The article explains James Gunn's creative solution for making the first season of Peacemaker canon in his new DC Universe (DCU), despite its finale featuring a Justice League cameo from the old DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

The key points are:

• The Problem: The Season 1 finale featured Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Ezra Miller as The Flash, actors from the now-defunct DCEU. Since the new DCU will feature a different Justice League, this created a major continuity issue.
• The Solution: James Gunn clarified that while the overall story of Peacemaker Season 1 is canon, not every single event happened exactly as shown. He explained that the events are told from Peacemaker's unreliable and exaggerated point of view.
• The "Unreliable Narrator" Angle: The cameo we saw, including Peacemaker's famous insults towards Aquaman and The Flash, is now framed as Peacemaker's skewed retelling of the event, not the objective truth of the new DCU. The Justice League may have appeared, but not necessarily looking or acting the way Peacemaker portrayed them.
• The Benefit: This approach allows Gunn to keep the acclaimed character development and plot of the first season without being tied to the baggage of the old universe's casting and events. It cleverly turns a potential plot hole into a character-defining moment that reinforces Peacemaker's personality as a braggart and unreliable narrator.

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