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“I am Groot.” For the most part, that’s all the MCU character really says, although he did deliver an emotional “I love you, guys” in the final act ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Yet, his limited vocabulary hasn’t held him back from becoming one of Marvel’s most beloved on-screen characters. There is something so incredibly endearing and soft about Groot, and for a character comprised primarily of bulking branches and limbs, that’s an incredible accomplishment and a testament to the power of his design and the skill of his animators.
While we’ve seen him go through a variety of evolutions and stages, Anthony Francisco is the man behind what is likely the fan-favorite iteration of the Guardian. We got our first glimpse of “Baby Groot” in the post-credit sequence of the originalGuardians of the Galaxyfilm back in 2014. We saw more of the dancing sapling inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,and he eventually got his own series of mini-adventures withI Am Grooton Disney+. He returns in season 2, and the result is cuteness overload in the best possible way.
I Am Groot (S2)Critique
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I’ll begin by admitting that I haven’t seen the first season. I didn’t avoid it by choice, it just got lost in the endless stream of need-to-watch content that goes unviewed year-after-year. I still haven’t gotten around toThe Bearand don’t even get me started onThe Sopranos. However, I did assign season 1 to anotherFandomWirecritic who called the series a “rare miss” and gave it a scathing score of three out of ten. If the first season had half the charm of the second, then I’d reason that critic must have a heart of stone (love you, man).
The new season once again consists of five animated shorts, each averaging around four-minutes or less. Kristen Lepore returns as writer and director, continuing a streak that includes working as a visual effects artist onEverything Everywhere All At Onceand the animation director forMarcel The Shell With Shoes On. UnlikeEverything Everywhere All At Once, which was a massive undertaking of colliding genres and concepts,I Am Grootexcels through its simplicity.
Minus a select few voice cameos and the occasional utterance of his three-word catchphrase, this is primarily a series void of dialogue or speech. It’s reliant on its own visual splendor and the magnetic on-screen presence of its adorable lead to maintain a captivating experience, short as it may be. It’s reminiscent of early Pixar shorts that used to precede each of their features, or the old Chip and Dale mini-adventures that pitted the squeaky duo against the hot-tempered Donald Duck. They don’t over-think their purpose, making great use of the few minutes they have to make their audience smile and yearn for more.
In Conclusion
Watch The Trailer Here:I Am Groot Season 2 Trailer
I Am Groot (S2) is an absolute joy. A breezy watch of 5 super short, and super fun adventures featuring everybody’s favorite tree, Baby Groot. Colorful, whimsical and reminiscent of the classic Pixar shorts that used to accompany each movie.#IAmGroot#DisneyPlus#GotGVol3pic.twitter.com/vr40qJBVpK
— Joshua Ryan (@MrMovieGuy86)July 30, 2025
The animation is beautiful, the episodes are fun and, most important of all, Baby Groot is unflinchingly cute. This is the content Disney+ should be putting out when it comes to the MCU. It’s current over-reliance on the mainstream continuity, rather than stand-alone adventures, is a major contributing factor in the ever-present “Superhero Fatigue” that’s plaquing cinemas.Werewolf By NightandThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialonly strengthen and bolster my argument. Please, just give meI Am GrootSeason 3(perhaps anotherWerewolf By Night, while we’re at it) and call it a day.
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Joshua Ryan
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Born and raised in Central Florida, Joshua Ryan has harbored a love for cinema since the earliest years of his childhood. Through endless hours of watching Turner Classic Movies, especially the works of Alfred Hitchcock, his passion for film and film criticism grew. As an adult, he channeled that passion into a career as the editor and lead critic of FandomWire’s film and television department.
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