User blog comment:Cartoonprincess/Was The Arc a Mistake?/@comment-3543053-20110821135926

5 episodes was DEFINITELY needed because look at the episodes we've seen so far, only 1 or 2 scenes were actually about Sam and Freddie and there relationship. You can't have too many things resolved in one or 2 scenes, that's why he needs 5 episodes. Because if there was only 1 episode left of the arc, he would have to make the WHOLE EPISODE about Seddie!! And he doesn't want shipping to be the main focus he wants comedy to be that. Think of the show as a sprinkle donut the actual bread part of the donut is the comedy, then the icing is the friendship, then the sprinkles is the shipping. Imagine if you ate a donut that was all covered in sprinkles, that would be gross. Think of each episode as a donut and see how the seddie stuff is just a little sprinkle to make the show special. The metaphor in itself is good, but I kind of had a hard time explaining it. lol