I just think it's shoehorned from the stance of 'okay, it's a film, we need romance to happen somewhere... bingo, now let's make it happen no matter what.' I would've rather this just been superhero fun time without the romance, but you can't get always get what ya want, eh? Still, Baby Groot was much more fun than I expected, and I actually liked Yondu more in the second film. But yeah, as far as moving the needle towards bigger and more epic stuff in the future, ooooh baby, I cannot wait for Adam Warlock.