User blog comment:The Sam Puckett/Why Carly Is NOT Going To Make A Move On Freddie After iOMG/@comment-2109318-20110511015443

The Creddie friendship has grown by leaps and bounds over the course of 4 years. The evolution of their relationship may just be the surprise of the show up to this point. Fredward started out as the tech lovin', love-lorn neighbor of the show's titular character, much like Steve Urkell of Family Matters fame. He was CONSTANTLY reminding Carly of his love for her and was CONSTANTLY being shot down, sometimes politely ("we're just buds, Freddie"), sometimes not ("TOO CLOSE!!"). He seemed not to have all that much vested interest in iCarly during the early days, treating it as a gateway to Carly and enduring Sam as necessary evil. Throughout the series, Freddie gradually became less of a lapdog for love and more of a genuine confidant for Carly, seeing (and being amused by) her personal peculiarities. He became so confident in himself and his own judgment that he had the bravery to actually turn down a chance with someone who he previously WORSHIPED as a flawless creature of heaven who walked the earth among morals while somehow maintaining her ethereal luster (I always said that season 1 Freddie would have JUMPED in front of a taco truck in order to secure Carly's "LOVE"). While this is undoubtedly bad news for romantically inclined Creddiers, Freddie and Carly's ability to navigate past the relationship waters has solidified their bond. As a Seddier, my heart rejoiced at the conclusion of iOMG, but there was another moment that made me smile nearly as broadly: Freddie was about a half a second away from totally and completely losing his chiz and laughing his FACE OFF at Carly's "dating horses" silliness. There are many kinds of love in the world. Carly and Freddie love each other in a way that neither could have predicted and neither would change if they could. Carly will NOT interfere with Freddie and Sam.