I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
Rocket is the ultimate troll. He pretended to be a dictator who kills anyone who disagrees with him just to get Groot back for that thing on his birthday, where he tricked him into finding friendship instead of gifts.
Because Rocket? Totally understands proportional retaliation.
Still, it was nice to see the old Rocket emerge, even if he ended up screwing Pockets and Shrub. (Who were pretty awesome. But not as awesome as Rocket and Groot, of course.)
Funny, heartwarming and full of wrongness and violence, Rocket and Groot considers to be one of my favorite series.