User blog comment:Cartoonprincess/Concerned... o O/@comment-3092491-20110208060952/@comment-2246006-20110209224413

@Cartoonprincess: I don't think they're "backstabbing" each other. Backstabbing someone means you're betraying someone. I think you meant that they're undermining each other. Sam and Carly undermined Freddie by hiring Cort, and Freddie hired Ashley without their consent. The iCarly trio undermining each other is nothing new (I don't have specific examples, but I know it's happened before), so there's nothing abnormal going on here. And if it helps you feel better, I think you're looking at this the wrong way. You're focusing on the negatives of your theory; why don't you try thinking about the positives?

Your concern is that this season has felt more "business-y" than usual. You think that this observation is coming to a head in iHAI. Because the show is becoming more popular, the workload is increasing, which is why an intern had to be hired. Because said intern was hired without concern for Freddie's opinion, he hired an intern in the exact same vein. This causes a strain in their friendship.

What does this mean? It means that this is a FRIENDSHIP episode. The trio's friendship will be tested because of their undermining each other, and at the end of the episode, they'll most likely walk away from it all with their friendship stronger than ever. That means that we'll be returning to the "old" iCarly, where friendship was one of the most, if not THE most important aspect.

Don't you see? This episode has the potential to bring iCarly back to the way it once was. So don't wallow on all the negative things that may happen; focus only on the positives. ;)

I hope that helped. :)

P.S.: I appreciate your comments. Despite my feelings on this particular blog post, I respect and like you as well. :)