James Gunn is at it again. In the latest episode of Peacemaker Season 2, Gunn not only continues with his “Nazi Earth” storyline, but he also takes aim at Jesus Christ, mocking religion and tying it directly to Nazis.
Nazis “Love” Jesus Christ
The episode follows Danielle Brooks’ Leota as she escapes a mob of white pursuers with the help of Nhut Le’s Judo Master, both LGBTQ+ characters.
They hide out in a house where the two discuss what it means to live in the alternate Nazi-controlled universe revealed in the previous episode.
Judo Master explains: “You don’t want to be a minority here. Or gay or Buddhist or anything I am really.”
Shocked, Leota replies: “Jesus Christ.”
Judo Master’s answer: “Him, they love.”
It’s obviously Gunn’s not-so-subtle swipe at Christianity, framed as something adored by Nazis and of course, right-wingers (though in reality, Nazis are left-wing socialists who abhor Christ and religion, save their own).
Watch the scene:
Biblical Reference in the Title
The episode is also titled “Like a Keith in the Night” — a deliberate riff on the biblical phrase “like a thief in the night.”
Gunn’s choice makes the jab at Christianity even more pointed, embedding mockery into the episode title itself.
Pro-Killing Cops and Downplaying the Nazi World
That’s not all. In addition to the Jesus joke, Gunn has his characters float the idea that the Nazi-ruled alternate Earth is basically no different from their own.
He even lets them openly support killing police officers (just as Gunn did in Creature Commandos), doubling down on the anti-authority and anti-institution messaging baked into the show.
Watch the scene:
Gunn’s Pattern of Shock Politics
From rewriting Superman’s origin, to racial politics in Peacemaker, to mocking faith and glorifying Nazis, Gunn keeps proving his DCU is less about honoring characters and more about pushing his own taste for politics, provocation, and ego.
The DCU characters also rape each other.
The question now: with Gunn writing and directing Man of Tomorrow, what’s next?
