User blog comment:Cartoonprincess/It's *Our* Turn Now/@comment-3044684-20110618171146/@comment-3419317-20110621212634

@ Monster Rancher the Great :

You are comparing apples and oranges. During the first three seasons, we were still in the opening to mid-game of the show. Dan Schneider was building up and dropping hints for Carly and Freddie's relationship, and he was also developing Sam and Freddie's friendship at the same time. No matter who was "ahead," it was still anybody's game, and there was always the hope that after Dan Schneider developed Sam and Freddie's friendship, that he would take them a step farther.

Also, remember, all of this happened during a time when Dan Schneider was openly saying that any relationship between the iCarly characters was unlikely to last more than one episode (because of the unpredictable way that Nickelodeon would air episodes out of the intended order). And sure enough, Carly and Freddie's relationship began and ended in a single episode, and it was left unresolved whether her feelings for him were real or not.

By contrast, now, we are much closer to the endgame. Many of us didn't even think that there was going to be a 5th production season. Any romantic developments that happen now are a LOT more likely to be permanent.

Also, Seddie isn't merely "ahead" now, it is actually happening. And it is happening in the form of an unprecedented (for this show) five-episode arc, in which Sam and Freddie's feelings for each other are much more likely to be real (compared to Carly and Freddie's in "iSaved Your Life.")

No, it's not the same thing.

Also, as others have said, no matter what Creddie "hints" there were in the earlier seasons, Carly and Freddie were not actually in a relationship, any more than Sam and Freddie were. Just like the Seddiers did, the Creddiers spent the past four years anxiously waiting to see if their ship would happen (and then waiting to see if Carly's feelings for Freddie had been real).

And now they have to wonder what they have to show for it. After four years of patiently waiting, they have a slow dance, a one-episode relationship that may not have been genuine, and they're being completely ignored by the show's creator, save for an occasional condescending remark. Was it worth it?

For the record, I am still holding out some measure of hope for Carly and Freddie to have at least one more chance together (although I am generally confident in Sam and Freddie's relationship for the long term). We will see if Dan Schneider has any tricks up his sleeve.