On a more Marvel discussion-related note: With the relatively rapid pace these films come out, and all the tv shows, it almost seems like we don't really get a chance to discuss these and let them sink in before we're off to the next thing. Since we're kind of talking about Guardians in general, I wasn't really sure how I felt about Guardians 2 at the time it came out. I own it, as I do all the Marvel films. But it's one I think I've watched ONCE at home after seeing it in the theater. It has some good things going for it, but I never really dug it all that much. I kind of feel like it is two films. The stuff with the Ravagers and Yondu was really good. The stuff with Ego, on the other hand, while having some cool moments, pretty much fell flat for me and just seemed kinda dumb. I mean, it was really important in a lot of ways. But in the execution, I just didn't feel like it worked and made for a good movie. Instead, it was just kind of the foil for a lot of other cool stuff to happen. The first film was a lot better. I don't mind silliness, but I just felt like Guardians 2 went too far and didn't really resonate in any meaningful way. The first one was so unique and fun that I think maybe Gunn just got lost in the tropes he felt forced into, and it's hard to make a good film when you're mainly focused on recapturing lightning in a bottle that made your first film so unique in the first place.