creating venom without spider-man has created the greatest dynamic between eddie and venom that has ever existed. they aren’t bonding over being hating peter parker, they’re bonding over the fact that they’re both complete losers. they’re two losers that love to eat junk food out of the trash and they can combine together to form an eight foot tall space monster.
Say what you want about the new Venom film (and you should say good things because it was awesome) but Eddie’s high pitched scream and trip into the bathtub when he saw Venom was the most accurate real life reaction to ‘I have new superpowers/am possessed’ in history.
Like how many people would actually just roll with it? Be amazed and start jumping off buildings straight away? Nah, I’d panic and freak out.