I emailed Bianca in a panic and she agreed to chat with me about the rumors, about how much she loves Emaya, and about her growing army of lesbian fans.

AE: That’s OK! I already know you’ll be my favorite part of the season! So, let’s talk about Pretty Little Liars. The first thing I’ve got to ask you about is the rumor that’s running around on Twitter and Tumblr that Maya is going to die in the finale. Tell me it’s not true!

BL: My absolute honest answer is that I have no idea who dies. I’m not in the finale, and the way I’ve always gotten my information about Maya is when I get the script. So I don’t know who “A” is; I don’t know who dies; I’ll be finding out with everyone else!

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"Emily and Maya’s relationship development in this episode [2x18] made my heart sing a brand new song, because it was, you know, actual character growth. It made sense for both of them. But also it wasn’t consecrated as a sacrifice at the altar of GLAAD. … It wasn’t set apart, pulled out, spotlighted, announced with a PSA, offered up by ABC Family as some kind of one-time gift to keep the gay community from doing that thing we do with torches and pitchforks. Emily’s whole deal for two seasons has been leading up to this episode, these exact moments …"
Heather Hogan, Pretty Little Liars” recap (2.18) — Dayum, Emaya!
“Emily and Maya’s relationship isn’t gratifying because it’s gay. Or because of whatever shipper thing. Emily and Maya’s relationship is gratifying because Emily lived through the winter, because we saw her falling down and getting up and dusting herself off and falling down some more and getting up some more and growing, growing, growing into this Emily. And so when Emily told Maya she loved her and kissed her like fifteen kinds of hungry, it wasn’t about winning a shipping war or placating a minority; it was about an authentic, well-rounded, complicated, lovable character doing the most natural thing in the world — with another woman.” Heather Hogan, Pretty Little Liars” recap (2.18) — Dayum, Emaya! (via nottobetakenlightly)

“Emily and Maya’s relationship isn’t gratifying because it’s gay. Or because of whatever shipper thing. Emily and Maya’s relationship is gratifying because Emily lived through the winter, because we saw her falling down and getting up and dusting herself off and falling down some more and getting up some more and growing, growing, growing into this Emily. And so when Emily told Maya she loved her and kissed her like fifteen kinds of hungry, it wasn’t about winning a shipping war or placating a minority; it was about an authentic, well-rounded, complicated, lovable character doing the most natural thing in the world — with another woman.”

Heather Hogan, Pretty Little Liars” recap (2.18) — Dayum, Emaya! (via nottobetakenlightly)