Overview

• Episode 7 is now streaming on Max, with Gunn using the official podcast to emphasize that a Lex Luthor–Rick Flag Sr. moment was crafted to impact the wider DCU.
• Reporting ties the scene’s ripple effects to Gunn’s Superman: Man of Tomorrow, positioning the show as connective tissue for the relaunched continuity.
• Max released a teaser for the October 9 finale, previewing further excursions tied to the portal tech and setting up the season’s resolution.
• Gunn says he consulted Danielle Brooks in advance to handle sensitive themes responsibly and cut a comedic Hitler reference he felt played too cartoony.
• He acknowledged viewers quickly spotted visual clues in the alternate‑reality storyline and noted one cross‑like mailbox shot circulating online was unintentional.