#basically i just want more conversations in the back of the firetruck lol

[littlespoonevan]

i know s7 is effectively a chess board in which tim minear is moving all of his pieces right where he wants them so he can get Back To Business™ in s8 but oh what i would give right now for an episode a la stuck or pinned or future tense with 3-4 low stakes calls that all somehow tie in with the name of the ep and link thematically with the main characters' individual plot lines

[wanderingwomanwondering]

Buddie & Ode to Joy

Tagging @raiphend​. I think you read my other post on this (thanks!) and might be interested in this one.

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy was used in two episodes of 911: Jinx 406 and Dumb Luck 514. The piece is so epic and also not in line with the show’s usual soundtrack selections. Though to be fair the song was only hummed in Dumb Luck. I don’t think we can ignore it either case. I shared my initial unformed thoughts about Ode to Joy in a Buddie context here. I finally think I have something more coherent to say lol.

Ode to Joy is an epic symphony about the joy and ecstasy of coming together. It’s about humanity joining with the divine/universe, humanity joining with one another, and individuals coming together in love/romantic union. I think it’s intentional that the song was chosen for episodes about the universe attempting to guide us and about finding meaning in the apparent chaos of existence.

In Jinx, the firefam is running all over LA dealing with a range of emergencies because Ravi used the word “quiet”. In that episode, the firefam themselves experience two emergencies. The powerline falls on the firetruck and they have to be rescued and Brian steals the firetruck, preventing them from helping people in need. The firefam conversation during the powerline collapse was the one that brought us “the universe is screaming at you and you refuse to listen” comment. This was Buck’s line to Eddie. The second firefam emergency situation brought us Eddie asking Brian to be brave and do the right thing and get unstuck from his pattern. Both situations underscore the fact that Eddie couldn’t hear the universe so universe had to raise her voice to be heard. Isn’t that what a 911 call is? Raising your voice so that you can be heard, found, and rescued. The universe was signaling that Eddie was in a state of emergency way back in s4, just nobody quite noticed, least of all him! 

The emergencies (among other things) were the sign for Eddie to seek help and make important changes in his life. Unfortunately he misread the signs. Remember, he reconnected with and started dating Ana in Jinx! He misheard what the universe was screaming for him to do. I think that misread of the situation is marked by the fireworks scene in Jinx where a man mishandles the fireworks which are usually signs of joyful celebration and actually accidentally ends up burning his house/home down. This dangerous scene unfolds while Ode to Joy is playing! Eddie’s growing interest in Ana was distracting him from the deeper more relevant issues in his life in addition to her just not being the person he really wanted in his life. Eddie needed a joyful union or two in his life but not with Ana. Ode to Joy felt so mismatched with what was going on in the episode and I think that was on purpose.

In Dumb Luck, the firefam saves a woman impaled by a stop sign. She had a big red flag on the back of her bicycle and a sign asking people to share the road. The woman had been humming Ode to Joy just before the accident. She was basically calling for people to come together and share the road with her. To slow down and be patient and enjoy the ride. Remember, the truck went too fast over a speed bump which sent the stolen stop sign flying at her. Buck was on that call. I think Buck’s reservations about Taylor were the speed bump that he ignored and it’s causing both him and Taylor (who I don’t care about and also don’t full on hate) a lot of grief. On top of that, Buck was on that call with Lucy. They worked together to pull out the stop sign. I think Lucy is another speed bump on Buck’s road to Eddie. Eddie being the one he should be sharing the road with but he’s dealing with the Taylor of it all and Lucy acted as a catalyst for all the drama that’s needed to break Taylor and Lucy up. I really don’t think he’s going to date her or anything. She’s just there as an additional sign that his relationship with Taylor is not good for him at all.

Again we get Ode to Joy mismatched with the situation. A lonely person on a mostly quiet road being bypassed and ignored by passersby. She’s angry when they swerve around her because they’re not sharing the road but still she’s humming Ode to Joy. I think it symbolizes the way that Buck wants a deep and meaningful romantic connection with someone but he’s on the Taylor road right now and he’s somewhat isolated. He doesn’t have her interact much with the 118/Eddie (and with the exception of the dinner in 511) it’s usually for work when she does interaction marginally with them. 

The person that Buck does seem to be sharing the road with is Eddie but he hasn’t realized that yet. The person Eddie is being brave with and getting unstuck with is Buck but he doesn’t seem to fully realize that yet either, or he hasn’t admitted it to himself.

Ode to Joy is about honoring the universe’s call to come together and to be together, to share our lives and joys. Both Eddie and Buck want that and need that but they are taking detours left and right. Eddie has slowed down and stopped to check his GPS and reroute but Buck is still cycling down that lonely back road humming the tune but not actually building the kind of life that with manifest the spirit of Ode to Joy. Well, he’s totally building that life with Eddie but that won’t click with him until he realizes that he’s doing it!

[chipsandwaffles]

4:52 P.M

Johnny Boy, 4:53 P.M y/n has a secret??? Coolest Guy, 4:53 P.M secret???? You, 4:54 P.M I don’t have a secret yuta is overacting Mountain Man, 4:54 P.M I’M NOT. YOU SAID SOMEONE IN NCT WAS YOUR SOULMATE. WHO IS IT

Or alternatively, NCT 127 find out your soulmate is one of them and they question you about it in your group chat.

Mountain Man, 4:52 P.M Y/N! WHO IS IT

You, 4:52 P.M don’t know what you’re talking about yuta

Mountain Man, 4:52 P.M LIAR.

Johnny Boy, 4:53 P.M y/n has a secret???

Coolest Guy, 4:53 P.M secret????

You, 4:54 P.M I don’t have a secret yuta is overacting

Mountain Man, 4:54 P.M I’M NOT. YOU SAID SOMEONE IN NCT WAS YOUR SOULMATE. WHO IS IT

Yoonoh more like…, 4:54 P.M clearly not you since you’re asking

Johnny Boy, 4:54 P.M …that was doyoung level roasting oh my god

Yoonoh more like…, 4:55 P.M I didn’t want to grab my phone so I stole jaehyun’s

Johnny Boy, 4:55 P.M nice.

Mountain Man, 4:56 P.M maybe it is me you don’t know you dodo bird fuck you you’ve never seen y/n’s mark YOU DON’T KNOW

You, 4:57 P.M ……………..okay but I only told one person that

You, 4:57 P.M MARK LEE YOU RATTED ME OUT

MARK LEE!!, 4:57 P.M You know I can’t keep secrets

Coolest Guy, 4:57 P.M true. you played yourself y/n

You, 4:58 P.M did you guys know I hate all of you?

Yoonoh more like…, 4:58 P.M clearly not since one of us is your soulmate. So then you love at least one of us

You, 4:59 P.M I especially hate you doyoung

Kim Dodumb, 5:00 P.M can we make bets on who it is? I’m betting it’s me

Yoonoh more like…, 5:00 P.M jaehyun get the fuck off my phone.

Kim Dodumb, 5:00 P.M get off my phone first

Kim Dodumb, 5:00 P.M done don’t touch my phone again.

You, 5:01 P.M Maybe I was just fucking with mark. He’s easy to tease

Coolest Guy, 5:01 P.M also true.

Mountain Man, 5:01 P.M we all know that’s bullshit. You don’t tease mark you think it’s unethical

You, 5:02 P.M ……..he’s like a puppy okay shut up yuta

Johnny Boy, 5:03 P.M so…… y/n isn’t lying????

Yoonoh more like…, 5:03 P.M Then who is it? Did you tell Mark??

You, 5:04 P.M why would I tell mark I’m not stupid

MARK LEE!!, 5:04 P.M You’re all the worst

Kim Dodumb, 5:05 P.M Let’s make bets on who it is

You, 5:05 P.M let’s not and move on from this conversation

Yoonoh more like…, 5:05 P.M bets sound more fun. I’m betting it’s me

Kim Dodumb, 5:05 P.M why would it be you of all people

Yoonoh more like…, 5:06 P.M well it’s not you

Kim Dodumb, 5:06 P.M wasn’t going to bet on myself anyways??? I’m not stupid

You, 5:06 P.M guys this conversation is stupid come on let’s go back to talking about how our days were how about that?

MARK LEE!!, 5:06 P.M I think it’s ty hyung. y/n didn’t deny it when I asked

Kim Dodumb, 5:06 P.M that was my bet as well

Mountain Man, 5:07 P.M no way no way can’t be him. It’s either me or me

Kim Dodumb, 5:07 P.M we get it yuta. You have a crush on y/n.

Johnny Boy, 5:08 P.M I think it’s Taeil hyung

Coolest Guy, 5:09 P.M aren’t you guys narrowing it down too much? There’s like twenty of us

MARK LEE!!, 5:09 P.M not only is he bad at science but basic math as well…

Coolest Guy, 5:09 P.M says the one who copies off of my homework when we’re not even in the same grade

Yoonoh more like…, 5:09 P.M wrecked lol

You, 5:10 P.M okay see this is why I didn’t want to tell anyone ;;;;;

Kim Dodumb, 5:10 P.M we’d fine out eventually though since it’s one of us

Kim Dodumb, 5:10 P.M Tell us the year he was born and we’ll stop asking about it

You, 5:10 P.M liar that never happens you keep asking questions every time

Coolest Guy, 5:11 P.M Twenty questions let’s go.

You, 5:11 P.M no.

Coolest Guy, 5:11 P.M please? TT_TT

Coolest Guy, 5:12 P.M y/n please….. we just want to know more about our friend

Coolest Guy, 5:15 P.M TTTTTTTTTTTT_TTTTTTTTTTTT

You, 5:15 P.M …..UGH FINE.

You, 5:15 P.M twenty questions go.

Coolest Guy, 5:15 P.M is he older than me?

You, 5:16 P.M yes.

Johnny Boy, 5:16 P.M younger than Taeil hyung?

You, 5:16 P.M yes

Mountain man, 5:16 P.M Is it me?

You, 5:16 P.M no

Yoonoh more like…, 5:17 P.M is he handsome?

You, 5:17 P.M …yes? You’re all handsome though

Mountain Man, 5:18 P.M is he as handsome as me?

You, 5:18 P.M …….more handsome

Mountain Man, 5:19 P.M seriously???

You, 5:19 P.M yep. That’s one of your questions

Kim Dodumb, 5:19 P.M oh thanks yuta we’re going to be fucked in the end because of you

Coolest Guy, 5:19 P.M Is it mark?

You, 5:20 P.M no

MARK LEE!!, 5:20 P.M oh good

You, 5:21 P.M …………I’ll pretend I’m not insulted by that mark

MARK LEE!!, 5:21 P.M no wait I didn’t mean it like that I just. You know.

You, 5:22 P.M ………………….

Johnny Boy, 5:22 P.M digging yourself a hole mark

MARK LEE!!, 5:23 P.M I mean it’s not like I wouldn’t want to be but you’re like my big sib.

You, 5:23 P.M can’t believe mark lee just called me ugly

MARK LEE!!, 5:24 P.M I didn’t say you’re ugly you’re not you’re really pretty I swear

You, 5:24 P.M FORGET IT I’M LEAVING

Coolest Guy, 5:24 P.M TWENTY QUESTIONS ISN’T OVER YOU CAN’T LEAVE TTTTT_TTTTT

You, 5:25 P.M you’re all lucky I like haechan

Coolest Guy, 5:25 P.M :DD

Yoonoh more like…, 5:25 P.M is he a vocal

You, 5:26 P.M …..um. he can sing… but all of you can sing…

Kim Dodumb, 5:26 P.M why are we letting yuta and jaehyun ask questions

You, 5:26 P.M because you’re dumb. Next question

Mountain Man, 5:26 P.M look who’s talking now, dumbfuck

Taeil (aka the c…,, 5:27 P.M what are you guys blowing the group chat up for

You, 5:27 P.M they’re trying to figure out my soulmate. That’s question ten

Kim Dodumb, 5:27 P.M oh my fuck

Winwinnie, 5:27 P.M does he like ice cream????

You, 5:27 P.M yep ^^

Kim Dodumb, 5:28 P.M favorite flavor.

You, 5:28 P.M …that’s too much info. You’d figure it out when I told you what it was.

Kim Dodumb, 5:28 P.M O_O

You, 5:28 P.M still counts as a question

Kim Dodumb, 5:28 P.M you’re ruthless.

Johnny Boy, 5:29 P.M if we figure it out, are you going to talk to them about it?

You, 5:29 P.M nope. I’ll find a new home. In a hole. Far away from him and you guys

Johnny Boy, 5:30 P.M doyoung or taeyong?

You, 5:32 P.M ……………………………………….

Mountain Man, 5:32 P.M WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOYOUNG OR TAEYONG. WHY IS IT BETWEEN THEM

Johnny Boy, 5:33 P.M it’s not haechan, mark, taeil, or you, which leaves winwin, jaehyun, me, doyoung and taeyong

Johnny Boy, 5:33 P.M however, winwin doesn’t have a favorite flavor of ice cream so it’s not him

Johnny Boy, 5:33 P.M …and it’s not me or Jeffrey let’s be real

Johnny Boy, 5:33 P.M thus, taeyong or doyoung

Mountain Man, 5:34 P.M your reasoning is fucking stupid we need more information

Mountain Man, 5:34 P.M Is it winwin?

You, 5:34 P.M no.

Kim Dodumb, 5:35 P.M WE HAVE FIVE QUESTIONS LEFT YUTA STOP ASKING SHIT WHEN JOHNNY WAS CLEARLY RIGHT ABOUT THAT ONE

Mountain Man, 5:35 P.M YOU’RE SOFT FOR JOHNNY FUCK YOU

Coolest Guy, 5:35 P.M is he in 127? is it jaehyun? Is it johnny?

You, 5:35 P.M yes, no, no

Johnny Boy, 5:36 P.M wow how surprising I was right and yuta didn’t believe me

Mountain Man, 5:36 P.M to be fair I’m still shocked that it wasn’t me

Kim Dodumb, 5:36 P.M I can’t believe we just let haechan waste three questions

Johnny Boy, 5:37 P.M we narrowed it down though so let’s consider these last two questions carefully

TY Track, 5:37 P.M where is your mark?

You, 5:37 P.M …somewhere on my body…

Mountain Man, 5:38 P.M someone go take taeyong’s phone away before he ruins this for us and we have to guess forever if it’s between him or doyoung

Taeil (aka the c…,, 5:40 P.M he’s in the bathroom. Locked himself in there again

Mountain Man, 5:40 P.M We’re FUCKED.

Johnny Boy, 5:40 P.M to be fair that was a good question though

Winwinnie, 5:41 P.M we should get ice cream to celebrate finding out who it is

Johnny Boy, 5:41 P.M when we find out

TY Track, 5:42 P.M any of you guys seen Y/N without their shirt on?

You, 5:42 P.M nope. Final question. Sorry guys you suck at guessing

Mountain Man, 5:43 P.M THAT QUESTION WASN’T EVEN FOR YOU

You, 5:43 P.M WELL I ANSWERED IT ANYWAYS. 20 QUESTIONS IS OVER I’M GOING TO CLASS NOW

Taeil (aka the a…,, 5:44 P.M have fun ^^

Mountain Man, 5:44 P.M guys I don’t trust that. y/n is going to run away

TY Track, 5:45 P.M I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen

Yoonoh more like…, 5:45 P.M my phone shut off and I come back to hyung promising to kill y/n what the heck

You, 5:46 P.M If I see any of you on campus I’m going to tell your manager what you did three weeks ago

Coolest Guy, 5:46 P.M y/n is so cool *o*

MARK LEE!!, 5:47 P.M what happened three weeks ago??

Johnny Boy, 5:47 P.M Nothing nothing don’t worry about it mark

Mountain Man, 5:48 P.M yeah don’t worry about it it’s not even that bad

Yoonoh more like…, 5:48 P.M that bad

Taeil (aka the a…,, 5:49 P.M didn’t you guys end up flipping a car

Johnny Boy, 5:49 P.M what part about nothing don’t you guys understand

TY Track, 5:50 P.M we didn’t flip a car

Winwinnie, 5:50 P.M we flipped two cars

Mountain Man, 5:51 P.M at least they were just crash cars anyways

TY Track, 5:51 P.M we still had to pay money for them

Coolest Guy, 5:52 P.M you flipped cars without me????? TT_TT

MARK LEE!!, 5:52 P.M you guys do all the cool stuff without me and donghyuck TT_TT

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You, 8:07 P.M WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT BEING ON CAMPUS GUYS

Yoonoh more like…, 8:07 P.M which one of us went?

TY Track, 8:08 P.M Mark and haechan are with me and taeil is reading on his bed

Johnny Boy, 8:08 P.M winwin is helping me with Chinese

Yoonoh more like…, 8:09 P.M Yuta is attempting cooking again

TY Track, 8:09 P.M are you stopping him????

Yoonoh more like…, 8:09 P.M I want to see if he can light the kitchen on fire again

Johnny Boy, 8:09 P.M …doyoung went?

TY Track, 8:10 P.M JAEHYUN DO NOT LET HIM COOK YOU KNOW HOW HE GETS

Yoonoh more like…, 8:10 P.M too late.

TY Track, 8:10 P.M why do I smell smoke THERE BETTER NOT BE A FIRE.

Kim Dodumb, 8:11 P.M you guys should call a… firetruck. ;)

Johnny Boy, 8:11 P.M are you with y/n??

TY Track, 8:11 P.M THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES YOU DUMB BUNNY

Kim Dodumb, 8:12 P.M there’s a fire extinguisher in the hallway just use that

Kim Dodumb, 8:12 P.M yes, johnny, I’m with Y/N

Johnny Boy, 8:12 P.M …text me now

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Kim Dodumb, 12:03 A.M This is the third oven this month. Why aren’t we banning yuta from the kitchen?

TY Track, 12:03 A.M better question is, where are you?? It’s midnight you’re supposed to be home

Kim Dodumb, 12:04 A.M …places.

You, 12:05 A.M he’s with me taeyong. He’s safe

TY Track, 12:05 A.M with you??????

Johnny Boy, 12:06 A.M oh right I forgot to tell you taeyong. Doyoung is with y/n

MARK LEE!!, 12:06 A.M should they be together right now? We have a fansign early and those two never stop talking with each other

MARK LEE!!, 12:06 A.M they’ll be up all night

TY Track, 12:07 A.M shouldn’t you be asleep mark lee it’s midnight you had curfew two hours ago

Coolest Guy, 12:07 A.M when do we ACTUALLY go to sleep at ten, hyung?

You, 12:08 A.M haechan go to sleep. You too Mark

Coolest Guy, 12:08 A.M Okay goodnight y/n zzzzzzz

MARK LEE!!, 12:08 A.M goodnight zz

TY Track, 12:08 A.M …how do you do that every time

You, 12:09 A.M It’s a secret.

You, 12:10 A.M doyoung will be back soon, taeyong. I’ll have him back an hour before he has to get ready. Promise.

Kim Dodumb, 12:10 A.M in the meantime we have stuff to do

Yoonoh more like…, 12:10 A.M don’t stay up too late doing… stuff ;))))

Johnny Boy, 12:11 A.M ;)))))

Mountain Man, 12:11 A.M ;)))))

Taeil (aka the c…,, 12:11 A.M ;))))))

You, 12:11 A.M you’re all blocked.

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Mountain Man, 6:03 A.M I can’t believe y/n thinks doyoung is more handsome than me

TY Track, 6:03 A.M he is

Johnny Boy, 6:03 A.M definitely

You, 6:03 A.M most definitely

Mountain Man, 6:04 A.M I’m going back to japan

TY Track, 6:04 A.M wait how did doyoung figure out it wasn’t me and him instead??

Doyoung :), 6:04 A.M your mark is at your ankle. I’ve seen y/n without shoes

You, 6:04 A.M He took a 50/50 shot hoping it was him

Doyoung :), 6:05 A.M I’m breaking up with you

Yoonoh more like…, 6:05 A.M wrecked lol