Warning: SPOILERS for the Peacemaker episode “Like a Keith in the Night” are ahead!
Peacemaker’s Earth-X storyline is over, but if you’re like me, this horrific world will probably stick in your mind for a while. It was revealed in last week’s episode that this universe where John Cena’s Christopher Smith thought he could make a fresh start was one where the Nazis won World War II. Several Earth-X doppelgängers of important Peacemaker characters were featured, and it turns out that James Gunn, who created the HBO Max subscription-exclusive TV show, had also thought of a fascinating way to include an alternate Clemson Murn.
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn:
I suspected this world had a dark secret back in “Another Rick Up My Sleeve” when I didn’t notice any people of color around. My suspicion was confirmed in “Ignorance is Chris” when an angry mob of Nazi suburbanites, including Keith Smith, chased after Leota Adebayo because she “got out.” Earth-X Vigilante confirmed to his counterpart that the “outsiders” who don’t fit the Nazi vision are “forced to toil away in camps their entire life.”
So Earth-X Clemson Murn would have to be very good at staying hidden, but from the way James Gunn hyped him up, I’m sure he was a pro at doing that. While there wasn’t any way to fit him into Peacemaker Season 2, Gunn did point out that Earth-X wasn’t blown up, so there might be an opportunity to introduce the alternate Murn at a later date. Maybe that can be around the same time that Keith Smith returns as a full-fledged supervillain, which I think will happen in Season 3 if that gets the greenlight.