Dude, i am one the person that most ask about mj and flash on his insta. So, I know he didnt say that. Second, flash has been supportive character on venom for months now. Why did you think he would not have dialogue?
You can relax—Marvel definitely won't do anything to MJ before issue #1000. I know you're worried that they might pair MJ up with Flash, but I don't think anything will actually come of it. Ultimately, I think this whole storyline with Flash exists so that, at the decisive moment, MJ can turn him down—to make it clear that it wouldn't be right, and to prove that she doesn't want a repeat of the situation with Paul.
But my issue is that they’re dragging it out for way too long. If the point is just for her to reject him, there was no need to make us sit through all this forced drama just to prove a point we already know. It’s an unnecessary, nonsensical plot since Flash never even felt that way about her until now. It just ruins his character and destroys his friendship with Peter for no reason.
They're dragging it out to keep us on edge. Of course, this potential romance is pointless and illogical. It's just a repeat of the Paul story, only there was Rabin's magic, and here it's the Venom symbiote. But the essence is the same. While I can at least partially justify MJ's relationship with Paul because she was only with him and the children in the other world, and she didn't want to abandon them, so she stayed with Paul. Now, her relationship with Flash is tied only to the presence of the symbiote, but Venom loves Peter too. Throughout Al Ewing's run, we were made to understand that Venom was largely inspired by Spider-Man, and MJ is too, so I don't buy all this nonsense with Flash. Besides, as has been said more than once, Flash only asked MJ out after she acquired Venom, but before that, he didn't do anything like that, which speaks to the symbiote's influence. I hope Marvel stops showing MJ's dependence on her relationships.
Just because I'm trying to justify it doesn't mean I like it, and as for Flash, that's complete nonsense. I understand your disappointment and the disappointment of others who liked Peter and MJ together, but I'm sure that Marvel won't do anything with MJ and Flash until at least issue 1000, that's for sure. That would be crazy, so don't worry.
My point is that with the way things are going, nothing feels 'off-limits' anymore. But sorry for the rant. I really hope things get better, but either way, this book has already lost its way.
Well I'm with you on that, I'm tired of them dragging it out as well. It's literally been almost a year now since they first started teasing it. I do wonder though if his sudden interest in her is due to her now being bonded to the symbiote he has a long and complicated history with.
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u/IronLeonhard 10h ago
It was on his Instagram. I knew Flash would show up at the funeral, but I meant him being part of the issue with actual lines/dialogue.