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Although audience feedback for Peacemaker the latest season has been largely favorable, with viewers and reviewers praising the performances and plot—despite the fact that the big twist in the seventh installment wasn't exactly a shock—one critique has intensified throughout the season: dwindling episode runtimes.

In recent weeks, audience members have expressed disappointment over the significantly reduced runtimes in season 2, and it's true, the installments have been progressively briefer. Episode 7, called “Like a Keith in the Night,” ran just 28 minutes (excluding the summary, opening credits, and end credits), making it the shortest episode so far.

You'll be happy to learn next week's episode is over 57 minutes long.

Peacemaker showrunner and DCU boss Gunn posted on Threads, replying to a disappointed fan.

Although this is encouraging, it remains unclear exactly how much of the runtime will be actual new footage, free from opening and ending sequences, or summaries of past episodes. However, even if the finale includes all the aforementioned filler, that still leaves between 45 and 50 minutes for the finale, which is a big upgrade after episode 7.

The director earlier hinted that the last episode would not only wrap up Peacemaker but also provide clues towards the direction the broader DC Universe as a whole will be heading and serve as a kind of precursor for the next Superman movie. Given the cameo of Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor from episode 6, fans expect a exciting guest appearance to cap off the series.

Peacemaker's season conclusion, the eighth episode, is called "The Full Nelson," and audiences must wait to find out if viewer theories are confirmed.