Talk:Seddie/@comment-24341760-20140721150327

So I just read the synopsis of Gettin Wiggy, because I couldn't bear to watch it. So basically, Sam is a terrible friend and the whole episode is about how she doesn't pay her rent, would rather live with Nona who slavishly caters to her every whim, and leaves Cat in jail? This brings up a point I've been wanting to make. We've been talking about the "softer Sam" development both for the Seddie arc and for Sam and Cat. BUT, I would argue that Sam actually became a much harder, less sympathetic character, and it predates Sam and Cat. Beginning with I Beat the Heat, which has Sam disgustingly sniffing her armpits, and carrying through Season 4 and the rest of the series, Sam grows more and more unsympathetic. The most egregious example is isell penny tees, in which she is physically abusive to Freddie out of nowhere and terribly mean to little children. I get that the idea of her running a sweatshop is funny, but it could've been handled better, with her eventually realizing what she was doing was wrong. As it stands, she's almost the villain of the piece, and she becomes almost the villain of the entire series. She's inexplicably nasty to Carly in I start a fan war, interfering in her relationship and generally causing trouble. She's mean to Gibby, not wanting to invite him to their Karma party. She's awful in I bust a thief, doing nothing but complaining while everyone tries to help her find her computer. She just becomes an exaggerated version of all her worst qualities, with no heart at all. She was not like that in the first three seasons, when she would be sneaky or underhanded or even violent, but always in the service of helping her friends. (I have my principals, I might switch schools, i cook, I speed date, I win a date, etc.). This downward trend is continued in Sam and Cat, with Sam finding countless opportunities to ignore or make fun of Cat. (Easy to do, but still). It could be as embargo said, the tendency of writers to rely on stock character tropes when they run out of ideas. Or it could be, which I hope it isn't, a reflection of the writers' feelings for the actress and whatever drama was going on (it's been known to happen). Either way, it's awful, and it's a terrible end for the character.