Thread:XxArchnemesisxx/@comment-3180503-20121119155055/@comment-4196911-20121119215040

Meaning:

I think Dan's idea was for the male character to think he was supposed to be in love with one of his female friends because he idealized her, but in reality he was supposed to be paired up with the other one (who was very different) and was right under his nose the whole time. It just took him a long time to notice her.

It's a common trope, and I think that was Dan's idea. Which means he had Sam-Freddie in mind from virtually the begining, and he was never serious about actually pairing up Carly and Freddie for real. Which was part of the reason Freddie's crush and Carly's brush-offs were so out front and played for laughs. "iSaved Your Life" served a purpose, but it was for Freddie to experience being with Carly and then break up with her on his own, so he could understand that she'd never like him in the "good" way, and he could move on from her in his mind without regrets.