"The Choad Less Traveled" is the fourth 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 positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, performances, character development and twist ending.
After their mission, Christopher Smith / Peacemaker tells his teammates Clemson Murn, Emilia Harcourt, John Economos and Leota Adebayo that he killed the Butterfly alien that emerged from Senator Royland Goff's head.
Adebayo finds evidence about the Butterflies regarding Glan Tai Bottling Company; she calls Murn, who agrees to meet her.
"[3] While James Gunn said that HBO Max was supportive of his vision of the series, executives took a problem with the scene where Smith verbally insults Batman, particularly calling him "a pussy".
Gunn also agreed with Smith's point of view of Batman, explaining "everybody else he's really just believing stuff that he read on the Internet.
But meta rants about superheroes, entertaining fights, and the general dysfunction of the team helps keep the show fun even if the plot is unfolding slowly.
Club gave the episode an "A–" grade and wrote, "'The Choad Less Traveled' is a dramatic peak for Peacemaker, especially in its final moments where Chris gets wasted with Eagly and the butterfly he plucked from Senator Goff's sci-fi basement last week.
"[7] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Peacemaker is somehow halfway through its eight-episode run already.