User blog:Sockstar1/Overconfidence and misconceptions

This originally started as a reply to [http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Phenglei_Kai/Don%27t_get_overconfident,_folks. this blog.]

But it got a little long. On that blog there people commenting who missed the entire point of the blog.

They still 'predict' with complete confidence. Overconfidence perhaps.

I've read Creddie fans on this wikia are feeling bad, they read comments about how this that and the other is definitely going to happen and they feel down.

I'm making this post for them. The Creddie fans.

That blog was very 'broad'. I'm going to be more specific.

There are going to be between 20 and 23 episodes all up. There is a lot of time and writing left. 10 hours worth of the show is yet to be aired. Nothing is set in stone.

Some of the claims I've noticed:

Seddie is endgame: Obviously this isn't a fact until it's completely obvious. It isn't. Seddie is at the moment one-sided. Many of these predictions are based on a major prediction that dual-sided Seddie will happen and they will get together. Seddie has not happened yet. Yes, it has major new plot element, but they aren't together. If they aren't together, they can't be considered "endgame" already.

Carly wouldn't steal Freddie/Sam isn't going to be used as a plot device for Creddie: This ignores the fact that you don't have to 'steal' someone. People break up on their own sometimes. There are a lot of ways Carly could end up with Freddie that have nothing to do with Sam and Freddie and how they breakup/don't get together. Carly doesn't have to be involved. Or if she is, it could be minor involvement followed by Carly and Freddie happening 15 episodes later.

Carly wants her best friend to be happy/Sam and Carly are friends: Yes. We all want our friends to be happy. Yes they are friends. However, Sam's happiness doesn't have to depend on being with Freddie, and could just as easily end up having Sam be happy without Freddie.

Carly wouldn't go after a guy she knows Sam loves/It would ruin Carly and Sam's relationship if Carly ended up with Freddie: Who is to say that Sam will always 'love' Freddie? What if Freddie doesn't love her back? What if they don't work out? That situation becomes the reverse of the "Carly wants her best friend to be happy." If Freddie and Carly would be happy together, then why wouldn't Sam want her best friend to be happy?

Carly doesn't have feelings for Freddie: Or she could. Or she might not. Or she might. You can't really prove an negative especially in an ongoing TV show where in 20 episodes Carly might develop feelings for Freddie. Ironically, the show as it stands means I can say that Freddie doesn't have feelings for Sam. It's exactly the same situation as saying Carly doesn't have feelings for Freddie. He might. Or he might not. Or he will. We don't know yet.

Sam can't get a happy ending if she loses Freddie: That's an extremely offensive misogynistic viewpoint in my eyes. It basically says that a woman can't be happy unless she's with a man. Sam's happiness depends on Sam, and no-one else. If she finds happiness with Freddie then great, but if circumstances happen that mean her and Freddie aren't together, or even if Carly and Freddie end up together, then Sam can find happiness on her own. Also, why is it only Sam who gets to have a 'happy ending' with 'the person they love'? Freddie has repeatedly started he's in love with Carly, surely that means Freddie can't have a happy ending if he loses Carly.

Carly/Freddie said they weren't in love during iSAFW: They actually said they weren't dating.

I'm glad you get it: This is part of a line from a response Dan posted on his blog. People bring it up and claim that line "I'm glad you get it" was in reply to part of a post that basically said "It leads me to believe Sam has feelings for Freddie."

The misconception here is a matter of context and comprehension. Saying it was about Sam and Freddie ignores the other part of the original post. Which was a post about the fans on the blog and how people should like the show itself. That is what Dan was saying "I'm glad you get it" about.

Dan isn't cruel: Again, the implication is that any kind of breakup is 'cruel' against Sam. Maybe in a fans eyes, but on the show a breakup, if there is one, is more likely to be non-cruel and even semi-comedic. Again, I ask the flipside, If Sam not getting Freddie is cruel, why isn't Freddie not getting Carly cruel?

Dan isn't going to mess things up: So Dan is only a good writer if he ends up with Seddie? He couldn't possible write a nice resolution if it doesn't involve "endgame"? Dan is a better writer than that.

If you want to ship your ship, then go ahead. But be aware of stamping "definite" or "will never" or "isn't going to" or "can never" on a statement which is actually a claim and not a fact.

Fellow Creddie fans, don't get too downheartened for now. It might look bad.. it might end up bad. But right now it's still far from settled.