User blog comment:The Sam Puckett/Seddie/Creddie: Which Was Planned From the Start?/@comment-3221718-20110710121226

To be honest, I think that neither ship was really "planned". Dan obviously knew that he had written into the stereotype of "prince and princess" (although weirdly... Freddie took on the role of princess XD) and "love/hate", that people would take sides eventually. I mean, Freddie has a huge crush, Carly turns him down constantly, all fine and dandy... and that leaves some viewers thinking "Oh... they'll get together". And then there's the other end, with Freddie and Sam constantly bickering and fighting, and other viewers think "Something will happen and they'll get together" blah blah...

Dan knew they'd be there, knew there'd be shipping, as there is with any show. But as to having one ship in his head directly, nah. He was making it up as he went along.

I personally think he had a ship outlined when Season 2 started. iKiss happened for a reason. Dan didn't have to make that episode. He could've simply continued with the arguing that would finally turn into friendship, and continued with Freddie having the crush on Carly that would seemingly never fade. I think that is when they planned on heading towards a Seddie ending, a Seddie... atmosphere.

They could've easily made Creddie happen, if a few things were changed here and there. Yet there was nothing. They even shared a kiss in iLike Jake, which could've been used later to add for more development, but that moment was left out in the dark. Now, let's all be honest, at say... the beginning of Season 2, Seddie was still the outsider. Dan worked and worked to give Seddie more development; to a few, this goes unnoticed, hence why they believe Seddie would just be SO out of the blue. Creddie had many chances to go from crush to something more... none of them were taken.

With Seddie... no one thought about romance. With Creddie... EVERYONE thought about romance. It was like the little background noise, the beeping that doesn't go away. And, like I've already mentioned, iKiss happened, and the viewer now sees a different option: Seddie romance.

Then of course, there's iTTK. The unanswered question, the thing that we still don't know. Did they like the kiss? Well, why leave us hanging unless the answer is yes? The thought of Seddie is now safely stored away in the viewers mind. For some, it's all they think about. For others, it's the threat they don't want.

iSpeed Date gave both sides something to think about. For the Creddiers, it was this: Why did that happen unless Carly felt something back for Freddie? For the Seddiers, it was this: Why would Sam look heartbroken unless she liked Freddie? the romance element of iCarly had just got slightly more interesting, Dan had everyone on their toes.

iSaved Your Life finally showed us what Creddie might be like, and this is what everyone saw: not a lot. Girl nearly gets killed, guy who "loves" her saves her, gets run over, girl falls "in love" with guy, this kiss about 400 times, girl gets jealous at every opportunity, girl who guy has love/hate relationship tries to save him from getting hurt, guy breaks up with dream girl, who says maybe they could try again later on in life. Creddie development was great in this episode... until it nearly went in the wrong direction. But Seddiers are left thinking... why was Sam trying to protect Freddie?

Finally, iOMG, where all the Seddiers get the moment they've been waiting for. Feelings come out... and Dan is left with a bunch of happy people. Some angry ones too.

So, no, Dan wasn't planning a certain ship to me. He was just going with the flow... going with what he felt right...

MAN, that's the longest post I've ever wrote on here... and it wasn't even very good!