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So far in Peacemaker season two, the alternate universe Christopher Smith (John Cena) stumbled into has seemed like a perfect world. His racist and abusive father, Auggie (Robert Patrick), is a loving dad that he fights crime with. His brother Keith (David Denman) is alive and well, and also his superhero partner. And although things fell apart with his Emelia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), it seems she’s more than willing to try to make things work. The cherry on top is that Peacemaker is a beloved superhero in this world, famous as part of the crime-fighting Top Trio, along with his dad and brother. But one Instagram user by the name of isuperbba believes the alt-world is very much the opposite of perfect, and in fact is a world ruled by white supremacists. Perhaps even a world where the Nazis won World War II. He presents his case below, and he’s definitely got us convinced. After watching the third episode of Peacemaker season two, and spending a good amount of time in the alt-world, we think this theory is almost certainly true. So far, every background character in town we see, as well as every single A.R.G.U.S. agent, is Caucasian. Peacemaker’s father isn’t angry and abusive because why would he be in this world? On this Earth, having hateful views is the norm, and he wouldn’t be a pariah; he’d be a hero. Even the rock music posters on Chris’s wall in the alt-world are only bands fronted by white artists. The circumstantial evidence is fairly overwhelming. Then there’s the newspaper clipping that shows the Top Trio defeating the Rainbow Creature. This is a very obscure Batman villain from the Silver Age. It comes from an era when Batman fought more aliens and monsters than costumed criminals. But James Gunn doesn’t drop even seemingly silly Easter eggs like that without a deeper meaning. The “Rainbow” being something that needs defeating could symbolize a multicultural world. It could also be a reference to the LGBTQ Pride rainbow. After all, Nazis don’t much like queer folks either. The pronunciation of the city of Blüdhaven is also very telling. Yes, it’s supposed to be a German name, because of the umlaut on the letter u. But most German names in America have become anglicized in their pronunciation. And as the original poster pointed out, we have already heard Blüdhaven pronounced BLOOD-haven in Creature Commandos. A world where the Germans won WWII would enforce German norms on the whole world. This little detail might be the most telling about how this white supremacist world came to be. Another hint is this world’s version of Emelia Harcourt. Yes, she still works at A.R.G.U.S., but she doesn’t seem nearly as badass, and wears dresses and more feminine attire. From the look of things, she has some kind of desk job. That’s not a bad thing, but the Nazis enforced very strict gender roles. In a world like this, Emelia probably would likely not work in anything that was “a man’s job” like our version of the character. Of all of the clues, this one might be the one that’s “reaching” the most, but we stand by it. DC lore actually has precedent for an Earth where the Nazis won World War II. This was “Earth X,” and it was home to heroic Freedom Fighters who fought against the Nazis well into the ’80s. A version of this world has popped up in the DC Multiverse several times. In the CW Arrowverse, there was even a crossover event that introduced us to this world, “Crisis on Earth-X.” We may not get that name on Peacemaker, but our hunch says it will be Earth-X in everything but name. Does this mean there are Nazi versions of DCU heroes here? We’ll have to wait and find out. But we think this seemingly perfect world is anything but.
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So far in Peacemaker season two, the alternate universe Christopher Smith (John Cena) stumbled into has seemed like a perfect world. His racist and abusive father, Auggie (Robert Patrick), is a loving dad that he fights crime with. His brother Keith (David Denman) is alive and well, and also his superhero partner. And although things fell apart with his Emelia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), it seems she’s more than willing to try to make things work. The cherry on top is that Peacemaker is a beloved superhero in this world, famous as part of the crime-fighting Top Trio, along with his dad and brother. But one Instagram user by the name of isuperbba believes the alt-world is very much the opposite of perfect, and in fact is a world ruled by white supremacists. Perhaps even a world where the Nazis won World War II. He presents his case below, and he’s definitely got us convinced. After watching the third episode of Peacemaker season two, and spending a good amount of time in the alt-world, we think this theory is almost certainly true. So far, every background character in town we see, as well as every single A.R.G.U.S. agent, is Caucasian. Peacemaker’s father isn’t angry and abusive because why would he be in this world? On this Earth, having hateful views is the norm, and he wouldn’t be a pariah; he’d be a hero. Even the rock music posters on Chris’s wall in the alt-world are only bands fronted by white artists. The circumstantial evidence is fairly overwhelming. Then there’s the newspaper clipping that shows the Top Trio defeating the Rainbow Creature. This is a very obscure Batman villain from the Silver Age. It comes from an era when Batman fought more aliens and monsters than costumed criminals. But James Gunn doesn’t drop even seemingly silly Easter eggs like that without a deeper meaning. The “Rainbow” being something that needs defeating could symbolize a multicultural world. It could also be a reference to the LGBTQ Pride rainbow. After all, Nazis don’t much like queer folks either. The pronunciation of the city of Blüdhaven is also very telling. Yes, it’s supposed to be a German name, because of the umlaut on the letter u. But most German names in America have become anglicized in their pronunciation. And as the original poster pointed out, we have already heard Blüdhaven pronounced BLOOD-haven in Creature Commandos. A world where the Germans won WWII would enforce German norms on the whole world. This little detail might be the most telling about how this white supremacist world came to be. Another hint is this world’s version of Emelia Harcourt. Yes, she still works at A.R.G.U.S., but she doesn’t seem nearly as badass, and wears dresses and more feminine attire. From the look of things, she has some kind of desk job. That’s not a bad thing, but the Nazis enforced very strict gender roles. In a world like this, Emelia probably would likely not work in anything that was “a man’s job” like our version of the character. Of all of the clues, this one might be the one that’s “reaching” the most, but we stand by it. DC lore actually has precedent for an Earth where the Nazis won World War II. This was “Earth X,” and it was home to heroic Freedom Fighters who fought against the Nazis well into the ’80s. A version of this world has popped up in the DC Multiverse several times. In the CW Arrowverse, there was even a crossover event that introduced us to this world, “Crisis on Earth-X.” We may not get that name on Peacemaker, but our hunch says it will be Earth-X in everything but name. Does this mean there are Nazi versions of DCU heroes here? We’ll have to wait and find out. But we think this seemingly perfect world is anything but.
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South Park has always pushed boundaries and in its 27th season, nothing has changed. In fact, somethings have gone even more off the rails. Like Donald Trump’s baby momma revealing their secret relationship to the kids of South Park.
The character of Donald Trump has been in the show for quite some time but this season is really upping the anti with the President of the United States. And this time, the show really made us all question how we let this relationship fly under our noses undetected. I’m talking about Trump’s relationship with Satan himself, of course.
WE BACK!!!!!!!
During the live-streamed JUJUTSU KAISEN 5th Anniversary Special, the first teaser trailer for JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 was shared, which also announced that it will air in January 2026.
Also referred to as JUJUTSU KAISEN The Culling Game, it has been decided that Crunchyroll will stream the third season of the hit anime series exclusively worldwide, excluding Asia, with new episodes premiering weekly, same-day as Japan.
Seen in the teaser trailer is Yuji Itadori in conflict and despair after believing he has killed many people from the “Shibuya Incident.” Also shown is a fierce battle between Yuji and Yuta Okkotsu, the main protagonist from the film JUJUTSU KAISEN 0. The preview also features a heated exchange between new character Naoya Zen’in and Choso. Megumi Fushiguro, Yuki Tsukumo, and Maki Zen’in also make brief appearances in the trailer, building anticipation before the start of The Culling Game.
The teaser throws us glimpses of so much in so little time:
Best Boi and Actual Golden Retriever Yuji being wrecked with guilt over what ruin he’s brought to the world, acting as the (very unwilling) vessel of Sukuna.
The Upperclassman we all wished we had growing up (Bonus Rika!), Yuta arriving on the scene in flair.
Megumi looking aggravated as the only father-figure he’s known is gone and Team Save Gojo assembling on point.
A certain cult leader (without children this time–SUKUNA YOU MENACE) looking every bit of shadowy baddie with the inches.
Big Bro Choso putting the bass in his voice and getting ready to show everyone that his hands are rated E for everyone.
Mai scarred up, bringing the smackdown, the fire and holy spirit in battle and getting ready to burn down (her family’s) house (she and the other women in the series were failed but let me save that for another time) with plenty of shots of the city under duress, under attack and so beautifully broken and falling apart.
Much like Yuji’s fragile mental state.
We all know the animation is going to blow us away–one sincere hope that every fan has is wishing that this anime adaption of the arc in the manga is going to be BETTERED PACED. I, like so many others, still can’t think of how visually stunning the anime was at times and the very, very serious reports of “extreme crunch culture” or whatever extreme working conditions, those animators were under….What has changed at MAPPA or even if the wider animation industry in Japan since then?
Also for folks like me soldiering on without our favorite former salary man-who-returned-to-the sorcerer-world–beloved we are still on those–Gege When I Catch You, vibes. Lastly, for “all the women who supposedly ruined JJK“, may we continue to annoy men in fandom spaces. Come on now, keep that same energy–not this being a It’s Cool When They Do It, moment in fandom.
The Japanese voice cast and characters include:
- Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
- Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
- Daisuke Namikawa as Choso
- Megumi Ogata as Yuta Okkotsu
The animation production staff includes:
- Director: Shota Goshozono
- Series Composition and Script Writer: Hiroshi Seko
- Character Design: Yosuke Yajima and Hiromi Niwa
- Deputy Director: Yosuke Takada
- Art Director: Junichi Higashi
- Color Design: Eiko Matsushima
- CG Producer: Yusuke Tannawa
- 3DCG Director: Daisuke Ishikawa (Monster’s Egg)
- Director of Photography: Teppei Ito
- Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
- Music: Yoshimasa Terui
- Music Producer: Yoshiki Kobayashi
- Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
- Sound Production: dugout
- Animation Studio: MAPPA
About JUJUTSU KAISEN
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses… and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Based on the best-selling manga of the same title written and illustrated by Gege Akutami, the anime series is produced by TOHO Animation and animated by MAPPA (Chainsaw Man; Attack on Titan Final Season; Hell’s Paradise).
With over 100 million copies currently in circulation, the manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump until the series ended in September 2024. In the US, the manga is published by VIZ Media.
The first season JUJUTSU KAISEN aired from October 2020 to March 2021. The second season, which consisted of the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc and the Shibuya Incident arc aired from July to December in 2023.
The anime series was named Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2021 and 2024. The global blockbuster prequel film, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, was awarded Best Anime Film at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2023 and earned around $180 million in global theatrical box office revenue.
JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 is coming exclusively to Crunchyroll!
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JUJUTSU KAISEN Showpage: crunchyroll.com/jujutsu-kaisen
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If you’re coming into The Paper and thinking that this is just The Office on repeat, you’ll be disappointed but that’s because it is its own show and that’s a good thing! Let The Paper exist on its own and you’ll have a great time.
Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) is a salesman turned editor of the Toledo Truth Teller. He states that he always wanted to write for the paper and now that he’s in charge, he’s going to bring back the Toledo Truth Teller to its former glory. But he quickly realizes that it is harder said than done. Especially with Esmeralda Grand (Sabrina Impacciatore) pushing her digital website.