“Like a Keith in the Night” begins with Harcourt hilariously pointing out all of these Nazi hints that Peacemaker was ignorant of in this universe. After they escape, they’re taken by Auggie and Keith to the house where Economos is tied up. The Alternate Vigilante provides the main Vigilante with exposition about the Nazis’ victory in World War II. Adebayo manages to outrun the racist mob for some time until they gain on her in a backyard pool. Judomaster saves her, electrocuting the mob before taking her to the home he’s been hiding away in. They bond and apologize for their previous fighting before agreeing to return to Peacemaker’s house at nightfall. At Peacemaker’s house, Auggie keeps the cops outside and tries to have Keith remain calm in the wake of Peacemaker revealing the truth. Despite Auggie being diplomatic, Vigilante stabs him in the throat, believing him to be a threat. The main universe people escape, almost killing Keith, before Peacemaker makes them stop. Upon returning to the main dimension, they are greeted by A.R.G.U.S., who arrest Peacemaker and confiscate the dimensional portal. 

Being the penultimate episode of season 2, “Like a Keith in the Night” is naturally very exciting, delivering on powerful emotional moments and consequential plot points. Beyond this, however, the show manages to still have heartfelt character interactions and funny bits of banter. Notably, the main universe’s Vigilante not knowing who the United States allied with during World War II was a very funny, though subtle, glimpse into his personality. Additionally, Adebayo and Judomaster playing board games was a great scene, as it is always engaging to see two people who were once antagonistic towards each other start seeing each other as allies. The massive, climactic shootout with the police was gripping, especially with the added tension of the Smiths’s argument. This argument, in some ways, was more of a climactic moment than the bullets flying, as Auggie’s handling of the situation and confession that he’s dissatisfied and powerless regarding this dimension’s Nazi history was extremely compelling. The highlight of the episode comes when Keith is about to be killed, causing Peacemaker to emotionally explode and save his brother, delivering a powerful monologue about how everything he touches dies. 

Overall, this episode had a great climax and a few engaging scenes throughout. Some were not as good as others, such as Economos being restricted to dealing with a dismissive Eagly. Additionally, more time could have been spent on Adebayo and Judomaster’s interaction. Finally, some aspects of the climax could have done without the visual flashes to Peacemaker’s past, as staying in the present with Peacemaker and Keith would have been more powerful. Still, this is defensible due to many of these flashes of Peacemaker’s past only being shown in season one, which people could have forgotten about. Overall, this episode had an exciting climax, powerful moments, and set the stage for an exciting finale, with Keith still alive and Rick Flag Sr. having arrested Peacemaker.

Rating: 7/10