‘The Old Guard’ was celebrated for being an action film that finally had a queer love story. You wouldn’t know that if you just watched the sequel…https://t.co/e10ZzeSxJZ
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 7, 2025
– Fans are disappointed in some decisions made in the “The Old Guard 2” regarding[Spoiler (click to open)]why Joe and Nicky, the fan favorites from the first movie, barely had any screen time and were portrayed as best bros instead of a queer couple who have been together a thousand years, and the implied lesbian romance of Andy/Quynh remained very much implied instead of explicit.
– Given that the reason fans are passionate about the first movie is because of these storylines, fans wonder who made that decision.
– This is also the official discussion post for the movie, so spoilers beware.
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