Talk:Seddie/@comment-3180503-20150309155407/@comment-3247345-20150309185958

I think the answer lies in the different directions the different writers wanted to take the show that we have discussed a lot recently. Dan wanted Creddie, the good writers wanted Seddie, and the good writers had relatively free reign during seasons 2-3. That's what created the rivalry. I don't think the rivalry was by Dan's design. That said, Dan exploited the rivalry to hell and back once it became obvious it existed. That's why he pandered to both ships after the Seddie arc, and of course without the good writers on board the pandering was half assed and completely confused. This continued up through iGoodbye.

What I wonder is what exactly with the good writers. It's beyond obvious the politics in Schneider's bakery changed the course of the show, and that change was for the worse after season 3. I have to wonder why the good writers left. Were they fired? Did they quit because Dan insisted on marching the show into the ground? Or did they just move on to other projects?