User blog comment:WildJackal/Sam beating Freddie a sign that she loves him?/@comment-3553219-20110717220604

She thought other guys she liked at least could possibly like her back. She had a shot with all of them. With Freddie she never had a shot because he was in love with Carly. So, any attention and physical contact from/with him was good.

Sam's acts of violence toward Freddie have really died down. The less Freddie says things like "I could only love Carly" the less she beats him up. I know I am not the only one who thought the spanking in iSell Penny Ts was weird because Sam hadn't been aggressive toward Freddie in that way in a *long* time. She is still physical with him but very rarely does she beat him up now. Now its more like when they play games like the slap game or Boomba. Or using the shock pen. Nothing so outright violent.

Please, don't think I am saying she used to beat him up to punish him or something for liking Carly. I really just think she is a kid who doesn't know a lot about relationships and probably was confused about her own feelings. All she knew was she wanted his attention and because she wasn't Carly there was only one way for to get it (tormenting him). As she matured you can see her toning it down and probably coming to terms with her *real* feelings.

Plus, I think something people always overlook is Freddie has always fought with her too. They had a screaming match as early as the very first episode. We have seen him fight back physically. Their antagonistic relationship was always more mutual than people give credit (Sam wasn't just some bully and he wasn't just some innocent victim).