"Stop Dragon My Heart Around" is the seventh episode of the American superhero television series Peacemaker, a spin-off from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad.
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.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, directing, performances, emotional tone and set-up for the finale.
With the nation's police looking for him, Peacemaker hurriedly sets out with Adrian Chase / Vigilante, Eagly and John Economos to finish the Butterfly mission, ignoring Judomaster's escape from their custody.
Meanwhile, Emilia Harcourt confronts Adebayo, who admits planting the diary, vows to quit the team, and mentions that Amanda Waller is her mother.
She's also been accepting the fact that she's not a lone wolf, that she has a team and that’s better than working alone, because I think that for the longest time she just thought, 'Oh my God, these people are slowing me down'.
Samantha Nelson of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 rating and wrote in his verdict, "Peacemaker finally confronts his father in a dramatic, prolonged battle that mixes zany comedy and big emotional stakes.
There's the moment where we find Peacemaker praying over Eagly, who lunged at the White Dragon and paid a price for it, the only one besides Keith who ever loved Chris for real.
Still, that miniboss battle is so thrilling and so rich that this ultimately feels like 40 minutes (the show's shortest episode runtime yet) well spent.
The site wrote, "When Peacemaker was announced to be the focus of his own HBO Max series, few looked forward to spending more time with the foul-mouthed killer of The Suicide Squad's [Spoiler].
And yet here we are, enjoying every weekly installment — in large part due to John Cena's all-in, winning performance in the title role.
But in this week's penultimate hour, Cena dove into his most powerful moments, as Chris — in the midst being whaled upon by the White Dragon, and in the wake of remembering the circumstances of his brother's death — found himself with no option but to pummel his pop in return and, ultimately, kill him.