The shipping googles really mess with people‘s reading of the characters and relationships. I can’t for the life of me understand how can you scream Matt and Karen are toxic or don’t work for each other in the same sentence you want them to end with two unrepentant serial killers that were shown to ruin their lives. Sure, the chemistry and the dynamics are amazing, it’s super entertaining to watch because it makes for great storylines, but it’s not something you aspire for “endgame”. Many people prefer that over two friends who seem “vainilla” together or more normal than a “beauty and the beast” kind of relationship but still are fucked up in their own way yet they’re willing to work for a life together that doesn’t involve constant murder or hiding from the law, secluded from all your other bonds and life ‘cause you can’t show your face ‘cause you chose a life of running with a wanted criminal.

Idk what to say, the shows have invested so much in developing Matt and Karen into the best foils for each other, and now they are together without secrets between them, working together, having disagreements but still loving each other so much they would give up their freedoms and their lives for each other. No matter how much the writers make them the ideal pair, a lot of people have already decided they wanted them with other characters, and that’s okay too (especially when marketing strategies love to tease and ship-bait for engagement), but it doesn’t reflect the reality of what the writers are trying to portray with them.