Ever since being introduced in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy and returning in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) has become one of the MCU’s most beloved characters. After Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters, though, his popularity took a hit, as many fans blamed him for his actions that enabled Thanos (Josh Brolin) to complete his mission. On the commentary track for Avengers: Infinity War, director Joe Russo commented on how the fans reacted to Star-Lord’s emotional outburst that, essentially, put half the universe's population at risk.

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“A lot of fans were upset with Star-Lord’s choice in this movie. He made an emotional decision. It’s a very human mistake, and I think what’s interesting about narrative is you learn to view things from the point-of-view of different people, different characters. You learn things about life. Thor makes an equally complicated decision .”Joe Russo is referring to Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) decision to throw his axe Stormbreaker at Thanos’ chest, allowing the mighty Asgardian to tell Thanos that he got his revenge. If he would have aimed for Thanos’ head, the Mad Titan would not have been able to snap his fingers and wipe out half the world’s population. Another interesting point was made on the commentary track by co-screenwriter Christopher Markus, who adds that Star-Lord was prepared to kill Gamora (Zoe Saldana) himself earlier in the movie, but “Thanos prevented him from doing that and then Thanos killed her,” adding, “It’s a terrible knot to be tied.”Joe Russo also discussed the surprising scene where Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) was impaled by Thanos, which he said was a “misdirect” that was done to, “make you believe that this could potentially be the end of Tony Stark’s journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while Stephen McFeely also brought up another interesting point, recounting a line Doctor Strange says earlier in the movie, but he ends up going back on his work.“Remember, Doctor Strange said, under no circumstances… if it comes down to you, or the kid (Spider-Man) or the Time Stone, I’m gonna let you die. Then he clearly does not. In between then, he looked at 14 million different futures.” What exactly Doctor Strange saw on his rapid-fire time travel exploits remains one of the biggest unanswered questions of Avengers: Infinity War, leading into next year’s Avengers 4. When confronted by Iron Man about why he just he gave up the Time Stone so easily, he states that out of all the futures he has seen, there is only one possible way The Avengers emerge victorious, and that involved handing over the Time Stone. Whether or not Strange reveals what this future holds remains to be seen, but fans will certainly be waiting with bated breath.For more on Infinity War, check out what Joss Whedon thought about the way Thanos was depicted , learn why the directors filmed Thanos's snap victims that way , check out our breakdown of the deleted scenes , find out how THAT Spider-Man scene was initially going to be shorter, learn who Kenneth Branagh cameoed as , and why Thanos didn't make his move sooner