User blog comment:FreddieSeddieI'mReady/Why Dan is ignoring Creddie/@comment-4184884-20110807135836

I disagree. This whole notion of he "dislikes" or "hates" a certain group of fans so he's appeasing the other group is ridiculous and I think it really cheapens the whole idea of a creative process and having a story that you've set out to tell.

Do I think Dan is inadvertently ignoring Creddie? At the moment, yes. There are moments, as I mentioned in another post, that I think need closure and that I think Dan may possibly attempt to give closure to during the Seddie arc. At least that's what I'd do.

But at the same time, I disagree with this idea that the story is currently going the direction it's going because he's pandering. The fact is, if he'd wanted to pander, iSYL (obviously a Creddie episode) is the highest (if I'm not mistaken) episode of iCarly. That right there shows that Creddie can be a draw, for both fans of the pairing and those that dislike (of course there are other factors in regards to the ratings as well.)

But that's not the direction he's currently going. Despite the ratings gold that iSYL was, he's still going (at least for now) towards Seddie. iKiss didn't happen for no reason. That was all the way back in season 1. It was the first episode that had a significant ship leaning. That's speaks volumes. If he never wanted to explore a romantic aspect of Sam and Freddie's relationship, iKiss would never have existed. Freddie could have kissed his "first love" Carly (instead of Sam being the one to give him his first kiss) and Carly could have had a change of heart. The series could have followed her slow development of feelings and eventual realization of how she feels for Freddie, with Freddie never giving up hope. But that's not what happened and it is that way for a reason. Dan involved Sam in all of this for a reason.

It's not a matter of "Ohh Nice fans. Let me change my story so they'll be happy." I've seen both Seddie and Creddie fans be rude to Dan so your logic really doesn't fit.

I think it just boils down to, this is his story. This is where he wants it to go. Essential brownie points if he can try to milk it for high ratings.