Talk:Seddie/@comment-24341760-20140721150327/@comment-3180503-20140721161415

Season 4 Sam is what I like to call Sam on her Period. She was very jolly, fun-loving and almost sweet in a way throughout the first 3 seasons. Starting with (I would say) iSam's Mom, she becomes all gloomy, angsty and very irregular. However, that's not the "softness" I'm talking about. The softness, which btw, was added on top of all these other changes, started happening around the arc where she began to act really girly in an over the top way. She even started to wear heels. In the episode iRescue Carly, they acknowledge that her character has gone soft. Even to the point of helping out a nerd.

Now, this kind of character progression, if done right, can really enhance a show's overall development. However, I would argue that it was done terribly on iCarly. For one thing, in contrast to Sam getting nicer, Freddie got meaner and douchier. This is like the complete opposite of what the Seddie dynamic was supposed to be. Also, Carly's character meanwhile remained stagnant the entire time--sloppy handling of a protagonist. Her only change was that she became slightly more likeable, but at the same time grew more obsessed and desperate for boys. Not to mention the entire show sends a terrible message to girls that you can only get guys if you are girly. Look at how much Sam had to change in order for Freddie to go out with her. She almost completely abandoned her tomboy persona. And we were led to thinking up until that point that Freddie actually liked her tomboy aspects. It's like the frist three seasons and the final seasons don't connect in any way whatsoever. xP