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While audience feedback for Peacemaker season 2 has been largely positive, with fans and critics praising the performances and storyline—despite the fact that the major revelation in the seventh installment didn't come as a surprise—a particular criticism has intensified as the season continues: decreasing episode runtimes.

Over the past few episodes, audience members have voiced frustration over the significantly reduced runtimes in season 2, and it's true, the episodes have been getting shorter and shorter. The seventh episode, titled “Like a Keith in the Night,” ran just 28 minutes (not counting the summary, title sequence, and closing credits), making it the shortest episode so far.

You'll be happy to learn next week's episode is nearly an hour in length.

Series creator and DCU boss James Gunn posted on Threads, replying to a viewer's concern.

Although this is encouraging, it remains unclear exactly how much of the 57 minutes will be actual new footage, uncluttered by opening and ending sequences, or recaps of previous events. However, should the finale contains all the aforementioned filler, that still leaves roughly three-quarters of an hour for the concluding episode, which is a big upgrade after episode 7.

Gunn previously teased that the finale would not only wrap up Peacemaker but also provide clues towards the direction the greater DCU as a whole will be heading and act as a kind of precursor for the next Superman movie. Considering the cameo of the actor's portrayal of Lex Luthor from the sixth installment, many are anticipating a juicy cameo to cap off the series.

Peacemaker's season conclusion, episode 8, is titled "The Full Nelson," and we'll just have to wait to see if fans' suspicions are confirmed.