I do very much appreciate that Yondu’s redemption arc was Done Properly in that it actually involved a) an apology and b) a genuine desire to make up for what he’d done.
(So, you know… it was an Anakin redemption story rather than a Snape one.)
There was one big thing I was kinda ‘meh’ on in GOTG2, actually (cut for huuuuge spoilers)
I thought the Ravagers showing up at Yondu’s funeral was a bit overblown, a bit cheap even? He did kill a bunch of them (albeit they were mutineers) and the Sylvester Stallone faction of them didn’t seem the type to go back on exiling someone. It just seemed like overdoing things, I guess, since everything that happened prior to that was emotional enough on its own without Stallone showing up to go “ah yeah guess he turned out a good guy after all”, especially since they themselves seem basically just to be a bunch of amoral bloodthirsty dicks.
(Also, if the Ravagers show up with fireworks after time one of their number dies, they must go through an awful lot of them)
I think it would’ve been more touching with just Peter and the other Guardians there, especially since I really don’t remember there being much indication beforehand that the Ravagers were supposed to be a sort of family unit who had any sort of love or honour among them. (I’m really not even sure Peter and Yondu were/did either, on Peter’s side at least and very reasonably, right up til the end.)
Watch GOTG last night! Good storyline, funny moments, father and son drama, saving the galaxy again. #escodabrushes #guardianofthegalaxy #yondu #rocketraccoon #sketchbook
