It is nonetheless very early days in Peter Safran and James Gunn’s DC Universe, however now that we’re into season 2 of “Peacemaker,” which premiered a month after the blockbuster theatrical launch of “Superman,” followers are speculating with reckless abandon as to how and the place quite a lot of characters will match into the upcoming films and tv reveals. And Gunn is reaching deep into the comics’ deep bench of supervillains to, blessedly, give viewers a little bit of selection as an alternative of sticking to the overused important unhealthy guys.
Some of the intriguing parts of “Peacemaker” season 2 premiere was the transient look by Brey Noelle because the White Rabbit. The fairly unhealthy character first turned up over a decade in the past in “Batman: The Darkish Knight #1,” however she is likely to be put to completely different use in Gunn’s world, provided that her introduction is a departure from the comics. It is manner too early to say, however Noelle’s the White Rabbit (aka Jaina Hudson) would possibly play for the great guys on this universe.
White Rabbit is a enjoyable character with one very cool superpower, so whichever manner she breaks, she’ll be a enjoyable addition to “Peacemaker” and the DCU on the entire. However given the way during which Gunn has plopped her into this superhero circus, becoming a member of up with the highly effective Justice Gang is likely to be her best choice — despite the fact that they simply rejected her.
May White Rabbit reject a lifetime of supervillainy within the DCU?
Within the comics, White Rabbit breaks out of Arkham Asylum and is a new-to-Batman villain. White Rabbit’s origin story is incomplete on the web page; we do not actually understand how she obtained her powers or what motivated her to change into a villain.
By having her audition for the Justice Gang, the implication is that she needs to be a do-gooder. But when she was subjected to the identical form of careless humiliation that Peacemaker obtained (i.e. being allowed to listen to Man Gardner, Maxwell Lord, and Hawkgirl disparage her through a scorching mic goof that’s completely the fault of Gardner), it is potential she would possibly maintain a grudge and search to get even along with her clumsy tormentors.
Curiously, within the comics, White Rabbit tried to inject Batman with a brilliant steroid whereas he was trapped below a knocked-unconscious Clayface (who will probably be getting his personal film subsequent yr), so perhaps Gunn will discover a technique to get her concerned in Clayface’s big-screen story arc. The chances are plentiful, however I might personally wish to see White Rabbit be a pressure of chaos within the DCU, somebody who veers between good and unhealthy relying on the way it serves her functions. Gunn’s already pulled some sudden twists within the DCU, so it is not possible to foretell how she’ll be deployed.
Within the meantime, new episodes of “Peacemaker” season 2 hit HBO Max on Thursday nights.
