Thread:CinnamonPoptart/@comment-3247345-20160406000655/@comment-27521873-20160606181956

Hey, guys!

I wanted to weigh in on this episode but I also wanted to wait until you guys gave your opinion since this is your thread. And I'm SO GLAD you guys agree that the drama was heavy-handed and artificial. This show can be very moving when it gets things right, but most of the time the choppy plot and especially the soap opera diologue take me right out of it.

I feel like GMW tries too hard to be mature and dramatic without actually touching more mature topics. BMW tackled almost every aspect of life and "the world" a lot better; especially in later seasons.

Also, idk if either of you guys watch SmurfVlogs but he's a Lucaya shipper who discusses different rumors and topics regarding the show as well as straight up spoilers he gets from inside sources. I'm not an avid watcher of GMW but I still find his videos interesting. Now, according to him and IMDB, it APPEARS as though Lucas is going to pick Riley and then the triangle will be resolved for good.

This apparent revelation doesn't really shock me in the slightest; the way Michael Jacobs and the crew teases the fans, the way they leave nearly blatant Lucaya hints everywhere (some of which SmurfVlogs points out) and the overall Lucaya confidence all strike me as painfully familar as what went on in the Seddie fandom a few years back.

It seems to me, personally, that they only added this triangle and teased Lucaya for views. Not only because they knew Lucaya was gaining traction in the fandom, but also because they take obvious pointers from iCarly and its success. If this show had come out ten years ago, you wouldn't see it following this cheesy Disney Channel/Schneider-esque formula. I'm not saying that GMW and iCarly are identical, but the "inspiration" is undeniable.

But even with all the heavy Lucaya teasing they've been doing, that's not gonna stop Michael Jacobs and co. from doing what they initially set out to do. We saw this stubborness in Dan as soon as he regained control of the reigns on iCarly.

Mind you, I'm not 100% certain that Rucas is endgame. I don't follow the show or keep up with the spoilers religiously enough to say for sure. But, as I said, it wouldn't shock me. It also wouldn't necessarily anger me because I feel that the way they've been presenting the triangle suggests that Lucas does care about Maya but she was kinda forced upon him by Riley and he never really wanted to stop being a thing with Riley.

Anyway, that's just my $0.02. Sorry to intrude. ^__^