What Groot Says to Rocket During Avengers: Infinity War’s Conclusion

Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow. Turn back now if you haven’t yet watched the film.

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has revealed what Groot says to Rocket before he dies at the end Avengers: Infinity War.

Responding to a fan on Twitter asking what Groot’s last line is, Gunn replied with just one simple word: “Dad.” The implication here is Groot seems to think Rocket is his father and this is all the character wanted to say before his heartbreaking death.

How Groot and the rest of the Marvel superheroes who perished will return remains to be seen. But we have our own theories involving the Soul Stone and what role it might play in the Avengers 4.

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How God of War Made Me a Better Father

God of War’s powerful story is sure to impact many people, but at its core it is an emotional and surprisingly-relatable story about a father and a son. As a relatively new dad myself, I found so many lessons, reminders, and choices within this game about who I want to be as a father.

Be forewarned, we’re going to talk about events that take place across the entire story of God of War, so if you’re trying to avoid spoilers, this will be your Helheim.

I’m a 34 year old father of Charlotte, a wonderful little girl with a HUGE amount of personality and a temper to match.

She’s unique, fun, and very smart… and if I’m to be honest, sometimes I fear I may ruin that with my own inadequacies. This self-doubt is something that many dads go through, including Kratos, and that’s both important and deliberate.

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The Best Motherboards for Gaming

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If you’re ready to embark on the exciting and sometimes intimidating task of building a new gaming PC, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype of graphics cards and processors. Don’t get me wrong, those really are two of the most important decisions you’ll make during your build. But it’s sometimes easy to overlook the very “glue” that holds those components together; the motherboard. Mobos can be a confusing mess of sockets and chipsets to some, so we’ve created this handy guide and done all the legwork for you. Here are the best motherboards for gaming at any budget.

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Top Comics to Buy This Week: Venom #1, Justice League: No Justice #1 and More

With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.

Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!

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Writer Donny Cates | Artist Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics)

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Netflix’s Manhunt Review

John Woo was once considered the master of action cinema, dominating the action landscape throughout the 1980s and 1990s with hyperbolic, bloody, bullet-riddled spectaculars. In his native China, he helmed classics like The Killer, Hard Boiled, and A Better Tomorrow. In America, he raked in enormous box office numbers with overblown-slash-awesome popcorn explosions like Face/Off, Hard Target, and Mission: Impossible 2. After the dismal Paycheck, Woo returned to China, and turned his attention to historical epics like Red Cliff and The Crossing, both of which run over four hours apiece.

Right at the beginning of Woo’s new film Manhunt, now available on Netflix, the protagonist – a Chinese lawyer named Du Qiu (Zhang Hanyu) vacationing in Japan – has a conversation with a waitress about how much better old movies used to be, and about how all the new films are too long. Woo, it seems, has a need to wistfully recall – and celebrate – his own filmography, looking back to his glory, possessed by a halcyon pang to recreate the slow-motion bullets and boxes of doves that had become his signature. The brash bloody action that immediately follows Manhunt’s opening– and continues entertainingly apace throughout the span of the film – feels comfortably retro. It’s all blood packs and stuntmen instead of CGI. We haven’t seen mid-budget Chinese action schlock quite this slick for at least 20 years.

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