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Okay, saw Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 last night.
At times, the High Evolutionary was a petulant man child, but you know what? That worked for me!  And it was great to see a villain that was rotten to the core as opposed to 'they're just misunderstood' that , while it can be well done, I sometimes DO get a bit tired of the 'see the villain is a good guy from another point of view' push writers often love because it's almost overdone imo.
 
One thing I absolutely loved in this ? Star Lord is COMPETENT! Yes, he's still funny, but too often in the MCU he's been portrayed as this idiot butt monkey instead of the fast on his feet sneaky guile hero who yeah, can be a bit dorky , in Vol 1. Well, that character is back, and in a big way. Yes, he's a wreck over his losses, but he's also got brain cells and heart.
 
As for Rocket? We've all got dead people, and in this, we learn who Rocket's 'Dead People' are. While every character gets a moment, and some development... this is definitely Rocket's story overall.
 
Oh, and perhaps the biggest spoiler of the movie....
Cosmo is a good dog!
 
 

Why was he even allowed in? The bartender should have kicked him out; it’s a bar not a strip joint. 

Watched MONUMENTS MEN, and enjoyed it.

Now looking at a re-watch of the Batman: Brave & the Bold series.

Watched the pilot episode of My Secret Identity yesterday.  Starred Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath, with the young Andrew Clements (O'Connell) getting superpowers from a "photon beam" in his neighbor Dr. Jeffcoate's (McGrath) in-home lab.  Super speed, invulnerability, and the ability to float (not really fly - he used aerosol spray cans to allow him to move).  Admittedly a bit cheesy, but I enjoyed it.

Just saw Black Panther 2:  solid effort, Namor was an 'ok' effort...good overall though.

BREAK-IN AT THE APPLE STORE!
 
POLICE LOOKING FOR iWITNESSES

Sadly, it's getting canceled due to lack of interest. 
 

GotG3 - best MCU movie since Endgame. 

The sticker looks great on my Taurus!
 

Saw GotG3 last night.  It vastly exceeded my expectations.  But to be fair I had no expectations, having studiously avoided all trailers and having no idea what they could even do with another GotG movie.  It did beat the hell out of Love & Thunder.  It was weird like all GotGs, but it hit me in the feels a couple of times.  Movie is 2.5 hours long so bring an extra bladder.  One mid-credits scene and one post-credits scene.

Cunk on Earth, Netflix. A mockumentary about the history of our time on the planet, hosted by the hilariously clueless Philomena Cunk. Highly recommended. 

Read Heroic Hearts edited by Butcher and Hughes. This is an anthology where people investigate crimes with magic like Toot Toot and Mister foiling an attack of Gremlins on Dresden's castle, Vincent Graves dealing with a murderous leprechaun, or the Moor dealing with a blind date and her Fae tormentor. I liked a lot of these stories even though I don't read most of the authors presented.
CES 

Mr. "Guardians of the Galaxy" and now-in-charge-of-the-DCU himself. 

If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand. -- Da Yoopers 

Don't forget "Tequila Mockingbird"
 

If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand. -- Da Yoopers