Just watched the new iCarly...
Apr. 10th, 2011 12:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firthgalIs it any surprise at all that, amongst all the hullabaloo, my only real thought was, "OMG, Spencer was totally bothered by Sam hanging out with Freddie and the intern dude." HE LOOOOOOVES HER. SPENCER/SAM, OTP FOR LIFE. Clearly that was the message of this ep, right? RIGHT? I was even imagining that Carly and Gibby might leave their microphones on when they were talking about Sam being in love and this would be what made Spencer totally freak out. YES, I AM THAT LAME.
Er... regarding what actually happened in this ep:
I have never been all that invested in the Sam/Freddie/Carly triangle, but I've always leaned more towards Carly/Freddie, because the actors have this adorable, genuine chemistry that I don't really see either of them having with anyone else (Miranda especially). But the Sam/Freddie dynamic is the I-hate-you-no-I-love-you dynamic that I tend to be fond of, so it's always baffled me as to why I haven't been into them. I think it all comes down to me failing to see any kind of romantic feelings between them. Occasionally in the past there were a few moments where I thought Freddie liked her, but that hasn't happened in a long freaking time. With Sam, I've never gotten the feeling that she liked him, ever. Even in the speed dating ep where she makes that face when she sees Carly and Freddie dancing, I felt like it was more about being left behind by her best friends than being jealous/realizing her feelings for Freddie (if anything, it felt like she was realizing how much she loved Carly). So, Sam randomly being in love with Freddie during this ep really made no sense to me. Nor did it make sense that she'd start acting differently around him. WHAT SPURRED ON THE CHANGE? Holding his hand during their arm wrestle??? (which they've apparently done before, so probably not) I don't know, it just didn't make sense. Especially since Sam has been extremely indifferent to Freddie's romantic life this entire season. As for Freddie, he showed no signs whatsoever of being into her. So, basically, it felt like this ep jumped the gun on Sam/Freddie, or else they waited too long to do it since most of their UST got left behind in season 2. But at the same time, I kind of felt like this ep did a good job in emphasizing their dynamic and it could have made me buy the ship had it gotten more time to develop the feelings that were bubbling up between them. So at least I wasn't all, "Ugh, blech, what the hell is this?" Instead it was more like, "Hmm... wonder if they're actually going anywhere with this." CLEARLY IT'S ALL SO SPENCER CAN BE JEALOUS AND REALIZE HIS CONFUSED FEELINGS FOR SAM. Mmhmm. I'm sticking with this theory.
Seriously, I can't wait to see his reaction. DON'T DISAPPOINT ME, SHOW. I mean, obviously he's not going to be jealous, but, you know, I'm sure he'll say/do something that I can construe as Spencer/Sam subtext.
And now I'm going to bed, because I have to go to work early tomorrow. BUMMER.
Er... regarding what actually happened in this ep:
I have never been all that invested in the Sam/Freddie/Carly triangle, but I've always leaned more towards Carly/Freddie, because the actors have this adorable, genuine chemistry that I don't really see either of them having with anyone else (Miranda especially). But the Sam/Freddie dynamic is the I-hate-you-no-I-love-you dynamic that I tend to be fond of, so it's always baffled me as to why I haven't been into them. I think it all comes down to me failing to see any kind of romantic feelings between them. Occasionally in the past there were a few moments where I thought Freddie liked her, but that hasn't happened in a long freaking time. With Sam, I've never gotten the feeling that she liked him, ever. Even in the speed dating ep where she makes that face when she sees Carly and Freddie dancing, I felt like it was more about being left behind by her best friends than being jealous/realizing her feelings for Freddie (if anything, it felt like she was realizing how much she loved Carly). So, Sam randomly being in love with Freddie during this ep really made no sense to me. Nor did it make sense that she'd start acting differently around him. WHAT SPURRED ON THE CHANGE? Holding his hand during their arm wrestle??? (which they've apparently done before, so probably not) I don't know, it just didn't make sense. Especially since Sam has been extremely indifferent to Freddie's romantic life this entire season. As for Freddie, he showed no signs whatsoever of being into her. So, basically, it felt like this ep jumped the gun on Sam/Freddie, or else they waited too long to do it since most of their UST got left behind in season 2. But at the same time, I kind of felt like this ep did a good job in emphasizing their dynamic and it could have made me buy the ship had it gotten more time to develop the feelings that were bubbling up between them. So at least I wasn't all, "Ugh, blech, what the hell is this?" Instead it was more like, "Hmm... wonder if they're actually going anywhere with this." CLEARLY IT'S ALL SO SPENCER CAN BE JEALOUS AND REALIZE HIS CONFUSED FEELINGS FOR SAM. Mmhmm. I'm sticking with this theory.
Seriously, I can't wait to see his reaction. DON'T DISAPPOINT ME, SHOW. I mean, obviously he's not going to be jealous, but, you know, I'm sure he'll say/do something that I can construe as Spencer/Sam subtext.
And now I'm going to bed, because I have to go to work early tomorrow. BUMMER.
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Date: 2011-04-10 04:55 am (UTC)If I had to pick I'd ship Sam/Freddie over Freddie/Carly. Just cause thats how I do.
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Date: 2011-04-10 05:05 am (UTC)I think my problem with Sam/Freddie is that I'm not too fond of Freddie when he's with Sam. He's whiny and annoying and just... ugh, don't like him. Plus, Sam has always beaten the crap out of him, and I guess I'm a little sensitive when it comes to unhealthy relationships between kids? But they've come a long way over the years, and Sam doesn't bully him as much as she used to, so I guess I can accept the ship a little more now.