Talk:Seddie/@comment-3180503-20140522231528

So, the way I see it, what happened was that upon the departure, Dan had lost a good, meaty portion of the Seddie writers. Therefore, Dan was forced to pick up the slack even though the last true Seddie episode he wrote was iKiss (and I'm sure he never imagined the immense reaction that episode would have). He really had no choice but to basically recreate and reboot the whole series if he wanted it to survive, or so he thought. Since social media was beginning to significantly buzz at that time, Dan was obviously now in constant contact with his fans via Twitter and his website. It's presumed that he saw the enormous support for Seddie and to a lesser extent Creddie at that point. No doubt that this was the inspiration for the iSaFW episode. Unfortunately, I believe Eric's theory comes into play here. He started paying WAY too much attention to what the fans wanted instead of focusing on telling his own story. He basically created the arc out of necessity because he knew the fans would clobber him if he didn't do it. Maybe his original artistic intent was for the show to end Creddie, which seems likely now, but he also didn't want to let the majority of his fanbase down. Hence, where the iGoodbye mess comes in.

It's a shame because I'm nearly certain had the old writers stayed that we could have had a Missy, Twins AND iSYL sequel (instead of TWO unnecessary Psycho sequels).

However, one thing I still find peculiar is that one particularly good iCarly writer stayed with Dan throughout all this mess. Jake Farrow, who wrote Missy, Dingo and a bevy of other episodes, actually gave iCarly a lot of heart and seemed to be a Seddie shipper. Sadly, under Dan's pressure, he may have flailed and ultimately lost his touch.

ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED NOTE, I'm worried about Cooldog. Has anyone heard from him today? :/