Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20150107071204/@comment-14284535-20150107151311

This applies both here and the next thread.

When you speak about the influence of other writers upon the show, you have TWO influences: 1. Their own images of the characters are reflected in their scripts; 2. Because Dan Schneider is the script editor, his stories and his editing of others' stories are influenced by this. Thus, one writer could play to a Seddie undertone (e.g., the guys also writing for TBBT might bring the Penny-Leonard dynamic into Sam-Freddie) with romance that DS and other writers merely see it as friendly and use similar gags in their stories, whence there would be a more Seddie feel to them than their might otherwise have been. Also, before the Seddie Arc, DS had less control over the series, whence he let the stories be less altered in the development process.

Once Dan had complete control of everything starting with the Arc, then his vision dominates - he could and did steer everything with the control of an iron fist. With the exception of iMeet the First Lady, i can't think of a single episode which does not have Sam and Freddie divided either physically or emotionally while Carly and Freddie are always together either physically or emotionally. The drive towards a Creddie ending was like your typical Mary Sue-style Creddie fanfic. IMHO, this does not happen if DS has less control and/or has outside influences that are more Seddie-friendly.