<em>Peacemaker</em> season 2’s finale is filled with thrilling Easter eggs and DCU cameos. Not only do we see additional cameos from Superman, but there are significant connections to the original DC Comics before the eighth and final episode concludes.

After the 11th St. Kids return from the Nazi-ruled Earth-X in Peacemaker season 2, episode 7, Rick Flag Sr. aims to utilize Chris Smith’s QUC for government purposes. Meanwhile, Peacemaker and his friends decide to break away from ARGUS and create something better. Here are all the exciting connections, Easter eggs, Superman cameos, and more in Peacemaker season 2’s finale.

Every Easter Egg, Reference, Cameo, and DC Comics Tie in Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 8

Big Belly Burger – Before “The Boat” incident, Chris and Emilia are seen enjoying a Big Belly Burger, a classic restaurant from the original comics that has appeared in earlier episodes of Peacemaker, Superman, and in the CW’s Arrowverse.

Leota Outing Waller – Emilia expresses her frustration about Leota revealing Amanda Waller’s illegal operations on live television, which occurred in the finale of Peacemaker season 1.

Looney Tunes – Yosemite Sam and Pepe Le Pew are both referenced in Peacemaker season 2 at different points in the episode, two classic Looney Tunes characters (also owned by Warner Bros.).

Even More LuthorCorp Employees – Following Sydney Happersen’s debut in Peacemaker season 2 in the previous episode, the finale introduces Otis Berg, Amanda McCoy, and Ms. Jessop, all of whom were LuthorCorp employees in James Gunn’s Superman (and all of them are existing DC Comics characters).

Imps! – The first door ARGUS manages to open leads to a Candyland-type world filled with vicious Imps, a callback to the Imp conversation in Peacemaker season 2’s premiere while also continuing the ongoing trend of Imp references or appearances in every DCU project released thus far.

Running Everything Past Luthor – Flag receives a note from Lex Luthor during their exploration of the QUC, confirming that Rick and Lex are working together directly.

Vigilante’s Videogames – Adrian’s passion for video games is referenced twice in Peacemaker season 2’s finale, first with the relatively new Nintendo game Princess Peach: Showtime, followed by the classic arcade game Frogger.

Black Hole – One door in the QUC opens directly into a black hole that resembles the one that nearly destroyed Metropolis in James Gunn’s Superman.

Terror Tales – Another door features terrifying giant screaming skulls atop spider-like bodies, an homage from Gunn to the classic Terror Tales comics.

Zombies – A different door in the QUC opens to a horde of Colonial-era zombies. One can only hope for an Elseworlds story one day that adapts the beloved DC superhero-zombie narrative DCeased by Tom Taylor.

Planet Salvation – ARGUS and LuthorCorp finally discover a seemingly peaceful and uninhabited planet they name Salvation, intending to turn it into an unescapable prison world for metahumans. This mirrors the 2007 storyline of Salvation Run, where Rick Flag and Amanda Waller did something similar to supervillains in the comics.

Secretary of Defense – Actor James Hiroyuki Liao reprises his role from Superman, playing Secretary of Defense General Stephen Mori, who approves Flag and LuthorCorp’s Salvation proposal due to concerns about the rising threat of metahumans in the DCU’s first movie.

Arkham Asylum/Belle Reve – The classic DC Comics prisons like Belle Reve and Arkham Asylum are referenced again in Peacemaker season 2, with Rick Flag stating that neither can permanently contain metahumans while Planet Salvation can.

Peacemaker and Harcourt’s Kiss – Dancing on the party boat, Chris pulls Emilia in for a kiss. This resolves their moment from the season’s opening dance number when Chris and Harcourt were pulled away from each other.

An Eagle Hugging A Human – Leota mentions the “miraculous” sight of an eagle hugging a human, which occurs twice in Peacemaker season 1 but also later in the finale when Eagly hugs Economos.

Foxy Shazam – The finale features Foxy Shazam performing their song “Oh Lord,” which was used as the show’s opening dance number on-screen with Chris and Emilia present on the party boat.

Ultra Bunny –The setup of their new offices includes Emilia Harcourt placing a model of Ultra Bunny with the sign “obstacles are opportunities.” Ultra Bunny is an original character created by James Gunn that appeared on Rick Flag Jr.’s shirt in The Suicide Squad, replacing Wile E. Coyote holding a sign saying “Help!” from Looney Tunes.

Slo-Mo Finale Walk –The finale features its own slow-motion walk with the main leads set to Foxy Shazam’s “Oh Lord,” reminiscent of season 1’s finale with the 11 St. Kids’ slow-motion walk to Wig Wam’s “Do You Wanna Taste It?”.

Checkmate – The 11th St. Kids decide to establish their own agency named Checkmate, joined by Agents Bordeaux and Fleury as well as Judomaster. In the comics, Checkmate was originally an independent shadow agency of Task Force X created by Amanda Waller. Now, DCU’s Checkmate appears to be much more positive and largely envisioned by her daughter Leota Adebayo.

Monsters On Planet Salvation – The very end of Peacemaker‘s season 2 finale shows Chris Smith stranded on Planet Salvation by Rick Flag Sr. and ARGUS as revenge for killing his son. Hearing monsters nearby highlights that Planet Salvation was revealed in comics as a training ground run by DeSaad of Apokolips, a key servant of Darkseid.

The entire season 2 of Peacemaker, including all episodes, is now available for streaming on HBO Max.