James Gunn

And that's his real superpower.

And that's, you know, the fact that he doesn't balk from that, that there isn't an ironic flip on the fact that he's kind, that he's just straight up kind.

It's not a joke.

We're not making fun of him.

And that's, you know, he is a rebel and his, you know, his rebelliousness, you know, manifests itself in just kindness and goodness and

Man, that's great dad stuff to say.

That's really great.

That's beautiful.

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

It was very important.

And I think it's really, you know, I think that was why I struggled with the character because I've normally written these characters that are sort of the opposite of that in some ways.

Characters like, you know, Rocket from Rocket Raccoon from those movies and Star-Lord and Peacemaker who are these blustery, angry individuals who,

who, you know, at their heart, they're good, but it takes this work to get to who they are.

Right.

And that's what the stories are about.

And I think that's what my life was about up until that point, because I was like that.

But I think that this comes to me at a certain different point in my life where I am more okay with just being kind.

You know, it's so funny.

Oh, no.

No, it's the shorts.