While Rivera and Morris were both rushed through the red-carpet arrivals - Rivera paused to assure us that she`s "really glad to depict" the gay story line - Falchuk, whom Murphy noted was the one driving the pairing, said the words we`ve been lacking to learn about our favorite bitchy former Cheerio.
"Santana is now out, internally," he told AfterEllen.com. "Whether she`s dating someone or not, we don`t know. But we believe we`ve made a big stride in giving the man that character. Whether her and Brittany will go out we don`t know.
"(Lesbian visibility) was our intention," Falchuk added. "We need to make certain everybody is included. Santana is a lesbian. She might not be set to get out yet, but she is."
"A lot of masses are really interested in that relationship," he said during the panel. "We now make a major role on one of the top shows on TV who is a lesbian. Whether she`s dating someone or not is not really what we`re getting at here. What we`re trying to do is research that quality and what it way to be that character. Brittany will be a portion of that exploration but the focus will be on Santana`s struggle with acceptance."
As for fan response, Falchuk noted that it`s all been positive. "I heard some stories of people coming out later that episode and it was really moving," he told AfterEllen.com.
Rivera noted that fan reaction to the sequence in which she professed her feelings for Brittany has been "overwhelming and humbling." "I see every day on Twitter things that warm my heart," she said during the panel. "There was one daughter who said she`d contemplated suicide. Other people bear said they`d had the bravery to get out later the episode. I trust I handled it responsibly. I`m more than honored."
Co-star Chris Colfer noted that while he didn`t wait the Brittany-Santana story line to get to its current state, he`s happy with the union and hopes Kurt can take Santana under his wing.
"They`re both very bitchy characters so I look like they could bond," he told AfterEllen.com. "Maybe Kurt could teach her to be a small bit nicer - and a small bit more out."
Jane Lynch was glad to see lesbian representation on the show. "I know that it looks like Santana is gay, it`s lovely. It`s courteous to get a gay girl because we make such nice gay boys," she told AfterEllen.com.
While the writers were tight-lipped on if romance is next for our favorite pinkie-holding pair, Murphy did tease that there will be "a lot" more of the duet in the remaining Season 2 episodes and that there will be a complication with Santana`s upcoming new love interest. As to if said love interest is male or female, Murphy replied: "Knowing her, maybe both!"
Rivera, however, knows exactly what would occur to Santana and Brittany: "I`d probably get her meaning and we`d take a spinoff," she said to roars of laughs from the form and audience. "But Santana should be with her. I`d care to see her end up with Brittany."
Murphy, meanwhile, had one head for AfterEllen.com readers when asked how often the Brittana pairing was brought on by vocal lesbian fans: "Are you glad now?"
No comments:
Post a Comment