BSeason 1Guardians of the Galaxy’s first season ends as it began, by mostly wasting its potentialKevin Johnson4/17/16 8:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn the second part of “Asgard War,” Thanos arrives. He kicks a lot of butt. Then he gets his butt kicked. Then it’s…
A-Season 1The “Asgard War” is the best thing to happen to Guardians Of The GalaxyKevin Johnson4/10/16 9:00amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkTo say the overall first season of Guardians of the Galaxy was a mess would be an understatement. It’s hard to tell if…
BSeason 1Guardians of the Galaxy handles its familial politics way better than its gender onesKevin Johnson4/03/16 10:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe strongest moment in this episode happens in the opening scene. Unlike the previous episode, which ended on a false…
BSeason 1Guardians of the Galaxy tries to bring in some much-needed maturity, to mixed resultsKevin Johnson3/27/16 8:00amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkSo I finally realized what the main problem is with the show right now (out of many problems, sure, but there’s one…
C+Season 1Guardians of the Galaxy continues to squander its potential, as usualKevin Johnson3/20/16 8:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’ve more or less accepted Guardians of the Galaxy’s mediocrity at this point. Yes, I have had (semi) high…
B-Season 1Guardians of the Galaxy decides to kill its narrative momentum for some reasonKevin Johnson3/13/16 9:35amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAfter two strong episodes that shows Guardians of the Galaxy at its strongest and most propulsive, “Don’t Stop…
B+Season 1Guardians of the Galaxy settles into the right groove with a cliche yet satisfying episodeKevin Johnson3/06/16 9:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAhh, the “powerful yet corrupting object” episode. Every show that has superpowers or magic or enhanced abilities will…
B+Season 1The Guardians of the Galaxy have no idea what to do next, and this is good thingKevin Johnson2/28/16 9:00amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBy the end of “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” the Guardians have seemingly exhausted their chase of the so-called Cosmic…
B-Season 1Guardians of the Galaxy returns strong at first, then gets stampeded by its executionKevin Johnson2/21/16 12:21pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGuardians of the Galaxy returns, a show brimming with exotic, quirky potential that constantly hurts itself with a…
A-Season 1Ronan’s return symbolizes Guardians Of The Galaxy’s willingness to grow upKevin Johnson11/28/15 11:57pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI was expecting to see Ego, The Living Planet, when I read the synopsis of tonight’s episode, which involved a living…
B-Season 1Guardians shows that family matters, but is less concerned with logicKevin Johnson11/22/15 12:02amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’m starting to realize that Guardians of the Galaxy is trying to be more “cartoon” than “animated action show.” This…
B+Season 1Chaos is what Guardians Of The Galaxy needs in its most entertaining episodeKevin Johnson11/15/15 12:02amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis exchange basically sums up Guardians of the Galaxy thus far:
DSeason 1A literal Idiot Plot completely ruins Guardian’s incremental progressKevin Johnson11/08/15 1:10amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWell, that was a bad episode.
B+Season 1Could Guardians Of The Galaxy be worthy of the coveted Firefly comparison?Kevin Johnson10/25/15 12:02amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGuardians of the Galaxy started off with potential, but fell victim to some terrible narrative/thematic choices and…
BSeason 1Guardians moves in the right direction with clearer character dynamicsKevin Johnson10/18/15 12:32amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGroot is a mystery. The only person who understands him is Rocket, as both a translator and a friend to the overgrown…
C+Season 1Guardians struggles with giving two of its cast members real purposeKevin Johnson10/11/15 12:03amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFor some reason, Gamora is taunting Drax into a competition of who between the two of them is the better fighter.…
Season 1Guardians Of The Galaxy: “Road To Knowhere/Knowhere To Run”Kevin Johnson9/26/15 11:09pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkGuardians of the Galaxy is going to be really amazing… by season two.
