"It's Cow or Never" is the eighth episode and first season finale of the American superhero television series Peacemaker, a spin-off from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad.
Economos accidentally injures himself; Adebayo enters the fight, killing Butterflies to save Harcourt, before moving underground.
Peacemaker reconciles with Adebayo, telling her that he rejected the Butterflies to protect his teammates from them, but wonders if he doomed humanity.
In a press conference, Adebayo clears Peacemaker and Vigilante's names, exposing Project Butterfly, Task Force X, and Waller's leadership of both.
Later, Adebayo reunites with her wife Keeya; Economos returns to work at Belle Reve Penitentiary; Judomaster cries seeing the carnage at Coverdale Ranch; Peacemaker and Vigilante test explosives in the woods; and a recovering Harcourt begins physical therapy.
Goff's Butterfly visits Peacemaker (and Eagly) at his trailer home; he feeds it with the last of his amber liquid, while he hallucinates Auggie's presence.
[2] On the decision to have Smith kill Sophie despite evidence of the Butterflies that their planet is heading to perdition, Gunn said that he viewed the moment as letting go of the person that his father made him to be.
"[3] Gunn didn't intend for Emilia Harcourt and Adrian Chase to die in the episode, explaining "I think it just seems like the better story overall for me.
One of the goals for the episode included having it clear that he had a bigger role in the future, stating "He's revealed that he does have good intentions at the end.
"[3] The episode featured an uncredited cameo appearance of Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller, both reprising their roles as Arthur Curry / Aquaman and Barry Allen / The Flash from the DC Extended Universe, while Superman and Wonder Woman were portrayed by stand-ins.
"[8] While Gunn was often questioned during the season for some jokes where Smith insulted other characters, the studio didn't oppose most of the content in the finale, explaining, "They were pretty open to whatever, and they knew what the nature of Peacemaker was and who he is.
"[4] Despite the support, the original cut included stand-in actors for Batman and Cyborg, which were removed by Gunn on petition of the studio.
[13] The farm attack included the song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by Wig Wam, which is also used in the opening credits of the episodes.
Samantha Nelson of IGN gave the episode an "amazing" 9 out of 10 rating and wrote in her verdict, "Peacemaker successfully brings its first season to a close with an emotional, heartfelt, and hilarious finale.
There's less action than some may prefer, and the major cameo was more spectacle than substance, but this first chapter of our ride with Chris Smith was given a delightfully meaningful ending that leaves us hyped for the already announced Season 2.
Maybe that's why Auggie Smith pops up in Chris' head for that final shot; it's Gunn's personal coda, and a reminder that even though you're always striving to better yourself, there's always room for improvement.
"[4] Brian Lowry of CNN wrote, "At times, Peacemaker felt like it was trying too hard to be irreverent, but that reflects Gunn's creative sensibility, while sending a message to talent about what's possible in the world of streaming - including dragging Aquaman into your show, just for fun.
"[17] Rafael Motamayor of Observer wrote, "Peacemaker is a more adult effort than Guardians of the Galaxy, which plays to Gunn's visceral and irreverent sensibilities, and also longer and more character-focused than The Suicide Squad.
"[19] James White of Empire gave the season a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Gunn scores a bullseye with this series, blending vulgarity, heart and sheer insanity for a winning, killer combo – not to mention, an unskippable opening-credits sequence that you'll never grow tired of watching.
"[21] Roxy Simons of Newsweek wrote, "Peacemaker came to a thrilling conclusion on Thursday, February 17 with an action-packed final stand and some huge DC cameos.