One of my favourite things about 911 is the way they show growth. I don’t just mean character growth, I mean relationships growth too.
S1 Bobby and Buck’s relationship has evolved and grown so much to where we are in s7. Bobby and Buck have both admitted to their relationship being like father and son, something much deeper than fire captain and firefighter or even mentor/mentee.
Chim and Hen have always been close but over the last couple seasons we’ve seen Hen and Maddie’s friendship bloom and the friendship between Henren and Madney evolve into a beautiful found family at the end of s7. We saw Maddie and Chim becoming emergency foster parents so Mara wouldn’t be alone. That wasn’t just for Karen and Hen (even if that was a major part of it), it was for Mara too, because they met her and know her and love her like family.
Eddie and Buck’s friendship has obviously evolved and gotten deeper since s2 but it’s just as fun to watch Buck go from dad’s best friend to family with Chris too. From Buck ostensibly babysitting Chris the day of the tsunami to Buck being the person that Eddie is comfortable asking for help with parenting moments with Chris. From guy who Chris gets to go on fun adventures to the zoo with to trusted adult figure who talks to Chris about important parts of life. They went from coworkers to friends to family over the last six seasons. Chris leaving broke Eddie, it crushed him, but the look on Buck’s face as Chris left looked like he was devastated too - because they’re another found family unit and Chris leaving impacts them both, even if it obviously impacts Eddie more.
And the 118 as a whole went from loosely connected coworkers in s1 with friendships between some of them to what they are now - they’re a family. It’s like Eddie said in s4 - 118 is the family they chose and we’ve gotten to watch them choose each other over and over again.
It’s just really beautiful. I’m hard pressed to find a better example of found family on TV right now. A found family that doesn’t put people into strict family “roles” and instead creates a new kind of family dynamic. I just really love it.
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And when Eddie wakes up in the middle of the night with what he thinks is an armed assailant in his house but it's actually just Buck, Chim and Hen trying to shave off his mustache while he sleeps then what
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people that match each other's freak (platonically)
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This is crazy when you think about it.
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Bobby’s closure with everyone else: Affirming their importance in their roles as firefighters, supporting them, and acknowledging their good work.
Bobby’s closure with Eddie: “Go find Jesus, my boy. You're gonna need him.”
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every badass wife of the 118
comes with a lame detective firefighter
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if buddie becomes canon 911 will be the first show with banger after banger after banger after banger of main ships.
athena and bobby? unmatched. immaculate.
hen and karen? magnificent.
chimney and maddie? perfection.
buck and eddie? flawless.
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