HI Drinker. You are one of my Favorite, Funniest people I have ever heard. Thanks for the great reviews and fun.

I actually like the best HBO show is peacemaker!

*yeah ya did.* i mean it is. -JC

Never trusting anything you say again after recommending that korean netflix zombie show. You made a 4/10 sound like a 9.

*4:10** they werent tears a'hole!!* they were facial exercises. no wonder your face is all beard and bones. -JC

And I heard the actor was a replacement, the original guy backed out after filming a ton of stuff already so a lot had to be reshot. Apparently he's a part time actor, too? Does this stuff for fun. Not sure if that part is true but if so more respect to him, he absolutely fucking nailed it in this. Loved every second of Freddie Stroma in the show.

That prison scene was amazing. I had to watch it twice.

Wrong. Vigilante was a tortured DA that got sick of criminals walking. He was intelligent and calculating. He was never what this series tries to make him.

@@mrthewubbie neither is peacemaker, but when adapting something you can take some liberties so that it fits the story you want to tell. In this case, Gunn wanted Peacemaker to be an Action Dramedy, so he tooled Vigilante to be more comedic both in origins and personality. Who knows, we might get another vigilante that's more faithful to the comics

@@mrthewubbie He said accurate portrayal of a psychopath, not accurate portrayal of the comic book character, lol.

He bloody loves the character apparently

The roll he does at 2:39?

​@@kemurph2role

Roll of bread?

No surprise, bro rolled a natural 20 for performance.

Yea Cena did a great job

@@GoldKingsMan they all did a great job.

@@yfranky_ Of course,though when I watched it it was Cena for me.

@@GoldKingsMan understandable, for me it was the character of vigilante who stole every scene he was in.

@@yfranky_ yo vigilante was also my stand out character

That’s pretty lame. That’s be ok if he wasn’t a nothing burger if a character to watch

I never thought about that being the reason and it can make sense but I feel like theres a lack of justification for racism thats needed in the world today.

@@kingpin3690that’s… dark. But the whole point is he is racist lol

@@GigaChadh976 peacemaker's already an asshole so makes sense his father would be straight-up bad drinker probably got triggered with far-right supremacists being villainized in the show lmao

@@danielfletcher706 idk how you got far right from the show.

Me too! I see it more often in media now also.

I hate when he does that

@lets go brandon go away bot

for real, i hear that shit in my head everywere i go now dammit xD

Same here…every single day

So that means you like the (2016) Suicide Squad then? Since they’re both the same name. And don’t even TRY to argue with me, everyone knows Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest there is, probably next to Hamill if not better. Edit: btw this is NOT a joke, I genuinely think Jared Leto’s joker is the greatest Joker to exist, so hah, take that haters. You’re just mad because Mark Hamill won’t be any better than Jared Leto’s is 😎

After his pathetic Chinese apology stunt I can't bring myself to watch anything with him. The suspension of disbelief just doesn't work anymore..

@UCcvU4ygIo2jK2FmqoDOW9fQ “redard” Too scared to swear in front of ol’ daddy KZfaq? Coward, be a man and grow a pair. Lmao

@@Ricardo-cl3vs Lmao you just hate him because he had an ice-cream bing chilling and you didn’t! For shame. 🍦

@@Ricardo-cl3vs what does his opinion have to do with a character he plays in the show,buddy your a snowflake

I watched the intro in-between episodes...

@@PDYork Same!! Even though I binged the episodes in about a week, I always watched that intro to see what happened last time

I actually added it to my KZfaq favorites. This along with King of the Hill, and Community’s intros will forever be part of their respective shows’ identity, in my opinion.

The intro was awful...i couldn't take my eyes off it for a second

It's a bit ghey though.

That's what I took from it. He's questioning his life & realising he is hated for being a murdering SOB. He was never 'the hero'.

Yep! Let's remember he is suffering from PTSD also, and already was wracked by guilt over killing Rick Flag.

In some ways..it's like he's still that little kid who lost his brother/best friend.

@@nbcguitar Exactly

i like to see it as how some actual people deal with certain things in their lives. like, some people act tough and pro killer to impress those around them because of an internal struggle to connect with others, which might have been something they were never able to accomplish or even achieve early in their lives. but when you figure out that everyone hates you no matter what you do, it mentally tears you down and then the cold but painful truth starts to click when reality strikes back and the only way you can cope with it is by just letting out all of your bottled up feelings out in simple sadness and tears. the age old stereotype in which men aren't suppose to cry because it shows weakness is something that hits. makes you think that guys got problems too and not just women. it makes it feel real, human, and sometimes even relatable. but those are just my thoughts on it

Agreed, I was surprised and impressed by his range. I look forward to seeing more.

Doesn't mater how good of an actor he is if he is a pos at his core. It just means you're blinded by the shinny stuff...

Wait till you see him act in Mandarin, that's really hilarious!: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJ5orciCl5vUmoU.html

Cena is crazy talented, he was even fun in the WWE back in the day until the bland creative direction he was given turned him into Hulk Hogan 2.0. Sadly that's how most people remember him.

If you had to improvise segments on Raw for over a decade because the All Knowing Boss rips off the script of the show 30 minutes before it starts, you would be able to play in this kind of environment.

I think it’s a message about mens pain and having to put on a mask in front of others. How we can’t really show emotion without being ridiculed for it, so we sit alone with our emotions and let it fester, which makes it get worse over time

@@Chadius_Thundercock exactly

I disagree. The character was a true stoic in the novels and raised from a small child to be a warrior. In the books, his sidekick you call Vigilante had that scene. The scene where sidekick is tricked into a mission behind his back resulted in this small child getting killed. Over the 12 books, the sidekick has the arc to discover the value of life and put aside total indifference to violence. The loss of the child had the sidekick really upset. In the show plagiarized from the books, Peacemaker absorbs arcs from the sidekick. As everyone already said, nothing is based on the comics but art and names.

@@gravewalkers The show cannot plagiarize the book. They did like any other live action adaptation to a graphic novel has done in the past two decades; They took it and they use their artistic freedom alter the story. I never expected it to be beat by beat. However, my point still stands. That is what was displayed in that scene. Because that's the peacemaker they presented to us in film.

@@gravewalkers being raised from a small child, in an abusive setting, and the way his father raised him, breed men like this. Many people who exude that stoic, calm, dangerous persona... Cry by themselves.

What show did you watch? It was woke as fuck anytime Vigilante was on screen.

Not even just that, but he took one of the most lame, D-Lister superheroes, and turned him into a Legend among Comic Fans

@@spenser9908the hell u talking about

​@@spenser9908what wokeness?

And all he had to do was blow China for the crime of mentioning Taiwan.

Its here finally...what? we may never know

I always got the sense that he honestly could have cared less about being in Fast 9, and was hoping The Suicide Squad would be able to have been meaty enough for him to be invested in. And the comparison is night and day. Was real pleased to see he clearly liked the material more in the later and was investing his ability in it instead of 9, which I don't blame him.

Just goes to show how good of a director James Gunn is

He was hilarious in Trainwreck

Maybe a decade ago when everything didn't have the message in it. Now I just assume it's garbage until proven otherwise. Not gonna watch this becuase the message is in it. Can be otherwise the best show ever made. You defend racist pedophiles and act like the black man is God's gift to the world and I won't watch your shit.

I skipped that vomit-inducing bullshit every episode. Dance numbers are the last thing I want to see on screen. Nothing more embarassing than watching people dance around like idiots to shitty music.

True man, true

Im sorry but did u even watch this show? I don’t think I’ve seen anything more fraught with “the message” in my entire life. DC will become even more woke than marvel under Gunn’s reign just watch. Peacekeeper was a first step and its already more woke than anything marvel has produced.

@@LeftWithRight lmao dude touch grass

@@LeftWithRight bro the antagonist is a neo-nazi the audience is supposed to hate him 💀

@@itwasidio1736 lmaoo what?

@@LeftWithRight and its a fantastic show. Wierd how that happens

You’d LOVE having me as a friend then 😂😂😂

Their pre filming creative team meetings must be a blast to witness.

After his child rape "jokes" I'm not interested in Gunn anymore.

You'll love what he thinks about children characters

@Wesley Swafford minimum

He truly is a wizard with non-human characters, he made us cry for a tree

indeed. The Rock has no acting range at all. I was surprised with Cena when he killed his father, the times he was alone... i really felt what peacemaker was feeling. Kudos to Cena, he wont win an oscar anytime soon, but oh boy he sure can act, and play the piano, and dance, and tell jokes...

So it has John Xina _and_ "The Message"?! Hard pass from me.

@@novatolock not true, The Rock is completely fine, and can be serious and joking. He is not the type of actor who will act in some stupid romance or any other 'realistic' too serious movie. Same as for example Reynolds, or as some 90s early 2000s action actors.

I am 1 in a half episodes in. Where the hell does this social justice shit fest start making fun of itself?

@@unusualaussie9606 It doesn't. Without spoilers, the show ends with a huge message contradiction and they crack a joke about it only to very quickly forget that it happened. This show is super non-commital to its themes.

I know, right? Who knew that vigilante was going to be one of the most enjoyable characters to watch in this entire show??!!

Eagly is also great. But vigilante had me laughing like an idiot.

With almost 7 hours of run time, I can forgive a few things here and there. People gag on the dick of TNG star trek but only like 2 out 3 episodes a season are even worthwhile going back to rewatch

I wouold have loved Vigilante more if he hadn't been played as Deadpool's evil twin

Off course you do, every garbage that WarnerGarbage puts out you say it's awesome!!

Few channels can either make or break a movie for me. Drinker, Mauler, Nerdrotic and Yellow Flash 👍

Why would you be the only one?

I enjoyed the show myself but was curious to see what people like the drinker and yourself thought about it. John Cena and James Gunn definitely knocked this one out of the park

James Gunn can make unknown characters likable and kinda relatable he is pretty good.

I love the intro. I've watched it so many times I don't think I will ever find it unenjoyable.

the ONLY show i never skip the title sequence.

i really disliked the show but the title sequence got stuck in my head smh

I agree, the only title sequence I don't skip! So campy and cringe, it's great.

Didnt skip a single intro, thats new for me :D

Can't wait for a chick crying scene on the bed to be hilarious. It might be a great way to explain that any chick is still mentally a teenager which fits perfectly.

I've seen other youtubers start inserting the clip and it's even funnier

LMFAOOOOOO same 💀

Its funny because its true...

It’s Boring

I'm noticing "THE MESSAGE!" is starting to crop up on other channels, and I'm really hoping it turns into a meme.

This series was awesome, suicide squad sucked...both of them

@@talinra3160 no Or at least you Can not like It But the audience say other things

So they should be like "the boys"?

Plus it’d be a fun contrast to the borderline-broody, dark, and far more serious tones so far of the main heroes (Superman, Batman etc). Ntm an edgy, more adult-oriented alternative to the MCU, and I’m all for it

@@Whats.Next.Videos it was on pandemic Period, the ones who watch it said that they loved it

Vigilante was the wokest thing I've ever seen.

​@@spenser9908?

@@the-quiver this guy in every comment that mentioned Vij trying to say how he hates the character

There was a black lesbian couple in _Yellowjackets_ who were portrayed this way. They came across as believable human beings with their own faults and depth and nothing heavy-handed about their sexuality. Great show, can't wait for season 2.

dont care, disgusting

@@JohnGardnerAlhadis Same with Arcane. A character's relationships and background should add depth, not remove it. Avery Brooks said it best talking about playing Ben Sisko on Deep Space 9. "Being black isn't a character. I can't use my skin tone to decide how Sisko will react to a situation. Having a teenaged son that I feel is growing apart. Being a widower who misses his late wife and trying to be a single dad and lead a crew at the same time. That is the character."

Now if only they talked about Black racism, which is FAR more violent than the inverse, they'd have a real important show.

They also had a multiracial lesbian couple portrayed as relatable, normal human beings (who then have relationship problems that occur in all relationships regardless of gender/race/other specifics) way back on The Wire more than 20 years ago now. It can be done right, it just doesn’t happen all that often…

Boy you incels are never gonna shut up about the sequel trilogy are you?

Not saying much sadly lol Rey doesn't have character

@@ghostsnipertrue tbf she's based on Luke

Holy shit, can't believe that's actually a true statement.

@@Montbiveau yeah except Luke HAD character lol

What message are people talking about? Because the messages in this show aligned perfectly with the actual story and made people chose different directions.

@tido almond there's a thing called "integrating the message into your work's plot in a subtle manner"... Which, for the core message (the point about humanizing even the most "douchey" people) the show did it really well. Altho, for the occasional out-of-the-blue jabs at fake news, climate change denialists, and shit like that, not so much. And that's literally what I said above

@@robertonome2448 there are people out there that deny climate change? Tf

@@robertonome2448 what's wrong with taking jabs at idiots? Why were they out of the blue? Peacemaker's dad is a racist conspiracy theorist and peacemaker is a lite version of that. It's all relevant.

@@jackwhittaker5133 the whole point is *how* you do it, not why nor where It’s undeniably more interesting, for example, to an anti-racism movie’s message to be delivered through sub-text and general characters’ actions vs. they simply making a random joe say: “racism bad” out loud, as if the audience was too stupid to get it by know… which, for the most part, like I said, Peacemaker delivers. Altho it gets kinda lazy at some occasional dialogues Not underestimating your audience’s intelligence and/or breaking the tone with shoe-horned out of character dialogues are preetty important factors that tend to make a work’s message to be a lot more digestible and feel less preachy. A perfect comparison would be Love Death & Robots s3’s “The 3 Robots” vs “Jibaro”, which imo perfect encapsulate both sides of the argument”… Jibaro delivers pretty much the same message as the other ep, but in a way so smooth that you don’t even realize you were being “educated”, and instead you can just enjoy it for what it is (with said “greed is bad” message likely becoming an afterthought once you start to analyze what happened on it)

ofc you like seeing white people portrayed as child abusers, youre jewish. would you feel the same way about the character if it was a black guy that abused his kids? if that makes you uncomfortable in any way, youre a racist.

Agreed. The dad wasn't some guy on the fence equivocating about his racism. He was a bad dude. Period. Thought the whole series was amazing, and not woke at all. I usually agree with Critical Drinker but i think he missed the subtext in this one. It was making fun of wokeness.

Whoa. Spot on man.

Nah he was the worst part of this show, with him being so 1 dimensional he felt like a Allegory then a actual character, I thought he was a bad character in general.

@@bigdreams5554 The show was incredibly weak & meh.

At times I think CD either doesn't watch things or he feels the need to put his own 'spin' on things. I watched this when it came out and, to me, it felt like a man who has reached his breaking point. He's suffering from PTSD, he's recovering from injuries, . He's just another murdering SOB who is hated by everyone. Raised by an evil hate filled person who never showed him any kindness. He's coming to the realisation that he is not the hero. Heck he even killed his personal hero Now it's all hitting him.

@@ptonpc Exactly, and it makes him endearing to us because him realizing he's not the hero and breaking down like that at the beginning of the series tells us that, as Harcourt says later, he's only 85% a dick, his heart is in the right place, and we start to want him to figure things out for the better. It's absolutely necessary for a TV series featuring a problematic "hero" that needs to grow along with the plot as we progress through.

But I have one question for you: Do you really wanna taste it?

@@KnuckleHunkybuck whats going up must come down.

@@ericodinson6593 Throw your dog the invisible bone.

Vigilante is the love child of Napoleon Dynamite and Deadpool.

I saw clips of Vigilante on YT and immediately knew it was a show I had to see because of how hilarious he was. Still can’t believe Stroma is British

Judomaster was hilarious, fuckin tiny little terror 🤣

imagine Judomaster with the Infinity gauntlet

Fucking loved Vigilante

The Rock would never accept to have his ass kicked, cry because of remorse, not succeeding the entire mission alone,etc. He just couldn't and wouldn't play Cena's part. Jason Momoa accepted to appear in this to have his character being roasted and being too late to do anything, and I guess for free.If DJ was Aquaman he would demand 50 millions for a day and his character doing all the job on the final episode.

@@lrts1lrts181 My favorite part. I thought they were all shadowy stand-ins until the camera focused on Jason Momoa. Aquaman's interaction with Flash was hilarious. I may not think much of Momoa's politics, but he does seem like a genuinely fun guy who enjoys his work.

Yep

Eagley is his best friend and the only one that truly loves him.

aren't all the WWE wrestlers basically actors?

@@minerdxxd733 yeah, but it feels like all of them end up being kneecapped, acting wise. Dave batista is a good actor but he's being type casted into big strong man no nonsense type. Rock had potential in "the rundown" but strangled his potential in the crib

Love how the writer when asked how many seasons he plans to make, he answered 78

any peacemaker photoshop ideas planned?

And the intro even more

@@federicomartinfernandezpan1192 *stone-faced dancing intensifies*

Season 2 is happening and will be entirely Gunn.

@Richard Schrader You have a complete troll account. Go take your meds.

Not interested in "The Message", no matter how cute they try to shove it down my throat.

@@Ricardo-cl3vs True..! but you have to admit, it's RIDICULOUS with how stupidly they try! (It's a joke, and James Gunn illustrated *that* quite well, methinks!)

@@Sidragrosm Nope! I won't eat the turd, even if it's wrapped in something delicious. It's still a turd. And after his child rape "jokes" I'm really not interested in anything coming from James Gunn anymore. The guy is sick in the head and not just in a good way.

they used a lot of Scandinavian sleaze for the music, i never thought i would hear a sister song in an american tv show

Hell yes, Freddie Stroma stole the show. His take on Vigilante is the best ever

He was like a psychotic version of Spider-Man.

Even though it was the complete opposite of who Vigilante is. It's like presenting Batman with Flash's jokey and whimsical personality.

@@MSgt_0699 Gunn is famous for taking very obscure characters and projecting them onto a new lense. Star lord was different before the guardians 2014, and yet the only people who complained are the 1% of the 1% that know him from the comics. The same is happening here.

way funnier than Movie Deadpool

And lovable psychotic sociopaths

Tbh tho - the characters he introduced aren’t even loveable idiots in the comics - he just writes every single character as a loveable idiot.

Knows how to bugger young boys as well.

But apparently can't do anything that doesn't involve aliens and invasion/body snatcher plots. This was only his 137th story involving aliens.

Don't the realise that 'the message' is backfiring. People are bored by being beaten over the head by it.

It wasn't in this show though. Like at all.

The show was woketarded

I wouldn't call his wrestling promos versatile

"Don't you have a couaderie of supervillains?" "No becsuse I actually kill them."

ahem, you can still get it. if you're less than scrupled.

@@lonewretch I like how you think 🤣

Gunn likes those little gurls too

That's why Peter Quill has his own mixtape called "Awesome Mix"

Also he wasn't bursting into tears, he was doing face exercise. It is very important to do if you want to look like John Cena in your 40s.

i prefer sociopathic behavior over anything else at this point

Yeah it happens... to women.

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 sounds like someone is very insecure and most likely in the closet 🤣🤣🤣

@@bulleyes9059 I've started doing face exercises. I want his square jaw!

hot cherie by hardline has been a favourite song of mine since I was a kid, when I heard it in the show I freaked outttt so many good 80s hits my dad would play for me as a kid, and I play now.

It's not about vanity, it's about cash. The more your face appears, the more you earn.

I didn't mind his wife, she is rather good, fits the show and is nice to look at too

I think it's a big plus that Cena plays a masked character. When I see his face, I still just think of his WWE run. It allows me to focus on the character rather than the man.

@@jefffiore7869 She is bad in drama scenes, but eh, decent enough

Sometimes it's the studios and producers who want to show the actor's face. They paid big money and will be damned if the face is hidden

i usually hate John Cena as an actor but he was perfect in this

He’s improved a lot tbh I think he’s a better actor than the rock who has had alot more roles (hopefully he will be good in black Adam tho)

Honestly all the woke stuff I think is him just a bit scared to be fired again

Have you read his child rape "jokes"?! The man is a sicko!

Why the fuck does everything he do, aside from Super, have aliens/alien invasion shit in it? At this point, it feels like that's all he can think of, and it made this series boring as fuuuck.

the issue is that his humour is like a 15 year olds. all about sex, it is so off putting and takes away from his actual good writing.

His "humor" cannot be called humor. It was thousands of tweets full of pedo content, often exchanged with his pedo friend whom he still is friends with.

"didn’t have high expectations going into peacemaker," But you watched it anyway. That says a lot about you.

@@MAGAMAN Willing to take a chance? Open to different outcomes? What terrible traits, ikr...

Peaky Blinders is a good show that I didn't find political at all.

If you didn't find yet ANOTHER alien invasion story from James Gunn stale, you get nothing but my sympathy, kid. This series personified stale.

@@Axolotl_Mischief It's a good show. Stale? You need to stick with the x factor and the likes.

This is why I watch him… he has a lot of views that I dont necessarily agree with, but he constantly challenges what I think and is definitely fairer than quiet a few of the more - to use a poor term - right wing KZfaqrs

That was epic and hilarious.

some absolute losers online were upset that aquaman is now a confirmed fish lover in official canon

@@gadgetts5342 because that's disgusting and the destruction of a character for a throwaway gag. Even if people just thought he was, Barry would never say oh you are and Aquaman would never say fuck off Barry but Gunn always writes his characters the only way he knows how, like himself, if that means acting wildly out of character then so be it.

@@connordorman117 lighten up dude. It's AQUAMAN. Please tell me that something that insignificant doesn't really affect your life!

@@lukeskinwalker9335 no, does criticising something automatically mean it must be a major part of my life? As a rule for me the opposite is true. What makes you assume it messes with my life? I just pointed out it was a dumb attempt at humour that was out of character for both characters.

In case you're wondering, it was really him playing it too. I looked up the soundtrack and he's listed as the artist.

The musical numbers were one of the worst things about this series, I had to fast forward through that time wasting fluff bullshit. Stop singing and dancing and just tell a fucking story for fucks sake.

@@TheRayfield77 He said that he made the choice to learn how to play piano instead of bog down in social media and mobile games.

I can't get the intro song out of my head!!!

It was pretty bad, I don't understand why it's even considered good it was very boring & predictable.

@@elongatedmanforever1252 Agreed, but hey- swearing, gore and nudity = mature content if you're 15 years old. I found the plot- ANOTHER boring alien invasion story- very far from interesting.

@@Axolotl_Mischief It straight up ripped off the movies plot it was very unoriginal, & boring characters, bitch about things that offend them the show was a joke & it's strange how people act like this is gold when it's actual shit, hell the first episode basically confirms why it's a bad show, because the humor & episodes are all the same.

Have to say lately his reviews make me question him.

@@steffimaier7297 Yep

It also had the most annoying & childish characters I've ever seen.

@@elongatedmanforever1252 the raging nerd who thinks everything sucks is a really cool look. I wonder how it works for you

Right. It's almost as if presenting a character as a person first, flaws and all and their sexuality after that, it's much easier to get behind and support. Maybe even like. But if all they are in their bio is "insert sexuality here" there's no substance to work with, and no reason to care about them.

@@Bananahammock681 yeah, and they were wise to not play into the relationship too much or make her wife part of the action, which I think would have been out of place. They allowed the relationship to exist, didn't define Adebayo by it, and made it part of her struggle and character arc instead with her having misgivings about keeping the nature of this work secret, which I think is very relatable.

Yea I was really into this show until the last episode which put in that whole political climate shit but after I got over that this is what Hollywood is now I actually really enjoyed like 90% of this show

Yes, who could imagine how much more likable and relatable characters are when race and/or sexuality is NOT their entire personality?

@@fatnakedjimmyneutron I'm okay with a little bit of pandering, or genuinely trying to spread a message of "Do fucking better" over the current fad of "Jesus aren't we awful LAWL!" so long as the material surrounding it is of an above average quality. This show was top notch for me, so it gets a pass. Hell, Peacemaker made me hate the T-1000. Nothing I've seen it in has made me hate that thing since T-2!

This in the only tv show intro that I never skip. I have to watch it every episode.

In fairness to Cena he's been acting for the last 20 years, people don't think much of wrestlers but some like Cena have went through different gimmicks and are pretty good actors, some however fall into the trap of playing the same character in every movie (the big muscular hero who saves the say and is full of one-liners type)

as a wrestling fan Cena's acting ability was already visible in the WWE. i swear the next WWE breakout wrestler to actor will be Drew Mcintyre

I too was blown away by this show and Cena's portrayal. It was like he was born for this part and that couldn't make me happier. I read an article a couple of weeks ago that the studio already green-lit a 2nd season. Gunn had said that he only intended to write one season and that was it but due to the show's overwhelmingly positive reception he's agreed to write a 2nd season. That said, Cena has already said he'd sign on as have many other cast members. I'm pretty excited to see what they do with this cuz dayumm... this was arguably one of this year's best shows.

If this is definitive then I don't want to know what's worse.

Role he was born to play!