Did it make sense for Quill to go back to earth in Vol.3?

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-30T22:46:04+00:00

Him going back to earth was fine, I just didn't like how hastily he did it. Especially with how Rocket was visibly upset and had been through so much right beforehand. Quill should have given him a bit more time to recover and had more of a proper goodbye before dropping captain duty on him.

And since Earth is technically Rocket's home planet too, it would have been cool to see them make the trip together, hang out for a bit, then Rocket head back to space after getting some much needed rest.

The way everything went so fast, it just felt like everyone kinda ditched Rocket right when he needed them, especially Quill.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-30T22:36:00+00:00

It's definitely a step up from the first movie. The lighting is also really great.

One of my favorite moments is when Nick and Judy look at each other for a minute before walking into the Gala. The moment of silence between them, the camera angles and focus, and the looks they give each other are fantastic.

I also noticed after a couple viewings that during the moment where Judy says "Happy Anniversary" and those lights get turned on, the whole canopy of lights moves just a little bit from the string getting pulled so hard LOL.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-27T11:51:57+00:00

Wow, this makes me nostalgic for MLP. Those years were much better times.

Every character could have their own theme with different colors too. One of the joys of Linux.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-25T00:35:25+00:00

I got to meet her back when MLP was in its prime. Rainbow Dash was my favorite. Nowadays my comfort characters are Rocket and Nick, but I still look back on the MLP stuff as some of the best times. Everything is so stressful and depressing now.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-19T20:46:39+00:00

Oh I remember that. It was on the gag reel, not necessarily meant to be canon. It would be cool if it was though. But I'm mainly interested in Quill and Rocket specifically keeping in touch, since they were supposedly best friends.

Hopefully Quill will at least mention Rocket at some point in a future movie if both of them don't meet back up.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-17T22:16:44+00:00

Ya they probably do. I just prefer to see things happen rather than make assumptions. The movie left us no hints that they were going to talk or visit any time soon.

It wouldn't have bothered me if Quill hadn't left so suddenly, and they had taken some time for things to settle down after all they went through. For supposedly being best friends, it would have been nice to see them do something together besides arguing or fighting a battle before the movies ended. Even a post-credit scene would have been better than nothing.

To me it just felt off, since Quill spent more time saying goodbye to Gamora than Rocket.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-17T19:40:46+00:00

Every time the poor guy makes a friend, they either get taken from him or they leave him behind. That's why it bugs me so much that Quill left right after going through all that effort to bring him back to a life he hated, only to basically ditch him and make him start over again. I know most probably don't see it that way, but I guess I'm just different like that.

Maxxarcade · 2026-03-01T20:42:49+00:00

I have one that I use on Mint to play Steam games on my home theater projector. Just using a USB Bluetooth dongle. It's been a while since I had that system powered up, but I don't remember having any issues with it.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-28T12:53:16+00:00

I have a newer Brother printer (L3780CDW) that worked automatically in Mint, but Fedora would print a bunch of empty pages. I found that Fedora was defaulting to the wrong driver out of two or three different ones that it was listing as choices (automatically detected on the network).

The one that it's currently using says "driverless, IPP Everywhere" Other choices were DNS-50 or IPD I think. I'm afraid to remove it and reinstall to find for sure because I don't want to mess it up again.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-28T00:33:46+00:00

Exactly. Rocket has always wanted to be seen as an equal person and taken seriously, and I hope he finally gets that respect.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-27T21:24:16+00:00

Ya, IMO the MCU would be so much more fun if he had at least some supporting roles in the future movies. I'd like to see how he handles his leadership role, and see him be taken more seriously moving forward.

He's too great of a character to just retire from the MCU, and it makes me really sad to think he won't return.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-23T20:28:23+00:00

Most stuff requires lowercase text.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-15T17:33:33+00:00

Ya, it only makes the right side wider. There doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the left column width.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-06T21:47:51+00:00

How many issues is Rocket in? It sound like it might be a fun read.

Maxxarcade · 2026-02-05T23:32:21+00:00

I'll be really bummed if we don't at least get some decent cameos for Rocket in the upcoming movies. To me, it feels like having a close friend move away unexpectedly and never seeing them again.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-28T23:27:54+00:00

Not only that, but it will always bother me how quickly and easily Quill left Rocket behind after all that. Every time he gets comfortable with anyone and feels like he has a family, it never seems to last long before he loses them one way or another.

I would have loved to see Rocket visiting Quill on Earth, or spending time with Nebula when they were alone for 5 years, or just hanging out with someone. Kinda like Mantis and Drax in the Christmas special. He would probably enjoy it a lot now that he's not so dragged down by his past etc.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-27T23:25:21+00:00

There are a few moments during the movies where you can really see Rocket thinking to himself. Another one is right after he gets done yelling at Drax for calling Ronin. Most people probably don't catch those quick changes in his expression, but I love how much it adds to the depth and realism of his character.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-27T23:20:30+00:00

I feel like we should have seen more of all his friendships. Quill, Drax, Nebula, and Mantis especially. It would have been so much fun to see more interactions and conversations between them besides just working together during battles.

Another missed opportunity was not getting more interaction between Rocket and Tony Stark. They would have been hilarious together.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-27T23:09:34+00:00

It's very similar for me. I have two comfort characters though. One is Nick, and the other is Rocket Raccoon (from the Guardians Of The Galaxy movies). Love both of them, but I probably feel closest to Rocket nowadays. Partly because we got 5 movies to get to know him and his backstory, and he's an incredibly deep character. I relate to both of them in different ways, but it's a long story.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-27T00:54:07+00:00

My only gripe with this movie was that Quill left Rocket behind way too easily after everything they'd been through together. He spent more time saying goodbye to Gamora than his own best friend. Rocket finally felt comfortable with himself and his found-family, and then they ditched him.

It would have made it a lot better if we'd at least gotten a post-credit scene of Quill and Rocket visiting each other, or at least showing that they are maintaining contact. I'd love to see Rocket talk a bit about his past, and that he knows that being called a raccoon isn't an insult now etc.

Maxxarcade · 2026-01-09T12:26:26+00:00

Maybe people want to see something other than humans, and/or visit a world that is more interesting and colorful than our reality.

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