#please come back in season 8b

[echowithpain]

Alrighty!!! Here we go! ✨✨✨

First, -1/2 point for the old dude who beat up the "cart cop"

Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with the fact that he beat him up. I think it was a decent twist cause I was originally expecting the security guard or someone else who got him from behind. My problem was "Why the heck did he turn out to be an escaped convict in hiding or whatever?"

Literally why??? He could've just been an old dude who was pissed at the kid for causing trouble and "stealing his job". I was so on board with everything until they revealed that the old guy wasn't actually the old guy. And Athena said she figured it out because he was "too camera shy"??? Lots of people are camera shy?? Yes he was hiding his face but I figured that was just because he was used to the kid being there so he was more annoyed than angry, or he just really didn't like being recorded. I know people like that and they aren't criminals (at least I hope not lmao 😂)

I get that 911 wants to do the "bet you didn't see this coming!" thing all the time, but why do the stakes have to be so high? I get it's a drama but I literally said in my last Echos Essays that I wanted Athena to get a bad feeling about someone but they DON'T turn out to be a serial killer or anything like that, they're just a regular person who maybe needs to talk a couple things out in therapy

They didn't need to go to the extreme or come up with a reason for why the old guy was capable of such violence, just having the small twist that it was him who beat up the kid instead of the security guy was enough.

So yeah... -1/2 point cause it took me out of the episode (even though it was at the end)

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Umm... Is there anything else that I have problems with?? 🤔🤔🤔 I can't think of anything off the top of my head so I'll just list the things I loved until I remember something ✨

THINGS I LOVED: 💖Brad💖

Brad was freaking incredible this episode 😂💖😂 From watching his own show with the entire fire station (and repeating his lines), to being overdramatic and thinking everyone hated it and blaming the things they criticized on the network 😂, to being at the accident with them and seeing someone was passed out in a car and trying to help (yes he didn't know about the c-brace and gurney, but he was learning and genuinely wanted to help someone 💖), to the way I couldn't tell if he was angry or turned on when Bobby yelled at him 😭😭😭, to his serious heartfelt talk with Eddie about their kids 🥺-

F U U U U U C K !!!!!!!!!!!

I just remembered that Maddie's PREGNANT!!!!! AND SHE GETS KIDNAPPED NEXT EPISODE IN MARCH!!!!!!

Holy shit holy shit holy shit!!!!! HOLY FUCK IT DIDNT EVEN OCCUR TO ME THAT THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT!!! I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HER GETTING KIDNAPPED AGAIN AMD HOW LAST TIME SHE WAS IT WAS HER ABUSIVE EX HUSBAND WHO SHE ENDED UP HAVING TO KILL!!!! THE FACT THAT SHE IS PREGNANT DIDNT EVEN CROSS MY MIND HOLY FUCK!!!! WHAT THE SHIT!!!!! OH GOD WHAT IF THIS HURTS THE BABY 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Shit fuck wait but that's the promo not this episode I gotta focus, holy shit, fuck.... FUCK!!!! Okay ummm... Shit my fucking train of thought... fuck... Brad was great and dramatic and I still love him. Also loved the fact that he helped(?) the guy who was trying to kill himself to not want to kill himself anymore while also contemplating jumping himself and having to be talked down by the guy who was going to jump in the first place??? This dude is so dramatic and emotional ❤️‍🩹 Brad's back on his show but I hope we still get to see more of him 💖

Plus the fire fam guest starring in the episode he wakes up from the coma but being horrible actors? 😂😂😂 Do you think Christopher is gonna see the episode his dad is in? 🥺❤️‍🩹 (Also real quick, idk how much skill it takes for an actor to act as a character who's bad at acting but props to them because I just know it's always hilarious 😂 First thing that comes to mind is that one Supernatural episode where Sam and Dean were transported to "the real world" and replaced their actors 😂)

Hen and Bobby not being in the scene, probably by choice, was a mood and a half 😂 ALSO HEN USING THAT MED SCHOOL DOCTOR KNOWLEDGE LETS GOOO??? They remembered she went through that arc???? You could write it off as paramedic stuff, but paramedics know the stuff that'll get you to the doctors alive, and the doctors deal with the rest of the stuff (usually, this show is pretty lenient on what the paramedics are supposed to do. ie, when Eddie had to extract a bomb from a dude's thigh, Hen sticking her hand in a patient to keep them stable, Eddie doing the whatever he did to the kid who was ass backwards so he wouldn't die, etc.) I'm chosing to believe they remembered she studied to be a doctor 🥰

EDDIE!!!! EDDIE CALLED CHRISTOPHER AND HAD AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION WITH HIM 🤩💖🤩💖🤩💖🤩 AND IT HURT MY FEELINGS 😭💔😭💔😭💔😭😭💔😭💔

"I can get an autograph and you can put it up in your room!" "So you'll send it to me? 😃"

Like, damn dude I really wasn't expecting that 😭😭😭 Why did the show have to hurt me like that? What did I ever do to you except love you and criticize you when needed? 😭😭😭 That doesn't give you an excuse hurt me like that 😭💔😭💔😭 Ow geez. Not funny. Cried. Bitch.

Okay um, sewer water rescue was nice. I love how I made a joke about kissing under the sewer water rainbow, and then a couple kissed under the sewer water rainbow 😂😂😂😂😂 I swear you can't write this shit

...Do I really not have any complaints besides the old dude being a secret criminal?

Oh, no, wait

-1/2 point for the brief mention of Temu. Still gotta be petty 🤭💅✨

Buuuut it did give us the scene of Eddie enjoying Bucks baking and Buck (and the audience) finding out that he's looking to move back to El Paso 🥺🥺🥺

Nah, I'm still gonna be petty 😘

But also EDDIEEEE 😭😭😭😭😭 anD THE COUCH MENTIONED AGAIN?!?!?!? They were so domestic holy shit I've missed them hanging out 😭💖

...I'm trying to remember anything else but that's genuinely all I've got. To be fair, I had a bunch of fun this episode and was laughing a LOT 😂😂😂

So yeah! I think that's it 😁

FINAL SCORE: 🌈9/10🌈

-1/2 point for the old dude being a secret criminal, and -1/2 point for the brief Temu mention ✨

I legit had so much fun this episode, I was laughing so much I was interrupting the people I was watching the episode with 😂😂😂😂😂 When Brad said he finally felt like a real hero and then immediately banged his head on the firetruck mirror, I cackled so loud and my grandmother was confused/upset with me because it was so fast that she missed it and wanted to know why I suddenly burst out laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ah man, I love this show 🥰

...damn, it's not gonna be back until M A R C H 😭

Welp, see you then babes! I'll be lurking in the walls until it comes back 🙃

TCHAU!!!! 😘✌️✨

[moonlightmornings]

hannah's buddie fic recs || pt. 1 💫

kinda wanted to get this done before season 8b hit, which will undoubtedly set up a part 2...

if you're the author of one of these, please reply and i'll tag your tumblr! and ALWAYS check the tags and warnings before reading!! stay safe :)

and you are the big answer tonight by folkfae | 13.5k words | explicit The LAFD changes its drug policy, Eddie's never smoked weed, and buck teaches him a thing or two... aka the weed fic.

cowboy take me away by pixelsmom1990 | 6.2k words | teen+ Buck is occasionally reminded of Eddie’s roots in Texas and behaves appropriately.

merry and bright by heartsdalliances | 20k words | teen+ During the annual toy drive, Buck and Eddie get themselves into a little bit of trouble when Buck's mother turns out to be flirting with Eddie - right in front of his father. What comes next is dinner, bad parents, romance, and the true meaning of family.

counteroffer by buckleyseddie - @buckleyseddie | 25k words | teen+ In order for Buck to make it up to Eddie, Eddie suggests that Buck gives him one hundred kisses.

the last shred of truth in the lost myth of true love by lemonzestywrites - @lemonzestywrites | 25.6k | explicit After the events of 6x13, Buck is worried he's lost his charm in bed. Eddie eagerly offers his services to prove otherwise.

every piece of me holds part of you by allthatsleft | 8.7k words | explicit “There’s cookie dough on your face.” Buck whispers, and— “Huh?” — “Cookie dough. On your face. Cheekbone.” Buck repeats, not pulling back. Eddie rolls his eyes. “Are you serious?”... Eddie's tired of waiting.

stick with me by buddieaya | 10.9k words | explicit A dare, fake dating, a freak out and lots and lots of stickers.

you can feel it on the way home (you are in love) by made_ofmemories - @made-ofmemories | 23.4k words | teen+ Buck's apartment is destroyed when an earthquake shakes LA, luckily there's always a space for him in the Diaz household.

no sight for heart eyes by znks - @znks | 20.5k words | explicit Losing your sight for a week sucks but at least Eddie has Buck to guide him through his healing or at least through his own house.

for a holiday (and forevermore) by wikiangela - @wikiangela / @wikiangela-fanfics | 94.9k words | mature Eddie's sick of personal, intrusive questions about his love life whenever he visits his family, so he starts bringing Buck for the holidays as his (fake) boyfriend. He only wants to shut them up, and doesn't expect that the small crush he has on his best friend could actually turn into something more...

short, shallow gasps by flxisms - @gayboyeddie | 6.7k words | explicit Eddie would like to state, for the record, that he has never cried during sex before. It’s just — Buck does something to him.

go play your video games by fandomlife54 | 5.9k words | general 3 times Buck noticed video games help Eddie fall asleep at night + 1 time he uses them to make his day better.

all i want for christmas is you by jiminthestreets_boneinthesheets | 7.9k words | general Eddie’s mom and ex-wife are up to no good at his Abuela’s Christmas Eve party, good thing Buck proposed he go to the party as Eddie fake date to keep them at bay.

have my hoodie (have all of me) by becausebuckley - @becausebuckley | 3k words | teen+ Buck visits the Diaz house one morning, he's confronted by the sight of his best friend wearing his clothes.

drop to hold you by ellewriteswrongs - @ellewriteswrongs | 3.8k words | teen+ For once, there was no use pretending he could handle everything on his own. Luckily for Eddie, his boys are always ready to drop everything to help.

soft arms, steady heart by babytown | 8.4k words | explicit Movie night takes a turn, Eddie gets needy, and Buck is more than happy to take care of him.

PART TWO -> hannah's buddie fic recs

[becausebuckley]

michelle's buddie fic recs: week 11!

wow, season 8b is inspiring some INCREDIBLE fics!! i hope you enjoy these as much as i did <3

this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some contain spoilers for season 8.

if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!

a left at the graveyard (i'm driving past ghosts) | bucksprideflag | 36k | GA

Margaret Buckley dies, and Buck tries to navigate grief, develops a complex relationship with apple pie, while Eddie, as always, is there. this was recced to me by one of you, and what a beautiful rec it is!! so wonderfully written, so seeped through with emotion. just lovely!

always on the tip of my tongue | bookinit/@bookinit02 | 7.2k | T

eddie’s moving. buck’s dealing with it. such a beautiful fic!! i loved the dinosaur bit and also buck and bobby <3

call me (when you need) | littleghost/@ghostlandtoo | 3.3k | E

Buck just has to wait for Eddie to come back home—he can wait. He can be good. i do think that buddie sex games while eddie is in el paso is one of my absolute favourite things to come out of the current eddie plot... this is so hot and so good and so them <3

imagine in the silence | greenbergsays/@greenbergsays | 15.5k | T

In Eddie's absence, Buck starts daydreaming that he's still in LA. This goes about as well as you'd expect. the organs bit in this one genuinely left me speechless... i love how this one captures eddie's voice especially <3

nap trapped | paleredheadinascifi | 3.5k | T

Buck wears his pink cardigan and Eddie nap traps him about it. this fic feels like a warm hug in an expensive cardigan <3 so lovely!!

negative space | effervescentwolf/@effervescentwolf | 2.6k | T

when Eddie's sheets stop smelling like him, Buck makes do. i LOVE the idea of them using each other's furniture and stuff and everything so much. and the clothes!! i absolutely devoured this fic, it's so so good <3

number one fan | laplumasucia/@laplumasucia | 19.7k | E

Buck tells Eddie he has an OF. i think the only way to describe this fic is the fire emoji. i love how the onlyfans bits were written! feels like such a buck way to use that platform for sure.

the place where the light enters | theheartbelieves | 14.1k | E

Buck struggles with the lingering side effects of being struck by lightning, Eddie struggles to deal with Buck's death, somewhere in the middle, they find a new equilibrium. ohh i love how this captures buck and eddie, and i also really liked the group chat bit! there's an intimacy here that's just <3

trials & tribulations | sammyunhinged/@sammyunhinged | 23.7k | T

Buck and Eddie have both slipped into old habits, and it’s been causing problems. They haven’t fought like this since the lawsuit. It’s not affecting their work, but Bobby’s fed up. He sends them to couples therapy. Well, he calls it “mediation,” but let’s be honest, it’s couples therapy. the structure of this one is so cool!! i loved the little peeks into their lives and then the mediation/therapy inbetween <3

under pressure | brewrosemilk/@gayhoediaz | 22.3k | E

Buck and Eddie have grand plans for their first time, it's just unfortunate that their bodies don't seem to be getting the message. they're disgustingly in love and i love it <3 there's something so intimate about this one, it's brilliant!!

warmth | hopeintheashes/@hopeintheashes | 10.2k | T

As Buck finds out, sometimes you can't just keep pushing through. Eddie and Christopher are there to put the pieces back together. this was a reread <3 such a soft lovely fic!! some of the best emotional hurt/comfort ever

without you (what am i supposed to do) | staticsilencee | 6.5k | T

Eddie is lost after a building collapse, and his body is never recovered. Completely unrelated, a stray cat shows up at Buck's window. i have such a soft spot for animal transformation fics <3 this is angsty but also so so soft, i loved reading it!!

we are like frogs oblivious | facewithoutheart/@facewithoutheart | 9.8k | E

A mysterious illness gets Buck admitted to the hospital. Upon his release, Eddie takes the next plane to LA to check on Buck. What he finds will change their relationship forever. i cannot express how fast i clicked on this little link as it popped up in my email. genuinely such a fantastic premise and so so well-written. like, one of the tags for this one is eddie moves to texas and buck gets a vagina it's fine everything's fine. do i really need to say more? i don't think so. trust me, just click the link.

we both love the smoke in our lungs | playinginthunderstorms/@playinginthunderstorms | 4.2k | E

Buck clenches his teeth, opens his mouth to speak, and Eddie can’t help the “Ha,” that bursts out, feeling petty and spiteful. “Christ, no wonder you imprinted on the dog—you’re exactly the same! Desperate for some attention, any way you can get it, huh? Rolling over and begging didn’t work, so you’re biting fingers and tearing up the furniture, cause it’s aaaaall about you. Maybe what you need is a fucking chain and muzzle.” you know those authors for whom you go yeah i'd read their grocery lists cause i bet those are great too? yeah i have that with charlie's fics too. lucky for me though i don't even need to read grocery lists, because we get brilliant, brilliant fics like this one <3

[azaharinflames]

Want for rest of 8B: I want Buck and Tommy to talk. I want Buck to realize that he's never learned how to be alone as he's always had someone around at all times really. He hates that lesson but he does need to learn it. So what I want is I want them to talk, and they can start things again as friends and eventually get to a relationship again. They never tried being just friends and I find the best relationships (particularly MLM ones) start as friends and slowly get towards a relationship. Put a relationship on the back burner so they can both work on themselves. Its not a No, its a Not Right Now.

Hi, Nonnie!

I think I have to disagree with you. I saw someone else analyzing this and they pointed out something that perfectly sums up what I wanted to say: Buck knows how to be alone. He's known how to be so all of his life. He, however, has abandonment issues.

It might seem like the same thing, but honestly? It is not. And, in my opinion, Buck has a hard time with that, and not so much with being alone.

If we take a look at the show, he's been alone for rather the majority of it. The only time it looked like he wanted a partner to not feel alone/because he wanted his life to be in the right path (paraphrasing) was in Season 4.

I will also bring back what Buck says during the car scene with Eddie in 810 - because that scene to me proves that he does not want to be with Tommy to not feel alone; he wants to be with him because he thinks that's how things should be. He puts his break-up with Tommy as the first thing that started all things bad coming into his life.

Do Buck and Tommy need more work before they get back together? 100%. But I don't think Buck being alone is the solution here.

Also, we run into the issue of main and recurring once again. They were able to pull off the 'let's just be friends for now' with Madney because we saw both of their journeys to get back to dating, but now? I don't want to say it is impossible, I just do not particularly see it. What we've seen on screen doesn't indicate that, either. I can see them deciding to take it slow, but other than that? I think it would be dragging it for too long. Especially so when it is near the end of the season and when we've been dealing with this since almost the start of it. The audience wants resolution, not to be dragged along. Not at this point in the series, yk?

My inbox is open for ranting, venting, giving your opinion (unpopular or popular, I'm happy to receive and discuss both), and even confessions! Though if you don't want yours posted, please make sure to say :)

Take care <3

[lemotmo]

Hi, I'm sorry to bring partial negativity to your inbox but I really need get someone else's perspective and you're always so balanced and kind when you answer people and I thoroughly enjoy reading your thoughts and opinions on the show.

Firstly, I love that the scene between Eddie and Helena is so satisfying for some many people, I honestly wish I could share in it completely, but I'm still feeling frustrated. Not because I think it should have been a shouting match or anything like that, tonally I loved that scene, and Eddie taking back control at the first sign that Chris wasn't happy. My issue it that I feel like I'm being tricked by the show into thinking that Helena was just acting as a concerned grandmother who went a bit far. Not a woman who took her grandson across state lines with no actual intention of returning him and then spent months manipulating both her son and grandson into thinking the other didn't need or want them, respectively. It didn't even feel like a half-hearted redemption and forgiveness arc like all the other parents got, it feels as though I'm expected to think there's nothing to forgive in the first place. And considering we've been seeing this behaviour from her since season 2, I'm just confused. I don't know what my ideal but realistic resolution to this would be, maybe just Eddie having acknowledged that them not doing anything to help being him and Chris back together was an awful thing to do?

I have a few issues that make media comprehension difficult for me, I miss things sometimes, especially if they're subtextual, and I need prompting where to look, so maybe that is the issue here? But I feel like I'm losing my mind a bit.

No, I get your confusion Nonny. I really do.

I was the same. I really felt like Eddie just needed to yell at his mom for all of of this. But then I realised that I wouldn't have yelled at my mom either if she had done something like this. It simply isn't in my nature. 🤷‍♀️

I just don't think it's in his nature either to be honest. He has always been shown as a calm guy. Yes, during his illegal fighting days he had a lot of rage within him, but that was mostly because of his untreated PTSD. He dealt with that and went to therapy.

From all that we have gathered, Eddie was an obedient kid while growing up. He was always trying to please his parents by trying to do what they wanted him to do. And in some ways he is still the same person he was back then. He is still the boy they pressured into competitive ballroom dancing and the boy they forced to marry Shannon because she was pregnant.

At the end of season 7 and throughout 8a and the beginning of 8b he was still trying to please his parents AND his son at the same time. He let his parents swoop in and take his son, because he was used to obeying them, so he allowed it.

I feel like the Eddie we have seen in season 8 has become a lot more level-headed though. And the lesson he learned in episode 12 and 13 is that he isn't obligated to please his parents anymore. He is no longer a child or a teenager. He is Chris' dad first and foremost and he needed to 'dad up' for that.

But he also knows that Chris loves his grandparents very much. And I do think Eddie loves his parents very much as well, even though they are overbearing and manipulative in many ways.

In some ways I do think Helena and Ramon did all of this because they genuinly thought they were 'helping' Eddie and Chris. I truly think they can't see where they went wrong and how flawed their love for their son is.

And I think that Eddie knows this and finally comes to accept it in episode 13. He accepts that this is the way it's always going to be with his parents. They aren't going to change their ways.

But he can change and is willing to change and do better for his son. So he gently confronts his mom, telling her how it's going to be from now on, letting her know he is no longer going to be manipulated and guilt-tripped into letting them raise his son. He is no longer going to take their bullshit on how to live his life right.

In a way he is saying goodbye to the Eddie of old, the Eddie that grew up in Texas and was stiffled by his parents, the Eddie who allowed himself to be led by his parents' decisions for him. He is stepping up for himself and Chris and moving on.

By leaving his dad in Lubbock and telling his mom what he was going to do, without any yelling involved, he basically gave them an ultimatum:

Either accept the way things are going to be from now on OR never see either of us again.

And even though his parents are never going to be parents of the year, I do think they love Eddie and Chris in their own way. So they would never risk losing them completely.

I don't know if any of this made sense Nonny. I wrote this in a stream of consciousness kind of way. I knew exactly what I wanted to say in my head, but translating it into English was challenging as a non-native speaker. I hope it helped you out a little though.

Thank you for the lovely comment you made in the beginning of your ask. And don't worry, I didn't interpret this ask as anything negative at all.

I think a lot of us were confused at Eddie's reaction at first. I know I was. But after I rewatched, sat down with it, thought about it... I finally realised that Eddie yelling at his mom would have been regression for his character growth. They are showing us a new Eddie. An Eddie who isn't afraid to step outside of the mold and make his own decisions, other people's opinions be damned.

And yeah, I'll make this about Buddie. 😋 When don't I?

I do think this was the final step Eddie needed to take to be ready to see, realise and accept his love for Buck.

[air--so--sweet]

Okay I've posted like 100 theories on how Buddie will go canon in season 8B, but I think theory 101 could be the one (watch the stills for next week come out and have me walk that back completely).

We know from the promo Buck gets trapped alongside Ravi and a civilian, and we know from BTS photos that, despite not being a member of the 118 anymore Eddie gets involved in the call (it doesn't look like he'll have suddenly re-joined offscreen next week as he's wearing turnouts over a Henley). I've already talked about how I think he'll get involved in rescuing all three, but Buck will become trapped alone due to further explosions/a minor earthquake causing more of the building to collapse after Ravi and the civilian getting out.

Because Buck's spiralling right now, and when talking to Bobby in the confessional he told him that he's not okay and that the other's don't need him. So what if rather than getting cut off completely from Eddie as I originally thought, what if Buck gets pinned or trapped in some other way where he can still communicate with Eddie and he's telling Eddie to go. Gerrard ordered an evacuation, it's not safe and Buck (whose passively suicidal at the best of time and this isn't the best of times by any stretch of the imagination) says its fine if he doesn't get out. No one needs him, they'll be fine without him.

And Eddie will argue, the 118 needs Buck, Eddie needs Buck and Buck will keep denying it, Eddie left Buck to go to El Paso like it was nothing, none of them haven't found Buck's efforts at support helpful (because Buck doesn't understand that others grief isn't something he can fix and and they just need him to be there and talk to them rather than doing psych evals on them) and he failed Bobby at the lab and he's failing him now by not being able to stop everything falling apart.

And Eddie, at the end of his rope, maybe fully crying now, will say 'I do need you Buck, I do. I can't lose you because I-' his voice cracks, 'I love you. More than I even knew I could love someone. I can't do this without you Buck, I can't. So please, I need you to still be here, so I'm not leaving!'

[buddiebeginz]

I get that some of you are nervous of Eddie leaving and Buddie not happening but trust me when I tell you Ryan isn’t going anywhere. There are zero signs that he wants to leave the show.

All of the main cast seem very happy and like a family and like they want to be working together for as long as possible. They’re also working in roles that you can’t do in just any other acting job, doing these crazy emergencies regularly. You don’t just leave a work environment like that for no reason. It’s also not like Ryan can’t do other projects while working on 911, he just worked on a movie not too long ago. So no he’s not leaving.

When it comes to Buddie I think some of you have gotten so used to storylines that play out instantly on streaming you’re not used to a network slow burn where you have to wait.

I get being scared of being let down by the show. I know how much we’re all hoping and waiting for Buddie to happen. But Buddie has been in the works for years. It was originally supposed to happen in s5 (Buck was supposed to come out in s4) but Fox refused to let it happen. So Tim left and then the show moved to abc and so Tim came back. When he did he started putting the wheels in motion for Buddie canon and that started with Buck coming out in s7. Buddie going canon has already started we’ve been in the storyline since last season when Buck’s coming out was heavily connected to Eddie.

If I didn’t think Buddie was going to happen or that it was a big maybe I’d say so but in all the years of watching the show I’ve never been as certain it’s happening as I am now.

The other thing is I think there would be zero doubt right now if Buddie was a straight ship. But because they’re two guys and they’re breaking new ground with being the first real slow burn queer ship on a primetime network show people will question if it’s happening the whole way.

Tim knows how a significant portion of the audience for the show loves Buddie. Tim, Oliver, and Ryan have all shown support for Buddie over the years which btw isn’t common for non canon queer ships. A lot of things are in our favor. If Tim didn’t want to make Buddie happen he would have made that clear when he came back and it’s been the total opposite. In s7 they were together more than ever and they’ve still been joined at the hip in s8 even if hey haven’t had a ton of scenes while Tim was closing up other storylines. We can see with 808 and recent interviews that the bulk of Eddie and Buddie’s s8 storylines are going to be in 8b.

I’ve seen people say why doesn’t Eddie just go get Chris and bring him home. I believe he will eventually but this storyline with Eddie contemplating moving to Texas isn’t as much about the Chris storyline as it is about the Buddie storyline. You have to have obstacles in a will they/won’t they that makes the audience think they aren’t going to end up together. There is always lots of angst leading up to the moment when they finally get together or get back together. This makes for a more emotional dramatic moment and some of the best tv.

We’re meant to think Eddie is leaving but even if he goes to Texas for a minute it won’t be permanent. I’m confident in saying we’ll have Buddie canon by the end of the season and Chris back too.

Please don’t let fandom’s tendency to catastrophize make you worry about where the story is going. Also take all the interviews with a grain of salt because they can’t and won’t tell us exactly where things are going. Like with the most recent Tim interviews and him making it sound like Eddie is moving. That makes sense because we’re right at the beginning of that storyline he can’t say what will happen.

Things with Buddie will take a little time to play out but we’ll get there. We are going into this hiatus in the best possible place we can be in right now and we should all be incredibly excited for what’s to come for Buddie in 8b.

[tevanbuckley]

If you could take Tims place for 8b how would the rest of the season play out? Would you put Tommy and Buck back together and if so, how?

oh where to begin...

tbh i think the bucktommy stuff is the easiest to fix, because the biggest problem (outside of needlessly losing an interesting new character) is it puts buck back to square one, so it could be solved by pretty much any variation of them getting back together. personally, i think the cleanest way would be to have tommy reach out after the kidnapping. would that be the most satisfying resolution? no, but it would stick with the theme of tommy showing up for buck and could be nested within the maddie storyline without taking up a ton of limited screen space. then i'd have buck actually think about his sexuality for thirty seconds (and say the word bisexual).

eddie is difficult bc his arc is dependent on how much truth there is to the speculation of ryan wanting out, but either way for the love of god PLEASE bring up shannon! my thing with that situation has always been eddie's refusal to accept that for all intents and purposes he didn't lose his wife, he lost his ex-wife, and i think having him finally grapple with that would be a good way to conclude his arc (whether he moves to texas or not).

athena is...frustrating, i think there's maybe something in her training new recruits. it would certainly give a bit more structure to her storylines than "random cop shit." i know a certain amount of copaganda is inevitable but 911 is especially bad for it (and imo has actually gotten worse over the years), partly because they refuse to take an actual stance (like why tf was the lady who got shot a sovereign citizen? the audience isn't stupid we know that's not the average victim of police violence). in theory the training stuff could help illustrate how policing is rotten all the way down the chain and potentially challenge some of athena's beliefs (i will be shocked if this happens)

for bobby i'd bring back some of the stuff that was touched on last season. he was an active suicide risk for christ's sake and are we really gonna drop all the tragic backstory about his family and then do nothing with it? perhaps his brother reaches out and causes problems or passes away.

madney and henren meanwhile i fear are a bit of lost cause this season. presumably madney is gonna be wrapped up with the kidnapping/pregnancy shit, which again forces chim into the position of "maddie's worried husband," don't get me wrong i think we'll get some stellar acting from kenny (and jlh) but "madney being sad," is not particularly interesting at this point.

similarly all the really juicy stuff with mara/ortiz/gerrard has already been pissed away — could've been especially interesting if hen and chim were still on the outs during the kidnapping but oh well — if tim's serious about wanting to "blow stuff up," one way to do that would be having hen consider a move to captain at another station. which (assuming they get s9) could even facilitate bobby taking a promotion down the line and her coming back to the 118 in his place.

[sailingfireshipz]

My 13x15 download ✨️This one is going to be long.

1. Opening with the Pascals. The foreshadowing was so damn thick with these two. Do we think we'll see Olivia(Monica's sister) at the funeral? Monica mentioned mending fences, so if she does appear, will we finally find out what happened in Miami?

1a. Monica to Pascal. "Well, thank God it'll be a dark day when it doesn't." ohhh.. dark days ahead, i fear

2. STELLARIDE. Omg their nervous energy. The freaking sweaters. Their faces when scary Terry was making notes. Kellys face when he mentioned the corners not being covered.

2a. "How is that more stressful than fighting an inferno?" Oh dear, you just wait ���

3. Jenner is a DUCKER. Leaving Damon & the victim because he's got a wife & kid. I'm really surprised the rest of the firehouse stood behind him?

4. Is that Kelly Severide saving his broooother!? AAAAAAAAH really enjoyed seeing Squad assist another house on a rescue

4a. Damon really is a wise ass "you're missing overhaul. I know that's your favorite part"

5. I'm actually surprised by the advice Kelly gave Damon to keep his head down as it relates to Jenner. Definitely not the tone he took last season with Lennox or any other firefighter that's not fit for duty.

6. Novak & Damon... giiiiirl please 😵‍💫

7. STELLARIDE. Kelly Severide, the man that you are. From reaching for Stella's hand when she was talking to the "my little one" 🥹🥹🥹🥹

8. Cruz & Hermann coming in & immediately wrecking shit. This entire comedic storyline was absolutely hilarious!

8a. Hermann & Cruz, in front of Stellaride asking about the video conference, definitely gave off their kids coming to them when they knock over a vase or get in trouble at school. Kelly immediately shutting it down & Hermann shrinking behind Cruz! HELP!

8b. Bringing Tony & Capp to the meeting was definitely something I know they told them to just smile & wave when they were in the hallway 😆

9. "Riddle wrapped in a mystery. That's Pascal for you" ok, yes, but are we going to unravel this mystery 🤔

10. Violet dodging Flynn... Missing Carver more than she thought she could... & so it begins 🙂

11. Mouch & Pascal conversation about the open lieutenant position. Honestly, yall & i can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually agree with Pascal. I don't think Hermann wants it! 😕

11a. Random thought. Did anyone notice how many times the episode title was used in this episode? I counted 3x. Is that normal? I've never noticed it before.

12. Boden mentioned! We wiiiin. Honestly, I'm so against Damon being brought back to 51. I get it it's Stella making the recommendation, but I think at it's core if Damon were any other person not connected to Kelly, they wouldn't be entertaining the idea. Outside of that, there's a deeper conversation that needs to be had about how they've been moving with the representation & stability on 81 since Stella took over as lieutenant. Because where is Mason & is Gibson ok on this recovery journey!? More on that later.

13. STELLARIDE. Approved as adoptive parents!!! The way Kelly kept looking at Stella yall, he lives to love that woman. Which makes the parrales that the Pascals have with Stellaride so very eerie sometimes.

13a. Random observation. Did they change Stellarides' theme? Because last week they used it in a Novak & Violet scene but have not used it during the adoption scenes. It's been similar but not their original theme. I'm just curious 🤔

14. Oooh, Stella... running & tackling that man, giiiiirl. Kelly immediately running straight to her. I do have a question. Was Stella supposed to let the man walk into oncoming traffic & get hit? How could she have handled that situation better? 🤔 "we run towards the danger, not away from it" pretty sure Pascal said that to Novak earlier this season.

15. Mouch stepping up, saying he'd call the chief & asking to ride with her to Med. He's going to make an amazing lieutenant. Question for you all, though..WHERE IS CAPTAIN HERMANN!?

16. Monica in the ambo, her arms flailing. Pascal at the restaurant waiting fidgeting with her perfect anniversary gift. His little smile before checking the time. Him telling himself that she's going to be ok because she's strong. Telling Violet that she's wrong even though she didn't say a word. Stella appearing & holding onto Vi because she knows how triggering this is for her. OMG! Idc call me dramatic, but this scene gutted me.

Pascal is about to spiral & I'm curious to see how it impacts the house. Who will go to bat for him & who will go against him. I'm also curious to know if his leadership & recent behavior will play apart into the E18 synopsis. For the commissioner to send a deputy commissioner out to investigate, I'm sure HQ has some concerns with Pascals' behavior post Monica's death. Which is interesting as the episode title is literally post-mortem. Whew! Idk about anyone else, but I'm bracing for impact. I have a feeling these last 7 episodes are about to be madness.

As always, let me know your thoughts! Did i miss anything?

[rimatsu]

Right now I'm leaning towards Tommy coming back for closure. But I don't want it to be an ex-with-benefits (please Tim Minear), I think that can work in fics but not in the show.

But I really, REALLY wanted to be wrong and I wanted Tommy to come back for good. I wanted Buck s9 to start from a new point: now sure of who he is and who he wants to be with, and for the show to allow him to have that this time.

But this story of Buck going back to dating, feeling uncomfortable with something, wondering if he's doing it for the right reason? If this is about Tommy I'll be pessimistic, because when they ask Buck the question "is it right or not?" "is he going to decide to fight for the relationship or not?" the answer always seems to be no.

taking my clown costume off for a second to say that yes, chances are tommy will only be brought back for closure. BUT!! if buck is destined to go through trials and tribulations in 8b, it only makes sense that he's rewarded for it by the end of the season. what form that reward will take is yet to be determined. maybe he'll finally be released from his hamster-wheel, allowed to chase love with tommy or a new person entirely or within himself even. right now? it's way too early to form a definitive opinion about his arc. nothing has changed really: we knew halfhearted, temporary flings were a possibility before the hiatus. working through his abandonment issues seems like the core theme of buck's journey rn. whatever will cause discomfort, i don't think it'll be related to tommy at all. i'm willing to wait for more episodes to air before i become too cynical.

i'll say this though: if settling down is in the cards for buck, i don't think they'll go through the trouble of introducing and establishing a new love interest this season when they have tommy in reserve.

but what do i know i'm not writing the show

[no-goodbyes-no-regrets]

I'm feeling very zen this morning about bucktommy.

Maybe it's because it's been over a week since the shoddy ending to 8x06 and it feels less raw.

Maybe it's because even if Tommy never comes back at least 8x07 gave more proof/weight (can't find the right word) about how much the relationship meant to Buck by showing how much he's struggling, something he never got with any other LI except Abby.

Maybe it's because knowing how much balderdash the interviews are with dropped plots and things that never happen mean I have no more anxiety about them.

Maybe it's because from Ryan saying that Tim changes things last minute, and Tim gaslighting fans about creating plots he himself hinted at (madney/henren tension wtf?) means again ignoring what he says in interviews and that the door is wide open for a Tommy return.

Maybe it's because angst with a happy ending it's my favourite trope and the fic I've read this week has been so so achingly good it'll keep me fed throughout winter like a squirrel hoarding nuts.

Maybe it's just because it's sunny where I am today and it's put me in a good mood.

Also, I love your blog as a bucktommy (and tarlos) fan and also an old robron fan who hasn't watched since robert left but I can still get updates here 😄.

Anyway, I'm sorry for waffling in your inbox, I hope you have a great day!

Feel free to always come waffle in my inbox anon! i didn't think there was anyone out there with the same weird mix of hyper fixations as me! bucktommy x tarlos x robron ftw! 😂

But yeah I think the door is definitely open for Tommy to return in 8B. But knowing the show won't be back until March 6th after next week, I doubt Tim will even finish the scripts before March 1st!

The episode shows Buck being sad and miserable (and LONELY!! how much time were he and Tommy spending together these past 6 months??) and wanting to reach out, Tommy wanting to contact him too, Tommy constantly being on Buck's mind and if you just take everything you see at face value, that tells you those two aren't done with each other. And then tim comes and babbles in interviews almost saying the exact opposite of what's happening on screen.

Also - I only got into the fandom after the first bucktommy kiss but it seems like these post ep interviews are becoming more frequent? I don't remember seeing Tim quotes on my dash after EVERY ep - only for the big ones like season premier/season finale.

I read that it's the journalists (and I use that term loosely) that ask for these interviews and not necessarily the show sending Tim (or Oliver or Ryan or Lou or anyone) to do them and I'm just like... what is the point? Why do we need the 'boss' to run us through every episode and tell us what to think or feel? I mean the pit of despair we all plunged into after last week's ep was mostly because of the interviews. And even then, when you pull just the quotes from them (like someone has done - i forget who) it makes it so much easier to see what exactly Lou especially was saying.

Maybe we should just decide to ignore these post ep interviews as a fandom, enjoy our fics and gifs and meta - and apparently a newfound love for mpreg (lol i don't know where this came from but you do you, guys!) this winter, and see where it's at in March.

(also, please send me some of that sunshine! it's foggy and miserable and cold here!)

[moonlightmornings]

hannah's buddie fic recs || pt. 2 💫

okay okay, i know i said part two would come after season 8b hit but there's a lot of awesome people out there who write REALLY good stuff-

as usual, if you're the author of one of these please reply and i'll tag your tumblr! and ALWAYS check the tags and warnings before reading!! stay safe :)

<- PART ONE: hannah's buddie fic recs

soft and slow kisses by malmal88 | 1k words | teen+ Buck comforts Eddie after Chris has a nightmare. It helps Eddie realize some things.

what humans do by brewrosemilk - @gayhoediaz | 18.5k words | explicit "…and the thought that she had just escaped death by such a narrow margin made me realize the intensity of my feelings toward her.” - Buck trails off when Eddie reaches for the book, gently luring it out of his grasp.... (Buck reads to Eddie and they get something more out of it)

and longer by far by farfromthstars - @doeeyeseddie | 14.5k words | teen+ Everyone seems to expect Eddie to propose to Buck any minute now, which is annoying because Eddie doesn’t want to get married again. He's sure of that. Or is he?

you're my kind of therapy by jesm - @jesmme | 5.9k words | explicit Eddie's stressed and Buck knows exactly how to get him out of his head.

the mouth is the thing that craves by underhung_aura - @eddiebabygirldiaz | 11.7k words | explicit “You need something in your mouth, sweetheart? Need to hold me close, don’t you?” Eddie loves Buck and he really loves Buck's cock.

baby, can i hold you? by fleetinghearts - @shitouttabuck | 3.6k words | teen+ A hand on a shoulder, a press of bodies beside each other, a nudge of knees under the table. “Can I, uh. Can I touch you?”

or, Eddie panics. Buck holds him.

i do all my own healing, manage all of my feelings by himbobuckley - @bumblebee-be | 1k words | teen+ “Eddie,” Buck tries, squeezing his wrist as tears prick his eyes. “Baby, c’mon I’m right here.” This is something deeper, something Buck can’t soothe with his fingertips or ease with a kiss.

Eddie has a nightmare and all Buck can do, really, is be there and do his best to comfort him.

to chase away the nightmares by dracculaura - @dracculaura | 3.1k words | general “You know, I used to have nightmares when I was a kid,” Buck tells Chris. - Buck helps Chris with his nightmares after Eddie gets shot.

long day, longer nights by becausebuckley - @becausebuckley | 3.6k words | general “There you are,” Buck mumbles into Eddie’s hair. His arms are tight around Eddie’s back, holding him close. Eddie goes boneless in the hug, sagging into Buck’s body and trusting his boyfriend to hold him up. The touch is a balm on his tired soul, every second of it seeping into him and providing relief. “You’re home.”

Eddie has had a long day. Buck is there for him.

i don't like my mind right now (stacking up problems that are so unnecessary) by xjustlikeyou - @xjustlikeyou | 9.9k words | explicit Buck asks Eddie how he feels about combining sensory deprivation with temperature play. Eddie does not feel good about it, but agrees to try it after talking it out... aka the subdrop!Eddie fic

buck's new favorite chair by kittydiaz - @kitteneddiediaz | 13.3k words | explicit Buck buys a chair, and then fucks Eddie on it.

still my heart and make me breathe by finbish | 5.2k words | explicit Buck sat on his chair. Ankle hitched over his knee as he stared, enrapt. In Buck’s hand was a remote, and across from him, on his bed, laid his boyfriend, riding ecstasy.

nightmares, nightmares, go away & never come back another day by michi_rambles - @theweewooshowtookovermylife | 2.1k words | teen+ During a stormy night Eddie deals with nightmares, and Buck comes to his aide.

let me wrap my teeth around the world by folkfae | 4.7k words | explicit When Eddie had come over to Buck‘s loft for dinner and a movie, he’d thought he was going to get dinner and a movie they’ve seen a hundred times before and could easily fuck to. But he can only take so many dramatic choreographed dance sequences and over-the-top acting before he needs to do something else to occupy his mind. And his mouth.

bumps and grooves by simplyylupin - @simplylupin | 26.1k words | teen+ When Eddie was seven years old his mother had taught him about God. "He loves us, Edmundo. He loves all," she tells him, tucking his blanket to his chin, "Everything you see around you is His love."

Now, Buck grins at him from across the table and Eddie thinks this is the closest he's ever been to understanding how his mother viewed the world. As a manifestation of love. A higher power.

-> PART THREE: hannah's buddie fic recs

[becausebuckley]

michelle's buddie fic recs: week 6!

and what a week it's been... idk about you all, but i'm very much looking forward to all the 8b spec fic after seeing That One Leak...

this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some might also contain spoilers for season 8.

if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!

a graveyard in blue | moonlightmornings/@moonlight-mornings | 12.9k | GA

After a call goes south because of limited resources and an equipment malfunction, Eddie's brave move to rescue a young girl takes a nasty turn. i love how this captures the energy and vibe of a rescue!! genuinely feels straight out of an episode <3

and i'd do it over and over again | playinginthunderstorms/@playinginthunderstorms | 4.4k | E

Buck and Eddie hook up at the end of "Confessions". oh when i tell you i savoured this one... such a wonderful fic that captures buddie's first time so so perfectly!! i love how their dynamic is written here <3

everything in between | simplyylupin | 2.1k | T

They’re quiet for a moment, mulling over the unsaid, and then Buck’s bringing his phone closer to his face, eyes squinting. “Are you naked?” the absolute codependency of these two <3 so good!!

hot ghost problems | ebjameston/@ebjameston | 40.9k | T

The ghost would prefer to go by Buck, if Eddie wouldn’t mind. this was a reread! i was reminded of the magic system here and revisited it - can confirm that magic and ghosts and all that are so very good here, and i love the diaz siblings!!

i'll tell them put me back in it (and i would do it again) | paleredheadinascifi | 4.8k| T

Eddie doesn't know how to make his listening history private. Buck doesn't know what to do with the words in front of his eyes. Chris cannot believe he has to deal with either of them. the sheer brilliance of this concept... such a lovely look at the buckley-diaz dynamics! i was smiling the whole way through <3

it's golden, like daylight | rarakiplin/@hoediaz | 8.7k | T

“Shut up,” fingers dig into his ribs, “I mean, would you want to? Be married again?” such wonderful firefam dynamics!! i read this last week, i think, and already reread it this past week as well. a new favourite for sure <3

lonely little love dog | littleghost/@ghostlandtoo | 24k | M

When the 118 is closed for reconstruction after an earthquake, Buck is a floater for different stations around the city. He tries not to let it get to him. Much. this is such a fascinating look at buck's character!! and i LOVED the mara scene <3

parabola | semperama/@semperama | 4.6k | T

“Hey, uh. By the way.” Buck’s been thinking about this, and he has to say it now, or it’ll explode out of him at a much worse time, in a much worse way. “Make sure you don’t forget to change your will again.” truly no fic captures the angst with a happy ending tag like this. also this fic is how i learned that there's a special ao3 tag for eddie's will, which sounds about right. anyway, point is, this is wonderful!!

the last shred of truth in the lost myth of true love | lemonzestywrites/@lemonzestywrites | 25.7k | E

After the events of 6x13, Buck is worried he's lost his charm in bed. Eddie eagerly offers his services to prove otherwise. a reread of one of my favourite fics <3 there's something about the intersection of smut and feelings realisation and introspection in this fic that just hits so very hard, it's lovely <3

the whale fall principle | fastcardotmp3/@fastcardotmp3 | 95.5k | M

Daniel Buckley lives, but he’s still deciding what that means. Maddie is having a baby, but it isn’t her husband’s. And Evan knows his purpose. Until he doesn’t anymore. okay so definitely heed the creator chose not to use archive warnings tag here (there are specific warnings in the chapter notes) but holy shit, this fic. genuinely the best buckley sibling dynamics i have read, like, maybe ever. such a wonderful eddie and chimney and everyone, and such gorgeous writing!! if this one sounds up your alley, you're in for a treat <3

to ebb and flow | akapeterman/@akapeterman | 5.1k | GA

buck is sick, eddie is worried, and christopher is an angel. they'll be okay. i've really been vibing with sickfics lately, can you tell? this is another lovely lovely fic, such great hurt/comfort/domestic fluff!!

wait for me to come home | written_promises | 1.9k | GA

Eddie comes back home to LA from Texas to find Buck waiting for him… in his bed. Because he’s been living in Eddie’s home. and eddie's bed is exactly where buck should be<3 so soft and sweet and beautiful!!

we return to each other in waves | cozycatwriter/@leon-trans-kennedy | 3.1k | GA

“Yes I do. Of course I do. You saved Chris and looked after him the best you could during a tsunami-and you’re still recovering from an embolism from having your leg crushed on the job. The least I could do is look after you and let you stay the night. Besides, Chris would want you to stay.” post-tsunami fics my beloveds <3 it genuinely makes me so happy to see new ones pop up, and this is truly an excellent one!! i love the bed-sharing especially!

you need a friendly hand (and i need action) | AmZamReads | 13.1k | E

Eddie picks up pottery as a hobby and accidentally blows up on Instagram for "accidentally" posting thirst traps of him throwing on the wheel. Buck stumbles across the account and immediately becomes obsessed with Eddie's hands, and horny shenanigans ensues. this fic makes me wish i could make pottery. i love eddie's pottery friends!! and a lovely buddie dynamic too <3

[azaharinflames]

My controversial opinion:

As a they should cancel after season 8 truther im disappointed 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm happy to receive controversial opinions, Nonnie <3 As long as they are respectful, ofc.

Ngl, I had to take some time before answering your ask because the news of the renovation gave me a sense of dread for a hot minute. Sure, I was happy, too, but my God. I know a lot of people understand me, lmao.

That to say, I will not say I am disappointed. Not yet, at least. At the very least I want to see how this season ends, because so far 8b has been better than 8a, so. We'll see.

Now, I will acknowledge the elephant in the room, and one of the reasons why (I think) we're all feeling a mix of emotions regarding the renovation: Bucktommy.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like many people on this side of the fandom assume that a renewal for Season 9 means there won't be a Bucktommy reconciliation. And, whilst I understand the fear of that and the almost need to think that in order to (hopefully) be positively proved wrong later on... nothing tells us this is a given, yk?

Yes, we assume the show won't let Buck have a partner to have him be the eternal bachelor. But that is something we assume. Nothing atp is realistically making us lean into that idea except our anxieties and our distrust in the series and TM. Realistically, after their whole journey this season, Bucktommy reconciliation would be the most satisfactory ending, and one the audience expects, but even that is us assuming, to a certain point.

And hey - I get it. Fully. That's why the news literally gave me anxiety. And it is frustrating, because I feel like we would all enjoy the show a whole lot more if it weren't for the toxic side of the fandom, but alas. This is our reality.

At this point, even though I know it sucks to read: give it time, my lovelies. There is nothing else we can do atp. Give it time, watch the episodes, watch the story being told. Once the season is over, then we can come back, see what our situation is, and see if we want to continue watching for Season 9.

Personally, I still think a Bucktommy reconciliation is what makes more sense, but I also know it is not a given, and so I keep my expectations and hope really low. I'd rather be positively surprised.

But, I just want to say again: if any of ya'll feels a certain type of way about the renewal, I get it. The past year has been weird and hard, and I understand why this news may create some conflicting feelings.

I'm here if you need to rant <3

[lemotmo]

i am NOT dooming but i just wanted to know your opinion. now that we know T is coming back in episode 14/15, i have a bad feeling about buck being with athena in the police car. T’s most recent (and narratively, most important) link to the show is buck, so it would make sense that his plot in these episodes is related to buck eg like when abby came back for buck’s closure. however, he was on the same roof that the LAFD helicopter took off from… the LAPD helicopter seems to be chasing the LAFD one… buck and athena arriving at the same building and buck out of uniform… the only other time (i think) that buck travelled with athena is when doug kidnapped maddie. i have a bad feeling that something happens to T, eg his helicopter gets stolen or hijacked, and buck is worried about him so attends the scene with athena. i hope i’m wrong obviously and it’s something else, but in my head… T on the roof + helicopter chase + buck going with athena to the scene + that bts clip of buck crying ?? = too big of a coincidence :/

Oh oh oh Nonny! Slow down! You are making a loooot of assumptions and connections that might not have anything to do with each other.

First: Are we absolutely sure that he will be back in 14 or 15? The man made one vague post, the Tommies assumed it was for 911 and we just follow their lead? I don't know. Granted, since there seem to be helicopters he might be back, but let's not jump to conclusions yet.

Second: The Buck and Athena stuff might be interesting, I agree. But why would it have anything to do with T? If this episode is helicopter heavy, he might be there, but that doesn't mean that he will play some kind of vital part in the story. The man is a plot device character. They are only going to use him when absolutely necessary.

I think there might be some kind of hostage situation and there will be some helicopters circling the building. That's it. That could be the reason why he might be back: to show us someone we know in the helicopter.

Also, if he is there, I fully expect him to have some part in the Buddie plot, because he still is that plot device character designed to bring Buck and Eddie even closer together. That's his whole reason of existing.

Further more, they are not going to waste an nde on T, because no one from the audience would be emotionally invested. Most people have already forgotten about him. He is not that important and the stakes wouldn't be all that high. Let's face it, T possibly dying won't have a big emotional impact, so they won't do that.

That's why I think Eddie will be involved in all of this somehow. To bring Buddie even closer together. It's about time that one of them gets hurt again. 🤣

Third: For some reason everyone and their mother assumes that that one clip is Buck crying, just because someone on Twitter said so. I've listened to that clip many times now and I'm not convinced. I don't think it's Buck at all. it sounds like a higher female voice. I think it might be Hen and I think she's coughing, not crying.

Could be wrong though, but keep in mind that this might not be Buck at all.

Fourth: Please Nonny, it's important to take a step back and see T for what he is. Him and Buck are not getting back together. The show has been working hard to make Buddie happen and to get the GA involved. It's worked. A lot of people in the GA have started seeing the Buddie of it all. There is a reason for that.

Believe your eyes. Believe what the show is telling us. Forget about everyone's opinion and speculation for a moment and just watch season 7 again, watch 8a again and mostly, watch the first two episodes of 8b again. The show has been telling a story of two friends who have slowly, but surely given their heart to the other. It's all right there for us to pick up on. It's no longer subtext, it's text.

The first two episodes of 8b show us exactly where this story is going. So who cares about exes coming back or not? This is a love story. That's what they are writing and what they are showing us: a love story between two best friends who will soon realise they are in love. So whichever ex comes back? They're only there to propel the Buddie narrative, like they have consistently been showing us since season 7.

So sit back, relax and let the writers tell you this story the way they want to tell it, exes and all.

[buckleysloaf]

What do you think about the theory that this could be 911 last season and that this is why certain storylines seem rushed through or scrapped entirely? I could see it with the Madney pregnancy and Ravi being gone and now Tommy. The finale could show a montage with the new baby, Eddie reunited with Chris and closure over Shannon. Bathena in their new house, Buck well, perpetually single I guess and Henren with the kids maybe also one more

There’s a chance it could be the last season. There’s always a chance, isn’t it? With shows getting cancelled left and right. But I think 9-1-1 will have at least one more season. (Ending on s9ep11 lol )

To be completely honest, with the way thr storylines are going, I wouldn’t mind the show ending because there’s been barely any development for most of the characters for a long time. If the writers can’t come up with new ideas, maybe it’s for the best to let the show end, eh?

Personally, I think Maddie could end up being pregnant until the next season premiere airs and will give birth in the middle of the opening disaster (just so the show can traumatize Madney a bit more).

And Eddie could find some peace and reunite with Chris in 8b. But if Chris is more comfortable living in Texas, I could see Eddie struggling to make a decision in s9, whether to leave everyone behind and move with Chris to Texas or stay with Chris in LA. (Which would be a nice call back to his decision to move to LA)

We haven’t seen HenRen outside of the expanding family-foster care-adoption storylines since like s3-4, so I’d actually love it if the focus shifts to them. I am begging the writers to give them a storyline that doesn’t involve kids or losing kids for that matter. Shows us them as a couple, not as parents.

I’d watch anything that involves Bathena, so just because of them I want at least one more season.

I’m on the fence about Buck, because I want them to move him up the ranks in the FD. But… Buck being perpetually single? I can’t accept that. Even in s1 he was looking for a connection with another person, and to deny him that would be a crime, really. I want him to end up as a Captain but I also want him to be happy.

And I don’t want the writers to rush through all these storylines trying to wrap everything up in a neat bow. So one more season. Please.

(Although it all depends on the actors and their contracts too, so who knows what will happen)