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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Season 2

25 episodes Premiered Mar 11, 2017 Updated Oct 28, 2026
Previously on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Season 1.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Stayin' Alive

Mar 11, 2017 · 22 min

While trying to dispose of Thanos' asteroid, the Guardians discover it has been taken to a secure facility that belongs to the Avengers.

S2·E2 Core

Evolution Rock

Mar 11, 2017 · 22 min

The Guardians and the Avengers team up to find out what powerful secrets lie inside Thanos' asteroid.

S2·E3 Core

Lyin' Eyes

Mar 18, 2017 · 22 min

When Rocket and Drax wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before, the Guardians must piece together their adventures.

S2·E4 Core

Free Bird

Mar 25, 2017 · 22 min

While the Guardians search for the missing sarcophagus, Groot finds a mysterious egg and does everything in his power to protect it.

S2·E5 Core

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Apr 8, 2017 · 22 min

When the Guardians are charged with escorting the young and rebellious Rigellian Princess Tana back home, Drax's hardened heart melts as he is reminded of his own daughter.

S2·E6 Core

Black Helmet Woman

Apr 15, 2017 · 22 min

After being infused with incredible power from a Nova Helmet, Gamora leads the Guardians and her sister Nebula on a mission to infiltrate the Believer flagship.

S2·E7 Core

Right Place, Wrong Time

Apr 15, 2017 · 22 min

Quill and Gamora battle the High Evolutionary, his minion hybrids and a teleport-hijacking Nebula.

S2·E8 Core

Me and You and a Dog Named Cosmo

Apr 15, 2017 · 22 min

Cosmo goes undercover on the Believer Flagship but loses his powers when his cover is blown.

S2·E9 Core

Can't Get It Out Of My Head

Apr 15, 2017 · 22 min

When the Believer Flagship embeds itself in Knowhere's brain, it causes a planetoid-wide telekinetic zombie outbreak.

S2·E10 Mytharc

Rock Your Baby

Apr 15, 2017 · 22 min

When the cocoon opens and reveals a baby warlock inside, the Guardians have to step in to be a positive guiding force to keep his powers in check.

S2·E11 Core

Symbiote War (1): Wild World

May 6, 2017 · 22 min

The Guardians discover Groot's homeworld, Planet X, has been overrun by Symbiotes who will stop at nothing to get Groot's restarted World Pod for themselves to conquer the galaxy.

S2·E12 Core

Symbiote War (2): I Will Survive

May 6, 2017 · 22 min

As a comet covered in Symbiotes hurls toward Spartax, the Guardians must team up with Quill's sister to save the planet.

S2·E13 Core

Symbiote War (3): Thunder Road

May 6, 2017 · 22 min

When the Symbiotes escape to Asgard and venomize Thor, Odin and the other Asgardians, it is up to the Guardians to save them, the World Tree and all of existence.

S2·E14 Core

Back in Black

Jul 8, 2017 · 22 min

The Guardians meet Sam Alexander, an Earth teen experimenting with his father’s Nova helmet, but the Guardians aren’t the only ones who know of the helmet’s power.

S2·E15 Core

Knights in Black Helmets

Jul 8, 2017 · 22 min

The Guardians chase after J’son and Mantis as they try to manipulate Sam to do their bidding by promising him clues to the location of his missing father.

S2·E16 Core

Nova Me, Nova You

Jul 8, 2017 · 22 min

When the Nova Corps catch up with the Guardians and Sam, the fight reaches Sam’s hometown.

S2·E17 Core

Mr. Roboto

Jul 8, 2017 · 22 min

Searching for a weapon strong enough to match J’son, the Guardians seek out master boom-maker Ja Kyee.

S2·E18 Core

Destroyer

Aug 5, 2017 · 22 min

When the guardians travel to Drax's home planet in hopes of summoning Warlock, they discover Xeron seeks to destroy Adam and Drax's homecoming, which becomes a fight to protect his

S2·E20 Core

I've Seen All Good People

Oct 29, 2017 · 22 min

Gamora trains Warlock to be a strong and powerful warrior like herself. But when Gamora’s lessons become too intense, Warlock clams up and gets kidnapped by the Collector.

S2·E21 Core

Another One Bites the Dust

Oct 29, 2017 · 22 min

When Quill and Warlock are hunted by J'son and the Black Order, Quill teaches Warlock the importance of never letting himself slip into the path of evil.

S2·E22 Core

It's Tricky

Nov 5, 2017 · 22 min

During the Xandrian Feast of the Three Grinning Moons, the Guardians must pull a reverse heist by planting a dangerous weapon inside a Nova Corps vault.

S2·E23 Core

You're No Good

Nov 12, 2017 · 22 min

Warlock has gone dark! By absorbing J’son into his gem, Warlock has become Dark Warlock (Magus) with his sights set on conquering the galaxy, starting with Spartax.

S2·E24 Mytharc

Behind Gold Eyes

Nov 12, 2017 · 22 min

The Guardians and Nova battle Dark Warlock (Magus) and J’son on Planet Y. Can our heroes save their friend Warlock and the universe before it’s too late?

S2·E25 Mytharc

Unfortunate Son

Dec 3, 2017 · 22 min

In order to save the Guardians from the ruthless asteroid Korvac, Quill must bust J'Son out of prison on Spartax and in the process he sees a new side of his father.

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