Sabrina, Pretty Little Liars

Sabrina (Lulu Brud)
Sabrina was introduced in Season 6, she was the manager of The Brew who also dabbled with marijuana, though it was later revealed this was due to a previous cancer diagnosis.
She provided Spencer, one of the leads, with weed, and didn’t appear on screen until later in the season. When Emily and her friend Aria worried about the health of Aria’s boyfriend, they needed a key from the register to check up on him. In an effort to distract Sabrina while her friend stole the key, Emily struck up a conversation with her and ended up actually developing an interest in her. Sabrina at the time had a girlfriend who appeared in one episode.
In Season 7a Emily grew closer to Sabrina, they started dating but Emily’s tendency to lie and keep secrets put a lot of strain on the relationship. While talking to Paige, Emily told her that while Sabrina was nice, she did not see a future with her.
Sabrina left the show and did not appear in season 7b.
Appearances:
- 9 episodes. Between 6x04 and 7x09
Female love interests:
- Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell, lesbian, regular)
- Rachel (Amelia Leigh Harris, guest, 1 episode)
Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes
No male love interests
Relationship story arc with a man: No
Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No
Filter Relationship Arc:
Storyline during sweeps? No
[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.
Quotes
One company dropped its advertising for our show in one of the early seasons, because they didn’t agree with the relationship. And I was like, “No shit, our relationship is illegal!” And Marlene said, “No, it’s not yours, it’s Emily’s relationship [that’s the problem].” So I could be seen as a statutory rapist, and people are like, “I know, but love knows no bounds, as long as there is a penis and a vagina involved.”
— Cosmopolitan, Actor Ian Harding, who plays a male teacher involved with a (female) student.
Ian Harding
April 17, 2017
— Twitter, Showrunner Marlene King, using the "It's just a TV show" argument.
Marlene King
November 17, 2016
Well, I felt terrible that people were so upset about Maya’s death. It was an important part of the storytelling, though, and important for Emily’s character to have to deal with that. I don’t really regret it, but it’s unfortunate that people were personally so upset about it.
— Vulture, Showrunner Marlene King when asked if she had any regrets.
Marlene King
January 12, 2016
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