#no Boils Buck

[snowflake194]

I haven’t touched Photoshop in a beat, but as I watched this scene in 8x05 I knew I had to edit out the boils on these shots of Buck - the heart eyes were just too strong to let the boils ruin it. Look how pretty he is fvhnjsfdsd

[cosyvelvetorchid]

My favourite scene from the whole of episode 8.05.

Lou fucking ate the whole thing!

10/10 no notes!

Bravo that man—he had me cackling the whole way through 😂

[giubidraws]

buck and the friends he made so far in this season

[theweewooshow]

bucktommy wedding episode titled "buck, marry, kill"

[911-incorrect-quotes-dispatch]

Hen: Happy to see you boil less Buck, I missed your pretty face.

Buck: Thanks, Billy and I patched things up, and now we're friends.

Hen: You're friends with the ghost?

Buck: I am, and the best thing is I get to mess with Eddie now.

Eddie, with boils on his face, running around the station: Curses aren't real! Curses aren't real! Curses aren't real!

Buck, laughing: I'll tell Billy, to take them off after I gloat for a bit.

[sugdenlovesdingle]

Also Eddie ratting Buck out to Tommy about slipping on pumpkin guts.

Tommy *worried* "you didn't tell me that part"

Buck: yeah yeah... But the curse!! We're talking about the curse here!!

[kinardsboy]

805 except Buck doesnt lay Billy to rest he accidentally curses him back- curses him to an eternity of being in Buck and Tommy’s posse.

Neither Buck or Tommy can see him but they know he’s there

when they arent at home together Billy splits his time between Harbor and The 118 just watching out for them. Because hey maybe their love softened him a little alright?

Billy becomes another important staple in their lives, they leave his favorite tv show or channel on before going to bed, make sure to leave music on for him when they go out on date night.

Sometimes Billy gets restless and fucks with them of course, leaves cabinet doors open, breaks a glass or two which always ends up with Tommy threatening not to turn Hotshots on for him if he does that.

They start talking to him too, even though he can’t talk back. Of course they only do this when its just the three of them- or one on one.. because one time Hen caught Tommy talking to the wall and she checked their carbon monoxide detectors while Howie checked for mold.

Its stupid but they even start getting him Christmas and birthday presents , because it was kinda their fault for disturbing and cursing him anyway.

One day Buck and Tommy get in a really bad, relationship ending fight over a miscommunications (much to Billys dismay because he knows what went wrong but cant tell them) and Buck goes “What about Billy!? I don’t want to have to make him go through a custody battle!” (Onlookers would think they have a son together, but no Buck is talking about the ghost of a fully grown outlaw from 200 years ago)

They eventually make up (maybe in part due to Billy possessing their phones to order each other flowers because both these men are so damn stubborn) and Billy can relax again, because hey they’re in his posse now too.

((No one dares to ask why theres an empty seat at the front row of their wedding ceremony.))

[so-that-was-okay]

Who decided put the mummy in Eddie's bachelor party suit? Can we all read into that way too much and make theories too?

One would say it symbolizes the DEATH of any buddie theory. The DEATH of the karaoke scene.

🫡 so long, delusion, you won't be missed!

[dangerpronebuddie]

I see people keep saying Eddie was OOC this episode, and yeah he was snippy, but I don’t think he was necessarily out of character. They still showed his place in Buck’s life- staying at the hospital and being in the room when they set Buck’s arm, chiming into Buck’s explanations flawlessly, being the one to treat Buck’s face even though a certain someone could’ve, being Buck’s voice of reason even though he wasn’t as gentle about it as people expected. Remember Halloween hasn’t been very fun for him in a long time- maybe ever. Shannon came back one year, the lawsuit the next, then people pressuring him to pursue a relationship he wasn’t ready for, and the cursed bracelet that only reminded him of his grandmother’s struggle with her own loss. Eddie’s arcs in the spooky episodes have a tendency of making things appear fine when they’re really not. Acting on emotion but having it all under control in 2x07, an apology- but one that still didn’t get him and his best friend back to solid ground in 3x06, a loss he was rightfully still feeling and told to move on from in 4x06 so he did, painful memories in 6x07 he only shared with bathena. I wouldn’t expect him to be happy now either, with or without Chris gone. Only this time, he couldn’t fake being fine. Everyone knows he’s not. But still, he was apologizing through his laughter, giving Buck reasonable explanations for the boils, trying to get him to see an actual doctor. Snippy or not, Eddie was still Eddie. 

[until-i-set-him-free]

What Billy Boils saw at his funeral

Inspired by the delightful My Name is Billy Boils, and I Cursed a Man by @peppermintquartz - who needed no more than 500 words to show me the feelings I haven't known before 🌸

[ninjacat49]

Ok so I’m gonna go through this scene cause some people need it but also cause I really love it so here we go:

Tommy asks if Bobby is okay, and Buck gives him an update (a positive one thank goodness)

Tommy makes a joke about how the 118 should have their own dedicated wing at the hospital (which is so true of him to say), but it’s obvious Buck is not feeling it

Tommy notices, and asks if Bucks okay, in which Buck opens up about how Bobby is more of a dad to him than his own father

This leads to Tommy opening up about his own dad (Tommy lore!!!) and how Gerrard was not an improvement whatsoever (obviously) (also that’s really depressing. Buck you better cuddle with this man rn)

Then Buck starts the iconic part of the conversation, “So maybe we both have daddy issues.” If you’ve paid attention to Buck at all during this show, it’s very obvious that by the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes/face that he’s flirting

And of course we all know the rest, with Tommy returning Bucks flirty energy - “I don’t.” “But you think I do?” “God, I hope so.” Which first of all, Tommy’s voice for the “god, I hope so” has me going insane and if I was Buck I would’ve passed out, and second of all, Buck’s “but you think I do” is very much him still being flirty and trying to get a reaction from Tommy (and he succeeds)

And that’s the end of the scene, where Buck and Tommy are both pleased with the direction their conversation went

For such a short scene, I love how much we got out of them. And for such a short scene, it’s insane how much backlash it’s getting by certain people. Somehow people are saying that Tommy made the conversation sexual right after Buck was vulnerable about his dad, and how that’s messed up, but that’s literally not what happened? If anything, BUCK is the one that made the conversation sexual after Tommy was vulnerable. And you know what? That’s completely okay, because they’re grown adults and have the capability of changing the vibe of a conversation. If Tommy didn’t like the direction Buck was going, he would have stopped it from going further. But he didn’t. Because again, they’re two grown men. Dang I didn’t really mean to go on a rant, but I’m so tired of the horrible takes of this scene. I’m glad that all the people I’m following are also loving this scene and Tommy and bucktommy (though I guess kinkley works better now huh)

[bucksboobs]

I can’t stop quoting this comic today for Many Reasons

[giubidraws]

i made a billy boils decoration for buck!

[cosyvelvetorchid]

William James McCurdy eulogy

[dontperceivemeplsandthnx]

HEAR ME OUT -

I think Tommy is the first person to see the boils on Buck’s face and that’s the only reason he’s weirded out.

I mean -

Why else would Buck have his front camera open to himself?

If Buck knows he has boils on his face, he would actually probably NOT want to look at them.

So either they dramatically got worse since the last time Buck looked or he had no idea they were there, and Tommy’s reaction prompted him to open his camera and see what’s up.

[starstruckbyacomet]

Bullying – BoBs' Reason behind It, and Their Last Straw (probably)

BoBs have used every reason and tool they can think of to trash Tommy and to bully Lou online. A lot of their excuses could be broken easily, makes them look stupid, manipulative, or (most often) both. But they don't care.

Why do BoBs keep bullying Lou?

Because they think this strategy has served them in the past, several times.

They have bullied the actresses who played Buck's or Eddie's love interests: Gabrielle Walsh (who played Ana Flores), Megan West (who played Taylor Kelly), and Edy Ganem (who played Marisol). After the bullying, all the actresses had their characters broke-up with either Buck or Eddie.

They also bullied Kristen Reidel, then showrunner from Season 2 to Season 6, because Kristen has mentioned that she only viewed Buddie's relationship as platonic (link). After the interview was published (and the subsequent bullying happened), it was announced that Tim Minear would come back to the show, and took back the showrunner's mantle from Kristen Reidel.

Has the bullying strategy actually served BoBs in the past? NO! Because of the following reasons:

According to Tim Minear, Buck has been queer-coded at least since Season 2 (link). It means Buck would date a man at some point on the show. Until Buck dating a man happened on screen, it was logical to assume that every relationship he had with women would not last. The break-ups had been planned by the writers all along. There was no need to bully anyone to make them happened.

Right after Shannon's death, it has been coded that Eddie had unresolved feelings toward his late wife. Several clues: Eddie's confession that he was upset about Shannon's request for a divorce, his reluctant to open a dating app which he had downloaded himself, his half-hearted efforts to meet women (golfing, hiking, forced blind date), and his panic attack over the prospect of marrying Ana Flores. When he started to date Marisol, Eddie had not yet addressed his unresolved feelings. From the beginning, it was very possible that there would be a break up with Marisol in the horizon. It's reasonable to assume that Eddie would not have a lasting relationship until he addresses his issue. Bullying the actresses had nothing to do with the break-ups.

Tim Minear's return as the showrunner is most likely part of the deal between ABC and Fox. 9-1-1 is Tim's own brainchild. It is reasonable that ABC has wanted Tim to come back, to ensure the quality of the show. Kristen Reidel being bullied was not the cause of Tim's return.

However, too many positive coincidences apparently have made BoBs cocky and overestimated their power. The power that they don't actually have, as implied by Tim Minear who had said that the online responses had not reflected at all the number of viewerships shared by the network (link).

So, what's next for BoBs?

With Buddie goggles on, canon Buddie seems really close right now:

Buck has been out as bisexual.

Eddie will address his unresolved feelings about Shannon, and his supposed Catholic guilt, on the next episode (8x06).

The next steps would be: free from his mental burden, Eddie will realize his attraction to Buck. They will confess their love to each other. Buck will dump Tommy. And finally, Buddie canon ever after.

Is the above scenario going to happen? ABSOLUTELY NOT, because:

1)) Tim and Ryan have a mission with Eddie's current storyline: to break the stereotype that men who open up about their feelings must be weak, or gay.

Imagine what will happen if some straight boys / young men who grew up with toxic masculinity watch Eddie talks about his feelings, then watch him comes out as gay several episodes later. They will think 'talking about feelings = being gay'. This only perpetuates the stereotype Tim & Ryan want to break.

2)) The show made Eddie read a swimsuit magazine in front of half-naked Buck in a hospital setting.

This painfully shoehorned scene is a not-so-subtle way to show the audience that Eddie is sexually attracted to women, not to Buck.

3)) Viewership numbers show that General Audience loves Tevan, while on the other hand, BoBs have bullied Tim Minear and his actors. Why the hell would Tim replace Tevan with Buddie?

4)) There are tons of other reasons which I couldn't possibly list one-by-one. But you get the gist.

As predicted, BoBs are fully determined to ignore the above reasons.

What will be BoBs' last straw, probably?

From Buddie shippers' POV, once Eddie is free from his unresolved feelings and his Catholic guilt, there is nothing substantial in the way of canon Buddie. Buck has openly admitted his attraction to men. Now it's Eddie's turn.

If Tim Minear wants romantic Buddie to happen, then it's the right time. There is no reason to not make Buddie canon.

Unless, there is only one reason left. It is...

Tim actually DOESN'T WANT Buddie to be canon.

How do we know this?

Because he will give Eddie another FEMALE LOVE INTEREST,

which is something he doesn't need to do, because like Buck, Eddie will finally be free....

It's been 7 years already, how many more years he wants to drag this story on....

The longest slow-burn queer love-story must have been breaking all kinds of records by now...

Oh, I can't wait to see BoBs' reactions when this happens 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.