Oh that was delightful. How did I not watch this sooner?
In a nutshell: it’s a standard “save Christmas” plotline gone so very very alien. With Mantis and Drax having the main plotline to bring Peter Quill that one perfect gift is so fun. They’re just alien enough to bring more than a touch of chaos with them to Earth while at the same time human enough to relate to.
On the other hand, don’t expect anything deeper than the above. There really isn’t anything here you’d miss by not watching–but on the other other hand it’s a quick watch and fun enough to be worth it.
Ranked: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Avengers: Endgame
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Captain America: Civil War
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Werewolf by Night
- Moon Knight
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Black Panther
- Iron Man
- Loki
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- I Am Groot
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- The Avengers
- Ms. Marvel
- Ant-Man
- WandaVision
- Wakanda Forever
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Captain Marvel
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Doctor Strange
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Black Widow
- Eternals
- What If...?
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Secret Invasion
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor: The Dark World