#maddie buckley defense squad

[buckleysjareau]

Why must there BE a bad guy in the situation with Chimney, Maddie and Buck? There doesn’t always have to be a bad guy. Buck is loyal to his sister, she begged him not to tell Chimney but to check on him, and he did. Eddie said it, he was always going to fail. It’s an impossible situation for all of them and it’s really not on any of them. Buck saw how out of his mind with worry and grief Chimney was and didn’t tell him that Maddie was okay for eight days. Maddie is so far into her postpartum depression, and is out there with literally no one, believing her daughter is not safe with her. Buck was stuck between being loyal to his sister and watching his friend suffering. Chimney was literally out of his mind with worry, so much so he thought Doug wasn’t actually dead and that he had her. He was not okay and in the hear of such an emotionally charged moment, he snapped.

There is no bad guy, just an impossibly hard situation and three people stuck in the middle of it.

[athenagrantnash]

Why are people saying there’s no way back for Maddie’s character development? Umm…yes there is. I get that people are sad she “ran” but that hasn’t been confirmed yet and even if that’s what they did, she has had so much trauma in her life starting at childhood, why are we villainizing a women with PPD? I get being disappointed but I feel like there’s still so much hope for her character.

Honestly, I literally have no idea.

Her PPD is literally making her do things she would NEVER do if she was in her right mind - that's what PPD does! Do people really think that all those new mom's who kill their newborn babies because of their postpartum depression/psychosis are suddenly evil people??? Of course not!

So Maddie making a decision that she would not have made under normal circumstances does NOT mean that she's an awful person, or that all of her character development has been thrown out the window, or that there's no way back for her. It means that she is EXTREMELY sick and needs even more help than she even originally thought she did.

And I'm sorry, but anybody who tries to vilify her over this needs to gtfo, because they clearly do not understand how serious mental health disorders are.

[spockcodeddyke]

ngl as the resident child-parent of my family I would fight the buckley parents to the death

[porschekittisawasds]

VERY important question: what do you think chimney buck and josh’s group chat is called 🤔

[lovelessmotel]

maddie buckley defense squad lets roll out!!!

[etherealtauruss]

teenage dream (my missing puzzle piece, i’m complete)

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this is for @loveyourownsmiilee, definitely wouldn’t have made a whole fic without their sweet comment

“Hey Eds!” Buck sang, placing a firm clap onto the boy’s shoulder, causing him to startle out of his thoughts. 

Eddie shook his best friend off of his body, shooting him a glare.

“First of all, ouch,” he said grimacing at the younger boy. “Second of all, how are you so perky?” 

He grimaced at the time on his phone. 8am. 

Eddie began to walk in the direction of Jackson High, his friend following suit. Buck shrugged while taking a bite of his blueberry muffin, offering up a piece to Eddie while a loose crumb fell from the corner of his mouth. The slightly older boy held up his palm to the younger. As much as he wanted to eat, he physically couldn’t. His nerves were getting the best of him. Plus, Buck made the muffin look absolutely disgusting.

He swallowed the remains of his breakfast, “It’s our first day, Eds. How could I not be?”

But it wasn’t just any first day. It was their first day of high school, and while Buck was known for his cool demeanor; it was insane that he wasn’t even the least bit nervous for this monumental moment.

Eddie felt sick to his stomach. It was like a repeat of 3rd grade. He’d be the loner again. He’d be unhappy again. Buck would find a new group of friends and they’d drift apart. His mind swirled with one too many worst-case scenarios. 

“You’re thinking out loud.”

“W-What?”, was all Eddie managed to squeak out. He hadn’t even realized he zoned out during Buck’s spiel.

“You’re going to be fine. We,” he gestured a finger between the both of them, “are going to be fine. You’ll make friends, I promise.”

“But what if I don’t?”

“You’ll always have me, Eds.”

“And I’ll always have you, Buckaroo.”

* * *

Buck waved Eddie over to a table filled with a fair amount of people. He made his way to the back of the cafeteria as he felt his heart leap into his throat. A rush of doubt flowed through his veins, but before he could get too consumed in his thoughts, Buck spoke.

“Guys, this is my best friend, Eddie.”

Everyone gave Eddie a welcoming smile to which the boy shyly waved. Buck patted the empty chair next to him 

“You saved me a seat?”

“I said I would always have you, didn’t I?”

Buck munched on his sandwich, “Besides, there’s no one I’d rather sit next to than you.” 

Eddie couldn’t help the blush that painted his cheeks as Buck’s last words hung in the air. He pondered at thought of them being more than best friends.

* * *

The boys took the only seats available when they arrived to their last class of the day. Buck was taken back, confused as to why Eddie of all people was in an introductory Spanish class. He brushed it off as a mistake when the teacher began to speak.

“Hola clase, soy la Señora Garcia. Let’s start with an ice breaker, en español, shall we?”

Her freshman class looked at her in bewilderment. In Spanish? But this was an intro course, most of the students had never even uttered a lick of the language.

Eddie spoke up, “Hola, mi nombre es Edmundo Diaz. Soy de El Paso, Texas. Vivo con mi mamá, mi papá, y hermanas. Mi mejor amigo Buck y su hermana Maddie son prácticamente familia, así que también se quedan mucho tiempo.” 

Mrs. Garcia threw a questionable glance between him and the golden-haired boy he was sitting next to. Even upon just meeting them, she knew this was the Buck that Eddie was referring to; plus, Maddie Buckley was in her class three years prior. So, she had seen Buck a few times during school events. The woman noticed the light blush creeping onto Eddie’s face as the silence within the classroom grew louder.

“Muy bien, Edmundo,” she replied, giving him pointed look over the brim of her glasses.

The woman could’ve easily had Eddie transferred into Spanish II, but she let him be. She remembered what it felt like to have a best friend that grounded you. Someone who protected you because you meant the world to them. Somebody to call your own.

She’d let this ‘mix up’ slide.

* * * 

“How did you manage to get detention again?” Eddie questioned, not looking up from the biology textbook.

“Apparently, I was being too disruptive during algebra. Can you believe that?”

Both boys met each other’s gaze and busted out laughing, earning them a shh from the librarian.

“You really need to stay out of trouble, Buckley.”

“Where’s the fun in that, Diaz?” Buck paused for a moment. “Besides, Mr. Turner loves me. He’ll let me go every time.”

Eddie shrugged. “Ready to head home?”

Buck nodded, and they began their journey to the Diaz house.

“What’s wrong, Eds?”

Buck always knew when something was wrong with Eddie. Between the mannerisms and the eerie silence, he could tell something was bothering his friend.

“Nervous for the test tomorrow,” he answered hastily while chewing on his lower lip.

“Don’t be. I understood this week’s lesson. I’ll help you study.”

Eddie let out a shaky breath he didn’t realize he was holding in. He gave Buck an amused smirk, “I know you want something in return.”

“I don’t want anything, per se…”, he trailed, “But if you wanted to help me with the Spanish vocabulary, I wouldn’t stop you.”

* * *

Before they knew it, football tryouts were among them. Trying out for the team was entirely Buck’s idea, and Eddie just went along with it. He was more of a baseball guy; but if it made Buck happy, he’d give it a go.

The first day of tryouts could best be described as literal hell, and that would be an understatement. Between the 4-mile warm up, 100 bear crawls, several drills, and 2-mile cool down; the boys were dead at the end. And yet? They made it to day two. By the end of the week, tryouts were finished, and both of them were on the team.

“Buckley, wide receiver”, coach called out.

“Diaz, running back.”

After the first game, they broke away from the rest of the team. It was tradition for the squad to eat as a group, but Buck and Eddie loved eating alone. They were heading to their favorite diner just a few blocks away from the Diaz household. It definitely wasn’t a date. Definitely not.

* * *

Buck called out to the team. “Alright everyone, bring it in.”

All the members huddled around their captains waiting for any comments to be said before they were released to the showers.

“So as many as you know we’ll be competing against Washington High this upcoming weekend,” Eddie began.

“With that being said,” Buck continued, “Defense I need you guys to be on your A game. Stop the runs of the other team as quickly as you can. The less downs they get, the better.”

“As for offense, can you guys stop playing for yourself, and actually play for the team?” Eddie replied. “There isn’t an ‘I’ in team, so stop acting like it. We need to show everyone at WHS that Jackson is not the team to mess with.”

“Any questions before we leave for the day?” Buck queried.

A small freshman raised his hand lowly. 

“Yes?” Buck furrowed his brows. He’d thought he’d made everything pretty clear. 

“Captain Diaz,” the freshman started, “What time should we be here for the game?”

“Um,” Buck let out a low chuckle, “I’m actually Captain Buckley, but my boyfriend’s last name sure does have a nice ring to it.”

A blush tinted the freshman’s ears and ran all the way down to his bare chest as the team let out howls of laughter. Eddie sneakily moved his hand that was resting on the small of Buck’s back and gave his bum a quick pinch. He muttered something along the lines of ‘tell him it’s fine’.

Buck swatted at his boyfriend’s hand, “It’s cool. People make that mistake all the time, Nick.” 

Nick forced a weak smile and rubbed the nape of his neck, murmuring a ‘sorry’.

The team broke the huddle to head to the showers, leaving Buck and Eddie to their own devices.

“Evan Diaz, huh? I could get used to calling you that.” Eddie pulled his boyfriend into a bone crushing hug, assaulting his face with wet kisses.

Deep down, Eddie knew that one day people actually would be calling Buck, Evan Diaz. But for now, being boyfriends that were so unapologetically in love was enough.

[ghost-in--the-room]

I think that Hen's celebration is to counter the situation where she was in the right but a life was lost and that effected her greatly. So this shows more of her confidence growing, whether that's a good thing depends on how brash she gets on calls.

As for Buck, I just want to give him so many hugs. I hated how they made him the bad guy with the lawsuit when Bobby went behind his back and broke his trust. Making him feel like he was alone; cause if Bobby was the one creating the trouble who would take his side?

I think the question is answered when Buck comes to the team with his concerns. Eddie jumps to reassure him but Chim & Hen stay silent 'til there asked a question. ( if I remembered the scene correctly)

I just need Eddie and Maddie seeing how low Buck is truest getting and they gang up on the rest to get Buck the respect and love he deserves!

EVAN BUCKLEY deserves to be celebrated and here’s why:

I love my love Henrietta Wilson but does anyone think about the fact that…Buck could’ve felt so BAD at this celebration.

It’s a very, very common pattern that Buck’s achievements get brushed off with a cursory “good job” but everyone else’s are celebrated pretty widely, through banners and everything. (that scene of Buck walking into the station and facing everyone’s cold nature still makes me so angry omg.)

You don’t see any of that support when it comes to Buck and I haven’t seen anyone else talk about this particular thing about episode 3x16 yet, so I’m going to…

In the same episode, we have two life-saving emergencies that could’ve gone sideways VERY fast.

First, we have the rope rescue (which was performed under Bobby’s command, under the supervision of a partner). The line caught on fire before Buck was ready to continue releasing the rope. Now that rescue cushion, if it had been a mere ten seconds earlier, could’ve spelled disaster for Buck, and to some extent, to Gladys too (whose fall would’ve likely been broken by the selfless firefighter). It wouldn’t have been properly inflated, and likely wouldn’t have caught their weight as it should’ve.

Buck wanted to celebrate the collective win of not losing a life to the fire, but I think that he was really proud of himself for the quick thinking to save a deaf woman (”the building next door is not on fire”). Instead, he was shot down near immediately by everyone, without even a single commendment from anyone. 

I get that yeah, everyone has committments, and it’s rare that they get to spend a date night if they have kids but like…they didn’t even try to appreciate him. Each of them were out of there as quick as possible. Eddie was the only one who thought to invite Buck to join, though that’s probably more because he wasn’t going on a date. Also Eddie’s invitation sounded like a familiar one, like it’s something he and Buck are used to, but Buck wanted to have an adult celebration with his family. 

His look after Chim left broke my heart into so many pieces. Like I know there was the whole storyline with Red to bring in (where even then he got called an idiot for the rescue) but damn, this episode resonated with so many of us. All that talk about feeling lonely, about feeling left behind? Yeah.

It seems like the news is the only place where Buck gets any sort of appreciation.

(there’s a lot more under the cut lmao)

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[meowser-clancy]

SPOILERS SPOILERS to 4.2

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Favorite parts of 4.2

Buck telling Chimney he’ll be a good dad “to baby Buckley” (pretty sure it’s baby Han but i’ll give him a pass for now)

Chimney saying “for future reference, this is how I got my name”

Chimney’s moment with the mom, when she started listing moments she wanted someone to take her hand

Maddie and May, all the times Maddie referenced her training with Josh (but for real, no Sue in these episodes, and I’m disappointed #WhereWasSue)

I love how the Chimney and mom scene//the Athena and the lady who was afraid to leave her house scene paralleled each other, and I love the way the show gave them both that clarifying moment in that way

When the mom giving birth said “I can’t do this by myself” and Chimney’s FACE just “I’m right here” and he realized THIS IS HOW MADDIE HAS BEEN FEELING

Maddie’s conversation scolding May

Bobby seeing Athena standing on her squad car, I don’t care how unrealistic it is, I loved that Bobby was the one to find Athena and it just mirrored the scene when he came to her in the ambulance in 3.17

Bobby and Athena talking with May

May telling Athena “when you go out there, you’ll never have to be alone again”

OH MY GOD MADDIE THINKING CHIMNEY’S CLOTHES ARE ALBERT’S

“YOU’RE NOT ALBERT”

“You’re so pregnant” “let’s be scared together” “welcome home”

Michael and David, Michael and David

I love the parallel they made, between the zoom call in 4.1 and the zoom call in 4.2 with Chimney and Albert flipping roommates. TOO CUTE

Don't always love Buck, but I really really love that his ‘new lady friend’ is actually his therapist. The plot twist no one knew they needed

“How do the uncles like living together?”

Maddie’s defensiveness about her coffee

“Hi, it’s your dad, I’m here”

[bibibuckleyy]

my thoughts on ‘The taking of Dispach 9-1-1′

this was SUCH a good episode from start to finish! *pulls out a slide show* Now i’ll show you breaking down every. single. scene-

jk lmao...unless?

spoilers below the cut!

lord. have. mercy.

these hoes are givin me major heist vibes

tiffany bby ur the driver but for me to acknowledge you as such you better be Letty Ortiz good hun

wow these thugs are a lot my organized than i first thought like i know they was carryin guns but i aint know they was packin this much like damn

Oceans 8 who?

so i wanna know where they just...got a cop car???

OH HELL NAH Y’ALL BEST NOT MESS WITH TERRY

I MEAN ANA MAY BE HIS SISTER

AND  SHE MAY BE MAKIN MOVES ON EDDIE 

BUT IN THIS HOUSE WE LOVE TERRY FLORES SO YOU GET YOUR GUN AWAY FROM SUNSHINE BBY

it’s kinda funny rewatching this scene when you know what’s about to go down

like i’m cacklin like ‘oh shooooot dramaaaa’

but i’m also like ‘SOMEONE GRAB JOSH AND RUN’

“temporary maintenance, happens all the time” cool cool cool 

i’m not freakin out you’re freakin out

josh and maddie are like friend goals i love their dynamic like yoooo

hi yes could you please get that gun away from terry’s head i would really appreciate it.

OMG SECURITY DUDE NOOOO

wow ur like the only line of defense in the dispatch center and they just kicked ur ass

is this where our tax dollars are goin??

fly high josh’s mug, fly high

that absolute look of fear on his face tho, still breaks my heart

josh russo defense squad post up homies

“i love you, howie” nope nope nope didn’t like it the second time either

when that gun went off

LET ME TELL YOU

i just,,,waited for the blood to start comin out of terry

thank god it wasn’t him

good scene lmaooo 9-1-1 writers i hate you all lmao lmao

“bees are the least of your troubles here, sweetheart” I HATE YOU DUDE

someone call mama grant please

“we’ve got dispatch” i do not like this ma’am i’d like to speak to the manager

“you’ll shoot us” man shut the hell up-

“no, we’ll shoot the person next you you” this dude is insane

lookin like mr.clean’s evil cousin LMAOOOOO

“you only do something like this so you can do something...worse”

um whAT-

“you’re being paranoid, she’s fine” CHIMNEY NO NO NO

i don’t think i’ve ever thrown this much popcorn at my tv in my life

as chimney said “don’t do it man” just picture a 5′5 lightskinned girl tripping over her blanket while yelling “DO IT CHIM, DO IT!” and you’ll have me

“sorry, we are experiencing a high call volume” BITCH MORE LIKE A HIGH CRIME VOLUME SOMEBODY GET MAMA GRANT DAMNIT-

*screams* BUUUUUUUUCK 

HI BBY

ooh nice shirt, i guess pink isn’t the only color that suits ya

he looks good in all the colors

whole damn snaaaaack

not to be an idiot on main but seriously, who watches the watchmen?

“i miss like an earthquake or something?” lmao chim is a whole vibe

“wait....why are you calling 9-1-1, is everything ok?” paired with that cute adorable concerned face he made is making me cry ok we don’t deserve buck T-T

“she’s at the call center, what could happen?” AT LOT ACTUALLY

OH THANK YOU JESUS IT’S ATHENA FUCKIN FINALLY 

*cries* mama grant you won’t believe the day i’ve had

“he’s my husband” LMAOOOOO WHAT

whoa tiffany we’ve already had our fair share of mail bombs here that bet’ not be what i think it is

THE PACKAGE IS VIBRATING AND BLINKING TAKE COVER-

ohhhhhhhhhh

it’s just takin out the security systems lmao 

“technical difficulties” BITCH MORE  LIKE CRIMINAL DIFFICULTIES

“i bet this woman really thinks you’re...worthwhile.” JOSH BBY DON’T LISTEN TO A WORD HE SAYS EVERYONE LOVES YOU

ahaha thanks i did not need those flashbacks it hurt enough the first time 

“a woman called about an omelet, i dispatched an officer”

“to the restaurant?”

“not exactly”

???

“i tried calling josh, but no answer” aww josh and buck are friendssssss :)

JOSH HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FIREFAM PASS IT ON

:0

JOSH YOU GENIUS

YOU SMART SMART CINNAMON ROLL

MAMA GRANT IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOME MOVES

“nO NO CHIMNEY DON’T HANG UP!” i shouldn’t have laughed so hard

oh great he’s hastily grabbing his jacket. he’s about to do something rash and irresponsible

....someone call eddie.

that’s some good heist music right there

the bad guys look stressed....good.

“you’re here so i can keep an eye on you and make sure you don’t do anything foolish” BUT YOU LEFT BUCK

OK BUCK I LOVE YOU BBY

BUT YOU HAVE THIS HABIT OF TURNIN INTO SPECIAL AGENT 007 REAL FAST WHEN YOUR FRIENDS ARE IN TROUBLE MAN

LIKE

HE’S THE ‘EVERYONE BEFORE ME’ MEMBER OF THE FIREFAM

mama grant i ain’t questionin your authority or nun but like???

WHY WOULD YOU NOT KEEP AN EYE ON BUCK TOO?

HE’S THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE TO DO SOMETHIN STUPID

thats some reckless drivin there buckaroo

buck who were you tryna fool tho

athena only knows one golden retriever dude in this city who drives a grey and black jeep

“ok now, don’t be mad” LMAOOOOOOOO

HANDS DOWN ONE OF MY FAVE SCENES

HE KNEW HIS MOM WAS PISSED TOO LMAOOOO

athena’s look is sending meeeeee 😂😂

omg my god😭😂

“hey buck”

“...hey chim”

athena has some dumbass kids yo

the best part is, she knows it

the way mr. clean broke his neck when dude said ‘police cruiser’ LMAOOOO

“and if it’s not normal?”

“we’ll find out”

*blasts boss bitch*

i love the way buck is kinda concerned for his mom tho

and athena’s just like ‘it’s no sweat sweetie i do this every day’

“shoot her”

BITCH I HOPE THE FUCK YOU DO

YOU’LL BE A DEAD SON OF A BITCH

I’LL TELL YOU THAT

“shoot her, now”

try her bitch, see what happens to yo ass. 

the 118

the call center

the entire fandom 

we will collectively end you

“we got a report of a code 77″

THANK GOD THAT GOT ATHENA OUT OF THERE

what is a code 77 you say?

“ambush, proceed with caution”

well it sure nuff aint indecent exposure

*boss bitch keeps playing cause that was super smart for her to give out a code 77*

“maddie is smart, she can take care of herself until help gets there”

HELL YEA SHE CAN

SHE KICKED DOUG’S ASS SHE’LL KICK YOURS TOO

“they’re not gonna wanna leave behind a room full of witnesses”

i’m-i’m fine, i swear-

“killing people, your solution to every problem”

excuse me? do i hear morals??

they’re really fighting each other

they some grade a stupid right there 

there’s no way they are pullin this off

terry

terry what are you doing

TERRY

RUN TERRY RUN GO GO GO

OH SHIT

JOSHHHHHHHH

i thought they were gonna shoot terry

BUT JOSH CAME THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH

wowwwwww dispatch is a lot more badass than i thought

these dudes are hard core

OH

OH JOSH NO BBY

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HURT

aii square tf up mr. clean we don’t hit josh here and you gon have to pay for that one

the way everyone is just quietly sobbing tho

it saddens me

“I need another thirty minutes”

i’m really enjoying watching this dude’s plan crumble around him

swat posted up aii i see yall

“we’ll try to get eyes in a damn windowless room”

well when you put it that way it sounds like this is hopeless

“i’m sorry i thought you were crazy”

“i’m sorry i wasn’t”

wow i don’t think i was supposed to laugh at that

and chim bein concerned for maddie is literally one if the best things ever y’all.

completely unrelated note, anybody else see bad boys for life?

“yeah i’m ok, my ears are just ringing a little” with the TEARS and the SNIFFLES and him SMILING THROUGH THE PAIN JOSH IS TOO PURE FOR THIS 

“why do you think we asked for so many RA units?” BITCH I KNOW YOU FUCKIN LYIN

for those of y’all that ain’t kno, RA units are rescue ambulance units

way to reassure people, lady

it’s like she said ‘everyone might be lightly shot by the time this is all over’

“so you are worried. it makes sense, cause all your friends keep dissappearing are they even in the same building?” WITH THAT LOOK OF STRAIGHT SPITE DAMN MADDIE BUCKLEY, DAMNNN

we stan the BAMF BUCKLEYS

“oh my god, LINDA??” lo key thought this was real for a second

“latex! is there latex in your gloves?” greg come on man you planned a heist you can’t be this stupid

SURPRISE! LINDA IS ALLERGIC TO BEES

ENJOY YOUR EPINEPHRINE ASSHOLE

OH

OH WOW

WOW DISPATCH

Y’ALL JUST-

WOW

EVERYONES GOT GUNS AND EVERYTHING OH MY GODDDDD

GIVE IT UP FOR DISPATCH 

you know it’s really funny, cause tiffany ain’t nowhere to be found

“next one goes in your head” OOOOOOOOOOOH SHE’S A BOSS ASS BITCH BROOO YESSSSSSS

(i know, two different songs, but ya gotta admit, it applies)

“you don’t get to die” 

i just-

hands down, most powerful line in the whole episode.

it’s an odd form of vengeance, saving the man that attacked you multiple times from the release of death

 that’s what it would’ve been tho

a release

he would’ve died, and he wouldn’t of had to pay for any of his actions

but instead, josh saved his sorry ass

so he gets to pay for this in the land of the living

the best revenge, actually

and, josh saved a life

he’s worthwhile

“i’m not goin back” well i knew mr. clean was gonna die from the beginning sooooooo

“we’ve got dispatch”  and it’s finally over

i’m kinda bummed that we didn’t get to see SEAL!buck or the rest of the firefam but we got  BAMF!dispatch and that was enough lmao

kudos to those off duty dispatches as well, like y’all just walked past the dead body and moved on from the whole hostage situation to do your already stressful job

CHIM’S FACE WHEN HE SEES MADDIE I AM SOBBING

THEY SAID MADNEY RIGHTS Y’ALL😭😭😭

this hug is everythinggggg 

lo key buck watching from afar breaks my heart ahaha

“she already has everything she needs”

....this is tea for another day, but...

buck, you do know people need you as much as you need them, right?

....right?

still not over that hug tho

ayeeee wassup bobby!

how was the camping trip i was extremely against?

oooooh i love the crime recaps!

i may or may not have been like buck in the bank episode when he said ‘i’m some confused, can you start over’

...ahem....

“wait....you didn’t round her up too?”

ok listen....

while i don’t condone stealing and and the extreme amount of violence they used,

i do condone outsmarting men that think less of you because you are a woman

you are a boss tiffany, and i’m actually kind of sad you got caught

“tiffany was the real mastermind” can i just.....

*BLASTS BOSS BITCH FROM THE ROOFTOPS CAUSE WOMEN OWNED THIS EPISODE! THEY WERE SO DAMN BADASS*

thanks 9-1-1 writers for that, btw. 

gotta admit, as much as they rip out our hearts and stomp on em, they know what they are doin

jake you shady shady bitch

ngl tho both plans were solid 

maybe if it was done completely by women it would’ve worked :)

“looks  like your trip’s been delayed...by about 5 to 15 years” athena you got the best lines yo

jake f’ed up the other plan too lmaoo

like i said, if it was all women, they would’ve pulled this off

and they end it with madney

gosh i loved this episode

So! These were my thoughts on 3x14! Let me know what you think, and hit up my ask box if you want me to post my thoughts on another episode! Later taters!

Oh yeah, if you liked this you can find my thoughts on ‘Pinned’ here!

[buckleysjareau]

There is no misogyny Taylor doesn’t care about Buck and Maddie? It been 4 months she needs to get over it. bad mother alert. Falling asleep when she’s alone with her yikes

You’ve got to be kidding. You have seriously got to be kidding.

“She needs to get over it”????? You are part of the reason talking about mental illness and getting help is so fucking hard thinking the way you too.

Also…. Do you think mothers don’t sleep? Like literally what the hell is this ask? The only yikes here is you lmao

[athenagrantnash]

You know when you have so many words you want to say and don’t know how to start and so you just kind of... jump in?

Yeah... Imma just jump in.

But I am so SICK AND TIRED of certain shippers in this fandom going out of their way to attack Madney shippers (specifically @maddieandchimney) for no goddamn reason.

The spreading of lies, the disgusting misogyny, the misuse of progressive language... it needs to stop! You do not get negate the importance of characters like Maddie Buckley to people just because she happens to be white.

To write hit-pieces on Madney shippers and call them “annoying” for having the audacity to like a well-written, beautifully performed, and all-around excellent canon ship is childish to a level that is barely comprehensible. To spread lies about Maddie (the blogger) being racist just because her favorite character happens to be white is disgusting. To call Maddie (the character) weak just because she still can laugh and cry and feel and hasn’t closed herself off completely after surviving YEARS of abuse is disgusting.

And the fact that a lot of this hatred is coming from Buddie shippers/Buck stans says something really terrible.

Now I want to clarify that (obviously) not all Buddies are awful, and not all Buck stans are awful. But when the stans of the white boy are trying to act superior over the fans of the white woman, and saying that said fans are awful because their fave character is white... there’s something extremely hypocritical going on!!!

And I can’t help but think that a lot of this is happening because blogger!Maddie, while being primarily a character!Maddie fan, also will not tolerate it when Buddie shippers demean the female characters in Buck or Eddie’s lives just for getting in the way of their ship. And because blogger!Maddie does this, they decide to turn on her favorite character in ways that will hurt the real life human person the most. They turn on character!Maddie in ways that invalidates real life issues that so many people identify with.

And honestly? As a somewhat side note, but I am tired of all the hit-pieces Buddie shippers write about... anything and everything they think might possibly get in the way of their ship or prevent them from infantilizing Buck to a disgusting degree.

Maddie is a terrible sister because she “abandoned” Buck after getting beaten half to death by her abusive husband for giving him her truck/money.

Shannon is a terrible mother for breaking under the strain of not having a proper support system, and not knowing how to come back to that unhealthy environment when originally she just left to take care of her mom.

Ana is suddenly ableist for saying that the child with CP who got very badly hurt when trying to ride a skateboard probably shouldn’t ride a skateboard.

Taylor is emotionally abusive because she recognized her real feelings for Buck when she was afraid she might lose him.

There is a pattern here, and it’s absolutely disgusting. (Also the fact that these people constantly feel the need to trigger tag these ladies names says everything!)

It seems the only women who have truly escaped this are Hen and Athena. The former of whom would never be a threat to the ship anyway (and that’s how she escapes it) and the latter of whom is just “the mom”, and that helps stans fetishize Buck into nothing but a poor little baby so she gets to stay too apparently. And frankly, as an Athena fan, I’d almost rather the hatred that’s a lie I’m definitely glad I don’t have to deal with it because it’s a lot easier to explain why comments like “Maddie is weak and pathetic” are so terrible to have to come across than to explain why constant comments about Athena being Buck’s mom are so annoying to have to deal with.

And again, it’s not all Buck stans, and not all Buddie shippers. But it’s enough of them that it’s a pattern, and frankly blogger!Maddie, character!Maddie, Shannon, Ana, and Taylor deserve so much fucking better!!!

[buckleysjareau]

Chimney can easily find a new girlfriend but buck can never find a new sister. And I’m not saying that as a way to vilianize maddie, she’s doing what’s best for her mental health and you need to respect that(and as shown in the commercial he does) but Buck wouldn’t be“making it about himself” if he was sad that he will most likely never see the only person who has ever truly loved and accepted him flaws and all and the only family he has ever again(yes we all know maddie is coming back but buck doesn’t know that).

Bro, they literally have a child together. Chimney can’t just “find a new girlfriend easily.” Trying to find to get back out there after a break up is difficult, I couldn’t even begin to fathom how excruciatingly impossible it would be to even be able to get to a place where he’d even think of ‘finding a new girlfriend’ after having the love of his life and the mother of his daughter abruptly leaving him to essentially raise her alone. He can’t just find a new girlfriend. This take is not it.

I never said that if Buck was sad, which is justified, that he would be making it about himself. I said that you guys are making Maddie leaving about Buck and only Buck and it’s not. Of course it’s going to affect him emotionally, but Maddie leaving is not directly affecting his life at all. Maddie did not leave Buck, she left Chimney and their daughter.

Maddie left because she was so deep into her postpartum depression that she feared her daughter was not safe with her and that it was the only way. She left Chimney to essentially raise Jee-Yun by himself, leaving Jee without a mother, because her mental illness made her believe that it was the best option. No one knows if she’s coming back, Maddie doesn’t even know if she’s coming back at the time she makes that video.

It would be justified for Buck to be sad because of exactly that, he doesn’t know but who out of everyone does Maddie leaving directly affect? Maddie, Chimney and Jee. Maddie will never be able to forgive herself for this, and when she comes back there’s no way things could be the same between them, at least for a while. Chimney doesn’t know if she’s ever coming back and he went from thinking everything was fine with Maddie and Jee to being a single father literally in the span of a video.

So, yeah, just no. Absolutely no. This isn’t about Buck and the only people who are making it about him are you guys. Buck would not be making it about himself for being sad. You guys are making it about him by saying ‘he’s been through enough, I can’t believe she’s leaving him again after everything’. That’s what I’m pissed about. But I’m gonna go now because it’s getting repetitive at this point and I’m just so tired.

[buckleysjareau]

Buck gets mistreated a hell of a whole lot more than anyone on that show he deserves support and writers just want to create that support since he doesn’t really get it anywhere without people calling him selfish

The lawsuit arc is bogus and I have stated so many times with the knowledge that I have as a firefighter that being on blood thinners and having a clotting disorder is a Category A condition which eliminates a firefighter from active duty. The LAFD had to settle with money, because he really honestly shouldn’t have been allowed to have his job back as an active duty firefighter with a condition he didn’t know the cause of it. If this were real life, Buck would have had to take light duty for a long time until they were sure the screws were causing the clots.

Bobby is shown to be thinking more with his heart than his professional brain, if you go by his wording in those few episodes, but he was still his captain and has other firefighters that he is responsible for and by bringing Buck back on active duty before he was off the blood thinners without issues, he’s putting himself, his firefighters, Buck, and any future victim in more of harms way than the job already is.

Bobby has shown Buck so much support and people tend to forget that in favor of babying Buck about the lawsuit.

For the thousandth time, Eddie had every right to be hurt and angry at Buck for the lawsuit. It’s canon that Buck is a big part of Eddie and Christopher’s life, and because Buck was, quite frankly, being selfish trying to get his job back before he was physically ready, they weren’t allowed to contact him when they were struggling too. You guys talk about Buck’s abandonment issues but always seem to ignore Eddie’s because honestly, some of you guys seem to see Eddie only as a love interest for Buck. Shannon left, with no more than a note. Buck leaving had to have felt as bad because of the impact he had on their life.

In the end though, Eddie forgave Buck. Things returned to normal. You’re telling me Eddie doesn’t support Buck? Doesn’t treat him good? We have got to be talking about different shows. When Buck was scared about ending up like Red, Eddie was there to tell him they’re there to stay. After the dinner with his parents, he was standing right there with Buck, trying not to let him get ahead of himself in anger. He was there as a steady person. “I had to do it.” “I know you did.” Eddie is always there for Buck, but because he’s called him out on being selfish once, you think he’s the worst best friend? What? Get over yourself.

Hen and Chimney have been nothing but supportive of Buck since the very fucking beginning so don’t even try to tell me you have to WRITE buck getting support since the show won’t give it to you when he’s got Hen and Chimney right by his side. Even through the lawsuit, they defended him and supported him when he came back.

Maddie not telling him about Daniel is not mistreating him. She’s a victim of their parents just as much as Buck was and I’m sick and tired of hearing that she should have told Buck. She’s an amazing sister and I’m so sick of the Maddie antis twisting everything she does that Buck very obviously never has any problem with. She gave up her freedom and the money that could help her get away from Doug just so Buck could be free from their parents and be happy. She kept all of the post cards he sent her even though she could never reply. She never told him about Doug because she was trying to protect Buck. She’s literally always supported Buck. Something awful must have happened for her to actually cut contact with her little brother, it wasn’t intentional. She was being abused. Even your precious made of glass Buck says “And it’s easy to lash out on the one person you know is always going to be there for you.” Or something like that.

There you have it. Maybe now you can stop writing things where you completely mischaracterize every single character to fit your stupid ass narrative. :)

[buckleysjareau]

Maddie was the selfish one for not letting Buck stay with her when he got kicked out of school so it’s not fair that you call Buck selfish when Maddie is RIGHT THERE being selfish.

....her husband was abusing her daily, she was PROTECTING Buck. She gave Buck money and her jeep that she was probably saving up to leave Doug.

Just come out and admit you hate women. Buck is my favorite but I still called out his character flaws, he’s not a perfect person just like Maddie isn’t. Just fucking stop with comparing the Buckley siblings, I’m so tired of this.

[athenagrantnash]

What are some of your favorite unpopular opinions regarding 9-1-1?

I mean... do you follow me? I'm not shy about my opinions 😅

But the biggest one is definitely:

PEOPLE NEED TO STOP VICTIM BLAMING MADDIE BUCKLEY!!!

I don't care if you don't like her. I don't care if she's your least favorite character. I don't understand your personal preferences, but I literally couldn't give a fuck.

But for people to make her struggle with ppd all about how she's "leaving Buck" is despicable on so many levels.

Maddie is dealing with a horrible condition that is making her doubt herself, doubt her value, and think that everybody would be better off without her. Suddenly all of the things that Doug said to her over their fifteen years of marriage are getting to her again, in spite of her growth from that. Suddenly she's trapped again, only this time she's trapped because she believes what Doug said to her and about her.

And she's trying so hard - she's trying to do what is best for her daughter and for her partner, but her depression is messing with her mind and causing her to make decisions that Maddie would never have made under normal circumstances. What she is doing is hurting herself, and is leaving a HUGE impact on Chimney and Jee.

Yes, Buck factors in because he is her brother, but I am TIRED of people saying that Maddie leaving is all about him, and I'm TIRED of the constant argument of "she's constantly leaving him". She left him ONCE to go to college/get married, just like any normal person would do. He left HER once to go adventuring, leaving her behind to be beaten and abused (and yes he didn't know that, but HE was still the one who left HER).

If you cannot understand the complexity of Maddie's story, and decide that all it really is about is your favorite pretty white boy... yeah, I don't care how unpopular my opinion is, but you need to shut the fuck up.

[athenagrantnash]

I have seen extreme stans go to some pretty disgusting lengths for their ship.

I have seen them say that a child’s biological mother was actually just an incubator for the child so that her dad and the other man in the popular mlm ship can have the kid.

I have seen them turn the woman canonically in a relationship with a man in a popular mlm ship into nothing but an abusive, cruel, vicious monster.

But never have I seen something so disgusting as somebody suggesting Maddie Buckley carry her brother’s child!!!

USING HER EGGS AND HIS SPERM!!!

That is wrong on so many levels, and I cannot believe somebody would stoop to such a depraved low as to even suggest such a thing, much less write a multi-chapter fanfic about it.

First, the fact that they are once again using Maddie as nothing but a prop for their ship is absolutely disgusting. Please stop. She is her own character (tbh a much better character than either half of the ship) and should not be turned into nothing but a baby incubator.

Second, have these shippers no understanding of incest??? Because combining Maddie’s eggs with Buck’s sperm, even if they do not sleep together to do it, is literally incest. Not only is this ILLEGAL, but it is potentially extremely harmful to the baby due to this thing called inbreeding!

Third, Maddie would have to see this child regularly!!! Because this child would be her niece/nephew! That is something no woman should ever be fucking asked to do! I can’t imagine how hard it is for surrogates to give up the child they carried for nine months anyway! Like the women who do that are strong beyond measure, and to have their sacrifice... twisted into something like this for your goddamn ship is disgusting. But then to go a step further and suggest Maddie do it where she would have to see that baby regularly??? That would be cruel beyond measure!

Fourth, Maddie canonically has Postpartum Depression, which is a very serious and dangerous condition. If she were want to have another child with Chimney it would have to come with a very serious conversation around the risks of her going through that again. She is not going to risk that for a child that is not even hers!!! 

Also? Maddie is certainly not going to agree to carrying anybody’s child A MINUTE AFTER BEING ASKED!!!

She would need to discuss it with Chimney, AKA HER PARTNER!!!

She would need to seriously consider the impact it might have on her health AND mental health!

So even if it WASN’T incest... which makes it disgusting beyond belief... it’s a disgusting, offensive, and misogynistic idea for a fanfic.

And I hope OP sees this because they deserve to be fucking called out for their disgusting fanfic.