Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special

 A special from Marvel to celebrate the festive season, it features our beloved band of misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Written and directed by James Gunn before he made the move to DC, it shares continuity with the MCU universe, taking place after Quill lost Gamora.

The Guardians have purchased Knowhere from the Collector, and their ranks are expanded with Cosmo, the spacedog, as their newest member.  They learn from Kraglin how Yondu has ruined christmas for Quill, and this makes Mantis and Drax decide they want to restore the feel for him.  They decide to travel to Earth and retrieve Peter's childhood hero, Kevin Bacon.

After spending time in Hollywood, they track down his mansion and they try to bring him along.  The police tries to stop our heroes from abducting him, but they manage to put them in a trance and bring Bacon to Knowhere.  But there they learn he isn't an actual hero but an actor instead.  

As they gift him to Peter, he is horrified by the fact they abducted someone, demanding they return him home.  As Kevin Bacon learns the motivations of the Guardians why they acted that way, and how he was Peter's inspiration, he decides to celebrate christmas with them before being returned home, giving a concert for Peter.  

After the party, Peter reveals to Matis that Yondu actually changed his mind about christmas, and it was him who gifted Peter his signature blasters.  Mantis in turn confides she is actually Peter's half-sister as she is also a daughter of Ego.

This was a fun special for sure, with the usual Guardians of the Galaxy humour abundant.  Worth a watch for the festive season, and definitly beats all those Hallmark christmas movies...