#911 6x10 lb

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"Come on, don't give me pretty good. It's not right, it's missing something. Is there a secret ingredient? There is. Come on, it's me. Spill."

Do I even need to say how this relates to Buck and something missing? 😏

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So you're telling me that Eddie got hit by the same lightning that Buck did, in the effect that it knocked him clear off of the ladder, and the impact knocking his helmet off? And during all of this chaos, we see Bobby looking over to where Eddie presumably is? In the rain? While Eddie is yelling for Buck? You guys were not kidding.

Once again, I dare people to tell me how Buddie isn't real and is all in our heads. The writers just doubled down on weaving their stories together even tighter AGAIN.

At some point it's going to get so tight, not even Captain America himself would be able to break it.

...I said what I said

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Btw, this whole revealing of the donor info scene is Buck's subtextual coming out to his parents and them approving it. The way this scene is set up, the dialogue, the context, the mistaken impression of Maddie and Chim having another baby at first...

Buck is literally four steps away from getting all domestic with Eddie and Christopher. After he's done with his full circle arc.

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Eddie: "Alright, cowboy, go get 'em"

Me:

Did he just...did he just call Buck Cowboy?

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"A man cannot raise a child fathered by another man. It's unnatural." As toxic as this take is and I already see Chim getting ready to move in and shut down this bullshit, it once again affirms what is coming for Buck.

Especially with Mr. Han saying "You're going to allow this?" and Philip answering "It's not really something for me to allow."

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Holy shit, the helmet shot

After seeing his 118 family worried about him...

After seeing Chim jump on top of him to do compressions...

After seeing Eddie trying to push his way in to get to him...

Eddie being the one chosen to drive despite Bobby knowing and seeing how this is affecting Eddie emotionally most likely & that he should not be the one driving...

The hat being lip down... (I think I read somewhere that when a cowboy has died, they place the hat brim down; think "Go get 'em, Cowboy"). And I think it also has to do with luck, if brim up you could catch good luck, if not your luck could run out or something. Don't quote me on this, I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.

Shit. Like I said before, I'm not grossly sobbing, you are.

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Are you kidding me? In the shot of Buck talking to the kids, we not only see Eddie attempting to dig the father out but he is looking over in Buck's direction???

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"It belongs to an old friend of mine. An old roommate. And it's a boy."

Anyone remember this scene?

I knew that Albert/roommate thing from 4x04 was going to come into play at some point. CALLED IT!!! And Albert is the first one he shows the ultrasound to, another old roommate. And the baby is a boy (just like from the accident and just like Christopher).

Told you guys that the show has been working towards Buddie for a while now. I'm thinking season 7 is going to be real interesting now that Eddie's side is all closed up and they're working on closing Buck's.

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Can I just say how much I love Bobby and Athena and their family? LOVE them

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Buck: "I know you want to fix everything. Trust me, I know that feeling. But in life, things we don't expect, they can just come out of nowhere."

"He means lightning."

OH

MY

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Hen: "You'll survive. Just make them hear you, while there's still time." *lightning strike*

Not only is Buck's accident going to set everyone else up for their own arcs for 6B, operating under this perspective, but it's also relevant to Buck and by extension, Eddie.

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Eddie: "Well, the rain finally started." (aka the other shoe finally dropped as expected)

Buck: "It's kind of weird but it ended up being a really nice night. Kind of felt like we were an actual family."

Eddie: "You are an actual family."

Buck (with that little familiar smile and duck of his head): "It never felt that way before."

Bobby: "So maybe you all made some progress there. That's good. Life's too short to take those relationships for granted."

Eddie: "Sounds like your family had your back on the whole donation thing. That's definitely progress."

Buck: "No, they, uh, they totally thought that was an idiotic decision. They just weren't going to let Chimney's dad have the last word on it.

1, Eddie has no idea what he's about to be in for.

2, Eddie hasn't been in much of the episode which would be weird given how he was emotionally supportive and present for Buck back in season 4 when Buck's parents came around & it would be even weirder to bring Albert back for it but not Eddie. However, I see what they're doing here. This is about Buck, as we all know, and he & Eddie are not on the same page as evidenced not only be the sweat shirt/suspenders from the turnout gear locker scene but also Buck not being honest with Eddie about his parents' actual reaction to the donor news. Which would be weird considering again what happened in season 4 and how he had no problem being honest with Eddie (or Bobby) then, but this is all setting up Buck to go on this journey that we're about to see so he can come full circle in his arc himself. And he needs to do that himself in order for there to be the full growth/development he needs to experience in order to get to Buck 4.0 and set him up for his future (aka Buddie). So it's no coincidence that he's not being completely honest here with Eddie or Bobby (his father figure & the person that sometimes mirrors Eddie himself).

3, The universe is about to get very loud again. Buck isn't listening to it and it's obvious because of him just saying what he said to Eddie even though we the viewers know differently (and thus we are supposed to question just why Buck is telling Eddie and Bobby something different when we know Buck is probably over the moon about his parents' real reaction, primarily Eddie since they are facing each other & his answer is directly to Eddie's statement). Buck had no problem admitting that it felt like they were a family to Eddie and Bobby who both commented on it. But Eddie was the only one to bring up the donor issue (which means it's on his mind & most likely what's bothering him, just like in 6A when we saw the four-way phone call, also notice no Hen or Chim in the engine at this point, Chim who would call bull on what Buck just said & Hen who Buck confided in before everyone else about the donor decision) and that's when Buck gives him that line. The sperm donor issue isn't just an issue for Buck; it's an issue for Eddie, too. This cements it. The fact that Bobby doesn't comment on it or say anything akin to Eddie shows just who this issue is going to affect/impact moving forward. And I think iirc there was talk about a possible dating scenario for Eddie in this back half of the season? This all jives exactly with that scenario if it happens. Buck and Eddie need to get on the same page first before anything can happen.

4, Bobby! Life is too short to take those relationships for granted??? While it's being made obvious that Buck is still holding something from Eddie and vice versa? You're killing me here. Do I really have to wait another week to see how this is all going to play out with what's coming? Especially for Buck's life? 911 writers, have mercy!

5, for those who say Buddie isn't a real thing, it won't go canon, and whatever else: the fact that the universe (aka the writers/show) has gotten involved each and every single time when it comes to these two guys and their arcs means they're moving towards it. Accept it, love it, live it, and move on. The whole roadmap has been set out before us; season 7 is going to be lit.

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"No, I'm the donor. Connor is the father."

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A woman calling her wife while she's in labor, asking how far away she is. It's her second child.

Buck being a sperm donor in 6A.

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"Man, that storm's not budging." You're not kidding, Buck.

So storms for the 118 are:

Buck - impending accident & something with his parents maybe?

Hen - what's going on with Denny

Bobby - Wendell

Chim - his dad

Eddie - ...? Eddie appeared to be in a better place when we last saw him so I'm thinking perhaps this has to do with Buck or something we don't know yet

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Holy shit that was one freaking fantastic episode! What a mid-season premiere!!!!

Doug is back the next episode!!! Oh God =(

Hen crying!!!

Maddie about to burst into tears!!!

Chim not knowing him in his fever dream!!!

Buck stopping breathing!!!