#shoshannah put so much thought into how hell would have affected eileen

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for the saileen wedding i want to bring back this interview with shoshannah stern, because i love every single word of it and the lines about saileen specifically are very sweet.

“I think one thing they have in common, and there’s a lot there, is that they give without any real agenda.”

“Now that Eileen’s gotten a second chance, especially considering that Sam was the one to give it to her, I think she’s become fearless in potentially exploring that connection.”

“I’ve always felt that Eileen was written as a mirror image of Sam.”

“Sam might be the most important person Eileen’s ever had in her life.”

“That was all her wanting to protect Sam, without any smoke or mirrors.”

and most importantly

“Deaf or disabled people are usually the victim, not the one who rescues. The fact that she is such a viable love interest is not insignificant either. So many times people don’t see people with disabilities as feasible relationship material. Because of that they’re often desexualized and written off, especially in that particular sort of way, but it’s something that is so central to the human experience, and it’s something that people deserve to have if they’re so inclined. And so the fact that the main character of the show is interested in a deaf woman in that way is something that I believe is the opposite of reductive. It’s enhancing, not just for the a character, but for young people with disabilities in the audience. I hope they see themselves the way that Sam sees Eileen and realize that they can, should, and will be seen that way by people that are important to them and to the world, because that carries an inordinate amount of weight.”

#saileen wedding #saileen #shoshannah stern #sam #eileen #honestly the entire interview is incredible #shoshannah put so much thought into how hell would have affected eileen #and 'I refuse to believe that what we saw is the end of her story just yet.' so true shoshannah <3 #og