After seeing some creampuffs freaking out about these interviews, I read them and...I have to say that I'm quite hopeful.
Mainly they worried about this:
AE: Last season we had that slow build and then that kiss at the end. And then the Christmas episode shows Laura and Carmilla being a little bit couply. But itās a web seriesāitās short. Do we get to see them being in a relationship?
SO: Yup. Thatās where we start. I canāt say thatās where weāre going to end, but thatās definitely where we start.
But first of all...they canāt tell us that they are endgame and will be together no matter what. For the same reasons romantic comedies are all about the obstacles and the problems and will they/wonāt they even if you already know that 9 times out of 10 the couple will get together at the end.
Smooth sailing is boring while conflicts, of whatever type, make narrative interesting.
Anyway...even if they were to break up I truly think (hope) they will get back together (before the end...or in S3, who knows), because if there is something that has never been in doubt is that they love each other.Ā
Steph said there won't be new romantic interests:
AE: Are these romantic tensions at all?
SO: No, I wouldnāt say so. But more interesting dynamics that could infringe upon romance, but not become a new love interest.
AE: Can you tell us if the Danny/Laura/Carmilla love triangle is any further developed?
SO: I wouldnāt call it a triangle because weāve moved past the tension that we saw in mid-season one. So itās not that anymore. But the characters are still always at play and things come up.
AE: Do we have a new triangle?
SO: Ah, I wouldnāt say triangle, but thereās definitely like, Iād say less of a triangle and more of aāwhatās the thing with five points? [Note: The four of us present did eventually determine itās a pentagon] I wouldnāt say itās romantic in nature. Itās more about opposite forces pulling in different directions.
Itās about relationships already established (friendly and romantic) and if they can work or not:
Ā Season two is really about, āOkay, so we start with these established relationships, and now the question is are they real and do they work?ā Thereās people from the past that come up. Other ones that kind of pull a lot of the characters in different directions. The real question of the season is, āDo they actually belong together?ā
SO: No, everyone; all these different people.
So if they have problems (and they will have them) they will still love each other and only each other...so there will always be hope for a reconciliation.Ā
Also, people worrying about Laura seemingly disliking even more than usual CarmillaāsĀ āviolentā actions or casting Carmilla as the hero in her black and white vision, thus setting her up for failure since Carmilla is grey...often dark grey...
Come on, Laura told Carmilla they were done because of lying/letting the Dean taking Kirsch, but she...you know!...still loved her. She acknowledgesĀ ācenturies of whatās essentially murderā but she doesnāt care about that.
So Carmilla lying/hiding things about the houseās owners (we know she knows something!)? Lying about other things? Doing things Laura doesnāt approve of trying to protect her? Carmilla being her vampire self with inappropriate biting and all?
I donāt see why Laura would stop loving Carmilla for things she already knows/had accepted before.
Thatās assuming that Carmilla is the oneĀ āmessingā up...because maybe itās Laura, considering that Steph said:
What happens when the best intentions donāt always lead to the best actions? Laura and Danny jump to things without thinking it through sometimes. It works out sometimes, but oftentimes it really doesnāt. Similar with a lot of the other characters. Itās definitely a lot about identity and consequence.
AE: Do we find out more about Carmillaās demons and her issues with trust?
But again, Carmilla loves Laura so much and she knows how the world goes and has little to none expectations...I canāt really imagine what Laura would have to do to upset Carmilla so much that she wouldnāt forgive her.
So, you know...have faith that our girls will pull through. They'll have hard times, but they love each other.