Talk:ISaved Your Life/@comment-3419317-20110405050941

What I regret most about this episode is that it seemed to give a lot of people the idea that a Carly/Freddie relationship would consist of nothing interesting, just endless kissing.

Some people have literally said that - "All they would ever do is kiss."

I personally believe that a Carly/Freddie relationship would be capable of a great deal more in the way of heartfelt romantic moments. Unfortunately, the only real heart-to-heart moment that Carly and Freddie shared in this one was when they were breaking up.

Looking back on it, I strongly suspect that all of this was because (1) there wasn't enough time in this episode to really develop Carly and Freddie's relationship, on an emotional level, and still tell the entire story, and (2) the creators felt that if Carly and Freddie shared any really heartfelt, romantic moments, it would have made it very difficult to justify Freddie believing that Carly only loved him for what he did, and not who he is.

Some people seem to believe that a Carly/Freddie relationship would have been boring, perhaps because of the "All they would do is kiss" mentality, or because people feel that Carly and Freddie get along too well with each other, and would never have any fights or otherwise have anything interesting happen.

I actually feel that there was a lot of potential for interesting drama here, such as Carly worrying about whether she could live up to the high standard that Freddie had undoubtedly built up for their relationship. Fan fiction writers may, at least, be in a better position to explore such ideas.

I actually love both the Carly/Freddie and Sam/Freddie relationships, and I would be thrilled to see Sam and Freddie become a couple.

However, if Carly and Freddie never get back together, the one thing I would regret most is the wasted potential. I feel that a Carly/Freddie relationship could have been something great, but instead, it seems like a large part of the audience is going to walk away from this thinking, "Ah, all they would have ever done is kiss."

There were times when I was actually hoping that Dan Schneider would take this audience view as a challenge - "Oh, you think I can't put Carly and Freddie together and make it interesting and fun to watch? Well, I'll show you!"

Somehow, I don't think it's going to happen.