In a bonus edition on this week's Crossing Streams feed, Craig Elsten is joined by Danny Deskjob to review season two of Peacemaker, on HBO Max. The guys start with a 15-minute non-spoiler zone, to generally discuss the show. Then they get into all the spoilers from season two, including some controversial decisions made in the season finale, and the announcement from James Gunn on Friday that Peacemaker would likely not come back for a third season, but instead have its characters folded into other DCU properties.  SHOW NOTES :30 Intro/housekeeping NON-SPOILER ZONE 4:15 thoughts on Peacemaker the series as a whole 9:00 Peacemaker succeeds as an R-rated comedy 11:00 the best intro on TV 13:00 going through the cast of Peacemaker 17:45 a multiverse story that actually works SPOILER ZONE 19:30 Was this a seven-episode season and a one-episode DCU set-up for the future? 24:30 going through the major plot points of season two 27:30 the use of Earth-X as Peacemaker’s alternate universe 32:30 the best parts of the finale 36:30 critiques of the finale  38:30 incepting Foxy Shazam into all of our lives 44:00 using the *series* finale of Peacemaker as a set-up for future DCU properties 53:00 What’s Danny Watching

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are most of the way down the tracks on the riveting HBO Sunday night drama, Task. In this episode, the guys begin with non-spoiler thoughts on the show for anyone who may not have watched yet or gotten up-to-date. Then, they go through the key storylines through the first five episodes of the show, and offer thoughts on the final two episodes to come.  SHOW RUNDOWN :30 Intro NON-SPOILER ZONE 3:00 Initial thoughts on Task as a whole so far 6:00 Showrunner Brad Ingelsby, comps to Mare of Easttown 10:00 An appreciation of the consequences of action in Task 2:00 Basic show set-up 16:00 Exploring the secondary characters 18:45 Chris’ thoughts on the portrayal of the biker gang Dark Hearts 22:00 Is Maeve the show’s emotional center? SPOILER ZONE 26:30 Talking about episode five 27:45 Where the Heat-to-Task comparison fails 32:30 Discussion of the mole within the task force 37:00 the use of religion in Task 42:00 Is Task a little too writer-y, or just right for HBO Sunday night? 45:00 predictions for the final two episodes 51:00 Is the Sam storyline over with?  52:45 What We’re Watching

Craig and Chris are again joined by Ken Gartin to go through the finale of Alien: Earth. Two of our three panelists were really let down by the finale, while one saw the promise for future seasons. What did you think? Email the show at [email protected]!  SHOW NOTES :30 Intro 3:00 Initial thoughts on the season one finale 10:30 The deathpool that wasn’t 14:45 how does a season finale wind up so static? 20:00 Is Sydney overpowered? 26:00 What is the extent of the Eyeball’s abilities? 31:30 Has Alien: Earth made the Xenomorph too tame? 39:30 Has the finale changed your opinion of the season as a whole? 51:30 What We’re Watching