Peacemaker Season 2 has introduced a major retcon, with Episode 3 revealing details that suggest David Ayer’s Suicide Squad either never happened as shown or played out very differently. The flashback ties directly into events surrounding Rick Flag Jr. and June Moone, raising new questions about how the DCU now treats the original film’s continuity.
Peacemaker Season 2 hints Enchantress is still alive and has her powers
Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 3 introduces a flashback revealing new information about Rick Flag Jr., June Moone, and their connection to Suicide Squad.
During a conversation with Emilia Harcourt, Rick mentions his girlfriend, June. He describes her as a sorceress who might “burrow a hole in the planet” if they broke up. This confirms that June still possessed magical powers, contradicting her fate in the 2016 Suicide Squad film. In that movie, June was freed from Enchantress at the conclusion and appeared powerless.
Episode 3 also connects directly to the timeline of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (2021). Harcourt tells Rick that he is shipping out to Corto Maltese in a few hours. This places the flashback immediately before the mission where Peacemaker kills him. Footage from the 2021 film is replayed in montage, further integrating those events into the DCU canon.
Rick’s line about June directly reframes elements of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. In that film, Rick and June shared a romantic relationship, and she carried the Enchantress within her. By acknowledging her sorcery in Peacemaker Season 2, the series shows that Ayer’s version of events either never happened or unfolded differently. The revelation creates another retcon after the earlier Justice League/Gang joke in Peacemaker Season 1 and shifts how past films fit into the new DCU.
The dialogue shows that Rick and Harcourt shared intimacy before his deployment, though they never committed to a relationship. Rick offers to leave June if Harcourt wants to pursue him. Harcourt refuses and points out that they were probably each other’s only friends. Rick answers that hooking up had already complicated their bond. The scene closes with Harcourt pushing him to get dressed for the mission that ultimately leads to his death.
This flashback confirms that in DCU canon, June Moone was still the Enchantress before the Corto Maltese operation, with her powers intact.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.
