Did Chris Bring Home the Wrong Eagly? Peacemaker S2’s Eagle Turns Lethal in Episode 5
Peacemaker season 2 shows the Smith family eagle, Eagly, taking a much larger on-screen role: ARGUS agents clash with the bird in episode 2, and episode 5 escalates that conflict with a deadly confrontation. Below you’ll find the key, verifiable details from those episodes and related context.
ARGUS raid and the episode 2 encounter
In Peacemaker season 2, episode 2, an ARGUS squad visits Chris Smith’s (played by John Cena) home to investigate possible extradimensional activity. During that operation, the group encounters Eagly, Chris’ bald eagle companion, and the bird engages the agents.
Agents Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows) and Sasha Bordeaux (Sol Rodríguez) are present during the raid, and they later confront John Economos (Steve Agee) about not disclosing information about Chris’ “superpowered duck.” Economos responds that Eagly is a regular eagle.
Eagly’s on-screen history and abilities
Eagly has appeared in season 1 and season 2. On-screen actions attributed to Eagly include giving Chris hugs, distracting members of the Aryan Empire by breaking into a car, and previously being knocked unconscious by an attack from Chris’ father and receiving stitches at a veterinary clinic.
On dialogue and character descriptions, the show includes the phrase “superpowered duck” when agents joke about Eagly, and Chris refers to the other dimension as “The best dimension ever.” These lines are delivered in the episodes.
Episode 5: Red St. Wild confrontation
In season 2, episode 5, ARGUS hires Red St. Wild, portrayed by Michael Rooker, to hunt Eagly. Red prepares using ritual magic as shown on-screen.
When Red confronts Eagly in that episode, the bird summons multiple raptors and kills the hunter. The episode shows Eagly returning a finger to Chris as a trophy.
The interdimensional doorway and Earth-2 notes
Chris grew up with an interdimensional nexus in his house that connects to other dimensions. Season 2 opens with Eagly flying out of Chris’ sight and pecking at the door to Earth-2. Chris follows and enters Earth-2, where he sees an alternate version of his home and finds his brother Keith (David Denman) alive.
The show presents that Earth-2’s Chris did not have an Eagly; Keith reacts with confusion when the prime Chris returns with the bird. Those on-screen details appear in season 2 episodes.
Where to watch
Peacemaker is streaming on HBO Max. New episodes premiered on Thursdays through Oct. 9 during the season’s run.
Spoiler note: The descriptions above include plot points from Peacemaker season 2 up through episode 5.
