User blog comment:Lotstar/Is iCarly Being Dragged On For Too Long?/@comment-3503487-20120513082817

Most people probably will disagree with me but yes, I think iCarly has been dragged on for too long. Like you said, many of those who fell in love with iCarly as pre-teens or kids when it started probably moved on to other shows by now and are quite a bit older. The actors are also starting to outgrow the roles.

For me personally, I honestly haven't really loved any episodes since Season 4 began with iGot a Hot Room or even after Season 3's iQuit iCarly (which would have been a good series finale IMO). Some of the plots seem forced and have elements that don't make much sense. The characters are growing up, yet attempts to force them into the same roles while changing them somewhat to please shippers are causing the personality traits that made them lovable in the first place to change. Carly's always been the peacemaker and girly-girl, but recent episodes make her seem too materialistic. Sam has always been mean, but she also used to be vulnerable and know when to draw the line and stick up for her friends. Freddie used to be this cute little nerdy kid who had a big crush on Carly, but now since the writers wanted to build the Seddie relationship and his crush on Carly is gone, a big element of his lovable personality seems to have gone with him. Spencer has been placed in constant subplots in which he acts crazily and has running gags. Gibby has grown up and the writers' attempts at putting him in a role for every episode has made him only show up to act like a stunt guy all the bad luck happens to or say "Gibbehh!"

The shipping element has really been a terrible aspect for me. I used to love Seddie, and iOMG got me excited, as I had always hoped to see Sam reveal her feelings for Freddie some day. But what I had always wanted from Seddie if it happened was a heart-to-heart conversation about why Sam bullied Freddie, why they treated each other that way, etc. The Seddie arc never featured such a thing and portrayed them as an average lovey couple, which is not how I pictured Seddie to be. Even when I shipped Seddie, if they found a way to make Creddie happen keeping the characters in character, I would have been fine with it because I fell in love with the relationships based on their characters' interactions.

I'm honestly tired of seeing the same running gags over and over again, their use of colorful techy props to try to make the show look cool, and the playing around with the ships to please/tease viewers.