#i am 4 episodes into season 2 and eddie has not interacted one on one with either hen or chimney once

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rewatching 911 and its absolutely insane that chimney and christopher interact one on one before eddie and chimney interact one on one

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Still on the finale, because of course I am

And as such, I must say

…what the hell was going on!?

Bobby was in a coma for barely half the episode, after being dead for 14 minutes. Sergeant Athena I’m-not-a-corrupt-cop Grant accosted a man her husband nearly killed, at gun point, threatening to kill him because she decided he set her house on fire. Chim and Maddie became foster parents in the blink of a fucking eye. Buck had no real point this episode other than to be present in scenes that the audience aren’t meant to view as meaningful, despite the repetitive nature in which he is always present for his male bestie with whom he was assumed to be dating. Tommy was just there, as always. They spent too much time with Amir and the Cartel, when quite frankly, that should have been the cliffhanger at the very least. And lastly, Eddie had the most near sensible storyline this episode, with Chris not talking to him then wanting to leave, and him not wanting him to go, yet even that was sullied by it being given a lack of importance.

Eddie and his parents should have been going back and the entire episode about this, because it’s that important. Isolating Chris to his bedroom, was ridiculous. I understand Gavin may not be entirely capable, perhaps, of committing to emotional scenes the way this would have required, but that just means Tim and co should have written it in a way that allowed us to see Chris’s grief as a child who has the same disabilities and potential neurodivergence as Gavin, seeing as he’s playing very close to himself anyway. But I think the episode would have benefited from the audience hearing from Chris as we’ve done in the past with lighter emotional topics.

Outside of that, this was the most pointless and anti-climactic season finale of any show I think I’ve ever watched. Yes, Gerard is back and that’s a big deal for what it will mean for the characters next season, but… was it a surprise? No, because they had him at the ceremony for no reason. I guess anyone who isn’t chronically online would have been shocked, but everyone on here is as overly invested as I am so like, it’s whatever, but damn.

I wish something was unexpected. Although, I guess technically it was the BT date, because no one thought they’d have Buck sit down after all that emotional stress to have a date night type meal, but that was the writers way of making Tommy the man Buck goes home to, even though they refuse to commit to them in a serious way. They ended them with a joke that was funny but contextually inappropriate, and that was that, as is every BT interaction has been the entire season.

Anyway, I really hope season 8 will regain the magic the first few seasons held. Seasons 2-4 especially, and imo, plenty of episodes in 5 and 6. Because I truly do not understand what happened. I know ol girl took over in 5 and 6, but Tim coming back made the show worse. So was it the network execs who actually saved the earlier seasons? For real, who was around to keep things flowing as well as they once were? We need them back. I mean, I completely understand and was in full support of the strikes, and I know Tim chose to change Buck’s storyline at the last minute, but him changing one character should not have dragged down every one else’s too.

Chimney getting sick was the best episode of the season by far, and honestly felt as thought out as the cruise arc. So I’m assuming Tim had it at least partially drafted, and Kenny Choi delivered as he always does. But honestly, they even had Angela coming across as stiff with some of her dialogue, and Mother is truly one of the greatest to ever do it. Someone just seriously missed the mark this year, and after all the hoopla about it being a top rated series and deserving its renewal compared another series… it didn’t prove itself, I’m sorry to say.

If we get 18 episodes back, I really hope Tim and co figure things out and try to realign with what fans enjoy about the series and with what he wants to say. Because at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter about ships, it’s about the story. It’s about making us fear for these characters lives, even though we know they don’t plan to kill anyone off. It’s about giving them calls to respond to, that puts them in harms way the entire time only for them to either prevail or fail. It’s about the guest stars who play the citizens in need, who break our hearts and make us smile just as much as the 118 does.

This show had something so special, because it’s found family genuinely felt like family. Their hurt was our hurt, and their love was our love. Until s7. Now, they seem like damn near every other procedural drama on tv where the cast chemistry is there (for almost everybody), and the acting is solid for what’s being given, but the spark isn’t entirely there. I want the spark back.

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final 911 thoughts…

k tommy’s entrance in 7x03 kinda slayed ngl. the fake static LMAO

“i’d follow your hunches any day” “it’s cap and athena let them fire us” CATCH ME CRYING IN THE CLUB

eddie’s incredulous happy little laugh when they saw the flare <3

this show is at its best when 1) it’s about the inherent goodness of humanity and how everyone deserves to be saved, 2) when the members of the 118 are in Situations, 3) when they r all a happy family, and 4) when they are flagrantly disobeying orders to save the people they love

TJE BACHELOR HAHAHDHHSHSHHSHAHAHAH

u don’t understand how funny this is to me (person who watched the most recent bachelorette live)

making buck bi in the bachelor episode literally the greatest thing they have ever done.

I LOVE MADDIE CHIMNEY AND JOSH TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO THE BACHELOR IS DHDJKDD

scream at joey’s face when the contestants proposition buck and eddie

once again buck continues his trend of either flirting on purpose or flirting without realizing he’s flirting.

HOW DID ANYONE GET THROUGH THIS EPISODE WHAT THE FUCK ARE BUCK EDDIE AND TOMMY ALL DOING

buck saying he’s “keeping his options fluid” LOL.

look im glad to see harry even if the actor’s different i missed him but WHERE IS MAY

ravi i love you so deeply

oh my god ravi looks so beautiful

“you and tommy have a lot in common: both in the army both like watching half-naked men pummel each other” WHAT???? WHAT THE FUCK AM I WATCHING

so i understand exactly what’s going on with buck right now he is certifiably insane but he’s obviously jealous over eddie and jealous over tommy and worried about being replaced especially with chris and insecure and confused about what he’s feeling etc. but eddie 😭😭😭 what’s going on babe

I LOVE MADDIE

ok seriously did we need a rehash of the WORST athena plotline to date???

BUCK IS SO EMBARRASSING.

oh my god i physically can’t watch this

ummmmm yikes

i’ve seen a lot of people both blindly defending buck for this and a lot of people hating on it and i don’t really think it’s that simple. like i think it was wrong wish we could see him apologize but it is some delicious drama. like suck ur teeth in hand over mouth kinda drama.

chimney pretty much summed it up and maddie was so right…love u madney

maddie’s hilarious for being like yeah buck i understand where ur coming from i also made desperate bids for my friend’s attention. when i was a 14 year old girl.

“so stop acting like one” YEAH LMAO

END OF 7x04. WOWWW THAT WAS A LOT

you’d think seeing half of this in gifsets would’ve desensitized me to it. but it hasn’t.

this would have been the perfect opportunity to have tommy talk about how he regrets his behaviour during the begins episodes and talk more about his friendships with hen and chimney??

tommy. BUCK!!!!!!!

scream.

um im sorry i cant blame tommy for leaving buck at the curb after that hot chicks comment. and then the “bro”??? im in agony.

i thought u guys were joking this is marisol’s like fourth appearance on screen and we’ve barely heard her speak let alone seen her interact with eddie but he “really likes her” and they’re moving in together? um excuse me??? WHY ARE THEY LYING TO ME I DONT KNOW THIS WOMAN NO ONE KNOWS THIS WOMAN NOT EVEN EDDIE KNOWS THIS WOMAN

ohhhh my god that post about how unlike tommy eddie’s always treated buck like an equal partner no matter what from the very beginning. yeah…

denny is so sweet.

MADDIE AND BUCK COMING OUT SCENE MY BELOVED

disaster bi buck fr (affectionate)

the “christopher is out of town for a couple days” is still killing me. where is he.

eddie is such a dreamboat truly who wouldn’t be in love with him

so many shannon mentions this season thank you…i miss you shannon

if you need me i’ll be thinking about eddie’s thumb on That Spot.

this end scene is the best buck has looked all episode the choice to have him literally bathed in sunlight is so real and true

7x06 time oh my god im so scared

maddie and hen look unbelievably stunning. jesus christ.

eddie looks beautiful in his beautiful pre-destroyed pink suit. buck…your suit was a Choice. i will free you from whoever is doing your hair like that pls buck just let me in i can fix it pls

eddie wasn’t overtly bitchy about tommy being there until he saw tommy hug buck. he’s so funny.

HENREN AND RAVIIIIII 🥰🥰🥰🥰 and all three of their outfits r a slay

can’t explain to you how much i love clipboard buck if clipboard buck has no lovers i am not on this earth etc. and a karaoke bachelor party really is such a thoughtful idea even if it’s not what chimney wanted

but once again buck is so embarrassing i can’t do this

thanks we had a…time. HFJFJDKD

MONTAGE <33333 buck and eddie’s bestieism is off the charts im gonna cry…

“i am 911” maddie buckley the woman that you are…

i unapologetically looked at a million spoilers for this episode but i still don’t know What happened to chimney and im scared

kevin and the lees 😭😭😭😭

CHIMNEY GOING BACK TO THE KARAOKE BAR HE AND KEVIN WORKED AT. OH IM SICK

“telling buck no is like telling a dog not to jump your leg” is definitely. a line. that. they chose. for this episode.

I LOVE YOU CHIMNEYYY

home and he went to the lees. god….

IM GONNA BE SAD ABOUT KEVIN FOREVER

moment 1363673 of buck giving me the worst and somehow most affectionate secondhand embarrassment i’ve ever felt in my life

perfect episode no notes. actually one note WHERE WAS ALBERT. but other than that im in shambles time to listen to islands in the stream on repeat

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Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 spoilers.

At first it was denial.

I saw the signs. I saw how he said Never change Dustin Henderson. I saw him say again and again that he’s no hero. I saw him go back to give the others more time. I watched as he lay so close to gone with Dustin holding him and I still didn’t believe it.

Then it was shock.

How the time skip happened and everyone was safely back, out of the upside down. No mention of Eddie from anyone, until Dustin.

Then it changed again, going back and forth between heart wrenching mourning and white hot anger.

I am upset. The kind of upset where your feelings overcome your body and you can’t even stand, your knees giving in beneath you. Crying on the floor. Watching the tears fall onto the ground, inches from your face.

I am upset. The kind of upset where you can’t even hold back the fury. Where nothing will calm you down and you’re shaking and tense, and you just have to feel that feeling with every fibre of your being until it turns back into tears.

I convinced myself that Eddie wasn’t going to die. I read posts saying that Eddie and Jonathan were gonna have scenes next season, they put forward the point that Why would there be so much promotion for a character that wouldn’t even be in the next season?

I couldn’t even enjoy the rest of the episode after that. I couldn’t be excited about Robin and Vickie. I didn’t feel anything when Hopper and Joyce reunited with their kids. I didn’t care that Hawkins was in trouble. Nothing else mattered after that. I felt numb.

Thank you Joe Quinn. For bringing alive a character that I love more than any other I ever have. No other is even close. And fuck you Duffer brothers for absolutely ruining him.

I’m only half serious, because I understand that when you make something and people love it, you’re terrified that one day you’ll fuck it up and all those supporters will turn on you. I know that the Duffers originally didn’t want Eddie to be that likeable, since they planned on killing him. But they didn’t change what they planned even after casting Joe.

And I think what makes me the most angry is that his death wasn’t even a good death.

No one mourned for him. There was no funeral. We don’t even know that much about what happened after. We can assume that they just left his body there, to rot in the upside down. Alone. Forever.

He never got to meet Will. He would have loved him. He would have taken him under his wing and protected him and become a second older brother. He never got to meet El and see her awesome powers in action. He never got to meet Hopper, or Joyce, or Murray or Argyle or Holly or any of the parents or anyone else.

I wanted to see him become part of the group. I wanted to see him interact with the others. What would Hopper have said after taking one look at him? It would’ve made me laugh whatever it would’ve been. I wonder what Eddie would’ve thought of Dustin’s girlfriend Suzie. Did he even know that this girl with superpowers was Mike’s girlfriend???

His name was never redeemed. Everyone still hates him. He never graduated. And no, he didn’t die a hero. His death wasn’t an epic sacrifice like Billy’s was. He died even though the exact same thing happened to Steve and he survived.

His death didn’t feel like it meant anything.

And it should’ve

It could’ve.

If Eddie died it could’ve been him protecting Steve, Nancy and Robin. He reaches the house, saves them but ultimately doesn’t make it. Maybe he makes such a ruckus that Vecna has to find him and kill him himself, giving El and Max more time to save themselves.

If they were planning on it, it could’ve been so. Much. Better.

Duffer brothers you made me fall in love with a show and continue to love it for 6 years. And you ruined it in just under 4 hours.

But even after everything, I still love this show. And I will not stop writing. Eddie Munson you stole my heart and I have no regrets about that.

And I will share this love with every person who reads my work and interacts with my blog who loves him too.

I’ll write Eddie the story he deserves.

Eddie I love you. You freak.

- Willow.

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So there's definitely seven things I took note of for this scene just off the top of my head:

1) Buck never makes eye contact with Ana, not directly. It's almost as if she isn't there. And that's not Buck. It's also very odd since we hear Buck say later in this episode that he thought things were going great with Eddie and Ana and we saw them have that brief phone exchange in 4x14 and then her being at the welcome home party he obviously organized. (I mean, I get why the show is doing it but I am curious as to what Buck's official justification is for this, especially since this is your best buddy's girlfriend who your buddy may or may not be taking the next step with and it's getting serious) It made sense that Buck didn't interact with Shannon in season 2 but it makes absolutely no sense now that he's not interacting with Ana especially after the shooting and the legal guardian reveal.

2) Ana's laughs in this scene where Buck is involved sound fake and forced to me

3) Eddie is in a bubble which is why he didn't think to introduce Ana to Ravi - she's not there for him in that moment after seeing Buck and Christopher interact and then watching Christopher interact with Ravi and hearing Buck's joke, so he misses the usual social cue

4) Buck immediately looks to Eddie to gauge his reaction when Christopher says "Not yet":

5) when Eddie kisses Ana's cheek he makes the same 'mwah' sound he does with Christopher - first Abuela type kisses, now Christopher - come on, man

6) there are three types of salads Ana brings: 1) bean salad; 2) tuna salad; 3) salad salad -- bean salad makes me think of beans (and even though I know these are different types of beans) it immediately makes me think back to the old West when cowboys ate that on the trail; tuna salad makes me think of 'many different fish in the sea'; and salad salad makes me think of a third option, that it's just regular salad -- the bean salad and tuna salad are in one bag & the other salad is in a bag by itself -- Eddie is the one to bring them up the stairs after Ana hands them to him -- this literally is symbolic of choices being presented to Eddie: Buck, Ana, or just himself (which honestly, as much as I want Buddie to happen, until things end with Taylor and Eddie stops trying to deny and repress and force things, this might not be a bad idea rn, just sayin') -- "I don't want these things to wilt" (because the choice has yet to be made, oh this universe is coming for you Eddie, it's coming for you strong)

7) both Buck and Eddie are smiling down at Christopher while Ravi waits to be introduced to Ana, neither of them making a move to do so (I'm telling you, BUBBLE):

Without saying it explicitly, the writers are literally showing us just what works for Eddie and what doesn't. Unfortunately for Ana, she's in the latter group. Which is why I think we get Buck later telling Eddie to stop forcing it and to let her go if she's not what he wants.

This scene is very loud.

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OG 911 Character Details from Canon Pt 2

Hi y’all I’m back! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who reblogged the last details post - I sort of just thought people would like it and it would die, so to see it travel and hopefully reach more writers was so great so thank you again!

Details under the cut since I went a little crazy 😅 and if this is your first time seeing this, the first part, and any future parts, can be found under this tag here!

Quick note before I get to the details - always, ALWAYS take details from dialogue or plot over details from the set or props if they contradict each other. The writers have the ultimate say over what happens on the show/for the characters, so whatever they say goes, even if it goes against something props has already laid down (eg, Chim’s birthday, sorry Libra crew. He’s an Aries or a Pisces). So keep that in mind for the future in case some of these details I have which are from props/set are changed in the future, or if you’ve noticed something yourself!

Also if you have questions, I am MORE than happy to answer them, although if you leave them in the tags on this post I’m probably gonna lose them, so if it’s something you’d genuinely like an answer to, drop it in my inbox! Besides my standard “ask” tags, I’m also tagging asks about canon details with this tag here. Every time I make a big post like this, I’m going to link all the asks I’ve gotten since the last post, but if you’re looking for more info in the mean time, that’s the other spot to look!

Buck has a grill on his patio.

Eddie doesn’t hang Christopher’s art on the fridge - instead it is either hung on the corkboard in Chris’ room to the left of the door, or Eddie puts it in an actual frame and hangs it using a hammer/nails in Christopher’s room. All the Diaz family has on their fridge is a bunch of bendy people magnets. (I absolutely ADORE him putting all this effort into treating Christopher’s art like it’s something you’d buy from a professional artist).

Info on everyone’s ages can be found here. (Little more discussion of Chim’s situation here).

Albert has a bachelor’s degree! I don’t know in what though, except that it’s some field for which is a Master’s is useful.

Athena was in a sorority in college, Delta Sigma Theta. Their website describes them as “ ...a sisterhood comprised primarily of Black, college-educated women ... [that] considers the issues impacting the Black community and boldly confronts the challenges of African Americans and, hence, all Americans ”, which I love for Athena, and feel is very in-character for her at that time in her life!

Chim is an aviators dude. When he wears sunglasses, they’re always aviators.

Athena also wears nothing but aviators.

Bobby wears square aviators.

Eddie, on the other hand, always wears Wayfarers.

Buck either doesn’t really like sunglasses or he constantly forgets he owns them, since we’ve only seen him wear them once in 60 eps, in a move I’m pretty sure was ONLY for dramatic effect.

Hen’s sunglasses change style over the seasons like her regular glasses do, but she tends to like browline sunglasses.

Info on Christopher’s school can be found here!

There are two colors of dispatch polo, and there doesn’t seem to be any rhythm or reason for who wears what. Maroon - Maddie and Linda. Blue - Josh and May. Jamal has actually worn both maroon and blue, so it doesn’t seem to be TOTALLY set in stone although I’ve never seen anyone else switch. Sue is too badass to wear a dispatch shirt.

Both Bobby and Eddie drive 4 door pickups. Bobby’s is navy. Eddie specifically has a black, 2020 GMC Denali 1500 pickup truck (in case you want to specifically look up what the inside of it looks like or what features it has 😂)

Info on the 118’s medical certifications can be found here.

Correction to Eddie’s living situation from last post: no next door neighbors, but instead UPSTAIRS neighbors. (Pointed out by Abigail in this ask). Also since someone else was wondering the notes of the last post - no, there is absolutely no discussion on the show of whether or not Eddie rents the apartment or owns it. But based on the fact that it’s 1) LA and 2) an apartment, my guess would be he rents it.

When Maddie isn’t feeling like herself, she tends to straighten her hair rather than curl it. It seems to be more when she’s uncertain about her place in her own and other people’s lives, rather than just when she’s simply worried - eg it’s straight in 2B, when she’s uncertain if she wants to continue working as a dispatcher/is unsure about her relationship with Chim.

For work, Chim, Eddie and Buck all use black duffel bags with a LAFD patch on the top. Hen uses several different cute bags, and Bobby seems to have a plain black duffel bag.

Watches - Bobby, Athena, Chim, Hen and Buck all wear their watch on their left wrist (but Athena ONLY wears hers for work, she takes it off at home.) Eddie wears his on his right wrist, and Maddie doesn’t wear one.

Chim (and Maddie by default) literally still have the exact same couch as in the pilot. (Which means that Chim has cuddled Tatiana on that couch, AND Albert has had sex on it. TIME TO GET A NEW ONE, BUCKLEY-HANS 😂)

The 118 has five different rigs - the engine (E118), the ladder truck (T118), two ambulances and the captain’s truck. 95% of the time, when the team is chilling in the cab of a rig and chatting (eg the ‘stuck under a live telephone pole’ scene in Jinx), they’re in the engine, not the truck. (Which I personally learned recently are NOT interchangeable terms!)

Athena and Michael got married when Athena was 37.

If you’d like to give Maddie a full name beyond “Maddie”, you should use Madeline. (I know, I know, in 4x04 she says Maddie is the name on her birth certificate, and that you should never use props details if they contradict script details, but I always thought that was a super weird exchange in 4x04 which could be explained by Maddie getting a nickname since she was born when Margaret and Phillip, you know, actually loved their kids and showed it, so of course Buck doesn’t get one, and in 4x04, Maddie was trying to avoid the entire issue of why she got one and Buck didn’t. But! Do what you want, and use Madeline as the full version of Maddie if you’d like, since that’s what’s on the BOLO in 2x13 😂)

Athena’s call sign is 727 L30, but she doesn’t have a specific squad car - the number changes throughout the series.

Chim really likes chewing gum, but he’s the only one out of the entire family!

The station has an Xbox One S, and it’s white.

In the real LAFD, there are stations 1 through 114. To avoid confusion while filming on the streets (I’m assuming), our fictional LAFD never uses the number of a real station. So if you want another station for a fic, and you want something that would be real in OUR universe, use the numbers 115 and above. They’ve gone as high as 221 in our universe.

Battalions - station 118 is in Battalion 7, which is also not a battalion in real Los Angeles. The 118 has interacted w/ Battalion 1, which is a real battalion, but other ‘non-real which makes them more likely for our universe’ battalions include numbers: 3, 8, 13, 16, 19 and above.

S1 Buck knew the term Jedi, but based on context, didn’t understand AT ALL the context provided by Star Wars, so there’s another edge of his pop culture limits for you.

Chim is the most tech-savvy out of everyone, hands down.

Athena has a VERY active Twitter account.

Abuela’s house number is 8902. I don’t have a street name for you unfortunately though. :/

Athena’s favorite flowers are white roses. None of the other women are really flower people.

Michael likes to wear purple.

When they’re at a call, Buck does pretty much all of the stuff with the hammer and the saw. Eddie does all the work needed with the drill.

Harry goes to Meadowbrook Elementary.

Buck lives on the fourth floor of his apartment building, across the hall from Apt. 416. The lovely @lovelessmotel found this listing for what is more or less the apartment. What happened was: the set crew rented this apartment for the one episode at the end of s2 when Buck moved in, and then over the summer before s3 built their own set of it, and changed some things - eg giving him an island, and moving the sink to a second counter against the far wall, you can see the changes here in this amazing gif set by the awesome Austen, but the listing should let you click around a little more upstairs and figure out dimensions better than what the show provides!

When Athena and Hen go out to eat together, it’s always fast food burgers and fries.

Waffles are Athena’s favorite food, and tiramisu is her favorite dessert.

Every takeout we’ve seen Buck eat has always been in a Chinese food takeout container, and we know he likes Thai food the best. EXCEPT! The one time we see him eat takeout with Eddie and Christopher, they have pizza. So take from that what you will......

Eddie has a cell phone and a landline.

Chim is a shameless multiple texter.

Chim and Bobby sleep closest to the door in their respective bedrooms (both right side of the bed if you are standing at the foot, facing the headboard), and Athena and Maddie sleep furthest away from the door (left side).

Some canon last names for other firefighters at the station in case you wanna add more people to a fic - Mitchell, Sanchez, Serrano (woman), Porter, Meyers (woman), Maxwell, Voyta

Hen and Karen really love decorating their house with dark/red wood.

Karen is Mommy and Hen is Mama.

Bobby has a brother, and a grandmother, and that’s literally ALL we know about his family outside of Marcy and the kids.

Evidence points to Eddie being the oldest child in his family.

Karen has multiple brothers (no sisters), but no idea how many - just that one of them is named Trey, and one of them lives in LA and has kids. They might be the same brother and they might not be.

Both Hen and Athena are only children.

Athena has been on the police force for 30 years.

Christopher and Denny are the same age (born in 2011), and Harry is two years older than them.

Michael lives in apartment 308.

The bank in this universe is CalAm.

Hen and Karen have a picture of Denny, May and Harry on their fireplace mantel.

Eddie having a black thumb + a lot of plants in his living room = him buying fake plants bc he likes the aesthetic ™ or someone (cough Carla cough) is taking care of them for him.

The COVID timeline in OG’s universe is fucked up compared to the real world’s, so it shouldn’t be used as a way to measure time! They just throw it in wherever it makes sense for the story they want to tell (eg the vaccines in s4 ep 8), since s3 was both done before COVID hit but also airing while it was happening. It makes absolutely no sense for May to graduate in March nor for Chris to be going to what is specifically labeled summer camp, and the vaccine plotline was INCREDIBLY early, even for real life, so don’t use anything from that as a measure of time. I’ve found except in specific examples, eg the two tsunami episodes, it’s very safe to say every episode covers a week - fall holidays on the show line up with their real life counterparts, indicating about the same amount of time is passing for us and them.

On that note - Jee-Yun was born in late January, early February 2021. (Conceived in Pinned, which was end of March/beginning of April, meaning Maddie was around a month along at May’s graduation in May ➡ 42 weeks + 3 days from then = late Jan/early Feb. Which unfortunately means we most likely won’t see her birthday celebrated on screen. If we assume she was conceived on the date Pinned aired, aka the very sexy hotel scene, then January 21st or 22nd would be Jee’s birthday, depending on if she was born after midnight or not.

Buck has had at least one other Jeep between the one Maddie gave him, and the one he has now, which means that when he needs a new car, he is purposefully choosing Jeeps.

I hope this was all as interesting/enjoyable to you as it was to me! And just to repeat - I love answering questions so pls let me know if you have any at all ❤

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Tagging: @buckbuckley

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

Stranger Things season 4 Vol. 1 Review

So, I just finished vol. 1 of season 4 and I really, really enjoyed it. Out of all the seasons, this one is probably my second favorite behind season 2. Despite the longer runtime, I never felt like the episodes were dragging. There were lots of twists I didn’t see coming and I was surprised by them. The new characters were a lot of fun, particularly Eddie, Vecna, and Argyle. 

My favorite storyline was definitely the Hawkins one. The Creel house was really cool and I always enjoy hanging out with Steve, Lucas, Max, and Dustin. Nancy was surprisingly one of my faves this season. I wasn’t a big fan of her in season 3 but this season was a shining moment for her imo. Robin was also pretty cool and I really enjoyed her team-up with Nancy.  

The Russia storyline was also very compelling. Hopper’s struggle was really heartbreaking, especially when he told Antonov about his past. He and Hopper were a great duo btw. The final battle with the demogorgon was like something out of a horror film and I loved it. Joyce and Murray were also a great team. 

Eleven’s story, while dragging sometimes, didn’t always go in the direction I thought and I was pleasantly surprised. I really wanted to give her a hug though. Poor girl has been through a lot. Still, it was interesting to see how she came to be as strong as she was. 

And, I’m sorry to say, I wasn’t a big fan of Mike, Will, and Jonathan’s story. Granted, their interaction with Suzie was great, but I feel like the writers don’t always know what to do with them. They’re also not the most interesting characters to me. However, I really did appreciate Mike and Will’s heart to heart. It was needed. And Argyle is freaking hilarious. Anytime he was on screen, I had a blast. 

Ok, spoiler time!

The reveal of Vecna’s true identity I thought was a neat twist that perfectly tied Eleven’s story and the Hawkins story together. Vecna is no doubt my favorite villain in the show. Him being 001 makes sense as he is immensely powerful and is vengeful due to the pain of his past. I also loved his Freddy Krueger vibe. Just like in the movie, he attacks in a dream-like state. I wonder what’ll happen to him in vol. 2. Eleven will no doubt put in an end to him. I also wonder how he connects to the Mind Flayer.

Now, I love Steve. He’s my favorite but are they setting up another romance with Nancy? I kinda hope not because part of his story was learning to let her go. I hope they just stay friends but that doesn’t look like where the story is going. Also, he doesn’t give himself enough credit imo. Steve is very, very clueless about... everything. I hope he realizes that he is worth more than just being a babysitter and fighter. Although, I always love how he puts others before himself when danger strikes.

I really don’t know how this season will end, but I am looking forward to it. We’ll see what happens July 1. I hope y’all enjoyed the season as well!

[bylerjancytruther]

Stranger Things Ship Rankings

I saw someone else do this so i figured, eh why not? I will also include my reasons as to why i ranked each ship what i did. I’m not gonna censor any ship names because i won’t be talking bad about any ships, just giving reasons as to why i personally don’t ship them. although, i will not be tagging the ones i don’t ship.

creds to @annes-andromeda for the inspo

Byler: 100/10

I love them so much. it’s indescribable. i love everything about them. the buildup, the angst, the relatability. sometimes i have my doubts about them becoming canon because like some people state, it’s the 80s. it’s unlikely. but there are so many signs pointing to byler so as of right now i am 100% sure that byler is going to end up canon. if it doesn’t, it’s just bad writing at this point.

Mileven: 2/10

Alright so this is definitely one of the ships that i wanted until i had it. in seasons 1 and 2, i loved loved loved mileven and that’s the reason i gave it a 2 but if i’m being honest, it’s ranked so low because from season 3 onward, all we ever see them do is kiss and make out. other canon couples on this list have only ever had 1 or 2 on screen kisses and you can tell just by the way they interact with one another that they truly love each other and the chemistry is there. with mileven, you don’t really have that.

in both seasons where they are canonically a couple, there is some major conflict between the two that gets resolved at the very end. arguments over something very minuscule in my opinion. why would they write them with so much conflict if they were truly meant to be endgame?

Jopper: 10/10

Not much to say about this one. The buildup is everything. And if you don’t ship this, i don’t trust you.

Lumax: 10/10

Similar to jopper, if you don’t ship this, i don’t trust you. lumax has all the signs of a perfect ship. the will they/ won’t they vibe. and overall, they have amazing trust and care for one another.

Jancy: 1000000/10

This ship can be controversial but i love jancy more than i love oxygen (but not more than gallavich). as you can tell from my blog, i’m a jonathan byers stan first and a human second. i love nancy so much but i want jonathan to be happy. from the very first episode, we can see that nancy and jonathan have some unresolved feelings and tension there. even if nancy may not be able to make up her mind sometimes, it’s clear that she loves jonathan so much and vise versa. just like byler and lumax, this ship has a little bit of angst mixed with will they/won’t they and i eat it up every single time they’re on screen.

Stancy: 0/10

Opposite of jopper and lumax. if you do ship this, i don’t trust you. steve and nancy have never really had chemistry. from the very first time we see the two, it feels forced. it doesn’t feel genuine. in my opinion, this ship died in season 2 and if they bring them back, ill be so mad.

Stonathan: 9/10

i unironically ship stonathan so much. like when i first started watching, i shipped this as a joke. we all love enemies to lovers and this ship is like the peak of that trope. steve and jonathan don’t have much one on one screen time together and joe and charlie are very good friends in real life, giving them stonathan to work with when they are both sick of talking about jancy vs stancy would be like a breath of fresh air. this ship is the only ship i’m okay with happening if jancy breaks up (other than ronance ofc)

Ronance: 9/10

i like ronance. it’s so cute and the tension between nancy and robin is there but i just love jancy too much to rank this any higher. like stated before, ill be completely okay if they ditch jancy for ronance though.

Steddie: 4/10

if you just look at my account, you’ll be able to tell that i don’t really like steddie. i have no major issue with the ship itself, i just simply don’t ship it. the shippers are what makes this ship unbearable at times. i don’t like it because steve and eddie interacted only a few times and every intimate moment between the two was improvised.

Jargyle: 7/10

i honestly love jargyle. the stoner boyfriends trope. that’s really all i can say about that. we haven’t seen enough of them to really analyze their entire relationship.

Eddissy: 5/10

Now, it’s cute. don’t get me wrong. but personally, i headcanon eddie as gay and eddie and chrissy trike me as a platonic dynamic duo and best friends similar to steve and robin.

Rockie: 8/10

its really cute and i love robin and i want her to get her happy ending. i know what some of you might say but this is a tv show, they have the option to make any characters as fleshed out or one dimensional as they please. i want to see more of vickie next season but i just don’t like how they made her like a carbon copy of robin. all i can say is i hope she gets more personality next season.

Elmax: 7/10

not for me but i get the appeal. best friends to lovers. similar to byler. but i love their friendship more than i would love their relationship.

Byclair: 9/10

one of the best non canon ships. i love their dynamic and i’m desperate for some more byclair next season. i couldn’t see them dating but they are one of the more underrated duos in this show.

Henderhop: 6/10

you can tell how much dustin and el care for each other so i get the appeal and why some people would ship them. i just don’t see it.

Henclair: 3/10

dustin and lucas do have a great friendship that i really need to see more of next season but i just can’t see them together no matter how hard i try.

Duzie: 10/10

they obviously love each other. all i can say about this one is that we need some on screen moments between the two where they’re in the same location.

Harringrove: -10/10

ngl, i didn’t know people shipped this unironically. i thought it was joke. and if you’re okay with an abusive relationship, you do you ig.

Elumax: 5/10

i get the appeal for those who ship both elmax and lumax but this is also one of those ships that just aren’t for me.

[redwhitebuddie]

the 4-1-1 on 9-1-1 season 5b pt.2

1. hen (+karen)

as pointed out by many people in season five a, hen was practically completely ignored. they started up her medical school plot line in season four and basically took it no further during the beginning of season five. i think me, along with many other people in the fandom, are really hoping that they take this farther. hen is by far one of the most dynamic characters on the show and she deserves a lot more screen time.

and this is the only screen grab that we have gotten of her in the 5B promo mainly, so im hoping that there is a lot more focus on her this back half of the season because she definitely deserves it

2. eddie (again)

and the promo that we got today, we definitely saw a lot more of what is to come for eddie this back half of the season. on the top it seems like he’s having trouble sleeping and on the bottom it looks like eddie is having a breakdown well buck in the room with him. this really gives me hope for how they are going to take eddie’s therapy/emotional breakdown seriously and don’t just do it half ass it to appease the fans.

it also gives me hope that they’re going to explore the buddie dynamic even outside of buddie the season. they really set it up at the end of the season for when eddie announced that buck was christopher’s legal guardian if he ever died, and then they really didn’t interact much in 5ab. im really excited to see how they have buck interact with eddie during this time and see how he supports him. it should be a really good indicator of their dynamic and strong relationship over the past couple of years and how they help each other through their emotional moments.

3. maddie

ok so we get a slight glimpse into what maddie has been going through/will go through for the season 5B. we do know that by the first episode we should be able to figure out where maddie has been and why she left. and there is a little bit of a hint that the maddie and chimneys relationship will not be all butterflies and sunshine when they do meet up again. i think people were expecting it to be a little bit rocky at first, but i think we can expect a lot more angst than originally expected with this relationship.

im actually kind of excited about that because i think they can bring out a really good conversation about how traumatic birth can be for birth parents and what it can do to a relationship. as long as they really put some care and attention into this storyline i am really excited to see how it goes.

4. the boxes

so this is fucking huge. in the screen grab we see maddie and jee-yun coming to visit at what looks like bucks apartment and there’s obviously moving boxes everywhere. now this could mean an absolute myriad of things. 

1. buck is moving out of his apartment (whether that be with someone else like eddie or taylor or into a new place)

2. someone is moving into his place (like maddie or taylor) we also unsure.

now we have no way of knowing. but in this screen shoty if you look on the left you can clearly see buck and on the right it looks like someone significantly shorter than him with auburn colored hair, so we can assume it’s taylor. (i have also seen a few people theorize that either taylor or buck were gonna move in with each other but then at the last minute decided not to. if this was the case it would be most likely that buck was going to move out and then decided not to. but im completely unsure about how this plays out)

i would prefer this to be a maddie moves in with buck type of scenario but i don’t think that’s gonna be the case. and if it was a taylor & buck thing i would be a little bit disappointed. i know that there has been a mention of an impulsive decision being made in the relationship this half of the season but also there has been talk of settling and a rocky relationship and a wrench in a relationship.

i just don’t see them at a point right now that moving in together would be a good idea. but it might not last long. im completely unsure of how this storyline will play out but im sure it will give us some insight into how the characters are thinking this season, especially in regards to their relationships with one another

but what we do know is that this scene of maddie in bucks aprtment is on the same day as this scene that we saw in the promo



but she doesnt look particularly happy, it looks like this may be at the height of some tension between chimney and maddie once maddie and chim are both back in the season. so im expecting this to be in the middle to latter half of the season.

basically what i can say for sure is that we can be expecting some angst this half of the season but i really feel good about the care that they are putting into these storylines. i think that they hopefully can explore these characters a little deeper and spend some time loving into their internal thoughts and processes when it comes to their issues.

[luckyqueenreign]

I’m now fully convinced this entire season is FB trolling us. Nothing else makes sense.

1. How in the hell can you put out a season of LOVE ISLAND and give the player literally no say in who we couple with? WITH ONLY 8 EPISODES LEFT! Every pairing has been forced on us. Sure…we can choose between Johnny and Nickasshole but they are literally the same damn person post CA, so it doesn’t count.

2. There were so many complaints about Nicky/Seb being friendzoned in season 3 that FB said “alright, bet” and now we have no friends. Clearly that’s not what we meant FB…you can’t really be that stupid.

3. All the complaints about season 2’s CA boys not being able to take no for answer…FB says “Problem solved. Now NONE of your choices matter.” Again…THAT’S NOT WHAT WE MEANT!

4. Season 2 MC was (until this season) one of the biggest doormats I’ve met in the interactive fiction world. But season 5 MC takes the fucking cake and scarfs it down. Only…she’s not getting her LIs fav shirt for it because there isn’t a LI to be found on that godforsaken island. She’s like the isle at a royal wedding, getting walked on for miles and miles while the entire world watches in boredom. And she has very little reaction to it! No internal dialog about how isolated these people should be making her feel. No worrying about how it’s nearly the end of the damn show and no one gives a damn about her. Nothing. She’s just strutting around, throwing out the occasional rebuttal to the onslaught of BS they are piling on her.

5. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “we want drama that revolves around MC”. Well…we got drama that revolves around MC. I guess most people didn’t ask for the drama to be logical, so sure…make it nonsensical BS. Speaking of, why is Kat pissed at me for not telling her I DIDN’T kiss Finn on the date?! WHY?! Even sitting aside the fact that she wasn’t coupled with him and didn’t even have her date with him yet, it still makes no damn sense. Who cares if you liked him…NOTHING HAPPENED. I also didn’t kiss Eddie, Suresh, Dana, Alfie or any of these other hoes. Should I run that by you too?

6. There’s been a fair bit about how everyone falls at MC’s feet and how annoying that can be. Some people like to be the pursuer from time to time. But we didn’t mean turning MC into Allegra where only one person is even remotely interested in her. Again…FB…you can’t be this stupid.

7. Not only have they taken our complaints and turned them into a textbook “careful what you wish for” lesson, they’ve taken the stuff we liked and went in the completely wrong direction with it. No Lottie-esque redemption for the Villa Bitch (or bitches in this case). We get CA again but only, they all suck…at least s2 CA boys aren’t toxic asshats. They give us fun challenges…only they make them terrible.

I’m going to finish this season because I’m a completionist and my anxiety won’t let me not finish it, but after this, I think I’m done. I thought I hit peak annoyance with FB last season, but holy shit was I wrong. And I’d love to say that it can’t get worse than this…but FB cannot be trusted and I am far less forgiving than my Suresh-loving MC.

And one more thing I need to vent about that I haven’t really seen mentioned too much today. How can Suresh not stand up for MC with this Niconny drama? Everyone else has known MC for a couple of weeks at best, but this guy spent over a year with her. He knows her. FB is out here trying to tell us this man still loves her and wouldn’t, at the bare fucking minimum, be like “huh…that doesn’t sound like the MC I know”. And why does Alfie ask US if we can be trusted but not the guy that’s known her for more than two years? What sense does that make? The writers ruined something that could have been great with this lazy writing.

lots of valid points here anon 😩😩😩

[daysswiftlycomeandgo]

I've been thinking about how upset some people get about fans shipping non-canon gay or lesbian ships. There are plenty of arguments out there on both sides, some more valid than others. But what I want to talk about is the assumption that someone who ships a same sex couple, only ships same sex couples and that these fans can't enjoy a friendship between two characters of the same sex without wanting it to be romantic.

Now I've been reading fanfiction for close to 2 decades and I've shipped couples across the spectrum of sexuality. And I fall firmly in the camp of: I ship couples that have the most development and it just so happens that most media up to this point has been dictated by white men and thus the characters who get the most development are white males and males in general tend to have more characterization than women.

So as someone who ships same sex couples and also loves a good friendship/found family, I just want to give some examples of different forms of storytelling and how they affect shipping. (This is only from my perspective and I am in no way a professional.)

Now of all the shows I've loved and obsessed over in my life, the two shows that come to mind quickest in terms of quality friendship storytelling are Psych and Scrubs. The center of both of these shows is a friendship between two males and yet the most popular ships of these shows are the heterosexual ones. I would argue this is the case because the shows gave actual storylines to their female characters and gave them lives outside of the male characters. When you have fully fleshed out characters it's way easier to become invested in their relationships.

Let's take a closer look at Psych. We meet Juliet in the second episode of the series, and while the attraction between her and Shawn is obvious, it takes 4 and a half seasons for them to start dating. Throughout the first four seasons there is a much greater focus on Juliet adjusting to a new city and new job and proving herself. We see her build close friendships to Lassiter and Chief Vick as well as Shawn and Gus. Throughout the series we see Shawn change more as a result of his relationships with Gus and Henry than as a way to get Juliet to go out with him. Juliet and Shawn build a mutual respect and love for each other before ever dating. And they have other relationships in their lives that are just as important to them as their romantic one.

Which leads into the friendship between Shawn and Gus which is the most important relationship in the entire show (followed closely by Shawn and Henry). Shawn knows when to push Gus out of his comfort zone and Gus knows when he needs to pull Shawn back. They are open with each other about their jobs, their sex lives, their families, their insecurities, etc. Something interesting to me is that there are multiple scenes in Psych in which Shawn and Gus pretend to be romantic partners when working a case. Usually something like that would be shipping fodder, but Psych treats it as a given, a natural product of their closeness and the situation at hand. There is no gay panic or even an ounce of awkwardness afterwards. The scene happens and they continue on as they always do.

I feel no desire to ship Shawn and Gus because the relationships presented to me are already the best version I can imagine. Shawn and Juliet are great as a couple and I love seeing them together. At the same time Shawn and Gus have the best friendship on tv and I appreciate Psych for giving us that content.

Now compare that to my current obsession: 9-1-1. I very much ship Buck and Eddie together and I truly feel it is a product of the show making their relationship to each other, and to Christopher, as the most significant in their lives. Outside of Abby, and Shannon to an extent, the love interests for Eddie and Buck have been bland. Ali was only around a short time but what do we even know about her? We learn more about her in the earthquake episodes than we do during her entire relationship with Buck. Other than learning she travels for work during her last episode, we know nothing about her and nothing about her and Buck's relationship. Now Taylor is a little better as we learn in her first episode that she has always wanted to be a reporter and that she is willing to do anything to get there. Then in Season 4, we see her friendship with Buck first and get an idea of what they're like together. But we still don't know anything about what's important to her or her values or what she wants in life outside of her job. We see her tear up when talking about Covid but we get no context for why this is effecting her more than other stories. It doesn't feel like we ever really get a reason for why they like way other so much. Which is different from Buck and Abby who connect through their jobs and appreciate someone understanding the difficulty of being a first responder.

As for Ana, what do we know? She was Christopher's teacher and is now a vice principal and is pretty? She has no history, no agency, no motivations outside of wanting to date Eddie. We see her with Chris but not actually interacting with or talking to him. She is a nothing but a stock photo version of a girlfriend.

Compare that to what we see of Eddie and Buck together. Buck going to visit Santa with Eddie and Christopher, actively spending time with Chris, being the person Christopher goes to when he is panicking, taking care of Chris after Eddie has been shot. Buck losing it when Eddie is buried alive and when he's been shot. Eddie losing it when the lawsuit keeps him from being able to talk to Buck. Eddie being Buck's major support during Buck Begins. All of the tiny moments we get of the two, really three, of them at parties and at each other's places. Eddie using Buck's first name as a way to reinforce that Evan is important, not just Buck. That he made him Christopher's legal guardian in case of Eddie's death without even telling him because that's how confident Eddie was in that decision. That Buck doesn't have to sacrifice himself to matter and in fact should never sacrifice himself because that's how much he already does matter.

When a show gives me that much emotional context to characters that we know so much about already, of course I'm going to ship them together rather than with the love interests who are barely even real people within the story.

[onrainynights]

why you can't compare buddie to destiel (from someone who ships both)

this is kind of addressing the recent negativity in the buddie tag, but it's also a collection of my thoughts and reasoning for being buddie-positive despite my experiences with destiel and spn in general. the text of 911 is not really discussed at all, and this is relatively spoiler-free, so if you're thinking of watching 911 I encourage you to read it. if you haven't seen both shows it probably won't make perfect sense, but I wrote this with spn fans who haven't seen 911 in mind, since that's most of my followers (and also seems to be where much of the negativity was coming from) pretty long post under the cut to save your dash

I just want to prepare y'all for the fact that buddie could be the slow burn will they/won't they mlm romance we've been waiting for practically forever.

at this point it's not fair to call it queerbait because where their relationship is now fits the characters and their development. this is not like destiel, where there were many moments over the years that could've ended with them getting together and it would've made sense with the story. buddie right now is in this sweet, wholesome pre-relationship kind of place, which on its own is a compelling dynamic and so fun and good to see. a resolution of it right now would feel out of character—they both still have some development to do before that would feel natural. and so, I don't think we can really call it queerbaiting unless the characters get to that point and there is still no resolution.

also I'd like to point out the overall positivity from the cast when it comes to buddie. both Eddie's and Buck's actors have said (I'm paraphrasing cast statements in this post unless they are in quotations) positive things about the pairing, and Buck's actor has said that he likes the interpretation of Buck as queer, and he would be happy if the writers took his character in that direction. also Eddie's actor with "that's what they all say" when buddie was referred to as a "bromance". Jennifer Love Hewitt, who plays Buck's sister (another main character), is very supportive of buddie, saying she's "rooting for it", that it would be "amazing", she doesn't "see how it couldn't happen one day". this was in response to hearing that a fan insists Buck and Eddie will be a couple. She flat-out said "I think so, too." She jokes about buddie with Buck's and Eddie's actors all the time. Also, my favorite bit from the video of her saying all this, "Let's manifest it together!"

It's safe to say this is a VERY different environment to spn. I don't think I've ever seen a cast this positive about a show's main non-canon queer ship before. NEVER. I think it's safe to say that if/when buddie is canonized, the cast will be just as excited as the fans—at least JLH will be! Add into the fact that the show's PR seems to be leaning into bi buck and buddie right now, it's a VERY different vibe than spn had, definitely. There's no gaslighting of the fans here, at least not that I've seen. also, although 911 has a large casual viewership, I think it's safe to say the GA would not be upset by buddie—there are only 3 serious, long-term romantic relationships involving main characters in this show, and one of them is a lesbian marriage with two children. And yes, the characters are shown being lesbians, it's not just a stated fact; the audience is privy to their relationship (and their interactions with their adorable kids). I think it's safe to say that buddie would go over well with the fans, even the casual viewers (of which there are many). buddie doesn't seem to be a huge divider in fandom like destiel is, either. reactions generally seem to be either "I ship it" or "I don't care either way."

Also I'd like to point out that while yes, it's possible that buddie is only bait (which would be disappointing), there's a reason queerbaiting works. people WANT to be queerbaited, because it's nearly indistinguishable from a slow burn will they/won't they queer romance. queerbaiting allows fans to make theories, create fan content (including fic), and keeps them engaged with the dynamic and the show. fans who are vulnerable to queerbaiting want a slow burn will they/won't they queer romance, which is currently an almost completely untapped market. spn could've tapped it, but despite the huge fandom they did not. there are SO MANY people outside of spn fandom who want a slow burn mlm romance, one that keeps the audience guessing, one that's will they/won't they, one that is not guaranteed, and that is why queerbaiting works so well. the audience doesn't just want the payoff, they also want the build-up. the longer the build-up, the higher the payoff, and the suspense of the build-up is gone if you know from the start that the payoff is definitely coming. that's part of why malec from shadowhunters didn't fully tap this market—there was no question of if, only the question of when (which wasn't really a question either, given there was an episode in season 1 literally titled "malec" when they got together.) the characters were always queer, the show being an adaptation of a book series where they were in a relationship and eventually had children together.

this was why November 5th was such a big deal—fans were so far past the will they/won't they aspect of destiel, firmly believing that destiel would always end as a "won't they" and not a "will they" that when cas confessed his romantic love for dean, destiel trended on Twitter over the US election. you all know that story, but maybe not everyone reading this knows that after Nov. 5 there was a case of hundreds if not thousands of spn fans experiencing love sickness because of the confession scene. the payoff of making destiel fully canon (and reciprocated, in English) would've been huge. fans would've been throwing their money at the c/w.

which leads me to the possibility (this is not at all me saying that I think this happened or even is likely, just that it's one possibility that /could/ have happened) that buddie started as bait, that the writers never intended for them to be a couple, but saw fan reactions to buddie during season 2 and started to lean into it in season 3 (and 4 so far, but it just started so I don't want to make any generalized statements about it) possibly still as bait or maybe not deciding yet if they'll go anywhere with it. and then maybe they saw destiel trending on November 5th, realized just how BIG the market for a slow burn will they/won't they mlm romance is, and said "hey, we already have the foundations for one of those. why not go for it and draw in all those viewers who clearly want one so badly?"

if buddie goes canon, because the cast and PR have been so positive about it, unlike spn, and because of the text of the show itself, the show's creatives could VERY EASILY claim that they were never baiting, that it was all an intentional slow burn will they/won't they romance from the beginning, and most people would believe them; there isn't really any evidence to the contrary, although I am sure there would be at least a few fans convinced it started as queerbaiting, and there might not be any evidence to refute that, either.

the point is that 911 is currently sitting on a gold mine. if they play their cards right, and execute buddie well, they will monopolize this market that old straight white men serving as network executives have failed so far to really tap into. they queerbait without the payoff, which gives the show a reputation among those in the market who haven't seen it, guaranteeing they will never watch it. shows in this vein: sherlock (huge reputation for queerbaiting and a finale fans didn't like) and spn (huge reputation for queerbaiting and a finale fans didn't like). spn got so, so close with cas's confession but then continued to gaslight its fans, and PR did not lean into destiel AT ALL. if 911 did buddie? the PR team would be all over it. it would be a moneymaker, big time, and Fox knows it. if buddie, or even just bi buck, went canon, tumblr would be all over it. viewership for the show, which is already impressive, would skyrocket. 911 would monopolize this market, because fans wary of queerbaiting would watch it with the knowledge that the payoff is there, and there really wouldn't be a competitor until other shows saw the success of buddie and followed suit with their own pairings, and given the fact that the market specifically wants /slow burn/ queer romances, that might take a couple years. that puts 911 in a really good position, where suddenly the fandom of the show, not just the GA, is very large and likely very dedicated to the show. the success of canon buddie might just change the landscape of TV in the coming years, showing execs that while queerbaiting does work, actually going through with it is really where the money is. 911 would not just monopolize the market for a while; it would pioneer it.

if buddie never goes canon, I would probably be a bit disappointed at the wasted potential, but unless the characters get to that point where canon buddie seems like the most logical outcome and they /don't/ go for it, I won't be truly upset because I don't think it's fair to claim its queerbaiting until then. I can't tell you how likely it is that buddie will be canon at some point, but it seems FAR more likely than destiel /ever/ did, and we ended up getting cas's confession in the end. I have hope, despite being hurt so badly by spn. 911 is a genuinely great show with some fantastic writing, and they don't leave chekov's gun unfired, unlike spn.

really, it comes down to this: if Jennifer Love Hewitt is allowed to clown for buddie, then so am I, and I'll enjoy this show—which is amazing even without canon buddie—while I apply my clown makeup.

[farfarawaygirl]

I’m genuinely asking if you ship buck and Eddie. Because everyone in the entire fandom seems to and you’re literally the first blog I’ve seen that even remotely acknowledges Taylor. FYI I don’t ship buddie, not for any negative reason I just don’t really see anything there

I wrote an exceedingly eloquent reply to this ask just this morning, but Tumblr was glitching, or my internet was... and now I'm going to try and remember how smart I was earlier.

First, I will start off by saying that I only started watching 911 in 2021, before that I had never watched it, or been interested. But, I am a lover of first responder shows - shout out to my FAVES The Rookie and Chicago Fire - and between it being on Disney+, 'Rona, and other circumstances I started to watch it. The only interaction I had previously had it was through Tumblr, and I started watching it fully think Buck and Eddie were a couple. But, once I saw the show, I realized a lot of what was on Tumblr was radically out of context.

Let me also say, that as soon as I got a read on the characters, I quickly became happy that Buck and Eddie were just friends. For me, the chemistry is not there. They are brothers, and their bond with each other, and Christopher has helped shape them - but, at the end of the day, they're not romantic.

I won't say that the show hasn't teased this - the Christmas Elf, the influencer who left her live stream running, the cross over with 911 Lonestar - but if four seasons in and they've never had either character identify as anything other than straight?

Two other things stick out to me:

1 - there is a lot of LGBTQ+ rep on the show - personally I think there is always room for more, but when you're looking at it from a network standpoint, Fox has more to lose by having Buck and Eddie get together than gain. (Again, not my personal feelings, but just an outsiders opinion)

2 - I really do not get the vibe that the actor for Eddie would be 'chill' with this.

I am not opposed to Buddie, but it doesn't draw me in. Buck/Eddie lacks a lot of what I look for in a ship, things that are really present in BuckTaylor.

Taylor in season 4 is amazing, in four episodes she is well written, she reveals herself and stays guarded, she shows growth and understanding. She is someone important for Buck 3.0.

Together Buck and Taylor have so much more story potential... and they have an easy chemistry that plays well on screen.

One of the reasons I really like Taylor for Buck is that she doesn't treat him like he's stupid, which at times almost every other character does. She calls him on 'bad behaviour' - tricking her to the double date, but still trusts his character enough to call him for a miracle. Even her reaction to Buck telling her that he has never felt like he is enough is wonderful.

One thing media consumers focus on is female relationships, and the Bechdel test (which has a whole other complicated history of sexism and exclusion, but that is a rant for an other day) but part of what I like about Buck and Eddie as friends is that they bond over Christopher, and the job, and their need to have a friend. First responders often have enmeshed relationships, so I don't get the romance vibe, so much as a trauma vibe.

All this to say, I ship BuckTaylor, but more than that, I want good writing for all of these characters!

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For the series ask game: 911

ahhh yes, 911 let’s gooo

my favorite female character

hen, definitely. she is so passionate about helping people, and i know they all are, but there’s sth about hen, i mean she starts med school at 40. that’s so dedicated and impressive, i love it. the team is so important to her, she always brings awesome cake when someone comes back, she has some of my favourite conversations with the other characters, and aaargh she’s just so cool!

my favorite male character

buck! he’s a dumbass with a heart of gold, which i always love, he’s good with children, he’s constantly trying to improve himself, he forgives easily (too easily sometimes). he cares so much about being a firefighter, it’s his whole world, and that job fits him so well. he also makes me laugh so much, which is definitely a plus

my favorite book/season/etc

hmmm i can’t really decide. i think it’s a draw between season 2 and season 4 (also the current season is kind of insane)

my favorite episode (if its a tv show)

the first 3 episodes of season 3. yes, the tsunami episodes. they are super stressful but damn, they’re so good

jinx. literally no other episode has made laugh as much as this one

whatever the episode is in which bobby and michael are playing around with a telescope and become amateur detectives. i love their friendship

i am also very fond of the last few episodes that came out for eddie reasons (yeass deal with that trauma)

my favorite cast member

do not care for the actors, so let me just say the dude that plays buck cause my sister sent me a video where he’s speaking in his actual british accent, and i didn’t even know he was british until then. still makes me laugh for some reason

my favorite ship

buddie buddie buddie. have you seen them? have you? i mean come on. i was rewatching the whole show in preparation for season 5b and the shit i’ve witnessed. i’m sorry but every buck/eddie interaction… they’re so meant to be. buck making friends with eddie so easily once he gets over his own insecurities. eddie just trusting buck with chris, especially after the tsunami. buck feeling at home in eddie’s home. the landslide. it’s insane. and now? there was such a distance and disconnect between them in season 5a, but ever since fear-o-phobia something has shifted and damnnn i think it might actually be happening. just watch dumb luck. watch dumb luck and tell me they’re not in love

a character I'd die defending

though i’d be mostly defending him to himself, bobby. i know his backstory is messy and complicated, but it was NOT his fault, there were about a hundred more things wrong with that building. anyway. no one come at him

a character I just can't sympathize with

sigh. if i’d have to chose one from the main cast, it’s athena. it’s not that i never sympathise with her, it’s just that i sympathise with her the least. there are just some things she does i fundamentally disagree with, and it’s been like that since season 1. i have very mixed feelings about her

a character I grew to love

yoooo chimney! i actually forgot that i used to dislike him, cause i just love that dude so much, but when i did my rewatch and saw him in the first few episodes, i understood why. but he grows as a character, definitely for the better, and i was so sad when he wasn’t there for most of season 5a

my anti otp

eddie/ana. basically, i told myself to give both buck and eddie’s relationships with other people a chance, because i didn’t want to hate them just because i ship buddie. and while i don’t think they should be together, i don’t hate buck/taylor. eddie/ana is a different story. there’s just nothing there. i don’t know anything about ana as a person. what does she have in common with eddie? what does she bring to the relationship? there’s literally nothing. and maybe that was the point, i don’t know, but i had to force myself through all the eddie/ana scenes, it was painful

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25 Favorite Polyam-Ships of the Arrowverse

The more the merrier. Who needs love triangles if they can be so easily resolved? Here is a list of my favorite Polyamory Ships of the Arrowverse-Shows. And no, sadly none of those was ever canon, except maybe one or two….

 25. Legends8S1 (Rip Hunter/Sara Lance/Ray Palmer/Mick Rory/Leonard Snart/Kendra Saunders/Jefferson Jackson/Martin Stein)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 1

 I am not sure why but there are many fics for this insane ship even though later versions of the Legends had much more interteam-dating going on. Maybe it’s cause it has something.

24.  Legion of Doom (Eobard Thawne/Damien Darhk/Malcolm Merlyn)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 2

 In canon the mostly hated each other. Fans thinks differentyl.

23.  Avalancegreen (Ava Sharpe/Sara Lance/Gary Green)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 3-5

 This is Garys Dream Ship.

22.  Vixensteelwave (Amaya Jiwe/Nate Heywood/Mick Rory)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 2-3

 Many people shipped Mick with either Amaya or still ship him with Nate and Nate and Amaya were a canon couple so, why not?

21.  Superflarrow (Kara Danvers/Barry Allen/Oliver Queen)

 Arrow/Flash/Supergirl, Invasion!, Crisis on Earth-X, Elseworlds, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Arrow Season 8

 The Trinity gets often shipped together for rather obvious reasons.

20.  Hawkatomwave (Kendra Saunders/Ray Palmer/Mick Rory)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 1

 Kendra and Ray were a canon couple and Ray and Mick had a heavy canon bromance going on, so there is were this comes from.

19.  Vixensteelatom (Amaya Jiwe/Nate Heywood/Ray Palmer)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 2-3

 All three of them were great friends who would often hang out together, Amaya und Nate were actually dating, Nates and Rays bromance was the heart and soulf of the show for four seasons and the chemistry between Ray and Amaya was great, so why the hell not?

 18.  Kascholsen (Kara Danvers/Winn Schott/James Olsen)

 Supergirl Season 1-3

 The Originals Superfriends just had that dynamic about them. Also a way to resolve the Season 1 Love Triangle.

 17.  Steeldarhkatom (Nate Heywood/Nora Darhk/Ray Palmer)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 3-5

 This might just be kind of canon in Season 5, when Ray is dating Nora but still kind of bro-dating Nate aswell. The went to prom together after all.

16.  Winnia-5 (Winn Schott/Nia Nal/Brainiac-5)

 Supergirl Season 3-5

 The three adorable „Supergirl“-Nerds put together. Nia and Winn never really interacted much, but through this you get Braina und Winniac-5 all in one package, so yeah, maybe that’s just me, but I like it.

15.  Karmimra (Kara Danvers/Mon-El/Imra Ardeen)

 Supergirl Season 3

 This is how they could have resolved the Season 3 Love Triangle in a more daring way.

14.  Coldflashwave (Leonard Snart/Barry Allen/Mick Rory)

 The Flash Season 1-3

 Many fans love this one. Leonard would surly be up for it.

13.  Hawkatomcanary (Kendra Saunders/Ray Palmer/Sara Lance)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 1

 In „Left Behind“ this was kind of canon in the beginning. Left behind in the past those three moved in together for a couple of months, so … who knows what happened?

12.  Steelatomhacker (Nate Heywood/Ray Palmer/Zari Tomaz)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 3-4

 The dynamic trio after the ending of Season 3 in Team Legends – the best of friends and Zari and Nate later ended up becoming an item, even though she previously seemd more interested in Ray.

11.  Roguecanary (Leonard Snart/Mick Rory/Sara Lance)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 1-2

 Blame the barfight in the pilot for this one. Fans were very taken with this trio.

  10.  Rogueatom (Leonard Snart/Mick Rory/Ray Palmer)

 Legends Season 1-2

 Another trio spawned by the early episodes of the show, when Ray became an interim Rogue of sorts.

  9.      Karawel (Kara Danvers/Winn Schott/Mon-El)

 Supergirl Season 2-3, 5

 Winn needs love in his life, so why shouldn’t he find it with two of his best friends who are desperatly in love with each other?

 8.      OliverYamashiro (Oliver Queen/Tatsu Yamashiro/Maseo Yamashiro)

 Arrow Season 3

 This kind of was the point of Season 3s Flashback Arc. Oliver became an interim member of the Yamashiro family, so this would have been the next logical step if Akio hadn’t met his end like this.

 7.      Snowbertallen (Caitlin Snow/Julian Albert/Barry Allen)

 The Flash Season 3

 Snowberry-., Allenbert-, and Snowbert-Fans all come together through this ship.

6.       Coldwestallen (Leonard Snart/Iris West/Barry Allen)

 The Flash Season 2-3

 The Season 2 Christmas Episode gave birth to this rather popular ship. Iris und Leonard did not interact much on the show, but still this is a ship on fire.

 5.      Tauriver (Tommy Merlyn/Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen)

 Arrow Season 1

 This would have been the preferable solution to the Season 1 Love Triangle.

 4.      Irivarry (Iris West/Oliver Queen/Barry Allen)

 Arrow/The Flash, The Flash Season 1-2, Invasion!, Crisis on Earth-X, Elseworlds, Crisis on Infinite Earths

 Oliver deserved better, why not with the man he is cleary crazy in love with and this mans loving wife, who has him on her cheating list?

3.      Atomsteelwavevixen (Ray Palmer/Nate Heywood/Mick Rory/Amaya Jiwe)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 2-3

 Those four were great friends and more among each other, often hung out in pairs or as trios or as a foursome, and they loved each other very much. This should have been canon.

2.      Captains3 (Sara Lance/Rip Hunter/Leonard Snart)

 Legends of Tomorrow Season 1-2

 If Sara und Leonard and Sara and Rip and Leonard and Rip would not work out, maybe Sara, Leonard and Rip together would work. I know I am literally the only one who ships them, but I do. I really do.

1.      Westhallen (Iris West/Eddie Thawne/Barry Allen)

 The Flash Season 1-3

 Love Triangle? What Love Triangle? This is my OTP don’t judge me.

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Holy crap this episode was funny as hell until it wasn't and then we were plunged right back into the intensity. But great episode!!! I don't lb so I don't get spoilers but man I had a lot of reactions as I watched. Ngl, a lot of cursing and caps ahead but damn was this such a good episode:

“One minute before the blackout” - now we’re to 1 minute from 1 week last week

“The place where this heart’s from, it was a tragedy. But once we land, it’s gonna turn into a miracle, right?” “Yeah, I like that” -- so once we land and settle after all of this craziness, a tragedy will turn into a miracle? I like that *looking at you Eddie*

EDDIE GET OUT OF THAT CHOPPER RN, DO NOT DO THIS TO ME AFTER SEASON 4, DO NOT!!!

Bobby going in to save the heart, hmm...

Oh, thank God - Eddie, Hen, and Bobby are all safe

Dr. Salazar - we need more of her. I love her so much.

4 Days later - hmm...

Wow, they’re really bringing Harry to the forefront here, this whole kidnapping thing is going to happen isn't it?

Harry charging neighbors and Michael and David in a sort of co-parent situation - first of all, Harry you are a GENIUS and love that Michael and David with Harry are being focused on in this episode, ahem, is there possibly a reason...?

Lou survived!!!! THANK GOD

Nearly 5 days Lou was in hospital

5 day head start for Hudson - is there something with 1, 3, 4 and now 5? I'm keeping track here, Tim

Buck is the power czar LOL - omg I love this man so much

Ravi!!! We need MORE Ravi!!! but where is Albert???

CHIMNEY!!!!! OMG I LOVE YOU - "Give me a charger or Uncle Buck will never see his niece again" - "Give him a charger" - "Well played" - "Let this be a lesson, never give that man a clipboard" - "Excuse me for being efficient" - "That’s one word for what you are" - okay #1 I will forever be in love with Chimney, probably one of my top favorite characters on this show & #2 LOVE this whole brothers interaction, Albert may not be there but Buck and Chim are still going with the whole older-brother-is-exasperated-with-the-younger-brother's-shit vibe

Oh God, here comes more cringe, yay... not so much

Eddie kisses Ana on the cheek AGAIN (Eddie, can you hear me? This is your subconscious speaking, when are you going to end this, my man?)

Ana says going to visit was Christopher’s idea since he missed Eddie and thought he was hungry - muy interesante

Buck rushing over to greet Christopher and hugging him tight is a moment I live for - outside of the whole Buck and Eddie story, I LOVE this relationship with all of my heart, I am so glad Christopher has Buck, he really is his second dad (with or without Eddie being involved)

Eddie not introducing Ana to Ravi (nor Buck saying hi) - Buck’s expression - “You must be Eddie’s wife” Christopher: “Not yet” I FUCKING LOVE THIS KID, OKAY!!!! Buck’s smile, he loves Christopher, too - love how Ana and Eddie don't say anything to dispel or clarify this

SAME FUCKING TRIGGER AND THIS TIME BUCK SEES IT!!!! OMG (Eddie, this is your subconscious again, you need to listen! The universe and I are trying to tell you something, please before any more shit hits the fan like me having to watch more uncomfortable interactions between you and your placeholder friend!)

Eddie sending Ana and Christopher on a tour with Ravi IN THE DARK at his work place so he can put SALADS AWAY

Buck’s expressions the entire time - Buck knows something's up

Ana’s expressions the entire time - she KNOWS

Thank God Bobby wasn’t around - hear me out, I have a reason for this that I am still working on in this long ass meta

Buck makes sure to not make eye contact with Ana (except quickly when Ravi is waiting to be introduced), even when Ana laughs at his “Constantly”

Eddie being a probie when Shannon came back in season 2 (and Eddie pulled her into the locker room to talk) & Ana being left to tour the station house with Ravi aka Probie - hello parallels & contrasts, my old friend

“I don’t want these things to wilt” - interesting choice of wording there, Eddie (newsflash, it's already wilting, Eddie)

I almost feel a little bad for Ana here because she did do something nice and she gets the brushoff and some discomfort/embarrassment in return (I mean the woman brought three salads in the middle of a blackout that she most likely made herself, come on - I'm sure some people think salads are easy to make but to those of us in the inexperienced/uninitiated cooks' club, it's not that simple)

Lila dead - hmm...are we surprised? (Hudson didn't give a fig about her and what's sad is Lou would have saved her)

“I think she was smitten like those other fools. I think she saw him being led away in cuffs and she intervened on his behalf” - interesting line there, Athena...

I need more scenes with Athena and Elaine - I know Elaine is the captain and Athena is on her own with no partner but I gotta say I am enjoying this

Athena! Why are you not warning the survivors!!! I mean I get it but still!!!

OMG “He takes Christopher all the time, he’s got the place memorized” - BUCK LISTENED TO EDDIE IN 3x03 - OMG!!!

Oh Buck my poor baby, he knows what they’re walking into - I LOVE Hen’s line of “Just smile, Buck” and then Eddie and Chim both smile wide at him - OMG I AM LIVING FOR THESE SCENES WITH THE 118

“Welcome to the Jungle” - nice touch 911

OMG Buck you are cracking me up - no animals are getting past him

1 hawk or eagle or raptor maybe? I’m not good with bird species okay!!!

3 emus again

1 bird I have no idea what kind (wondering if that’s what we saw the back of last episode near the emus)

Giraffe again

3 wolves

3 camels

Elephant

“The animal makes a move, control it” - YOU GOT THIS BUCK (yes we are finally getting that scene we saw filmed!!!)

Buck’s expression when the camel runs by is KILLING ME 'yeah, that's right Camel, back up, back up, you don't want any of this, yeah that's right'

Stuffed animals in the souvenir store, interesting

2 for $5 sign - even more interesting

1 alpaca

I guess I kind of wonder why Hen didn’t become a vet at one point in her life? Like I’m glad she’s a first responder and about to be a doctor but damn she knows so much about animals, she’s like the 118’s resident animal expert, that’s my girl

“We were gonna get one” - um...what? Hen...

“I wouldn’t” LOL oh Bobby you slay me

Is it just me or do we hear ET almost type music in the background as Hen lays chips down for the alpaca? Bobby mentioning the Reese’s Pieces, the flashlight shining on the Alpaca when it steps into view...are we getting an ET reference?

“It’s calling its friend!” *another Alpaca appears through coats “Clever girl” - a Jurassic Park reference - It’s a fucking Steven Spielberg reference, holy shit!!!!

Okay so that scene was Eddie looking over at Bobby, got it, near the fire trucks

Oh Buck I love you so much “So you ran from an Alpaca?” “Two Alpacas and no one was running” - both Buck’s and Eddie’s faces and then laughter are freaking hilarious

Chimney: “After careful consideration, I have decided not to endorse this park” - OMG I have not stopped laughing for like five minutes straight, can you imagine a Jurassic Park AU for this team? - shot of T-rex above Ripley’s Believe It Or Not (nice one, 911)

Weird looking bird that I've never seen before and 2 emus and 2 vulture, 1 hawk/raptor bird, 1 rhino

May is awesome!!! And so are those neighbors!!!!

Eddie in the tank top!!! Buck with a clipboard!!!

“Hey are you sleeping or just pretending?” Buck is taking no prisoners today

Buck is trying to make sure he’s not having any symptoms, omg, seriously how do you not love this guy???? Eddie you better make an honest man out of him soon, I'm not sure how much longer I can take this

“You don’t give up, do you?” Oh Eddie you did not just say that, to Buck of all people, come on man (hello season 3 Eddie, my old friend)

Get him, Buck! Get him!

“Since when do you panic?” “That’s what I said, I don’t panic” Buck once again out there proving that he knows Eddie better than anyone else

Oh wow!!! Eddie came right out and said it “If I’m being honest with myself I think it was Ana”

And there it is folks “She’s been a constant through all of this, staying with Christopher”

“Somehow we became a ready made family and I don’t know if I’m ready for that” - wow, this is an excellent scene, he’s totally letting that wall down to talk candidly with Buck, nice - and him being stripped down to a tank top for this scene just reiterates that fact, he's baring some things

“I think I’m gonna stick it out. Ana’s the first woman I’ve wanted to spend this much time with since Shannon” - oh Eddie, you really need to shit or get off the pot my friend, this isn’t good for you, Christopher or Ana - how can you sentence all three of you to this? come on

“My kid loves her” but YOU DON'T - okay my heart is breaking, Eddie is making the same goddamn mistake all over again just like we predicted - Eddie please, what did Carla just say to you three episodes ago? Where the hell is Carla btw????

“Stick it out? That’s not the way you talk about someone you’re in love with” “That enough?” - thank you Buck, seriously THANK YOU

Okay my heart just broke again but for Buck this time “Eddie, I have been Ana” - aww =( I love my chaotic firefighter son with all of my heart

And of course Denial!Eddie aka repressed!Eddie are back, sigh - 5x03 has to be where it all comes to a head, it has to be, now even Buck is forcing him to face what he's trying so hard not to - word of advice Eddie, my repressed firefighter son, you can try to deny it mentally/emotionally all you want but it will come out one way or another, just like it's coming out in panic attack symptoms and anxiety - you have to end this, sweetie

And I think it’s very interesting that Eddie looks right at Buck during “If I’m being honest with myself” *looks away then right back at Buck* “I think it was Ana”, “staying with Christopher”, then right after “I don’t know if I’m ready for that”, “I think I’m gonna stick it out”, “Ana’s the first woman I’ve wanted to spend this much time with since Shannon” “My kid loves her”

OMG Eddie’s expression when Buck says “I know what it’s like to be in love with someone who’s not all the way in and deep down you know it and it hurts. It hurts worse than the truth” — RYAN WHERE IS YOUR GODDAMN EMMY??? If anyone ever doubted that Eddie was in love with Buck, there’s the freaking proof written all over Eddie’s face at Buck’s line!!! It’s not something he thinks he can have and it hurts

Okay seriously, Eddie saying “Ana’s the first woman I’ve wanted to spend this much time with Shannon” — VERY PURPOSEFUL MENTION OF A WOMAN HE’S WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH, EDDIE PLEASE, CAN YOU HEAR ME!!!!

Then they go right to Chim calling Maddie, uh huh, I see you 911

I really love Hen’s full support of Maddie btw & I love how Chim is able to talk to Hen about it all

Oh no!!! Maddie please don’t fall asleep!!!

Oh thank God!!!! It’s going to be okay, Maddie, you got her, it’s going to be okay - I seriously want to give my girl a hug and tell her it's going to be okay

Omg Jee-Yun is so cute!!!

Day 4 or day 5 hmmm - I'm still keeping track, Tim

“Why is it every time the world ends, it ends some more?” “It just keeps us on our toes” “More like knocks us on our asses” - Universe is that you?

Awww Bobby just called Athena “baby” <3 I'm not crying, you're crying

YES more Athena and Elaine

Lou is awake!!!!

Awww Lou =( I may or may not be ugly crying rn

I cannot tell you how relieved I am that Lou is alive

Oh God!!!! Athena get the cops there now!!!!

Yeah you should have let Harry charge them Michael lol, of course they were there to just use the generator power (though I love and appreciate the contrast they gave us in the neighbors who helped the boy with the ventilator so we know not all people take advantage)

OH NO GET AWAY FROM HARRY YOU BASTARD!!!!

On a side note, it’s nice to see more Michael and David but at what cost, Tim? Can we please get more of them and especially David in a more lighthearted episode for crying out loud? Is that too much to ask???

Go Bobby!!!!

Good for you, Athena!!!

Omg this is practically Athena’s nightmare come to life, shit

Omg Hudson unplugged the goddamn generator, THAT FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!

HARRY!!!!!!

I’M SORRY BUT ARE YOU TELLING ME THERE’S NO BOLO WITH A PICTURE ON THIS GUY?!!? - oh right, no power, but STILL

Okay that was super intense, I really hope Athena is the one to take Hudson down, just like Bobby said

I have a few more rewatches to do before breaking things down but damn, I think I need a drink after that one.