James Gunn is no stranger to gross cinema. He cut his teeth in the film world in the B movie heaven that is Troma Entertainment, and his early movies like Slither and Super get pretty gnarly. The guy clearly has a strong stomach and likes to push the buttons of the audience in that regard, which is why it's super funny that one particular scene in Peacemaker Season 2 was too disgusting even for him (though, I will say that I totally get it).
The most recent episode of Peacemaker, titled "Ignorance Is Chris" (written and directed by James Gunn and now available to stream with a HBO Max subscription), is one of the best of the season thus far and includes some major developments and surprises – but it also features a moment that proved to be way too much for the show's creator. At one point in the adventure, John Economos, played by Steve Agee, reveals that he has a strange quirk: when he encounters something too weird for his brain to handle, it triggers his gag reflex. It's a funny bit on the show, but Gunn revealed during a watch party on Threads that the actors work initially got too strong a reaction from him. He wrote,
