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POD is WAR & Peacemaker Review: Episode 7

We’re almost done with Peacemaker! Only one more episode after this one, and things are starting to make sense! Get on the Peace Train.

Published

3 years ago

February 20, 2022

Andrew Balaz

Well since the Bandwagon Nerds are buried in other shows, the tumultuous triple triad decided this show’s title just goes too well with our show name. So as a cheap excuse for a literary reference, and to spread the good word of hair metal and John Cena, POD is WAR will be reviewing Peacemaker!

Show: Peacemaker
Streaming Service: HBO Max
IMDB: 9.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics – 95% / Audience – 88%

WAR & Peacemaker Review: Stop Dragon My Heart Around

Andrew: NOW we get an IMDB rating that I can understand. This was such a great episode that even though it was compact, hit numerous notes and even seemingly closed the loop on one of Peacemaker’s main antagonists.

So the White Dragon is on the hunt with his Neo Nazi Scooby Doo gang! After busting through the truck with Peacemaker, Vigilante and Economos, Vigilante tries to distract them while Peacemaker figures out that his helmets have a tracking chip. So the Nazi gang literally goes on a chase around the woods thinking it’s Peacemaker, when really they just tied a helmet to a raccoon (maybe a Rocket Raccoon reference).

Aside from the surprising indestructibility of Vigilante, the main point to this episode was to address the White Dragon trauma. We get the full flashback that Auggie apparently made Chris and Keith pit fight as kids, and Chris accidentally killed his brother because a bunch of morons were forcing them to fight for sport. So Auggie draped the murder of his brother around his neck like an albatross, and we can all see it’s haunted Peacemaker throughout the series.

When push finally comes to shove, Peacemaker gets the best of the White Dragon thanks to assists from Vigilante, Eagley and Economos. Auggie is a piece of shit until he dies, basically telling Peacemaker he won’t kill him because he’s weak indoctrinated pussy in denial, and after a small hesitation, Peacemaker puts a bullet between Auggie’s eyes.

With one major story arc settled – now we can focus on the Butterflies! Right? Oh yeah while Peacemaker was dealing with his past, Harcourt and Leota had trust issues left and right, Leota nearly leaves the team and Murn sacrifices himself for the greater good. So not only do we get emotional weight for Peacemaker, everyone is dealing with a lot.

The finale has a lot of expectation with how good everything else has been. Will the show stick the landing?

Andrew’s Rating: 4.5/5

Adam: Starting off with by far the most awkward and somewhat distasteful beginning to the show, we get a flashback through Peacemaker’s life, his brother’s death and the outcome of what happened with the team and the diary comes.

Leota is trying to leave as Harcourt goes over to know what’s going on. As Leota tells her everything from the diary, Waller being her mother and everything else, Goff’s Butterflies come in to approach Murn. Harcourt and Leota hide as they take out Murn and kill the butterfly as they go and take care of transporting The Cow afterward. As this goes on, Economos, Vigilante and Peacemaker go out to take care of The Cow but get a road block in the way of a White Supremacy Dragon. That’s right, due to the helmets, there is GPS Tracking to make sure he knows where Chris is at. That goes on and the other group has to deal with the return of Judomaster that surprisingly after a hard fight with Harcourt, Leota deals the final attack to take him down.

The guys are dealing with the Klan and being pretty handily in all honesty. All in all, as they fight them off, Chris is one on one with his Dad and Auggie keeps calling him a pussy that he won’t kill him, Peacemaker does, saying that Auggie killed his brother and he gets a form of clarity through all of this as the group now meet back up and get the band together to take out The Cow together, under the leadership of Harcourt.

Adam’s Rating: 4.5/5

PC Tunney: Maybe one day, Tunney will be able to type out a review. But until then, Andrew is Peacemaker, Adam is Vigilante and Tunney will remain Economos for talking through a microphone about what goes on. That’s right Dye Beard, learn how to type.

Tunney’s Rating: 4.33/5

Consensus POD is WAR on Peacemaker – Stop Dragon My Heart Around: 4.44/5

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What’s with all the glowing?

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HPW Investigates: The Glowing Aura Phenomenon…

Riju, Sidon, Thunderbird, Donny B. Kool, Yunobo. Five stars of HPW have had powerful performances, but there’s something more to it… What is the reason behind this modern mystery? And could there be another?

Reviewing the timeline of events…

March 21st, the Triforce Tournament Bracket Finals

As the Gerudo Sisterhood was settling its grudge, Riju fought as hard as she could as the massive underdog against the Dame of the Dunes. Riju would survive heavy impact, begin to glow as she made her comeback, but Shabonne made sure she would lose the match. On that same night, we would see Sidon and Thunderbird each have their own moment where, after surviving heavy damage, they would begin to glow and make their comebacks. From there, Sidon and Thunderbird would win their way into the Triforce Tournament Finals at the Triforce Annivesary show.

April 1st, The Triforce Anniversary

Not only would we see Sidon & Thunderbird each bring out that same glowing energy, but Donny B. Kool would bring out that same phenomenon during the 21 Person Battle Royal. Donny held his own, but with that many opponents, winning was unlikely, and he was eliminated fifth-to-last.

May 1st, Wrestling Is Life

Yunobo won that 21 Person Battle Royal in April, and made his challenge for the HPW Death Mountain Championship. Igos du Ikana was as sharp as ever, but both men pushed each other to their limits. Yunobo powered through submissions and sharp strikes, bringing about the glowing aura, but Igos still won the match and retained the title.

So what might this all mean?

Five stars have been seen with glowing auras during the emotional heights of these matches. Or perhaps, the glowing auras are the results of these emotional heights? Could they be brought about by the “fighting spirit” within each one and in turn bring out new strength and energy? Each one of the five certainly seemed to “dig down deep” and fight like they were rising above mortal expectations.

Another detail that must be considered is the number of people who have presented this glowing aura phenomenon. Five people, with no connections between them: Riju the Gerudo; Sidon the Zora; Thunderbird the Ruto; Donny B. Kool the Gero; and Yunobo the Goron. Granted, they’re all young, and certainly leading this new generation forward. But the number itself is a point of focus. Needless to say that in Hyrule, three is the magic number, originating with the Triforce of legend. Therefore, multiples of three are also important. Five recorded phenomena, could this be a breaking of the norm? Or could there be a sixth?

Images flash on screen of the many faces on the HPW roster. Who could it be that enters the GAP?