Peacemaker Pushed Danielle Brooks Out Of Her Comfort Zone

HBO Max’s Peacemaker is full of over-the-top gags and horrific amounts of violence–exactly the sort of thing you might expect from creator James Gunn following his DC Universe debut, The Suicide Squad. But actually making the show and landing those gags isn’t as easy as the cast would make it look. In speaking with GameSpot, series star Danielle Brooks, who plays Adebayo, a reluctant friend to Peacemaker harboring some parental baggage all her own, explained that filming the show’s particular brand of humor wasn’t always a walk in the park.

As the season has progressed, more of Adebayo’s own baggage has come to light, creating an interesting parallel between herself and Peacemaker and their strained family relationships. Gunn himself has called Adebayo and Peacemaker’s friendship the “central love story” of the show, though he was quick to clarify he didn’t mean love in a romantic or even physical sense. By Episode 5, Adebayo is the only member of the team on a persistent first name basis with Peacemaker–who is actually named Chris–and the one person to actually call him out on his behavior, though the message isn’t always understood or appreciated at the time.