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The thing I love the most about the first movie is when the symbiote returns to Eddie after being separated.

Only the symbiote just ate and it's full of energy, so the first thing it decides to do with all that excitement is dive tongue first back into its host.

Riot calling Venom a traitor here because Riot made sure to kill Eddie to prevent any more interference in the plan at the time. It was petty, but Riot didn't expect something terrible to come of it. Riot didn't think Venom would actually sacrifice its life to bring him back.

But then the two of them show up, and Riot knows immediately it means Venom did the impossible to save its host. That it's started the process that will doom them all.

Because the symbiotes imprisoned their creator Knull inside a cage that can only be opened with a key that was never meant to be created. Because symbiotes lack the sentiment to even want to create bonds with hosts, which made the plan fool-proof.

But Venom has flaws, which is why it was outcast. And it created a bond with Eddie. Saving Eddie from death's door meant a codex was made right where Eddie's fateful wound was.

I mean, his attitude fits for his movie characterization from my point of view (comic Eddie and movie Eddie are separate entities of a single trauma in my mind), but they didn’t do the best job in laying it out for the general audience. A few added dialogue here and there could have solved this issue, a little scene here or there cataloging how Eddie really can't handle the stress. But they dropped the ball on that one.

From a real ass POV I just feel like if I was in his situation I’d be WORSE. Eddie was tamer than he could have been, all things considered. And I feel like they were so caught up in the comedy of the scenes throughout the movies they didn't tie in the underlying stress in their relationship well.

Movie Eddie was never a big fan of being along for the crazy ride. And he was also never good with dealing with inner stress, because the worse his situation got in the first movie, the worse his anger/anxiety got. By the second movie he was getting upset at even the small stuff.

But people tend to bypass the obvious signs because of the humor laced through the scenes.

I mean, it’s shown that Eddie can’t even have a normal conversation because the symbiote usually likes to butt in with commentary to the point Eddie can’t even focus on his own thoughts and the other party’s words to respond correctly because he’s forced to listen to the voice inside his head instead.

So it fits that he was balls deep in stress and frustration by the time they got to Mexico. A whole year of stress and the loss of literally everything he had changed him. He became bitter. He doesn’t have any way to vent his anger out. And the only thing available to him is his symbiote. So he makes it the target of his anger, and he’s so stressed that even the smallest things like a single comment becomes a big issue to him. It’s human nature in people who don’t handle stress well.

I had an older Twitter that I left because it reminded me of my ex husband(lol gotta love trauma responses), BUT I did make a new one that isn't known at all. I have a new computer and am having trouble bringing my painting program to it without having to buy a new certificate.

I write too, and am currently putting more effort into my Symbrock longfic so I haven't been painting much.

But if you ever want to check in, the new Twitter is : https://x.com/dahmdahmvermin

But he's emotionally closed off now. Just over the day to day and struggling to find purpose now.

When he opens the door to the feds a black cat with lighter markings slides up and nuzzles Eddie's leg. It sits at his feet and watches the guys intently to where they get uncomfortable. They make a remark on the odd pattern of coloring...and the attitude.

To which Eddie explains that yeah he's a little judgmental, his tone deadpan.

We assume Eddie got a cat because Anne had one and he's used to taking care of one. A bit of companionship.

But later introduced to be Sleeper, that the symbiote left Sleeper inside Eddie as a parting gift and way to find its way back to him later.

And Sleeper watches over Eddie and stays by his side like a sweet child. It sleeps on his chest at night. It stays outside as the form of a cat to give Eddie space. The space its symbiote parent took residency in.

Seeing Venom TLD really got me back on my Symbrock bullshit.