GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2: Secret Connection Across the Full Trilogy! | Deep Dive 

35:07 Rocket’s line describing Yandu as someone who “stole batteries he didn’t need” references both Peter - a celestial battery, whom the Ravagers “stole” from Ego by not delivering him as originally promised - and perhaps the Orb / Power Stone from Volume 1 - a powerful energy source for which Yandu had no clear use. Rocket isn’t merely confusing himself with Yandu, he is learning that “monsters,” like himself and Yandu, are lovable against their best attempts to lie, cheat, steal, and hold grudges against a world that has treated them poorly.

Anytime one of these videos come out, I get comfy on my couch and get ready to learn even MORE about my favorite movies. Awesome channel, Erik!

I have to say one of my favorite line deliveries in any of the these films is when Gamora says "I thought you'd already had" her voice almost sounds different because she is completely crushed by Peter's ego and I think that is such a perfect line reading

Yondu's very last act, patting peter's head to comfort him just kills me every time. 😢

0:14 How can a scene between a toxic centurion and a psychotic raccoon have so much hurt, heart and empathy?😭😭😭😭 The acting between Michael Rooker and Bradley Cooper is outstanding

A couple of my own observations to tack on here: 1) @23:20 when Gamorra is sitting out in the field after her fight with Peter, I actually thought those two "dancing" reeds were symbolizing Mantis' antennae, recalling the scene in Ego's ship where she demonstrated her empathic abilities and Gamorra had to cut her short before revealing her innermost thoughts about Quill to the room. She looked embarrassed by the realization that Peter had that "deep, romantic, sexual love" for her, and didn't want to admit publicly that she feels the same way about him (at least at this point in their trilogy). So slicing off the dancing antennae was like cutting off her own feelings, shutting herself away and preventing herself from having empathy, and denying her feelings for Peter after being rejected by him for his father. 2) @26:00 I would argue that by stealing the batteries from the Sovereign, Rocket's not taking them to establish control over his own life, it's to prove that he has even greater power over god-like creatures. He wanted to show High Priestess Aisha that even immortals are vulnerable, and that she should not underestimate those who she considers lesser species. His own ego justified taking them because he's spent most of his life being degraded and tortured by figures with superiority complexes, and a drive to perfect evolution so they think they can look down on others. He wasn't about to be insulted and then leave without settling the score against a species that claims their genetic makeup is greater than anyone else's, especially knowing that they have such destructive capabilities against even the most powerful beings in the universe. I think when he tells Peter that he stole the batteries solely "because I *wanted* to" was a clue to how he probably intended to use them - to blow up Wyndham and his genetics lab, thus freeing his friends and himself from the unbearable torture inflicted on them. He had to use them in a pinch to blow up Ego instead, thus validating his point that even gods have their weaknesses.

Rockets monologue at the end is about both him and Yondu. The battery Yondu didn't "need" was Quill. 😊

The guardians of the Galaxy movies are genuinely some of my favorite marvel movies, but also some of my favorite movies ever in general. When I first watched it with my dad and little sister, I didn’t know it would become such a important memory in my life. It not only got me into marvel, and all of the lore had to offer but it’s one of my favorite memories with them and once this next movie comes out, I know I’m going to cry. I don’t think I’ve ever cried in a movie theater before but I can already tell that I’m going to be in my feels.

I found it interesting that vin diesel said when James Gunn gave him the scripts that he translated every “I am groot” for him so he knew how to say it and he said sometimes it’ll be whole paragraphs

I have always wondered if Mantis changed Peter's mind on accepting Ego as his father. She can manipulate emotions, and soon after she read Quill he was almost protective of him. Just a thought

The only thing we know of that made Meredith different is that Ego loved her. And since love is a chemical reaction in the brain, that may actually be a plausible explanation for why Quill was unique.

I never really cry in movies but I remember sobbing when Father and Son played in Yondu's funeral because how much I love the song and what it means to me and to the movie at that moment.

I just realized that I am unconsciously being addicted to your breakdowns and analysis. GOTG franchise is 🔥. And NW-DD made it more scorching 🔥. Imma New Rockstars fan for 7 years now!!!

This movie's ending was so emotional, i got tears in my eyes all over again just by hearing you talk about that song.

One interesting line, when Rocket says that he can’t lose another friend today everyone is worried about Peter but he actually means Yondu since who knows Peter will be saved.

I cannot believe you managed to make me learn so much more about a pair of movies I've seen way too many times.

21:57 may be not a victory loop but a manoeuvre to shed/clear the blood and flesh that would've accumulated on the arrow. like how katana wielders flick their swords to clear the blood from it before sheathing it

I just rewatched GOTG2 after your 1 Deep Dive and you noted EVERY. SINGLE. THING. I thought, and, of course, so much more. Your whistling comparison alone... you have a very special mind and insight. Erik!!! Thanks for your hard work. To be able to provide value to $200+ million productions, and Billion dollar box offices, wow... if we have to live in the monoculture of comic book domination, I'm so grateful to you and the NR team for taking it seriously and being so enlightening and entertaining. The hero we need, but not the one we deserve.

14:30 the song chain is now on my loop list... always makes me think of rocket... If you don't love rocket now, you may not be able to love rocket again... that is why quill and all other guardians should never break this family chain.... love your videos erik... Keep doing it... every time I watch one of these it makes me appreciate you more than james gunn...

I'm rewatchimg both with my kids! These breakdowns are soooooo good! Thanks Eric!

It's prolly because I'm always tearing up during this funeral scene, but it wasn't until I watched this video that I realized it shapes into his arrow at the end, bending around, celebrating with the Ravagers for just a moment longer.

Sometime soon here I'm going to rewatch both of these movies now that I have watched both these Deep Dives on them, then only a few days left until Vol.3! The amount of details James Gunn has put in these movies is unreal

I thought Starlord was supposed to be the super skilled pilot but Rocket saying he was cybernetic-ally designed to be a pilot flew right past my head until Volume 3 showed that Rocket indeed would be the perfect pilot and engineer

Fun fact, the power plant in the opening shot is likely Portage De Suix in West Alton, Missouri. Not the actual place, but based on location and era, that’s the most likely candidate

Let’s goo can’t wait to watch guardians 3 after these breakdowns!!!

A really criminally underrated MCU movie. I didn't appreciate it enough when I first saw it. Looking back, it's really compelling. It's just that, compared to the first movie, it didn't live up to the magic that was Vol. 1. Also, Kurt Russell as Ego the Living Planet is an underrated MCU villain.

3:40 Either I'm too excited for Vol. 3 or that zoom-in looks like Rocket's right profile... probably the first one.

I still wish they showed Drax's family (like a flashback) when Mantis felt his emotions when they were sitting by the garden together It would have hit much harder imo

Is there any connection between Ego's plot on earth, being foiled in 2014, the Infinity Stones being used to halve life in 2018, and Tiamut awakening in 2024? Like, did Ego's seeds compete for energy with Tiamut, making it take longer for the Celestial to hatch?

hey Erik 31:53 I think that button isn't cracked, that's tape covered on it, Rocket was asking for tape right before Groot took it and ran off

Erik Voss' Deep Dive upload of Interstellar was one for the ages.... that entire bookshelf was completely analyzed; book by book.

So. The coordinate code for Knowhere is “Meredith’s Ex” and is the severed head of a celestial in the form we are familiar with. Ego said his first memory is being a brain in space. Was he this celestial and survived somehow as a brain floating in space?

Drax can turn invisible when no one looks at him like the Kel Mitchell's character could in the 'Mystery men' movie

God I love this channel! Thank you Erik for all you do man!!

Meredith could be special because humans are capable of adaptation, the same reason for the Kree using them to make the Inhumans.

its a testament to the story when a deep dive can still bring a tear to your eye. Amazing job Eric

Dam erik you nearly made me cry. The music in this film hits me in the feels. Not ready for the pain I will feel watching Vol3

I love this! I'd love to see a deep dive on nebula in end game cause I still truly think end game was nebulas movie

I have gained next level respect for Rocket.. Thanks to you

This is Voss at the absolute top of his game. Great work!!!

Man I love watching you do these breakdowns Eric. Not only are you fantastic at finding all these details, I love how much you relate to your life. In the first video how you said how you and your wife listened to the soundtracks during lockdown and how you fooled around and fell in love. Then in this video, the way you retold the words of father and son in a way of relating to your father; just how Ego said the words of Brandy! Just awesome to see you open up in a way and the way you connect to it all. Keep making great content!!!

Re watched this movie last night and I've liked it more and more each time. Thank you for always helping me appreciate these movies even more!

Also wasn't Rocket holding the twig that would become the New Groot while they were holding the power stone ? So wouldn't that lead into New Groot being bulkier and stronger than original Groot ?

You reading the lyrics to Father and Son has me in tears. Thank you for that reflection

Awesome Video Erik!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH!!!!!!! Both Of The Guardians Movies are so Funny and also so Sweet! The Ending is so Emotional with Yondu and My Dad is One of the most Important People in My Life so it made Me Very Emotional. I Love This Movie and I'M SO EXCITED FOR VOL. 3!!!

ERIC.... A round of applause to you and your team. You have given me and the fans a new outlook towards story telling. These GoG movies has become my favorite. A job well done Mr. Gunn❤

Omg watching this after volume 3 and realizing the soverign code was a set up for vol 3 got me in tears

Fantastic and great information...thank you for making movies just more then a evening of fun. You help us see into the minds, dreams, spirits and hopes of everyone who works on the films from beginning to the End. Thank You!

This movie always reminds me of that one episode in adventure time where Jake meets his dad and goes to a different world

The Abilisks could be Windom's Creation, since we see one in a Trailer!

Ive been a long time watcher Eric and i love the dedication and passion you guys/gals put into everything you do. Keep up the hard work!! I cant wait for the journey that lies ahead with your insight guiding and opening our minds to the bigger picture ❤

GOTG 2 is so good james gunn goes all out. so excited for volume 3

My heart just sank.. Peter’s painful scream in the vol3 trailer.. I think I figured it out. Something horrible is going to happen to Groot. They even teased it in vol1 during the Collector scene. I’m not ready 😢

in all honesty. i love that you started this journey in to the deep. thanks for doing these, erik.

6:26 probably where drax got the idea to become so amazingly still that he thinks he turns invisible

Watching this did give me a new hold on the movies and a new way to look at the story so I hope it keeps going with volume 3 😁

I love the deep dive of these videos. When I love a franchise I cannot get enough info on it. This is like crack for me.

I want to see how rocket met Groot. Since they are already cgi it's not as difficult to make a movie with them and a bunch of characters we will never see again. They could even have a Rocket and Groot bounty hunting trilogy.

Was awake just for this and it's 3 AM here !!!

I just found this channel and I love the deep dives into these films. This deep dive actually made think of things between my father and I then you talking about that cat Steven’s song. I am enjoying this channel

Have you considered that the High Evolutionary sent an Abilisk to the Sovereign to get the Guardians there so that they could get a sample of Quill's DNA to use in creating Adam Warlock?

Hey, I was just watching your other deep dive videos, Eric!

I love this new channel! Thanks to Eric and the team for making fun nerd stuff even better.

Eric, amazing content. You should do a breakdown on the dollar trilogy from the 60”s and Akira Kurosawa influence on western films

What’s crazy is that mantis aided ego in hosting millions of her siblings then killing them

Love u Eric I watch you on both channels on the reg....keep up the good work and keep expanding

Thanks for doing the Deep Dive. I enjoy watching and learning from you.

i always hoped Guardians 3 Peter would regain his connection to that celestial power (by meeting the eternals for ex) as a way of mastering the self

I absolutely love these videos! I love learning more and more about the films that mean so much to me. You rock, Erik! 🤘

One thing i wonder, who made the untn in the first place? Also, thanks as always in advance erik, your stuff is unmatched! ❤

6:21 I see Groot stops dancing when Dave Bautista's name is on screen.

Watching this for the first time after Vol 3 came out and having seen it, I can’t help but wish you had waited on this video until after you watched it as well. You get so much of 1 and 2 right and it’s so good. But you got a lot of 3 wrong. I mean, not the parts you discerned from the trailer. But the celestial stuff was all wrong. How the battery part has anything to do with 3. There’s probably more I can’t recall right now. I really hope you get a chance to redo this deep dive properly with all three because I’d really like to see you pull it all together. It’s a beautiful trilogy and your videos are really insightful and entertaining.

That subtle "BOX OF SCRAPS" impression made me spit my drink 😂

Great breakdown, I absolutely GOTG Vol.2, it’s one of my favorite movies ever. I can’t wait for Vol.3, I got a good feeling it’s gonna top it.

Well, your details are amazing You have a follower

Great vid today, loved the ending i think your on to them

You are amazingly good at this. Thanks!

What if Yondu knew Rocket was a lab experiment was because The High Evolutionary contracted him to get as many animals from Earth as possible to conduct those experiments on? Just a thought.

This was a really good breakdown. Lots to ponder.🎉🎉🎉🎉

Could you guys do a video about what Nexus events could have created other universities in the MCU? Like the Raimiverse, Webbvese, Sony's Spider-Man Universe, Fox X-Men universe, etc.

Feels really happy on seeing this Video 📸📷 Good luck 🤞

Yo! Get to it with the volume 3 Deep Dive this is 🔥

So excited to watch!

Really enjoy your break downs! Hopefully one day I'll be lucky enough to see a deep dive on the show From. Regardless keep up the amazing content!

THIS VIDEOS ARE SO GREAT!

damn!!! you are really good in breakdowns!!!. keep it up erik

Eric you are hands down the Goat! The absolute GOAT of breakdowns and Easter eggs. Thank you sir.

These videos are so great to watch and listen to

another banger erik!

These videos keep me sane throughout my week

wow! Amaze once again Thank you!

As long as you make it clear at the beginning of the video that you are using somebody else's account to test the character, I think it's totally reasonable. Good job saving so many crystals

Great Stuff

THANKS for this!!!!!

So many references to “Blood Meridian” no idea if they’re intentional. But it’s almost like it’s written with it in mind

I just rewatched the first 2 Guardians a few days ago

I was NOT ready for the shaft joke.... well done

My favorite exchange of all time: Rocket: Now, what did I just say? Baby Groot: I am Groot! Rocket: Yeah... Baby Groot: I am Groot! Rocket: Uh huh... Baby Groot: I am Groot! Rocket: NO!

Beautiful deep dive

Epic episode!!!!