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"...Yeah I did. I buckled." |
iBuckled is the first episode of season 3 of iCarly (2021), and the 24th episode overall. It premiered on June 1, 2023, followed by iLove Your Shoes.
Synopsis[]
"Carly dives into work to distract herself from Freddie by working with Paul on a sizzle reel for a Carly-centric reality show. But Paul pushes Carly's love-triangle to create more drama."
— Official Paramount+ Synopsis
Plot[]
Carly walks in while Freddie is down on one knee....
In the Benson Apartment, Mrs. Benson is showing Freddie, Millicent, Spencer, and Harper an engagement ring. She remarks that it is 'Spit-shined and ready to go', before putting it in her mouth and gurgling. She spits it back out and says 'Just needed a little more spit!'
Freddie and Spencer walk over to the kitchen and Spencer asks if Freddie is nervous, and Freddie compares himself go LeBron James. While Spencer is taking photos of Millicent and Harper, Mrs. Benson drops the ring and Freddie pick it up. He gets down on one knee, and Carly walks in the door. Both are surprised and Carly excitedly says "Yes!", to which Freddie says "It's covered in my mother's spit." Carly notes on that before Mrs. Benson pushes Freddie and Carly out of the way and snatches the ring. Walking past Freddie, Carly awkwardly says "Hello, Carly we haven't spoken in three weeks so let me just say somethin' weird to ya".
Lewbert walks in and Mrs. Benson gets down on one knee, saying "Lewbert Robernette Patricia Sline, would you make me the happiest mother of Freddie on Earth?" and Lewbert accepts in a screechy voice. Pearl enters and Carly drink two glasses of wine to 'celebrate'. Spencer shows Pearl a video he taped of the whole situation, and says "It looks like Freddie is proposing to Carly." Carly tries to cover up the whole thing, but Pearl stares at her angrily, making this very awkward.
Carly and Harper return to their apartment and Harper asks Carly if she wants 'wine and comedy or whiskey and light violence?' Carly says she wants to drink caboocha from a wine glass and watch soldiers reuniting with their dogs.
She says she's fine, but Harper challenges. Meanwhile, Spencer and Freddie talk about Freddie and Pearl's road trip for three weeks across six states and three sovereign indigenous areas to get away from Carly.
Carly tells Harper she has a new project, when really none exists. Harper sees right through her lie, so Carly calls Paul and says she needs a new project asap.
At Shay What?!, Carly meets with Paul. He begins to talk about how great it is to see her again in person, bit she cuts him off and says "If I don't get a new project immediately I will burn this city to the ground." Paul suggests she does a reality tv show, Carly says it may be a bad idea because last time she got replaced by a dinosaur. She accepts as long as she gets full control. They talk about other shows for a while and then get to Carly's feelings for Freddie. Paul suggest she has feelings for him, but she immediately declines. Paul persists and says 'Amore Triangula' (Love Triangle, meaning Freddie, Carly and Pearl's odd situation).
In the iCarly Studio, Paul is giving the new shows producers directions. Carly walks in, wearing a fake ponytail, heavy makeup, and a tight pink dress with tights. Spencer walks in and calls himself 'the real star'. She makes Paul tell Spencer he has been recast in the show Sunny Johnson. Spencer makes himself host, and forces Paul to agree. Carly begins doing a checklist of everything they have, and Paul makes a triangle shape with his hands.
Back in the studio, Spencer is busy hosting the show. Carly and Sunny are having trouble acting as sisters, as Sunny is no longer a fighter. Paul says the act is nothing, and Carly thinks it is amazing. Freddie and Pearl walk in, and Carly acts awkwardly around them. Paul reveals he has an activity for them to enjoy.
He takes them downstairs and forces them to do ariel silking. Carly says she is not relaxed and so does Freddie, while Pearl swings from side to side loving it and Freddie says she has triple jointed elbows, making Carly jealous so she tries to impress him, but fails. Paul reads a list of things Carly said about Freddie, and she attacks him.
Carly literally falls in love with Freddie.
In Harper and Carly's apartment, Carly explains how she tackled Paul to Harper. Freddie walks in, and Harper runs into her bedroom. Freddie asks her why she attacked Paul, and Carly says she wants to go back to being Freddie and Carly, but admits to him she has thought about them being together over years. Freddie gets a text from Pearl and he has to go. Before he leaves, Freddie says that he will always be there for Carly, which makes her knees buckle, revealing she has feelings for him. He leaves and Carly, choked up, asks for wine, whiskey and all movies.
Later, Spencer and Carly watch the episode of their show, only to find out no studios picked it up and its terrible.
Subplot[]
Millicent tries to impress Marissa and Lewbert
Meanwhile, after Marissa and Lewbert become engaged, Millicent, Lewbert and Mrs. Benson talk about their 'Outdoor Las Vegas wedding in August at high noon'. Lewbert and Mrs. Benson take an uber to a date, while Freddie comes over. Millicent tells him she hacked Mrs. Benson's email and she wants Danica from book club to be her maid of honour. Millicent wants the gig, so she tries to impress Lewbert and Mrs. Benson.
Freddie, Lewbert, Millicent and Mrs. Benson have lunch together. Millicent has prepared food, trying to impress Mrs. Benson and Lewbert. Mrs. Benson spills food on her blouse, and Millicent pulls a bag out from under the table. It contains 'everything a perfect maid of honour would have'. Mrs. Benson and Lewbert leave in a hurry because Danica's hat has shrunken in the dryer. Back in the Benson Apartment, Millicent is disappointed, sitting on the couch because Marissa chose Danica to be her maid of honour. Lewbert and Mrs. Benson walk in with a barber shop quartet and they sing that they want Millicent to officiate their wedding, who immediately accepts,
Guest Stars[]
- Josh Peck as Paul Denham
- Mary Scheer as Marissa Benson
- Jeremy Rowley as Lewbert Sline
- Mia Serafino as Pearl Wallace
- Hannah Stocking as Sunny Johnson
Trivia[]
- This is the season 3 premiere.
- The next episode, iLove Your Shoes, premiered on the same day.
- This is one of Paul's three appearances in season 3.
- This episode premiered on Nickleodeon on June 3, 2023, during the Nick@Nite block. This the 3rd episode of the revival series to do so.
- The first was IStart Over on July 17, 2021, and second was IObject, Lewbert! on April 9, 2022.
- It is one of Pearl's 2 episodes in the season, followed by the next.
- First appearances of Marissa and Lewbert in season 3.
- Marissa becomes engaged to Lewbert.
- Carly realizes she has feelings for Freddie in this episode.
- The title is a reference to Carly's knees buckling whenever she is around Freddie.
- The working title was "iDon't Want Things to be Weird".[1]
- Sunny mentions the events of iHit Something.
- Millicent gets the role of officiant for Marissa and Lewbert's wedding,
- Lewbert and Marissa are planning on getting married in Las Vegas and were thinking of the ceremony being in Hawaii, until they changed their minds.
- Paul tells Spencer he has been recast as her sibling which may be a reference to Drake & Josh ending when Josh Peck was Miranda Cosgrove's bother until Jerry Trainor (who was Crazy Steve on the show) ended up playing Spencer, Carly's brother on iCarly.
- Marissa's friend Danica is mentioned, who later appears in iGo to Toledo and iHave A Proposal.
- Carly says the title of the episode, when she tells Harper her knees buckled for Freddie.
- A body double was used for Pearl in the aerial silking scene.[2]
- Spencer finds out about Carly's feelings for Freddie in between this episode and the next, as established in iMake New Memories.
Allusions[]
- House of Shay appears to be a reference to The Kardashians TV show. Paul also mentions the Kardashian sisters.
Character Revelations[]
- Lewbert's middle names are Robinette Patricia.
- Lewbert's mother is dead.
- Freddie taught Millicent how to hunt.
- Pearl played Peter Pan on off-Broardway and has triple jointed elbows.
- Sunny has a lip filler guy.
- Freddie's middle name is Fredichini.
- Paul has a cat who just had a surgery.
- Millicent's goldfish died.
Goofs[]
- Carly told Paul that the last time she was on TV she was replaced by a dinosaur, which was not true as Sam was replaced but not by a dinosaur, but another child star actress Amber Tate
- Also, it was Harper who was replaced Zeebo.
- On a side note, Carly last appeared on TV in iShock America when she and her friends were on the Jimmy Fallon show.
- It may be possible that sometime offscreen, she was on another TV show.
- In most states, a wedding officiant must be at least 18 years old.
Running Gags[]
- Paul making a triangle with their hands.
- Spencer thinking he is the host of Carly's TV show.
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Series Continuity[]
- This episode picks up after the events of the season 2 finale.
- The episode takes place 3 weeks after the season 2 final episode, meaning it takes place around February 25th, 2023.
- Lewbert Sline last appeared in season 2 episode IObject, Lewbert!
- Marissa Benson and Pearl Wallace last appeared In IThrow a Flawless Murder Mystery Party
- Sunny Johnson last appeared in IHit Something
- Paul Denham last appeared in I'M a USA Bae
- All of the guests - Paul Denham, Marissa Benson,Lewbert Sline, Pearl Wallace and Sunny Johnson - all last appeared in season 2
- Marissa and Lewbert get back together in this episode, following their brief relationship in the old show, in the season 2 episode iHurt Lewbert.
- This episode mentions the events of iCarly Saves TV.
- This is the first episode this season to hint to Carly and Freddie eventually getting engaged. The second time is in IReunited and It Felt OK, when Freddie tells Carly the only nickname he has ever wanted is Mr. iCarly, followed by IGo to Toledo, when Carly tells Marissa she hopes to marry Freddie one day, as she says she wants to become a Benson.
- They almost get married in the finale iHave A Proposal.
- Marissa and Lewbert plan to get married in August in Las Vegas, which takes place in the finale, in August.
Quotes[]
Paul: We're gonna win an Emmy! |
Paul: I think I know what's going on here. [about Carly and Freddie] You're smashin'. |
Spencer: Someone get me a director's chair and a PA to scream at! |
Spencer: I am the host!! |
Freddie: [to Carly] I am always gonna be there for you. I promise. |
[Freddie leaves the apartment and Carly stands there, emotionally] |
Spencer: Welcome back, to the most dramatic episode of any show, ever. |
Carly: [tries to take a sip of champagne] Shit these are empty. |
[Freddie walks into Carly & Harper's Apartment] |
Carly: I'm fine. |
Freddie: [about Pearl] She's very flexible. Triple jointed elbows. |
Carly: Look, I'll admit over the years, I thought about whether we should be together....and thought about it.. |
International Premieres[]
| Platform | Premiere date | Title |
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Paramount+ UK & Australia
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June 2, 2023[3] | iBuckled |
Paramount+ Latin America & Brazil
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June 25, 2023[3] | iBuckled |
Paramount+ Italy, France, Germany & Switzerland
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August 25, 2023[3] | iBuckled |
Gallery[]
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See photos of iBuckled here.
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