User blog comment:Lyrical Saint/Why I don't think iSaved Your life will be resolved/@comment-4402317-20111003063000/@comment-4187547-20111004132845

@GiantKid - You're contradicting yourself. On the one hand, it's your belief that Freddie is too young/immature to experience "real" love, as it relates to Sam. On the other hand, you're claiming that Freddie has been "in love" with Carly since prior to iSYL. That was, what, two years ago? I mean, is Freddie getting younger? Is he regressing in maturity? I'm not following you.

You also can't argue that "I love you" means "I'm in love with you" to Freddie in the context of iSYL (and really, that's the beauty of that moment - we, the viewers, learn precisely what those words mean to Freddie, so much so that he isn't comfortable with Carly saying the words) but that it doesn't hold the same meaning to him in iLY.

Have you heard the expression (and all of its variations), 'If you love something, set it free[...]?' It's not unprecedented or even uncommon for two people to realize that a relationship isn't in their combined or individual best interests at a certain point in time. To say that Sam and Freddie ended their relationship as a result of a misinterpreted conversation is to trivialize the significance of it. They *know* that the conversation wasn't directed at them, but it opened their eyes to the possibility that they, too, were forcing a relationship when the timing wasn't right. I, for one, am glad that they value their connection enough not to risk sacrificing it.

You have to remember that there are, at best, 20 episodes remaining. I'd guess it's closer to 15 or 16. Do you realize the time and effort it'd take to make it clear to the viewer that Sam and Freddie have stopped loving each other? That Freddie has fallen for Carly? That Carly has developed feelings for Freddie? That Sam is comfortable with the two of them dating? And then what happens to Sam? The only guy she has ever loved lives happily ever after with the girl she feels most inferior to? Or are we to assume that the writers will also put forth the time and effort to introduce an OC for Sam, one that can help to resolve some of the very insecurities that define the character? If Dan were planning that from the beginning, why complicate matters by having Sam and Freddie fall in love with each other? Why spend five episodes tackling the issues Sam and Freddie would face as a couple? It wasn't so that he could switch directions at the end of the series; it was so that Sam and Freddie could make a smooth transition to "endgame" without having to deal with Mrs. Benson; and Carly; and striking a balance between loving each other and wanting to bicker; and dealing with their differences, etc.

@Kittycat1010 - Spam won't happen, period. That, I *can* state as fact. It's not "gross" for Sam to have the hots for Spencer, but it'd be gross and inappropriate for Spencer to reciprocate.

As others have said, Carly doesn't "hide" feelings. She sees something she wants, and she goes for it. We've seen this with Jake, Shane, Griffin, Nate, Austin, Adam, presumably Steven, Kyle AND Freddie. What reason would she have to hide feelings for Freddie? You mentioned her not wanting to interfere with Sam's and Freddie's happiness. Well, okay, but what was the excuse for the two years between iSYL and iLY? Freddie extended an open invitation to her; she didn't accept it. I don't know how it could *be* more explicit.