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Fans who watched the season found it to be largely meandering and purposeless. The plot was criticized for lacking coherence and meaningful payoff, with many feeling it was more about indulging Gunn’s personal themes—particularly the infamous meme of him watching his wife kiss another man—than about advancing the story.
James Gunn himself seemed to indulge in self-referential antics, even inserting himself into scenes involving his wife’s kissing scenes and defending the season's direction publicly, often dismissing fan theories and rumors about upcoming reveals such as the presence of characters like Martian Manhunter or Blue Beetle.