Talk:IOMG/@comment-2109318-20110413043814/@comment-3419321-20110413070615

@ LitLiberation :

First of all, my compliments. That was very eloquent, and very insightful. However ... To be perfectly honest, I think you're getting a little carried away.

"This isn't a one-off, iSaved Your Life style deal: there is NO WAY out of this one, and a lesser writer might shrink in the face of the character revolution that this game changing episode has brought about."

Actually, some of us believe that if Sam and Freddie do become a couple prior to the end of the series, their relationship will likely go the same way as iSaved Your Life - either a single episode, or perhaps a two-part movie, at the end of which, they will probably either break up, or perhaps decide to postpone their relationship (like Carly and Freddie did).

And it has nothing whatever to do with character development. It has to do with practicality.

http://danwarp.blogspot.com/2009/09/questions-31-40-answered-by-dan.html

QUESTION #31: Are there any plans to put any of the characters into a relationship lasting more than one episode?

'''DAN: This is a question I've kind of answered before, but I'll give you a quick re-cap. The network doesn't always air the episodes in the proper order. With Drake & Josh, more than once, the network simply aired the wrong episode. They would promote one episode, then air a different one by mistake.'''

'''And with reruns, I think they pay even less attention to the air order. That's why I try to keep each episode its own separate story -- at least as much as I can. That way, even if the episodes are aired out of order, they still "work."'''

He may, of course, change his mind. But, personally, I'm not counting on it.

As it stands right now, Dan Schneider is probably already dreading the mountain of complaints he's going to be getting in June, from people who were expecting the resolution to the Sam/Freddie kiss to happen in iParty With Victorious.

(It's absolutely guaranteed, in my opinion. No matter how many times Dan, the cast, and the crew say, tweet, and post on their blogs that iPWV takes place before the events of iOMG, and the resolution to the Sam/Freddie situation won't happen until the Season 5 premiere, there will be people who will watch iPWV and get all confused and upset because they were expecting to find out what happens with Sam and Freddie in that episode.)

After that, I don't think he's going to be eager to invite yet more potential problems by putting two of his characters into an ongoing relationship over two or more episodes.

Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe he'll decide that the character development is worth the risk. I don't know.

But I still believe, as quite a few other people do, that if Freddie does form a permanent relationship with either Carly or Sam, it will not happen until the series finale itself. That's just my take on it for now.