Talk:Cam Relationship/@comment-4818278-20121003182554/@comment-4060828-20121006001057

Random note: watching iGoToJapan now and I <3 the Cam moments. Even watching this episode, all of the characters feel fresh and vastly different from their modern day counterparts.

I'm not expecting much in the way of Cam and tbh, I'm not even excited that iCarly is finally back (in part because I don't care much for Jimmy Fallon and already know what the "gag" is plot wise). It's a shame because I still love watching a lot of the older episodes over and over.

As far as Dan goes, that is really his forte writing wise. Going back to All That (and by extension, Kenan & Kel) even into shows like Drake & Josh he really uses the characters as the background to the plot's foreground so to speak. The characters eventually serve the plot instead of the plot serving the characters and their relationships.

Dan's ability strikes me as a perfect 2 (maaaybe 3 seasons) season style where characters are introduced and he starts to fall into his usual patterns by the middle and end of Season 2.

I think what annoys me the most is that the characters are initially developed as interesting but then, for whatever reason whether it be Nickelodeon or the writing staff or Dan himself, they just become hamstrung and 2-3 aspect highlighted caricatures of themselves as you said.