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Synopsis:
"While on Spartax, Star-Lord goes missing when he was translating the readings of the Crypto Cube. Meanwhile, the others dodge the Spartax security force when the statue of Emperor J'son is accidentally damaged where they have an encounter with Mantis. Even when Star-Lord reunites with the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy, they have an encounter with Emperor J'son and end up learning his connection with Star-Lord."
Tropes featured in the episode:
- Backhanded Apology: After Rocket (accidentally) breaks the statue of King J'son:
Gamora: Rocket, apologize.
Rocket: Okay, fine. I'm sorry that you're all such flargs, especially King J'Son!
- Cassandra Truth: Mantis sees J'son as a tyrant among Spartax, leading her to believe the "Star-Lord" can liberate the planet. Though Peter and the other Guardian don't know, J'son has a secret alliance with Thanos, proving her right.
- The Chosen One: Star-Lord, according to Mantis, is destined to free Spartax from Emperor J'son "tyranny". Lampshaded by Rocket:
Rocket: Seriously? [chuckles] There's a prophecy? Around Quill?
- Clap Your Hands If You Believe: Mantis belongs to a group known as the Believers, and tries to invoke this with Star-Lord and the other Guardians whenever they run into traps.
- Continuity Nod: To the events of "Bad Moon Rising":
Star-Lord: [upon seeing more monuments to King J'Son] Oh, this dude's got an ego the size of a planet. And I've met a planet.
- Goofy Print Underwear: Star-Lord is seen to be wearing this as he tries to escape from his cell.
- Ironic Echo: A Spartaxian guard throws this line at Rocket while treating him like a common animal. Rocket throws this back at him in the end, taking advantage of Peter's revealed lineage with J'son.
"But that's just my opinion."
- Peter, I Am Your Father: Although amusingly, everyone else realises this before Star-Lord does:
Rocket: Oh, really? He's your father, dummy!
- Natural Elements: The security traps have glyphes representing Fire, Wind, Earth. and Water, and are dealt with by Drax, Gamora, Groot and Rocket respectively.
- Not What It Looks Like: Star-Lord's reaction when the team break him out of his cell, to find his pants off (he was using them as a rope to try and escape).
- One Thing Led to Another: J'son telling Star-Lord about how he met his mother. Star-Lord's reaction is to Squick.
- Overreacting Airport Security: The lines to get into Spartax have elements of this.
- Running Gag: People still not knowing who Star-Lord is.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Lampshaded. Drax is forced to wear a shirt and toupee as part of his disguise, leading to the following exchange:
Drax: It [the toupee] chafes my scalp. As does this confounded cloth against my chest.
Gamora: It's called a shirt.
Drax: A foul name for an evil garment.
- Wham Episode: Peter learns that J'son, the ruler of Spartax, is his father, making him the prince and heir to the throne. What he doesn't know is that J'son is in league with Thanos while seeking the Cosmic Seed.
