Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20111023062016/@comment-4196911-20111023173302

There's a difference between what Sam and Freddie think they need to have a successful relationship and what they actually need to have one. The underlying current of the arc has been them trying to have a conventional romantic relationship, including taking Carly's advice about exploring each other's interests. They seemed to be doing OK before taking her bad advice in iLU.

I don't think the normal/abnormal dialogue is something that actually has to happen for them to get back together. They just need to realize that being an unconventional couple is just fine, and they don't have to live up to others' expectations about what their relationship should be like.

I think this was a way for Dan to explore their relationship, have the other characters (like Carly and Freddie's mom) come to terms with the fact that they're dating, so that when Dan puts them back together all the stuff about how it affects the other characters will already have been dealt with.

What Dan's doing here definitely is starting to look like the final-episode hook-up.