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Us: Have we chosen a storyline yet?

Tim: 18 storylines. We'll decide when we're in March?

Us: Haha, keeping our options open, we hate it!

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ngl my brain has gone blank and the only thing i can think of is “it’s time to central midfielder”

Context

It has a different name, commonly used when there are two of them.

It's a tactic from 1990s Spain and further popularized by Mourinho's Real Madrid. Basically, there should be one CM advancing the ball, creating chances for the attack while the other maintaining a defensive position at all time, to ensure smooth transition of play.

This tactic is called double ________?

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Hey, TV execs, do you see the people's opinion? Do you see the engagement generated by a certain beloved side character? Do you see how unpopular the current storylines are?

Maybe it's time to:

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Lou's latest interview is making me feel things.

So here's a song dedicated to Tommy Kinard.

And I now believe that no one asked About your secret past The pain to match your strength

And I now believe that no one thought You had a lonely past The pain and strengths so vast

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there's nothing major bt going on sorry if i worded it weird but buck is still baking a lot and tells eddie that he almost called tommy :)

Ohhhhh, but that’s better than I expected. It’s not over. ☺️🥰❤️

The bar is in hell, but it���s something!!!

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if we want the bucktommy cute car scene, what do we not do?

death threats!

everyone act normal and like adults and maybe they'll release it to get us excited about the show again

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I’ve been loving the latest Lou interview. He’s one of us! He didn’t hold back. I feel so seen.

But you know what that means? Together with the fact that the other faction of the fandom might not like the upcoming episode that much?

Everyone stay safe online. We might be getting a new wave of hate.

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oh i know he’s seen #tommybubblesbuck

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Oh, no, the screeners or at least information from them have definitely been leaked. There's been discussion of a Brad spoiler among buddie shippers that's been obliquely confirmed by someone (not a journalist) who sees episodes because of their job.

The Brad spoiler also sounds like yet another swerve away from something that was set up earlier in the season.

There's a Brad spoiler now? What? So it might actually be more than the usual pre-episode nerves after all. now I really want to know what's going to happen.

The last 8 seasons didn't phase them. Eddie canonically dropping the s-bomb didn't phase them. What got them into such a high profile meltdown this time?

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What's really going on with 911twt, i usually keep up through tumblr, but haven't seen what actually happened, only comments from bts, but understandable if you don't really want to get into it, thanks anyway :)

I'm the last person you should ask. I don't do twitter, and by the time I woke up this morning the drama was well on the way.

But you know those journalists who get screeners in advance for review writing purposes? They have a habit of vague posting about the upcoming episode after watching the screener, but this time they seem eerily silent.

@houseofevanbuckley posted this screenshot of one of the usual suspects liking a tweet guessing the episode is probably awful. And that's it, I haven't seen her posting anything about the show since then, other than a vague tweet beefing with cheese blog.

Another journo posted this, then later clarified that it wasn't about the show, but about someone. It's just a hunch but I feel like this tweet is also about cheese blog. (Also could be about the Richard Siken incident, but I don't know if she's involved) Again, nothing more about the upcoming fall finale other than joking about ABC giving us nothing but stills from the very first scene of the episode.

The weirdest one is from him. He simply announced that he wouldn't be covering this episode at all, and instead opted to follow JLH's new movie. He usually has a lot of thoughts about the upcoming episode and would post his reactions generously, but this time, nothing at all.

This is weird, I've never seen any of them act like that. There's been rumor of screener receivers allegedly leaking major info to some group chats. I don't know if it's true, and I certainly don't know if that side of the fandom know something we don't about this midseason finale, but the general mood there is the most pessimistic I've ever seen. It ranges from "it's that bad huh?" to "we're so over".

The extremely limited amount of stills seems to indicate major plot twist(s) in the episode itself. Adding it to the fact that the usually chatty journalists have decided to beef with cheese blog instead of talking about the show, I think they've probably seen something they really didn't like.

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For the first time in weeks I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's episode?

Don't get me wrong, I'm still completely checked out emotionally. What interests me isn't the well written plot, the endless Brad storyline or any tiny sliver of hope I still hold for Bucktommy.

I just really want to know what caused the ongoing 911twt meltdown. I've also picked up a slight uptick of crazies sending anon hate over here.

Still not watching it through official channels. I'm going to piece the whole thing together through Tumblr posts I guess.

I'll bring extra popcorn.

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It’s that time of year. Reblog with how many you’ve heard of.

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To being scared of love.

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I really hate to be the bad news bear, but Tommy didn't fly that plane in 2x14, I've written a piece about that C-130 belonging to CAL FIRE a couple of months back. To make up for it, and continuing on the topic about helicopter vs airplane pilots yesterday, here's some headcanon:

Tommy dated a CAL FIRE air tanker pilot.

He's fighting a particularly bad wildfire, when the fuel in his helicopter runs critically low, he has to land the bird at a nearby CAL FIRE facility, and there he meets his C-130 pilot.

Mr. CAL FIRE shares Tommy's passion in flying, they have that same sparkle in their eyes when they look to the sky. But unlike Tommy, who has to observe his surroundings and look down for a place to safely land at all times, Mr. CAL FIRE always look up and ahead to the future. He's bright, funny, kind, optimistic, always ready for the next adventure. Being with him feels like the September sun gently hitting Tommy's face.

Tommy has been playing the field, experimenting, since coming out some time ago. While all that was fun, he can't help but feel unfulfilled and lonely, when he comes home to an empty bed after a brutal shift. He wants to settle down with someone, and this time he can really see a future with Mr. CAL FIRE.

But the reality is, firefighting pilots work long, unconventional hours. Tommy works a traditional 24/48 schedule, but Mr. CAL FIRE works 10 days on 5 days off during wildfire seasons. They don't get to see each other often, and when they do, Tommy is content with relaxing and healing from his previous shifts with the man he loves, but Mr. CAL FIRE always has that itch to explore the world, to go on an adventure. Then they start drifting apart, loneliness starts growing again in Tommy's heart, while Mr. CAL FIRE feels suffocated, tied down.

One day, Tommy gets that same warm feeling of sun shinning on his face again. Only this time, he's at the airport, watching Mr. CAL FIRE fly away into the sky. He realizes it's time to let him go, to let each other go.

It hurts to end things with him, but Tommy also feels relieved. He likes guys who are basically sunshine personified, but maybe they're not what Tommy needs in his life, maybe they don't need Tommy in their lives, dragging them down.

Then one day, his old colleague at the 118 asks him to steal a helicopter and fly into a hurricane in the middle of the night, and Evan Buckley walks into Harbor station...

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This makes me want to

Richard Siken… Richard Fucking Siken. You asked RICHARD SIKEN if his poems were inspired by BUDDIE. Gay men do not exist in people’s heads except as props huh?

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what's the [REDACTED] quick wrong answers only

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Just TommyBubblesBuck 😢