User blog comment:Churchpants/Does Carly Love Freddie?/@comment-3101374-20110110010525/@comment-3250643-20110110015718

Yes it was. Carly just magically fell in love with Freddie after he saved her life. If none of that happened Carly would just reject him as usual. It was even confirmed in the episode. In fact, Carly never went back to Freddie after he healed from his injuries.