#so then tim flipped the story so buck would have the queer arc and eddie would be the one in a relationship for the time being

[cinematicnomad]

was lou supposed to say that????? (x)

[lover-of-mine]

I could be totally wrong and off base but we know from Oliver’s mouth they wanted to do bi nick in s4. But God shut it down. Therefore Tim left to do LS. I think he was told early on NO but continue to keep the shooting arc in the story. He couldn’t have simply left so suddenly and after the season right? Personally, i think the shooting was going to be the catalyst for it (bi buck) At least for buck. If we are to believe they wanted to do queer Eddie in s5, it kinda makes sense. Given the whole Ana of it all. However, what doesn’t make sense is Eddie having a breakdown over his army team dying. How long has it been since he’s been out of the military? I think it wouldn’t make sense for them to bring it up after 5+ years especially after all the calls they have been through previously in the seasons? The bombing? His FIRST time on the job. The fire truck bomb? I think what Tim wanted to do, was use the shooting for buck first and then in s5 flip it and have eddies perspective on it. Him reaching out to buck before he takes his last breath. To add, in would say he was closer to death during the well than the shooting.

Okay, the beauty of Eddie's breakdown is a lot in the way it shows how shit builds and snaps when you least expect it. Eddie has a lot of survivor's guilt and he was clinging to the way he saved 4 people. To have that break the box he put his army trauma makes a lot of sense. So much so that multiple people praise the way 911 handled his ptsd, so to say oh it had been too long you're being very dismissive about how trauma works. Triggers aren't always the thing you expect and Eddie is surprisingly good at coping, at keeping himself together because he has to, as best as he can, so for it to take him years to get there is expected. That being said, one thing doesn't negate the other. You're dealing with survivor's guilt and Eddie feels guilt for surviving Shannon, to add a sexuality crisis to the situation while keeping the same parameters is very very very easy. And if you make the shooting an oh moment for both Buck and Eddie and you have Buck come out in some way before Eddie leaves the 118, and you keep the way Buck is the one to pick him up from the floor and force Eddie to talk about how it makes him feel. Ryan has talked before about how fear-o-phobia is the moment Eddie lets the last of his guard down with Buck and allows him to see all of him, so to keep things exactly as they are, but add a session with Frank where Eddie is talking about the Buck of it all is very easy and it makes sense. Eddie's breakdown is queercoded enough as it is that if they want to backtrack and say Eddie has known since season 5 and he's just choosing not to act on it is very easy. Because one of Eddie's triggers is being afraid of an instant family, but he has a family, and Buck plays a huge role with Chris during 5b, and the will reveal also adds to that. To sit Eddie down and make him talk about the well along with being shot would force him to admit things about why he put Buck in his will and hid it. You can do both at the same time. I think they just cut the coming part of Eddie's breakdown, I don't think they changed anything that major. They just removed that aspect of it. It would make sense as to why they kicked Eddie to the ground again, because they want that moment of self-reflection of hitting rock bottom to get Eddie out of the closet. But that's just my theory.

[buddieisgoingcanon25]

I could be totally wrong and off base but we know from Oliver’s mouth they wanted to do bi nick in s4. But God shut it down. Therefore Tim left to do LS. I think he was told early on NO but continue to keep the shooting arc in the story. He couldn’t have simply left so suddenly and after the season right? Personally, i think the shooting was going to be the catalyst for it (bi buck) At least for buck. If we are to believe they wanted to do queer Eddie in s5, it kinda makes sense. Given the whole Ana of it all. However, what doesn’t make sense is Eddie having a breakdown over his army team dying. How long has it been since he’s been out of the military? I think it wouldn’t make sense for them to bring it up after 5+ years especially after all the calls they have been through previously in the seasons? The bombing? His FIRST time on the job. The fire truck bomb? I think what Tim wanted to do, was use the shooting for buck first and then in s5 flip it and have eddies perspective on it. Him reaching out to buck before he takes his last breath. To add, in would say he was closer to death during the well than the shooting.

I believe we’re getting some kind of Eddie coming out this season. If Tim is going by his storyline he drafted for season 4. And what we know now. Something is gonna happen for Buddie.