User blog comment:WildJackal/Sam beating Freddie a sign that she loves him?/@comment-4184884-20110722024638

Two words: Hey Arnold.

It's a classic case of Helga Patacki syndrome. She beats on him to cover up the fact that she loves him. Obviously, it's an illogical and silly thing to do to a person you like, but it's in character for Sam. Sure, she's liked other guys, but she's not "supposed" to like, scratch that, love this one. This complete nub that she's bickered with since they were in 6th grade. But she does love him. And she doesn't like it. She doesn't want to. She doesn't want him to know, so she goes to the extreme to try and prove she doesn't like him at all and never could. It's kind of overcompensating really.