremacy, explaining, "I think it's a real thing in our world and being able to present it in a fable is important to us.
"[3] The sequence where Adrian Chase helps Peacemaker in lifting his spirit by taking him to a shooting practice was partly inspired by Gunn's childhood.
Samantha Nelson of IGN gave the three-episode premiere a "great" 8 out of 10 rating and wrote in his verdict, "Peacemaker isn't quite as sharply written as Amazon's The Boys, but James Gunn is aiming for the same sort of subversive superhero show, using excessive violence and biting humor to deconstruct the failings of the genre.
Club gave the three-episode premiere an "A–" grade and wrote, "Peacemaker is a stacked deck of fearsome insanity and there's a lot to accept in these first three episodes.
But don't you dare let its ceaseless barrage of profanity, nudity, and slaughter dupe you into thinking otherwise: James Gunn's Peacemaker comes packing, among other things, a beating heart.
"[7] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone gave the three-episode premiere a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Between the blood and guts, the slapstick, the political satire, and the musical digressions, there is a lot going on here.
Yet the series functions as a sincere character study of its flawed hero — and the unfortunate souls who have to work alongside him — just enough for the joke to never quite wear thin.
"[8] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the three-episode premiere a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Ultimately, Peacemaker is another win for the suddenly surprisingly competitive DC Comics TV landscape.