WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, now playing in theaters.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the DC Extended Universe is the relationship between Joker (Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). In their brief time together on-screen, they have had decent chemistry and a penchant for chaos fans would have liked more of. And for those that did enjoy that brand of anarchy and romance, Venom: Let There Be Carnage has a couple that even outshines Harley and Joker in Carnage and Shriek.

In the sequel, Woody Harrelson's Cletus sets off to rescue his would-be bride, Frances, so they can finally achieve their dream of getting married. They break out of the Ravencroft Institute in a muscle car, with Carnage's tendrils helping them evade and destroy the cops. It's a brilliant scene filled with death and destruction for the duo, especially Frances, who loves being free again. This feeling ties into the couple's past, as Frances helped Cletus at the orphanage they were placed in, allowing him to work through killing his family and his time with his abusive dad. The loyalty they have for each other feels earned, unlike Harley's, who was turned from psychiatrist to Joker's lover after falling for the Clown Prince of Crime.

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However, with Cletus and Frances, it's true love, with the couple they'd found soulmates in each other. As they scream and enjoy each other's company on their psychotic date, it feels more earned than Joker and Harley joyride when they tried to escape Batman in Suicide Squad.  And that's because Carnage and Shriek have a rhyme to their reason, being a means of survival, mentally and physically, to one another.

And later on, as they try to get hitched and kill off Eddie Brock and everyone he and Venom hold dear, one can feel a bit of sympathy for the couple. Shriek wants revenge against law enforcement she believes was too brutal, while Carnage wants peace after he gets revenge on Eddie for almost getting him electrocuted and robbed of that chance to find his beloved. Sure, they go about it the wrong way, but all they want to do is be together in a screwed-up world.

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Shriek and Carnage from Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Finally, while Joker and Harley were toxic to one another, the clown's narcissism felt cosmetic. In Venom: Let There Be Carnage, however, Shriek's screams literally poison and harm Carnage, which adds a duality to why he wants Cletus to forget or murder her. She's a danger to their mission, and Cletus is forced to come to terms with his lover potentially leading to his demise.

This adds conflict, outside of something superfluous like Joker being abusive for no rhyme or reason. That angle led to Harley being manipulated in an arc devoid of compassion, but in Shriek's case, she holds empathy because she does want a torn Cletus to eventually follow his heart and take her away from all this madness.

To see Shriek and Carnage's relationship develop, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is in theaters now.

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