Interview: Sabine @smithgron

@Smithgron

Sabine is a 17 (and a half) years old girl who lives in The Netherlands, she's studying to become a teacher. She loves to read, watch movies, listen to music, write, mountain bike, annoy  her dogs, being with friends and shopping. Her favorite TV shows are Glee, Pretty Little Liars, Once Upon A Time, Modern Family, Orange Is The New Black and Family Guy. She thinks she is a loyal person. She'll always be there for the people she loves and will always defend them. Sabine is a genius when it comes to giving advice because she's been through a lot herself. She's passionate and stubborn. And she says she's "The queen of sarcasm. I have a strange way of expressing my thoughts and feelings though, I express my thoughts way too much and barely express my feelings."

"The (Brittana) storyline really gave me the bravery to come out. It really helped me to accept my sexuality and I'm still thankful for it"

When and Why did you start watching Glee?

I started watching when Theatricality aired. Somewhere during the 2nd part of s1. I listened to glee songs for weeks, without knowing it was Glee. Then I saw this 'suggestion' on YouTube and it was "You Keep Me Hangin' On". So I listened to it and googled 'glee blonde' afterwards. I found out it was Dianna and I was like 'I should really watch this show'. So I did. I liked Quinn Fabray, and the songs and performances

What did you like the most about Quinn Fabray?

Her bitchy side. Quinn was kind of a bitch back then and I really loved it. I guess I have a thing for bitches. But then we got to see her insecure side and her looking for the things she wanted and I really loved that too. Quinn never gave up, no matter what life put her through.

Did Glee help you?

Whe entire Brittana thing came in s2, the storyline really gave me the bravery to come out. It really helped me to accept my sexuality and I'm still thankful for it. Santana's character has helped me ever since, maybe that's because I recognize myself in her. Glee also helped me when it comes to never give up, all the characters went through shit but they never gave up, which is really inspiring. I think it changed me, yes, I think Glee changed me in an 'accept yourself' way. I sure became more positive about life thanks to glee. Glee was there when I was a teenager. Watching Glee made me feel less alone. I think glee changed me in an 'accept yourself' way. I sure became more positive about life thanks to glee.

"I shipped Faberry first, but then I noticed that the looks weren't supposed to be there, and I noticed it was Achele. Achele was real"

And what about Dianna?

I like her being a dork, she's such a cute cupcake and I love it. She's also really inspiring and a total sweetheart. Everyone that has worked with her loves her, which says enough. She's a total angel and I just like every inch about her. She means the world to me.

And when you started liking Lea?

I kind of started liking her during S2 as well. I really don't remember when or how. I only remember finding Rachel so annoying in S1.

When and why did you start shipping Achele/Faberry?

The moment I googled glee blonde, the first picture that showed up was an Achele picture and they looked so good together. Once I started watching Glee I noticed something different. I noticed looks and chemistry. I actually thought they'd become a couple. I remember looking for fan videos and getting more and more interested in them. I think I shipped Faberry first, but then I noticed that the looks weren't supposed to be there, and I noticed it was Achele. The way they acted around each other made me ship them, their Twitter convos, pictures together, the way they looked at each other. I don't remember the exact moments but I do remember why. Their chemistry has just always been one of the realest and strongest chemistries on the show. Which is really special. You just get sucked into shipping them, I guess.

In your opinion, was Achele real?

It was, yes. I don't think we'll ever find out what really happened between them, but yes, I think they were real during S1 and maybe 2.

"We're really weird, you know we keep saying how much we hate each other but whenever something happens we're there."

What is your opinion about the Glee fandom?

"We're a weird fandom"

I love/hate the fandom. I considered the Glee fandom as a family, but I feel like things changed when Cory passed. People started to drift apart and move to other fandoms. We're a strange fandom, we hate and talk bullshit, but are there for each other when something bad happens to either Glee or one of the cast members. We are a really creative fandom. We are strong as well, we got through shit as well, like Cory's passing, horrible writing, horrible ships, drama, hate, etc. We are a fandom with many different opinions, ships, people, which causes many frustrations and fights, but I guess it would've been boring without. We're all here for the same reason, our love for the cast. I don't think I'll ever forget this weird but funny fandom. We're really weird, you know we keep saying how much we hate each other but whenever something happens we're there. What's the glee fandom without drama.

Do you remember any relevant drama?

Cory's passing. The way we dealt, and still are dealing with it, is so beautiful. I think seeing all these people going through the same pain made everyone feel less alone. Many families, or friends didn't understand our pain, but the fandom did. We collided, together with the past, and dragged everyone through it. It was so beautiful, even though the passing was absolutely horrible, of course. Same with the time he went to rehab.

"(Homecoming) was a funny episode which made me realize why I loved glee so much. I really enjoyed those 40 minutes."

What do you think of Homecoming?  Did you like Dianna's parts?

 I LOVED the episode. It was so good, I loved the songs, performances, cast, characters, scenes, bloopers, everything. It totally slayed S4 and 5 to me, because it reminded me of S1 and 2. It really focused on the glee club being the glee club. It for once didn't just focus on ships or 2 characters, but on everyone. I loved the newbies and originals. It was lovely to see Kitty back as well. I already prefer these newbies over the old newbies, besides Kitty, of course. It felt like watching the cast being themselves which was kind of weird though. I loved it. I loved seeing Quinn back as well, I loved hearing her voice and I loved that she wasn't just a prop this time. It was a funny episode which made me realize why I loved glee so much. I really enjoyed those 40 minutes and I just can't stop thinking about the Tea Club scene. I loved the way they just kept some bloopers in. Looks like RIB  tried to give us a bit of what we asked for. I loved the way they introduced the newbies as well, they aren't the stereotypical characters. For once they didn't write a mean cheerio, bullying football player, and stereotypical gay. I really enjoyed seeing something new, something we hadn't really seen on glee before.

And what do you expect from this season?

I'm trying not to expect a lot, because I don't want to get disappointed again. I expect a proper goodbye to all characters, I want to get a chance to say goodbye to every individual. That's literally all I expect. I also expect myself to cry bloody tears during the season finale.

Once again I wanna thank the person who's in the other side of the continent for giving me some of her time. Thank you Sabine, thank you for being so honest and for making this interview as great as it is.

And the next week we'll have a new interview! If you like it shared or comment or whatever really, see you!