#911 opinions

[911experience]

Alright honest opinion time:

I’m excited for canon Buddie, but why does it have to be progressing with such a bad season so far? Like I think back to seasons 2-4 and that was not just peak Buddie, but peak seasons in general.

The show has become so unexciting to me recently that it feels like a struggle to get through it and feels like I’m only fighting through it for Buddie crumbs.

I’m not going to give up on the show, but I think they really need to step up their game. They need to revisit seasons 2, 3, 4 and understand why they worked so well and why this one hasn’t been so far.

The storylines, the pacing, the character interactions, the cohesion… I just miss the vibe of the old seasons and I sincerely hope the second half of this season is better. Genuinely.

[cassandraevans]

Some other grievances I've had with the 911 show. I just wanna get these out and be done with it. I wanna just sit back and love the characters without caring about the writer's choices but alas. Hopefully this will be all of my rants about this show and I'll be able to post only what I love about it from here on.

I know I've been very critical of Eddie so far and angrily so. But as much as I'm criticising him for being a very bad and careless romantic partner, i really really hope that when it comes time for him to get together with Buck, he will have learned from all his mistakes and matured and learned about his shortcomings and where they stem from and I hope he'd have worked on himself enough to not put Buck through any of the bullshit he put every one of his romantic partners through. Buck doesn't deserve that.

While I absolutely love Buck, I also have a problem with how he just kissed Lucy while being in a relationship with Taylor where everything was finally looking good, I knew from the moment Lucy was introduced and the way Buck looked at her, and the writers make him cheat on Taylor and ask her to move in as a way to deflect from that. Yes he tells her later, yes she forgives him and I was hoping they would last a little longer but no, the writers just kept her around long enough to make her do something bad to break them up, so then it wouldn't be his fault.

It's like the writers don't think cheating is that bad at all, you cheat? No worries, all forgiven, your partners love you too much to leave you over that. The question is, do the ones that cheat love their partners the same? Because when Hen cheated on Karen I was so pissed, like the lady did not deserve that, I'm glad they didn't break apart over it but still it was not a simple mistake. And then Buck cheated on Taylor and then the writers made her use a private conversation for a news story and stab Buck in the back. Like if they were going to break them up they should've done so when he cheated or let them remain together, I hate it that the writers made Taylor forgive Buck for CHEATING but Buck breaks with her over the first mistake she made in the relationship, I'm not defending Taylor's choices and I was angry at her for it, she could've gotten Buck in so much trouble which he didn't deserve but I hate it that she made one wrong choice and the relationship is over while Buck cheated and he was fine. I hate the writers for trying to dismiss cheating as no big deal.

I was also mad at Hen being all pissy when Karen was grieving the loss of her embryos and Hen had to feed Denny, and do some other things around the house that Karen usually does, I get it, Hen comes home late from her draining shift and it hurts to see that nothing's done but the that's the least you can do for your wife, not to mention one who left her opportunity to become an astronaut to raise a child with you as a family, when she's grieving the loss of your potential children, but Hen keeps complaining and gets mad at Karen for grieving instead of performing her motherly duties, like I feel like the writers of this show have a problem with women taking some time to themselves, whether it be to grieve, or go take care of your dying mother and then grieve, or having postpartum depression, the women are the villain for wanting, no, needing a break, mostly because of things they had no control over, if they deviate from their motherly/spousal duties because of any tragedy, they're not the victim but their partners are, [(I know chim tried his best and didn't deserve to suffer, but neither did Maddie. Chim's storyline after Maddie left literally made me bawl and I'm so glad they're back together, they need each other, I wish they never broke up) so I'm mostly talking about Eddie and Hen here.]

The writers just had to make it all about Hen, when Karen was grieving and staying in bed, all Hen did was complain about HAVING to do the things Karen usually does, Hen looked at it all like an inconvenience. The writers then made Hen accidentally kill that cello girl and justifiably Hen was wrecked with guilt and fear and didn't know how to handle it, can't blame Hen at all for the way she took it but I can blame the writers. Karen put aside all her heartbreak abd grief from her lost embryos and stood by Hen throughout, and I love her for it, Hen deserved Karen to be by her side at such a time, but just before that incident when Karen needed Hen to stand by her and support her emotionally, all Hen did was be impatient and basically tell Karen to wrap it up. The writers made a new emergency tragedy to make it about Hen and tossed aside Karen's grief and made her never talk about it again like it never happened. I hate the writers for that.

Again as a note, these are my opinions about the show, you're free to have your own opinions. I'm just trying to vent out my frustrations with the show on my blog. Don't come at me with your angry anonymous asks and justifications because at the end of the day it's a fictional show. I haven't spoken about what I love on this show yet that doesn't mean i hate it, I'm frustrated by some of the characters' choices because I love them. Viewers will have vastly different opinions about it, to each their own.

Do recommend similar shows to watch while we all wait for new episodes. Lone star is on my watchlist next.

[shitouttabuck]

if hen and karen have been gossiping all wifely about buck’s homoeroticism i Need to know all their thoughts about one eddie diaz actually

[thedesertpenguin]

I’m so sure that real estate agent logged into the interview, saw Buck and Eddie, and thought “Didn’t realize I was helping a married couple” then proceeded to listen to them argue about house layouts for an hour

[bayeis]

I haven't watched this show a day in my life

[sasanka-27]

Eddie arc in s8 🌈🤝

[bucksboobs]

I do think the show is cooking something with the whole Tommy calling him Evan thing and yeah you could go the boring route of “people that know me call me Evan” therefore Tommy calling him Evan is a death kiss for them as a couple, but given that Buck has yet to correct him, I think it’s much more interesting to go the “Because, Evan” route that the people allowed to see him as “Evan” are the ones that see past the firefighter persona of “Buck” and see the man underneath. For Maddie, that means knowing him better than anyone, because she raised him. For Eddie, that meant seeing the real reason Buck was so upset and self-sacrificing after the Shooting: he saw that Buck thought he was expendable. For Tommy, he saw something in Buck not even Buck saw in himself, a hidden away part of “Evan Buckley” that Tommy brought to the surface, and that’s why he gets Evan Privileges.

[fiona-fififi]

Okay. I'm about to say something that's probably going to get me run out of the fandom, but.

I don't actually think Tommy leaving their date early had anything to do with him not wanting to pressure Buck (regardless of what he claimed later). Instead, I think it had everything to do with Tommy being annoyed and no longer into it that evening, and I think that is both okay AND significantly more interesting than taking him at his word later and framing it as some selfless act by a sanitized elder gay shepherd just trying to do right by Buck.

[redwhitebuddie]

because this 911 episode is getting more traction then normal, its been funny to see the different reactions/opinions of people on different social media platforms

tiktok - fully on the bucktommy train

twitter - annoyed at the bucktommy fans on tiktok

instagram - a mix of sweet support to oliver and homophobia and biphobia

tumblr - just celebrating that buck is bi

[911experience]

Episode 1x03 thoughts

I don’t understand this relationship between chimney and Tatiana. Do they not know each other?? He just asked her to marry him and didn’t even know she had a fiancé and cheated on him? And he’s lying about being able to cook?

Bro the gasp I fucking gusped when it showed the rebar going straight through chimneys skull. I started laughing out of pure surprise and disbelief. Like I was NOT expecting that. Can a human actually survive this?? Idk.

I’m so against Abby and Buck that it’s not even funny. 1. Getting his number from a work document is not ok. 2. The age difference is not ok. 3. There is no chemistry. 4. she literally feels like his aunt or some other motherly figure.

I’m gonna be honest, I can see both Tatiana’s and Bobby’s stances regarding visiting Chimney in the hospital.

The end scene at the hospital was cute. Can’t believe that injury is survivable.

[cassandraevans]

I'm much calmer now that I've got all the grievances out of my system with my rant in the previous post.

So I'm on S7 Ep2 right now but I somehow missed S5 Ep17 and 18 so I went back and watched it.

In season 5 ep 17, Eddie mad at his father for his absence from his childhood and him having had to step up and literally being told by his father to be the man of the house, arguing and lecturing his father for his absence, how a family needs more than just providing money for, how a family deserves a present father, how a son, meaning himself deserved a present father and this is all very true, Eddie is absolutely correct in his argument and has every right to be mad at his father for not being around. But I literally had to pause and laugh cause he's just one step away to being self-aware but no. Even after that when he sits down with his father, he actually says that he was acting like his father but referring only to the passed down habit of not wanting to seem weak so hiding their ailment thing, Eddie says that he doesn't want to be like that anymore as they reconcile, and I'm happy for him in that moment as it is a well delayed conversation, and a well earned decision, Eddie should have had his father too but every hope I had that he will realise he had been imitating his father on more than on way were dashed and we go back to square one, Eddie's self-awareness stops just short of reaching anything related to his behavior with Shannon. And I have another bone to pick with the writers on this one, why is it always the woman's duty to stay and care for her child and household, same thing happened with both Eddie's mom with his father being away and with Shannon with Eddie being away, the first time he enlisted, he might have been doing it from his heart for wanting to serve his country, wanting to provide for his family etc etc but when he reenlisted, he did it entirely for himself as an escape, and when Shannon got rightfully mad at him for it he somehow found a way to yell at her and guilt her and I will never forget the look he had on his face even Shannon told him to console a crying Christopher, he looked so offended, like it was someone else's baby she was shoving into his arms, he looked so mad that she asked him to do that instead of doing it herself as if it was her duty alone, while they were literally arguing that he was a literal stranger to his own son, I get it he was overwhelmed, scared, inexperienced, confused and possibly in pain from the diagnosis but wasn't Shannon? Why was it okay to not only expect her but for him to demand that she only take care of THEIR child but when she asked him to, he was apalled? Did she have the baby with the wall? why is it that the men always get excused when they leave for whichever reason, there are legions of fans eager to justify the reasons behind these actions but when a woman needs a break, no not even a break, needs help, no, needs her husband, who is her life partner to pull his own weight in the relationship when he doesn't want to, other than just providing money, why is that so scandalous? Why is she looked at as is she's committing a murder?

[hunybody]

when eddie doesn't believe in buck's mummys curse that's because he's keeping buck grounded and helping him feel safe by not playing into his magical thinking. when tommy doesn't believe it he needs to die. that's just how i feel.

[theboywiththepurplesocks]

My favorite thing about when Buck first starts expressing his initial crush on Tommy is that he does it in a way that child would. I mean in the sense that it is so innocent because he has no context for these big feeling because he's never stopped to examine any of it.

You are 32 years old and you've never stopped to think about another boy in that context, but the feeling too big for you ignore it, so you react in the only way you that know how, like a little kid who is jealous of his friend who is getting more attention from your crush than you are.

You misplace your frustration and turn it into a bit of anger because you don't know what else to do with it. All because you like a boy.

And that confusing, late-in-life, second adolescence is such a genuinely queer experience.

[louisferrignojr]

idk if buddie shippers know this but buck and eddie don't need to date for buck and eddie and chris to be a family like that's how non-nuclear families work. even if buck is dating tommy and if and when they start a family that doesn't negate the fact that eddie has leaned on buck or that he's an important person in christopher's life. and more importantly that doesn't mean buck isn't allowed to create his own family with tommy.

one thing 911 has got right again and again is showing non-nuclear families. eddie has been a single father with a solid support system including buck, carla, tia pepa and his abuela, since season 2. that's a non nuclear family.

there's also athena and michael divorcing and coparenting may and harry with bobby and david as sort-of stepdads. that's a blended queer family. (and i know that michael and david are no longer part of the show but if you're looking for a childless queer couple...)

hen and karen adopted denny and fostered nia, fostered other kids short-term, fostered mara with the intention to adopt - then when that fuckass ortiz got mara removed from her family, chimney and maddie, biological parents to jee-yun, stepped in and are fostering mara until hen and karen can sort out the matter.

there's literally not a single "mom and dad and two kids and a half kids and a cat and a dog" nuclear family portrayal on the show. it's great.

[mischiefbuckley]

Oliver “you'd probably know if you ever watched an episode” Stark that man is something else I swear like Evil British Princess strikes again lmao

[erodingsinner]

I really disagree with the take that buck is putting tommy on a pedestal or not seeing him for who he really is tbh. like the whole episode is buck finding out something about tommy and then deciding he still cares for him anyway, flaws and all, deciding he loves him wants to move in with him. When buck tells tommy he admires him and tommy says he wasn't always like that buck says "I know" he's very much aware that tommy is a human being with flaws I think the rose colored glasses came off that episode and buck realizing that he still wanted to be with tommy anyway is what drove him to ask tommy to move in. was it the right choice ? idk, but the problem was tommy and his insecurities. tommy could've just said he didn't want to move in but he ended everything because it was starting to get serious and that scared him.