Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20140615004328/@comment-14284535-20140615182656

Using the terminology of the professional writers I know, iOMG is the perfect "lean against" story. The classic example of this is Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," which leans against your expectations of what a lottery prize would be.

Here, iOMG leans against your expectation that Sam's love interest would not be Freddie, so by going from Point A to Point B in a straight-forwardly obvious fashion, it generates dramatic tension by playing against your expectations. Had they not given away the ending in the promos, it would have deflected you from the Seddie kiss really well.