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The last time we saw Peacemaker Season 2's Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo), he was suffering from a spinal injury with no potential cure in sight, following his confrontation with Batman villain Clayface in Creature Commandos.
However, the highly decorated general and father of the late Rick Flag, Jr., seemed to have made a full recovery and has returned in James Gunn's superhero drama series, led by John Cena. The Season 2 premiere also confirmed that Rick Flag Sr. is back with vengeance in mind against Cena's antihero in the sophomore season for killing his son in 2021's The Suicide Squad movie. In addition to Cena and Grillo, Season 2 also stars Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, and Steve Agee.
While Peacemaker Season 2 gears up for another rivalry between the titular antihero and Rick Flag, fans can't help but wonder how the latter recovered from his injuries.
From healing energy to Lazarus pits and plot armor, here are all the fan theories and speculations explored.
Exploring fans' speculations on Rick Flag Sr.'s return in Peacemaker Season 2
While Rick Flag Sr. was brutally beaten to a pulp by Clayface in Creature Commandos, he made a surprising entry in Peacemaker Season 2, and fans are wondering the magical reason behind his recovery. So, how is the Director of A.R.G.U.S. back in Season 2 of this John Cena-led show? Reddit fans speculate!
Starting strong with suspension of disbelief, Reddit user LewdSkeletor1313 reminds fans that Peacemaker Season 2 is primarily a science fiction superhero show, which does not operate on the same rules as the real world:
''This is a mega sci fi world with crazy creatures and magic, I don’t think a spin injury is permanently debilitating for a high ranking general.''
Another Reddit user reminded everyone how the titular anti-hero survived when a whole building collapsed onto him in Season 1, making the characters somewhat immune:
''I mean getting shot in the neck and having a building fall on peacemaker didnt kill him. A back injury is probably nothing.''
Another Reddit user expanded on the theory that the superhero world in the DC universe has evolved medical science, which makes recovery from supposedly serious spinal injuries easier. Additionally, Rick Flag Sr. is a high-ranking General in Peacemaker Season 2, which makes it believable that he has the best medical technologies available at his disposal:
''DC has healed severe spinal injuries before. Barbara Gordon in the comics and Felicity in Arrow. In a universe that is confirmed to have magic, metahumans, aliens, pocket universes, super geniuses, etc., its not a stretch to assume that high ranking government members have access to what would be considered miracle medical science in our world.''
''The world literally almost got split in half in the first movie. Yeah, a spinal injury ain’t nothing in this world.'' u/Megalomanizac agreed
In addition, some Reddit users also speculated that Rick Flag Sr. seems to possess some healing energy (as alluded to in the comics) or that the Government has a secret Lazarus pit, making the quick recovery possible in Peacemaker Season 2. Fan theories turn wild:
''I would fully expect this universe, and Argus specifically should have advanced healing technology. If I remember correctly, Flag Sr. was given some sort of healing/longevity thing in the comics. He died fighting the War Wheel, but then Rick meets his dad later in one of the Squad books.'' u/that_guy_597 alludes to the comic books
''I mean, It was the Lazarus Pit in some renditions which did that trick. So does the govt have something like that?'' u/Radiant_Height speculates
DC shows like Peacemaker Season 2 certainly operate with their own set of rules. While Rick Flag Sr.'s quick recovery might have looked bizarre in the real world, anything is possible in the superhero universe.
Peacemaker Season 2 releases weekly episodes on HBO Max every Thursday.
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