Peacemaker‘s second season premiered this week and with it came yet another performance of hilarious dance choreography. And the critics sure are loving it! “The ability of the actors to keep a straight face through the whole thing is nothing short of amazing,” YouTube-commenter StaggerOmega is raving. OvspP praises showrunner James Gunn’s love for the craft: “They did a full new dance in choreography for both seasons! That’s a commitment.” The man simply has outdone himself. And stanzer09 agrees: ” After watching this about 50 times, I’ve decided I like this opening more than the first season’s.”

I mean, you really gotta hand it to Mr. Gunn. He’s a man of the people, giving fans exactly what they want. It’s like he’s saying through the screen: “Look, it’s the superheroes from my brutal show – but they are dancing! Usually they are violent and punching each other BUT HERE THEY ARE DANCING! Isn’t that funny?!”

Gen X’s refusal to take anything seriously – and, most importantly, themselves – is why they failed as a generation. See, I’m not against dancing or subversion of genre expectations and I don’t want to shit on people’s joy. I honestly couldn’t care less about Peacemaker, the character. Superhero shows often glorify violence; Peacemaker, the show, acknowledges that but also breaks it down with absurdity, showing that these characters can be silly, vulnerable, and humanized in unexpected ways.

But that’s been James Gunn’s one-trick pony for more than a decade at this point and it elevated him to superstar status. The only man to be (fully, and righteously) uncancelled! Superman’s going for broke monologue about his humanity was high school slam poetry coded cringe. I know that you could just write this off as one filmmaker’s cynic ramblings in superhero slop but this is one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood right now making decisions about mainstream cinema, which is to be consumed by millions. And I think this really fucking sucks.