Talk:ILove You/@comment-4135215-20110929224428

Well, I've let the "elevator scene" percolate in my brain for a few days, and I thinkI finally know how I feel about it.

First, I am bummed Sam and Freddie "broke up," but are they "really" broken up? All we really know is that when the episode ended, they were still together until midnight. Granted, I think they will be "broken up" come the beginning of iQ. But it really only seemed like they were putting their relationship on hold, rather than breaking it off completely. It didn't FEEL like they ended it. It really felt like they were admitting to how they felt, and agreeing to try again in the future. I mean, they said those three words to each other! Watch Jennette's acting as she responds to Freddie. Jennette McCurdy never ceases to amaze me with the subtlety and layers of character she injects into Sam. Just saying, "I love you, too," Jennette told us so much more nonverbally when she delivered that line, Sam was so emotional, and on the edge of tears to hear Freddie say those words, she could barely hold them back. Amazing performance. Truly the most amazing beautiful three-plus minutes of television Nickelodeon has ever broadcast. While I was hoping Sam & Freddie would be together for the rest of series, I now know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we will get that defintive moment in the series finale, Sam & Freddie will defintely be endgame. I have absolutely no doubt. I also look forward to seeing how they interact with each other from here on out. I hope it can be pulled off without feeling fake or forced.

Someone else brought this up, and I didn;t noticie it on the original broadcast, but Dan's sly wink to the fans with Spencer and Jenna was truly brilliant. Yes, Seddie is the Chubby Monkey. Yes, Seddie as endgame is Bannaland. Yes, it really IS all about the journey and what is learned along the way, as Jenna/Dan said. And yes, we, the fans, like Spencer, just want to know if the Chubby Monkey/Seddie makes it to Bannaland/together forever. Jenna/Dan said yes, so I have to believe that is the truth.

Hard to believe that Nickelodeon could broadcast such an amazing, beautiful moment as we saw in the elevator scene. Glad they did, though. Because even though I'm still a little bummed, I'm feeling a little better about it every day.