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T10 WHATS UP! February 13 - 19, 2022 lante, aka Adrian Chase. Unlike other iterations of the comic book character, "Peacemaker's" Vigilante is more sociopath than hero, albeit one who looks up to the title character. Stroma, a late addition to the cast after actor Chris Conrad ("Young Hercu- les") dropped out of the role, had to reshoot five and a half epi- sodes' worth of Vigilante scenes upon his arrival. Jennifer Holland ("Bright- burn," 2019) appears as A.R.G.U.S. Agent Emilia Har- court, a role she originated in the film. Harcourt quickly attracts Peacemaker's attention, but she doesn't seem to want to have anything to do with him in the beginning. While Gunn has hint- ed that their relationship will de- velop throughout the series, that doesn't necessarily mean they will become romantically entan- gled. Fellow "The Suicide Squad" alum Steve Agee ("New Girl") reprises his role as John Econo- mos, an A.R.G.U.S. agent who provides tactical support to the team, while Mercenary Clemson Murn is played by Nigerian-Brit- ish actor Chukwudi Iwuji ("Des- ignated Survivor"). Murn serves as the leader of Project Butterfly and reports directly to Waller. Much like Adebayo, Iwuji's char- acter was created specifically for the "Peacemaker" series. The opening sequence also features recurring characters played by Elizabeth Ludlow ("The Walking Dead"), Annie Chang ("Shades of Blue"), Loch- lyn Munro ("Riverdale") and Rizwan Manji ("Schitt's Creek"). While "Peacemaker" is Gunn's first series, he's no stranger to the superhero genre. As one of the creative brains be- hind Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise, Gunn has a good idea of what comic book fans appreciate in a large-scale production. And given his deci- sion to hide the details of the fi- nale, one of those appreciated aspects appears to be anticipa- tion. While Gunn insists episode "eight is the best," it remains hard to believe that the show could score much higher than its current 8.4/10 rating on IMDb and a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, Gunn and the team re- main optimistic that the finale will be some of their best work yet. "It's amazing, some huge stuff we didn't want to spoil," Agee said of the silence sur- rounding the Season 1 finale. "When people see it, they're gonna have a hard time being quiet about it." See what all the fuss is about as Peacemaker shares one last adventure this season with his friends and frenemies. The sea- son finale of "Peacemaker" airs Thursday, Feb. 17, on HBO Max. continued from page T2 Power up: 'Peacemaker' wraps up first season TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Holland star in "Peacemaker"