I have been holding onto a Guardians Of The Galaxy hot take for nine years, and it suddenly struck me this morning that if I don’t get it out now, it’s probably never coming out. So, with the Guardians franchise officially ending, at least in its current form (for one thing, Star-Lord will be back), it’s time for me to risk the MCU fan blowback and blurt it out Drax-style to see if anyone agrees.
I think Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1 had an opportunity to properly establish Thanos as the terrifying, all-powerful villain the MCU desperately wanted, but instead, James Gunn and company elected to have a dance-off, which unintentionally made Thanos look weak and mistakenly laid the groundwork for him to become a mediocre, underwhelming villain who never reached his full potential.
