Talk:Seddie/@comment-4402317-20121122034016/@comment-4196911-20121122040110

Here's the thing from my perspective...

I've always been of the mindset that Carly has never felt anything real for Freddie beyond amazing friendship, and that Dan deliberately wanted it that way. I know Creddiers don't agree with this because they see what they think are hints and clues that say otherwise. But I'm always unconvinced for many reasons I won't repeat.

Because of this, I would personally find it a little ooc for Carly to suddenly think what you're suggesting. Based on what I think Carly is like, I find this more plausible:

Going or not going with Dad is a very difficult decision. She's very emotional. She's torn because she doesn't want to leave Spencer and her friends. So she thinks if there was something beyond friendship with Freddie, she'd have an extra reason to stay, and she's fishing for reasons to make her decision easier. She knows going with Dad is ultimately the right decision for her future, but at the same time, a big emotional part of her doesn't want to go.

So she kisses Freddie to "try it out" right before she's supposed to leave. Either he's a bit standoffish (because I'm convinced he still loves Sam), or "sparks" predictably don't happen, and Freddie tries to set her straight by explaining what I just laid out in the previous paragraph - "You know you don't really love me. Going with your father is the right thing to do - you know that."

I don't know if you think that scenario would qualify as character development for Carly, but I do think it's in character for her, and the spontaneous, heart-on-the-sleeve type-person that she is.