Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special REACTION!!

[@NikkiStevenReact]

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[@Hobodeluxe960]

you guys gonna watch Andor?

[@Husky92223]

@@Hobodeluxe960 I was gonna ask the same

[@Hellscream420]

think you should watch Andor

[@13-goats53]

Watch the new Guardians of The galaxy 3 trailer please!!! 😭😭

[@JonJonLOOOOL]

lol groot was buff becuz he trained with thor

[@loveoffilm4327]

I think my lowkey favorite part of this is seeing how Peter has really grown into being the captain of the Guardians, they all respect him so much now.

[@mageeaaron2624]

I agree!

[@jqnnyb2676]

I mean look at the first movie for gosh sake

[@dmz6125]

oh, yea, I didn't really notice that, but that's true

[@thejmeister]

Seeing him in this felt like Peter has been so super-focused on being a good, reliable, responsible leader, both to The Guardians, and to the people who live in Knowhere, that he's gotten a bit haggard and let himself go physically, which is common for people who carry overwhelming responsibilities and focus completely on others.

[@scottdean185]

Yeah he really stepped up after Thor let him take over after he left.

[@dfbovey]

The biggest laugh I got out of this was Nebula dancing.

[@ammash3000]

For me it was Peter’s slow reaction of horror as he began to figure out what his “gift” was. I couldn’t breath for a solid minute

[@joscar062]

A nod to Gamora dancing to "Ain't no mountain high enough" at the end of the first movie Eventually she found a mountain high enough for her 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ryan707_-_]

@@joscar062 broooo 😭😂

[@WilliamJulienNkogheOlympio]

That special had no business being that wholesome

[@JoshieboyStudios]

I love that this special gave us a chance to see Mantis growing beyond Ego’s control. Her have a bit of an anger issue really makes her stand out more

[@sethreynolds3885]

Mantis is such a good actor 😂 what a hilarious character

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Love when she gets mad and yells at Drax

[@hellomark1]

Glad she got more to do here, she was great in this! And we get to see her have more range and get angry - not to mention the final scene was actually really touching

[@thejmeister]

I don't think she'd like being called an actor. Mantis doesn't seem to like actors much. 😂

[@nightmeowonelmstreet215]

@@thejmeisterlmao 😭

[@menacing_hammer7]

Nebula: “ wow…i guess all actors aren’t completely piece of shit.” Obviously that’s was the best part 😆🤣😂

[@paulanderson771]

I was so happy to see Mantis get a bigger role - Pom is so good as the character and she needed some action!

[@sophiekoett1740]

At 14:23 - “be Kevin Bacon but like if he didn’t suck!” Pom’s delivery of that line cracks me up!

[@kreysi5745]

Always love the chaotic dynamic duo of Mantis and Drax.

[@ammash3000]

Yes. Even funnier than seeing a smart character interacting with an idiot is seeing an idiot interacting with an even bigger idiot 😂

[@KevyNova]

At first I thought this was just going to be a money grab but I never should have underestimated James Gunn and the Guardians’ ability to make me laugh and cry. This is GOTG 2.5 and I love how it actually takes the characters and story further.

[@biswojyoti1]

i remember in endgame, after tony returns to earth, rocket and nebula sat down holding each others hand. they have developed a special bond💖💖

[@dcaslick]

Mantis being Peter’s sister in the MCU has been a theory going around since Vol. 2 first came out. It didn’t really make sense that Ego would go kidnap some random person that just happened to have powers that he could benefit from. We know he’d fathered numerous children, so it makes sense that if one just happened to have a useful ability he’d keep her around. Also when Ego was showing Peter some of the various females he’d mated with one of them was of the same species as Mantis.

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Makes sense now that y’all are talking about it. Never dive too deep into theories and guess never payed that close attention to it

[@nightmeowonelmstreet215]

Yess also if you search jennifer sharp as mantis’ mom photos will pop up with her and kurt russel

[@jauntx]

@@nightmeowonelmstreet215 yeah, a flashback scene with her was cut from GotG Vol 2. She made an Insta post, and Gunn tried to spin doctor the whole thing.

[@ScarletW82]

Favorite part was Mantis saying "just be Kevin Bacon but like if you didnt suck"..... the tone in her voice when she says the word "suck" is hilarious

[@heysis2739]

Kevin bacon was mentioned in the first movie i believe, Quill said he was his hero when he tried to dance with Gamora

[@GRR1MN1R]

he is mentioned in 1st movie , Mantis even asks Thor if Kenvin Bacon was in the 'Avengers' group in Infinity war

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Some things just don’t stick, that’s one of them.

[@DerpMuse]

Even after that, on the Planet Titan. Footloose is mentioned about the dance battle by Spider-Man and the joke about it. Quill asks Spider Man "Is it still the best movie ever?' and Peter Parker replies "it never was".

[@NikkiStevenReact]

@JUSTiN XOMAN totally remember that. The Bacon things never landed till now.

[@Kantami]

i hope Marvel does more of these Specials, they're great fun.

[@VincentAlfonso]

This was the best Marvel projects that takes place around Christmas (along with Hawkeye series)!! Perfect way to end Phase 4!! It was a great spotlight for Drax and Mantis! Rocket finally got Bucky’s arm!! Peter and Mantis being siblings was surprising (hoping both of them don’t get killed off in their final appearance)!!

[@JoshieboyStudios]

Iron Man 3 is great too!

[@ScarletW82]

My eyes tear up when young Peter opens Yondu's gift. What a way to add sentiment with continuity

[@ammash3000]

My eyes teared up even more when he opened the gift Mantis and Drax got him cause I was laughing so hard

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

The coolest part to me is that band is James Gunn's own band and some of the songs are their own so there was no one for him to pay. Also, all Gunn had to do was ask Kevin Bacon if he wanted to be in a holiday special where he would sing and Kevin was in before even seeing the script.

[@jamessauer1008]

i think that they showed Cosmo in the special so much because she is going to become a permanent member of the guardians.

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Fun!!

[@SomeGuy-cf2lp]

Rocket and Cosmo hate each other though. In the comics at least

[@abdelillahbentabet5557]

@@SomeGuy-cf2lp they don't seem fond of each other here either

[@jamessauer1008]

@@abdelillahbentabet5557 idk they seemed pretty civil to me, yea they might hate each other but nebula hated all them and tried to kill them all many times and is still a guardian now

[@Starsaber222]

@@SomeGuy-cf2lp Rocket and Chewie aren't exactly fans of each other either. Hopefully we'll see a similar interaction between Rocket and Goose at some point.

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

Many favourite moments but Groot reacting fast enough to grab rocket from jumping Kevin always gets a laugh

[@RS-hx6je]

That and then Nebula points her gun at his head hahaha

[@jasonspaulding3949]

Drax and Mantis the comic due that we all needed

[@NikkiStevenReact]

So much fun together

[@TEENASSASSIN]

14:34 Just, the way he says it and stares deeply sent me laughing for 5 minutes straight, favorite line in the MCU now

[@VincentAlfonso]

This was definitely a happy moment for the Guardians as the final film is most likely their last adventure together!

[@cmmiestcat]

This special just gave both Mantis and Drax a much needed character developments. My god these 2 are CLOWNS !!! I NEED MORE OF THIS DUO!

[@faureamour]

Loved all the Mantis! Pom did a fabulous and hilarious job. Her angry yells were amazing and got me to laugh each time. 😂

[@ammash3000]

I didn’t care all that much for Mantis up till now since she rarely participated in the action and didn’t show much personality and this special fixed all of that.

[@mfrey5643]

One special thing this connected for me was the dash ornaments Yondu collected. In the first guardians movie, he was looking at a bauble while talking to the merchant on Xandar. That Christmas gift was Yondu's first ornament! I also think it is why, at the end of the first Guardians movie, Yondu still smiles when he opens the orb. While he doesn't have the power stone, he still likes the troll doll, and likely added it to his dash collection.

[@GangstaStan010]

Yeah, in Ego's flashback we see Ego romancing one of Mantis' species. Guess that was Mama Mantis.

[@DerpMuse]

Its not that. Before that Mantis says that she was created by Ego. Her species, and character in the comics is much different. She can see more than emotions, she gets premonitions about future events in alternate timelines. It might get added to her abilities since the MCU timeline went from a single one, to a multiverse of possibilities. Her abilities might be upgraded in vol 3 of Guardians.

[@GangstaStan010]

@@DerpMuse I'm just happy she got her skill from the comics. She's a beast. Also I think she was ashamed to tell Peter they were literally blood. But, yeah they couldn't include her actual origin. What with the Prostitution and what not.

[@DerpMuse]

The Mantis sister situation comes from Plot Technicalities that are the consequence of Guardians Vol 2. Mantis says that Ego created her. So she is technically his Half-Sister.

[@carlgibson285]

I'm pretty sure Mantis was always intended to be Peter's sister since it showed Ego getting with a female of Mantis' species in Guardians 2. It was also mentioned in a deleted scene from the second movie, although deleted scenes aren't necessarily canon.

[@carlgibson285]

@johnkult1039 both the comics and movies are canon. They're just separate realities in the multiverse with their own separate lore, but both are canon in their own realities. Marvel comics even confirmed that the MCU exists within their comics multiverse just like the Ultimate universe does.

[@tovolume]

I'm glad they did not nerf Drax this time around and made him powerful and kicking butt I hope to see more of that in Vol.3

[@andrewmccormack4295]

Didn't know this existed but so good,loved Mantis and Drax,I loved her even in the other movie and finding out she and Peter are brother and sister is so cool.. ❤

[@maximillianosaben]

This was so well done. Definitely got me to cry.

[@nathanlindahl8336]

Seriously? 😂 Are you 11?

[@Pretzils1031]

This special made me realize how much I love Mantis

[@ammash3000]

Yeah I didn’t like her much up till now cause all she did was nod along with Drax’s idiocy and put enemies to sleep by touching them. Here she kicks ass and actually stands up to Drax’s bs 😂

[@tadanott300]

Watched this with my kids and we all loved it. And I definitely want to add the Christmas is Here song to my holiday playlist.

[@tovolume]

I'm happy that my favorite Guardian Drax also gets his spotlight as the main character in this story as well and kidnapping Kevin Bacon as a gift to Star-Lord was Drax's idea!!!

[@MikeySkywalker]

So good seeing you two back on here smiling,.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Steve had a smile on his face for pretty much the entire reaction. This was so much fun, you guys🙂

[@perpetuallyhighastro-guy2270]

I'm honestly not sure why, but Drax calling a candy cane a "red curly man" made me cry and I'll ONLY be referring to candy canes as red curly mans from now on

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Kevin Bacon's real wife is the voice on the phone which means Kyra Sedgwick is now also officially in the MCU.

[@christinehorror8178]

Mantis and Drax are the best team up ever!

[@thedarkknight2221]

BEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVER!!! The sight of Rocket getting Bucky’s arm and tearing up was both heartwarming and hilarious. And I loved that we found out Peter and Mantis are siblings! And don’t forget about THE LEGENDARY KEVIN BACON!

[@ObscureAlex]

James Gunn just tweeted today that they rotoscoped the animated scenes like old Ralph Bakshi movies, so Michael Rooker was on set in costume for those scenes.

[@hockeytownandy]

I loved it, only wish quill and Kevin Bacon had a dance off lol

[@ammash3000]

Mantis growing a backbone made her interactions with Drax a hundred times funnier 😂

[@nightmeowonelmstreet215]

7:47 flula borgg he was in pitch perfect 2 and Suicide squad as javelin.

[@Knightfang1]

Nebula: “you cant run from me Bacon.” Lol

[@msj2677]

Watched this last night and it was really fun! Gonna have to watch it again soon. Great reaction guys!

[@doctorkhumalo7730]

This had no right to be as good as it was, I absolutely loved it, my kids love the Xmas song ❤️

[@Mymumsey1]

This special was just plain fun.

[@mojoriot2293]

If you missed it, the Guardians bought 'Nowhere!' The big skull in space that the collector owned. Guess they have a cool place to chill now, lol. Oh, & Kevin Bacon was in Footloose, & he was also in 'Friday the 13th,' where he did get killed with an arrow through the neck. 🤘🤪

[@TheTechguy40]

The remake Footloose is good too. It’s stars Myles Teller from Top Gun 2

[@HeatRaver]

Don't forget, "Go-Bots killed his cousin!" is now canon too! 😂

[@chungster666]

I loved this Special... x 3000. 🙂🙂🙂

[@mauriceedwards9588]

Well I really thought Kevin Bacon would be in the 3rd Guardians film but iits great idea to have him in this,can't believe Steve not seen Footloose lost count the amount I've seen it.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Drax and Mantis being an old married couple is the only Christmas present I need this year. ;-)

[@ChuckJansenII]

One of those Racoons needs to be named Oreo. That was a real onset reference Racoon used in the movies before it passed away.

[@aworkinprogress4387]

I really enjoy the seasonal special presentations. I hope Marvel keeps going them.

[@manyhatcat4924]

So, now you officially have to do a FOOTLOOSE watch.

[@jai07070]

Yes Nikki! Halloween the only holiday I truly celebrate!

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Although Kevin Bacon's character never fought (or even met Jason) Rusty Schwimmer the woman who Mantis steals from appears in Jason Goes to Hell and did fight Jason.

[@HellfireComms]

This is probably the funniest Drax is next to maybe the third film. Great special overall.

[@mjkjelland13]

I Love that they included "Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses into the soundtrack, a great underrated 80's band.

[@k3n12ock]

Been waiting for this! It was such a good special. I'm so happy that Mantis finally got the spotlight and got to show how much more skilled she is other than using her specific power... and how much more of a role she's going to play in future GOTG movies

[@Cream-2128]

Yea I’m glad they finally remembered mantis is the most skilled fighter in comics.

[@clarejean3309]

I love this Christmas Special, it's so good! Who knew they were brother and sister, right? Such a great twist there. love your reaction to this.

[@mageeaaron2624]

This was incredible! Love this Christmas Special! 🙏🏽💪👏

[@leisharigg844]

I loved how much they care about Peter 🥹 Congratulations to the creators, actors, & crew!

[@stevesmith9617]

Everything about this rocked. Mantis needed the screen time. Her and drax.. perfect.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Nikki, I'm 100% with you, the only holiday that matters is Halloween. And Thanksgiving, but that's mostly because food 😂

[@LauraCourtneyette]

The guy with the mohawk who can’t quite control the arrow yet is James Gunn’s brother.

[@maifonseca]

That is cool, I had no idea they were related. I remember him from Gilmore Girls

[@NikkiStevenReact]

That’s awesome

[@KoshNaranick]

Hope you all are having a good or great Christmas.. something this show forgot to mention, you know, what Christmas is about? Nikki and Steven.. may you both have a wonderful holiday !

[@mickdarcy3063]

You can use the box from your Gift human for your Werewolf by Night mechanical coffin that you wanted!

[@paulp9274]

"No! Be Kevin Bacon, but like if he didn't suck!"

[@Lefunbags]

Yaaas! 🎄😜 so fun that you did this. I was greatly amused by this holiday special.

[@ifritmog9011]

I would love it if Disney made Holiday Specials every year with different MCU characters.

[@Jemini4228]

Multiple every year!

[@bridgethaines7127]

In the first movie, when Peter was trying to seduce Gamora, he tried to get her to dance by describing Kevin Bacon as a hero who saved a town through dancing, and mentioned him by name. Gamora later said they were heroes "Just like Kevin Bacon".

[@jessetorres8738]

20:07. This is an example of The Droste Effect, which is an image within an image repeatedly, or in this case he's holding a gift of himself holding a gift of himself repeatedly.

[@giovannybellisario9892]

Mantis said aint no one hustling me lol

[@chriztianrox]

This massively expands the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon.

[@welessonakadubbs1544]

This is already funny, but watching it with u guys made me laugh even more🤣🤣👊

[@meganmckay4374]

Guys the songs are available on Spotify! I also recommend the 12 pains of Christmas, it's a hilarious version of the song!!

[@todderickson2435]

Steven, Steven, Steven....you've never seen Footloose?! Okay, get that on your reaction list ASAP!! Great reactions you guys, just like always! Merry Christmas to you!!

[@iqbalwahyu8760]

When Mantis remembered Steve,it was breaking my heart 😥😥

[@BarrettSendrowski]

Such a fun holiday special

[@amyharvey2345]

Love the reactions guys, keep it up

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

I love the fact that DC Comics is the main comics in the MCU, that's a neat way to show respect for Marvel 's peers.

[@biswojyoti1]

thats why youndu loves collecting troll dolls

[@kushminister5137]

mantis and drax may be scuffed but they mean well and are super adorable

[@greatflud]

GROOT really BRANCHED out didn't he

[@FluffyJackie]

I love that Mantis found her voice, she's hilarious.

[@chadhoward5976]

Mantis for allll the awards hahaha. I love this sooooo much!

[@ThanosIsUglyGD]

23:33 well they mention Kevin Bacon's name a couple times, like in Guardians 1 and Avengers Infinity War

[@flipandtwist2944]

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[@Birdie-man]

I miss Yondu🤗 Sorry if told his name incorrectly, English is not my first Lang,it's Latvian

[@maurer3d]

14:58 I think Groot is on the fertilizer (AKA Plant Steroids).

[@matt_canon]

I loved seeing Mantis doing shots and dancing in the club.

[@Cream-2128]

It was nice that they remembered that mantis can fifht

[@hajdukMikboban]

I just wait of your Reaktion… it was so crazy & I like it very well!!! The first “Christmas song” was amazing I was piss my self off 😂 laughing And the idea to kidnap Kevin Bacon 😎was awesome Greets and cheers MIK

[@16ryanthorn]

Yay!!! I was hoping you'd guys check this one out hahahahaahhahahahahaha!!! I had a blast watching this lol 😂😂😂

[@xbalanquebronze3171]

If you look closely you can see the animation style is very similar to the 70s era animation which was when most iconic Christmas specials came out. And what Peter would have grew up on before his kidnapping.

[@Devo77x]

I think the reason why The Guardians don't like actors is because of the Asgardian actors they met while helping them relocate to New Asgard on Earth.