Re:cap - Vigilante meets with Peacemaker, he is as clueless about adult toys as his best human friend. Still, he says killing “bad people” gives him pleasure. Vigilante wants to celebrate Peacemaker out of prison with appliances they loose bows, fire handguns in absurd positions, and throw dynamite at each other. Laughing and cheering. Just boys. Leota has an argument with Keeya over her “weird hours.” Auggie is taken to prison. The metal music is playing throughout the scenes. Chris smokes a joint which he hands to Amber, the wife we saw last episode, she tries to hand it to Vigilante still in his mask! Chris turns to see the strange device he found is glowing and presses buttons on it like a remote control and it starts to unfold!
Auggie is taken to prison, a prisoner recognizes him, Annie watches from a behind a window. He wants a space by a window and moves a black inmate who sees the other white nationalists who bow before him. The White Dragon is saluted and they repeat, “Hail!” to him. The super villain first appeared in Suicide Squad #4 (1987). Peacemaker is loading equipment to the van with Leota and Economos while Murn is focused on his ipad. He mentions homonculi and then Doll Man, another classic character, introduced in Feature Comics #27 (1939). In DC continuity he had joined Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. Then, he tells Leota about the “miniature spaceship” from the device. Vigilante is peeking from behind a trash can and sent away by Emilia, her character is just so fun.
Murn mentions that they have to kill Senator Roland Goff. The van races down a street with slow traffic. Murn shows them the target, Roland Goff (Antonio Cupo), and says he is a “proponent of climate change.” Peacemaker says they are going to kill him because it’s a hoax. Leota zings back bringing up pro wrestling! Murn says that Goff is a butterfly and asks for the next picture. Leota then shows an embarrasing photo sent by her wife! She tries to explain that Keeya was sent to another hotel by Emilia. Murn is serious about the debriefing noting that Goff travels with his family, wife (Natalia Safran), son (Jackson Ferguson), and daughter (Juliette Ferguson). He doesn’t know if they are butterflies so orders them all to be killed! This sobers up Peacemaker and Emilia mocks his killing for peace.
Then, Murn shows Goff’s bodyguard, Judomaster (Nhut Le), whom we saw from the dance opening. Judomaster is another Charlton Comics character who debuted in Special War Series #4 (1965) created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin. His comics costume is red and yellow, but here it is green. Peacemaker mocks his height. Murn says Peacemaker and Emilia will take care of Goff while the rest of the team is working remotely. He says not to kill the family until ordered. At a forest stop, Peacemaker is setting up a high powered sniper rifle, but it is missing his dove of peace symbol. Leota throws him a Sharpie marker, funny! Murn sets a device on a tree and Economos wants to know why he doesn’t reveal what is a butterfly to Peacemaker. He doesn’t trust him and then reveals that he is trying to make up for his past. Also, that this is the first time he shared a feeling.
Night, Peacemaker looks through the sniper scope at Goff’s house. Emilia shares her bag of snacks with him. In the van, Leota warns them of the arrival of the Goffs. Economos reports that all of the family and bodyguard are in the cars. Emilia watches the arrival of the targets through the sniper scope. Murn orders the kill by Peacemaker, but the tall bodyguard (Sage Brocklebank) blocks the shot, and the family, enters their house. The tiny Judomaster snacks on a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos as they stand guard. Emilia sees the family walk to the next room one by one, almost like robots, she suspects they are all butterflies. Murn says he won’t order an innocent to be killed like Amanda Waller. The teams have to wait until morning. Peacemaker looks at Emilia watching through the scope. He shares his drink and they share their stars, Emilia’s father gave her a Glock at 12, and then her basic career. She steps away and Peacemaker looks at the scope until interrupted by Vigilante!
He had tracked them in the Vigilantemobile, their conversation is heard by the rest of the team, and he tries to hide when Emilia arrives. Murn orders Vigilante to stay with Peacemaker and Emilia. Later, Vigilante notes that the family moved to the dining room. Emilia uses the scope to see the family pour a honey-like liquid into a bowl, very cultish, Murn says they are butterflies. Peacemaker sees the family drop long, alien tongues into the bowls. Murn orders him to kill all of them, but he hesitates. Peacemaker can’t take the shot! Vigilante casually shots the mother and then the boy. He shots again killing the daughter. Lastly is the father, Roland, but Vigilante is kicked by Judomaster! Then, he takes them all on. Emilia is thrown down a hill and strikes her head on a rock! Murn hears the battle and hands a gun to Leota. He has Economos to watch the gate.
Judomaster fights with Peacemaker and Vigilante, Peacemaker accidentally stabs Vigilante with a blade, and then is knocked out by Judomaster. Vigilante tries to give up and tries to run, but is pummeled by Judomaster. He gives out a yell and then the other bodyguard wants them brought into the house. The bodyguard has Emilia covered with his rifle, Leota has her gun on him, and Emilia wants her to kill the bodyguard. She ends up taking up her pistol and shooting the guard. Emilia tells Leota to get a sample and leaves. Leota takes out a knife to cut the bodyguard. Emilia meets up with Murn and she tracks Peacemaker to the house. Peacemaker wakes up without his helmet to see Judomaster in a chair eating his Cheetos. Vigilante is tied up. Murn and Emilia head towards the house and Leota says that the bodyguard was not a butterfly. The truth of the butterflies is revealed, I'm getting a Team America: World Police (2004) echo, along with some painful torture to Vigilante! The third ep of Peacemaker, three eps were released on the January 13th streaming date, touches on the background of Murn's team, but also has the alienness of the butterfly threat!
Four Peacemaker Helmets out of Five!
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