Peacemaker season 2's opening post-credits scene takes a jab at Jared Leto, but avoids the predictable Morbius jokes

John Cena as Peacemaker and Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo in Peacemaker season 2.
(Image credit:  Curtis Bonds Baker / HBO Max / DC Studios)

Does Peacemaker season 2 have any post-credits scenes? It's a fair question, considering it's a superhero show. The long-awaited first episode of Peacemaker season 2 is finally streaming, and 'The Ties That Grind' is a very solid start to the new run, quickly getting us up to speed with what Chris Smith and his pals have been up to between seasons. You can find out what we made of the first five episodes of the new series with our spoiler-free Peacemaker season 2 review.

And, as with pretty much every superhero-related project, though, there is indeed a post-credits scene after the episode. This will come as no surprise to fans, as each episode of Peacemaker's first season also included a short post-credits sting. Rather than tease a future project, however, this one is an extended version of a funny scene from the episode.

On this page we'll be tracking the scenes as they appear, starting with the first Peacemaker season 2 post-credits scene. Because these are just short, comedic scenes, you're probably safe from Peacemaker season 2 spoilers, but we can't guarantee that, so tread carefully...

Episode 1 - The Ties That Grind

Harcourt (played by Jennifer Holland) beats up some thugs in episode one of Peacemaker season 2.

(Image credit: Jessica Miglio/HBO Max)

In this episode, Peacemaker meets Harcourt outside her house and asks what happened to her bloodied fist. She says that she beat up her dashboard, causing Chris to joke that Harcourt's car had it coming, because it played some "Spin Doctors, or Thirty Seconds to Mars or some shit." Harcourt replies, "I'm not on good terms with Thirty Seconds to Mars, how dare you." We then cut to inside Harcourt's house.

In the post-credits scene we see more of the two of them just before they go inside. Harcourt complains, "Can't be looping Spin Doctors in with Thirty Seconds to Mars. Spin Doctors is so good!"

"Oh jeez, anybody's better than Thirty Seconds to Mars," replies Peacemaker. "That garage band I was in for two seconds is better than Thirty Seconds to Mars."

This is, of course, a fairly unsubtle dig from writer and showrunner James Gunn at actor – and Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman – Jared Leto, who previously played the Joker in the old DCEU and whom Gunn did not bring back when he directed The Suicide Squad in 2021.


For more, check out our guide to the DCU Chapter One and how to watch the DC movies in order, or the complete Peacemaker season 2 release schedule.

CATEGORIES
Will Salmon
Streaming Editor

Will Salmon is the Streaming Editor for GamesRadar+. He has been writing about film, TV, comics, and music for more than 15 years, which is quite a long time if you stop and think about it. At Future he launched the scary movie magazine Horrorville, relaunched Comic Heroes, and has written for every issue of SFX magazine for well over a decade. His music writing has appeared in The Quietus, MOJO, Electronic Sound, Clash, and loads of other places too.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.