User blog comment:Yanks28/Seddie vs. Creddie: A look back on Season 3 "Creddie" episodes/@comment-4169866-20110824143244/@comment-4061054-20110824175032

I can understand where you're coming from, but there's been a lot of build-up and hints that suggested and hinted at a possible romantic relationship between Sam and Freddie since season one. There's been so much character development between them and a ton of build up. There's been a lot of episodes dedicated to further developing seddie (ex:iwill date freddie, ikiss, ireunite with missy, ithink they kissed, ispeed date, and isyl.) The one thing I can understand people viewing was out of no where would be the exact moment Freddie started liking Sam as more than a frenemy. Dan never made that exact moment clear. I hope it gets addressed during the arc. However, after the kiss in ikiss and the question "Did you guys, you know, like it?" It was clear that Freddie actually did enjoy the kiss. Also, Freddie clearly accepts Sam for the abrasive aggressive rude person she really is.He stated in iCarly saves tv "SHE IS PUSHY AND AGGRESSIVE!" as if that wasn't even a problem or concern. Because to him, truthfully, it wasn't. In iWill Date Freddie when Valerie accused Sam of always calling him names and putting him down, he responded "She can't help it! She's just naturally vicious!" When Sam is insulting/talking back to others (ex: Ginger Fox, Mr. Howard, the petographers), Freddie is visibly amused by it. In ibelieve in bigfoot Freddie stated "It's refreshing when she hurts someone who is not me." In iMake Sam girlier, Freddie is seen cheering Sam on when she is wresting Jocelyn.These are things that Freddie actually likes about Sam. He has always liked being around her, he just wouldn't admit it. Could it have been platonic at the time? Yes. But once he allowed his feelings to expand the comfort zone of only being Sam's frenemy he realized those were the things he liked about her. He likes her for the person she is, he loves her for her flaws not despite them. She challenges him, excites him. I know people think Sam doesn't deserve Freddie and he only tolerates her, but people seem seriously blind to who Freddie would be without Sam. He would be shielded from pain and hurt. He would be weak. His mom is an overprotective crazy lady, Carly is a sweet innocent nice girl, but Sam is the person who helped Freddie man up and go through so much character development. So if that's what you meant by out of no where, there's my view on it. :) It'd also be nice to know when exactly Freddie got over Carly, but to me it's pretty obvious he just grew out of it. As for Dan not writing those episodes, you're actually right, he didn't. That's a good point. But the reason I still view creddie as a vehicle used for further developing seddie is because the writers work as a team. Even though Dan may not have wrote the episode, he still reviewed and directed it. In my opinion, if he hadn't wanted creddie to be portrayed that way, he would've made some serious changes. I'm positive he has a say in what his writing crew writes about.