Talk:Seddie/@comment-5679407-20140212041409

I sort have been reluctant to post anything about the iCarly-verse. And I'm sure that like-minded seddiers of the "golden years" would agree that posting anything about Dan Schneider's shows is not worth the effort. I, however, do have a reaction to the "KillerTunaJump" episode, which against my better judgement, I decided to watch. I'm sure that many Seddiers are happy for the mere fact that Freddie made an appearance. I think, in large part, the episode catered to the lowest denominator--feeding Seddiers the semblance of a romance, while essentially giving them nothing. It's already known that Sam has feelings for Freddie; It's already known that Freddie has feelings for Sam. However, in the advent of iGoodbye, Dan locked Freddie into some "mercurial" state where one can't trust what he feels. And Dan had essentially said that he wouldn't declare either way whether Freddie and Carly have romantic feelings for each other. Now, I've never been partial to monoamorous dynamics--I'm actually a fan of polyamory in television. However, I would expect that if Freddie did, indeed, have feelings for both girls, he would have some inner turmoil--especially, since both girls are two of his closest friends. The fact that Dan handled both ships so cavalierly, obviously using Freddie as a vertex, makes Freddie appear "skeevy." Not to mention, the fact that he quickly became enamored with Cat doesn't help, even it was just for laughs.

It doesn't count having Freddie state that he lo..., I mean "really likes" Sam post factum. Watching "TheKillerTunaJump", to no surprise, displayed how Seddie--and its superficial handling--is just a means to keep the remaining Seddie following, not to preserve or advance the integrity of his characters' story. One of the things that drew me to the notion of Seddie was that the dynamic between Sam and Freddie wasn't pretentious; that these two adolescent characters can resolve their conflicts through candid dialogue with a suprising level of maturity. Once you strip Seddie of that element, it's worthless, in my opinion.

It was nice to see how Seddie started. And I never believed that Creddie was the intended ship (as Freddie's crush on Carly was not only public knowledge, but heavily lampooned.) Somewhere along the road, Dan lost any conviction that he had possessed. Even in Sam & Cat (I could only stomach the first 10 episodes,) where Sam's character is being underwhelmed by seeminlgy hilarious moments of brazenness and indelicacy--which are just really cheap--just shows that Dan no longer cares to write for what used to be organic and relatable characters.